Scrum Fest Okinawa 2026
Overview
An Okinawan agile community event launched in 2022 as part of the nationwide Scrum Fest family. The 2026 edition takes as its theme the questions AI cannot answer, structuring the programme around attendees talking them through together. Smaller and more informal than its sibling events, it offers discounted tickets for Okinawa residents and free student admission.
Program
- Two days entirely in workshop format, with no listen-only sessions
- Day 1: opening, sponsor session, keynote workshop in Lean Coffee format, and networking party
- Day 2: marketplace, then three blocks of workshops and Open Space Technology sessions, plus sponsor lightning talks
- Workshops are selected via open call for proposals; timetable in preparation
Foundation
- Founded
- 2022
- Founder
- Scrum Fest Okinawa Executive Committee
Founded in 2022 as the Okinawan entry in the nationwide Scrum Fest family. It has run every year since as a place where attendees of differing backgrounds learn about agile through conversation with one another.
Transition
- 2022 First edition held
- 2024 Built around hands-on workshops and Open Space Technology
- 2025 Held in December
- 2026 Held November 27-28 on the theme of conversation in the age of AI
Voices
Smaller in scale than other Scrum Fests with a casual atmosphere that keeps attendees close, where hands-on workshops and Open Space Technology allowed everyday questions to be explored in depth (from a TimeTree engineer's report, in Japanese)
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