Horizon 2026Create Knowledge Together
The gathering for leaders across heavy materials, logistics, and construction who are determined to succeed in the era of agentic workforces.
Registration is currently open for invited XBE customers.
Horizon is where the leaders in the XBE community gather to shape the future of heavy materials, logistics, and construction.
Leaders across the industry come together to exchange ideas, challenge assumptions, and work through the operational changes being driven by agentic systems and intelligent automation.
Across our industry, a new model of operations is emerging — one where agentic workforces begin to redefine how organizations plan, decide, and execute. The XBE community is ahead of the curve and together we will continue to get better, forever.
No single company will solve this transition alone.
Horizon exists so the XBE community can create knowledge together.
Over three days, leaders from across the network gather to:
This is not a traditional conference.
It is a working forum for leaders who intend to build the next operating model of our industry.
Sean Devine, CEO, On Horizon 2026
Look Back At The Last Horizon
See what attendees had to say in 2024.
This agenda may shift based on what attendees and customers tell us they need. Workshops in particular will be shaped by demand — so whether you're early in your XBE adoption or already running the superworkforce, the sessions meet you where you are
A weekend experience for early arrivals with a guided exploration of San Francisco alongside Sean Devine and XBE leadership.
An evening to meet the people you'll be working alongside for the next two days.
Tuesday, September 29
8:00 AM
Arrival
Coffee & arrivals
8:30 AM
Keynote
The Next 10 in the Agentic Era
9:25 AM
Customer Panel
Success Stories in Agentic Adoption
10:35 AM
Workshops
Agentic change management and utilization at every stage in the adoption cycle
11:30 AM
Presentation
Dispatch is Dead. Long Live Dispatch
12:15 PM
Lunch
Lunch
1:15 PM
Workshops
Benchmark, compare challenges, exchange best practices in smaller peer groups
2:40 PM
Customer Panel
Winning the Game Plan: Turning Vision into Execution
3:50 PM
Keynote
Dionysis: How Do We Get Better Forever
4:30 PM
Wrap Up
Afternoon break, return to hotel, freshen up
7:00 PM
Party
Horizon 2026 party
Wednesday, September 30
8:00 AM
Arrival
Coffee & networking
8:30 AM
Keynote
Big Things: What's Coming in XBE
9:25 AM
Customer Panel
Measure What Matters
10:50 AM
Workshops
Unpacking underserved parts of the business. What isn't tracked, where do we lack tools etc. Discussions will influence XBE roadmap
12:00 PM
Lunch
Lunch
1:00 PM
Keynote
In Case You Missed It - highlight reel of the most important releases and updates from the past year.
2:10 PM
Workshop
TBD based on feedback from attendees
3:15 PM
Keynote
Closing session, community commitments + closing awards
4:00 PM
Departure
Horizon 2026 close
Registration
Logistics
Location
Shack15, San Francisco
Shack15 is located inside the historic Ferry Building on San Francisco’s waterfront, making it easily accessible from several nearby neighborhoods.
Where To Stay
If you’d like to stay close to the event, there are several excellent options within walking distance, including a Marriott property and a Hilton option for those looking to use points.
For a more distinctive stay, San Francisco also offers a number of boutique hotels nearby that provide a uniquely local experience.
And for those who prefer to stay outside the downtown bustle, many guests choose to stay across the Bay in Sausalito or Marin, enjoying a scenic ferry ride directly to the Ferry Building each morning.
XBE recently introduced Agent XBE - the outcome-driven superworkforce built on the XBE System of Action. Early customers are already seeing how agentic systems expand operational capacity and reshape how work gets done.
As this shift unfolds, we’re launching the Agent XBE Collective - an exclusive group of leaders in the XBE community working together to define how agentic operations will shape our industry.
The Collective begins now, continues through Horizon, and carries forward afterward as we share early lessons, emerging operational models, and real-world experiences from organizations moving first.
A Framework For Navigating Rapid Change
Sean Devine’s The Dionysus Program explores how organizations can adapt as knowledge begins to change faster than institutions can absorb it.
It introduces the idea of epimetabolic rate — the speed at which a team can convert error and new information into stronger structure without burning trust.
A PDF version of the book is available below.
All Horizon registrants will also receive a physical copy mailed ahead of the event.
Sean also encourages readers to experiment with the material by pasting sections into tools like ChatGPT or other AI systems to explore and interact with the ideas in new ways.
Latest Views
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