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Step Into the Future at Innovation Labs: A .conf25 Experience Like No Other

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Splunk Employee
Splunk Employee
At .conf25, you’ll find no shortage of opportunities to sharpen your Splunk skills, dive deep into new releases, and connect with peers. But there’s only one place where you can actually peek into the future of Splunk — and help shape it. That place is Innovation Labs.

What makes Innovation Labs different?

Innovation Labs isn’t your typical breakout session. It’s an interactive exploration space tucked inside the Pavilion, open throughout .conf25. Here, you’ll meet the engineers, designers, and product managers who are already building the next generation of Splunk products.
  • See what’s next: Get sneak peeks at forward-looking prototypes and product ideas before anyone else.
  • Shape the future: Your feedback directly influences the direction of Splunk innovation.
  • Experience it live: These aren’t slides or high-level overviews — you’ll see demos and talk to the minds behind them.

How to find it

Important note: The session descriptions may look a little unusual — you’ll see a short line about “next-generation development” and then a long legal document. That’s the Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) that protects everything you’ll experience. By registering, you’re agreeing to it — so you can be part of the conversation around unreleased innovations.

You’ll spot Innovation Labs in the Session Catalog under:
 
INN2093 - Innovation Labs- Monday
Monday, Sep 8 | 1:00 PM - 5:15 PM EDT

Splunk Innovation Labs is an NDA-protected area to see next-generation and early-stage product development efforts across the Splunk Platform, Security and Observability areas at Splunk. 

Non-Disclosure Agreement is required for this session. Press and industry analysts are not permitted.

 
INN2094 - Innovation Labs-Tuesday
Tuesday, Sep 9 | 10:15 AM - 6:00 PM EDT

Splunk Innovation Labs is an NDA-protected area to see next-generation and early-stage product development efforts across the Splunk Platform, Security and Observability areas at Splunk. 

Non-Disclosure Agreement is required for this session. Press and industry analysts are not permitted.

INN2095 - Innovation Labs- Wednesday
Wednesday, Sep 10 | 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM EDT

Splunk Innovation Labs is an NDA-protected area to see next-generation and early-stage product development efforts across the Splunk Platform, Security and Observability areas at Splunk. 

Non-Disclosure Agreement is required for this session. Press and industry analysts are not permitted.

Why you should go

Innovation Labs is for everyone. With demos and prototypes spanning just about every Splunk use case, you’ll find something that sparks your interest — and maybe even reshapes the way you think about what’s possible with Splunk.
 
Looking forward to seeing you there!
 
 

Additional Reasons to Attend .Conf25

efavreau
Motivator

IMHO: This is cooler than they say it is. I participated in this at a prior .conf. While not all of the innovations struck chords with me, two did in a large way. We were able to provide feedback and I am proud that our feedback wasn't used in one (they eventually went to something way better), and the other one we were influential in, and were able to beta test when it was ready.
I'm glad I could swing the time in my agenda that year. Hope you have a similar experience!

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