OSN Appreciation & Kickoff Happy Hour
In appreciation of past support and to kickoff #osn2027, please join us for a complimentary happy hour on Thursday, November 12.
Join us! This year's OSN Appreciation Happy Hour is on Thursday, November 12. We host this complimentary happy hour in appreciation of past support and to kick off #osn2027.
This event is always well-attended and a great opportunity to learn, share, and connect™. Drinks and appetizers provided. Attendance is free, but registration is required. Space is limited, so register early!
The happy hour is hosted at Brookview (Basset Creek Room) in Golden Valley from 5:00 to 7:30 p.m.
As part of the happy hour, OSN will have a 30-minute, moderated panel discussion from 6:00 to 6:30 pm -
"The State of Software Development: Lessons from 2026 and What's Next"
Panelists:
- Anitha Perumalla, Senior V.P - AI Executive Delivery Manager - Digital and Emerging Technologies, U.S. Bank
- Jenna Pederson, Head of Developer Relations, Pinecone
- Joshua Jenquist, Principal Engineer, Target
Moderator:
- Angie Schulke, Chief Product and Technology Officer, The Minnesota Star Tribune
Again, space is limited (200). No cost to attend, but registration is required.
Schedule
Panelists & Moderator
Anitha Perumalla
Senior Vice President
US Bank
Anitha Perumalla is a Senior Vice President and AI Executive Delivery Manager at U.S. Bank, with more than 20 years of experience in enterprise software engineering and technology leadership. She leads teams focused on developer experience, AI-enabled product development, and engineering productivity and has led large-scale digital and technology transformations across banking platforms. Anitha is passionate about exploring the possibilities AI is creating for software development, embracing continuous learning, and contributing to the technology community.
Jenna Pederson
Head of Developer Relations
Pinecone
Jenna Pederson heads Developer Relations at Pinecone with over two decades of software engineering experience. She is known for her unique ability to bring business, community, and technology together. Jenna spends her time in Node, JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, Rails, and Ruby and has been a full-stack developer since before it was fashionable. She is passionate about making AI less intimidating and more approachable by showing "how" and sharing "why".
Joshua Jenquist
Principal Engineer
Target
Joshua Jenquist is a Principal Engineer at Target, where he helps shape the company's AI development lifecycle. He's part of the team behind Dayton, an internal AI builder platform that began as an innovation-week project and grew to more than 4,000 builders organically. Before that, he worked on Target's point-of-sale and self-checkout platforms, which run on roughly 50,000 registers across 2,000+ stores. At home he runs open-weight models locally and orchestrates AI agents that keep his homelab running: nightly maintenance, backups, and fixing problems & improving autonomously.
Angie Schulke
Chief Product and Technology Officer
The Minnesota Star Tribune
Angie Schulke is Chief Product and Technology Officer at The Minnesota Star Tribune, where she leads the product and technology strategy behind its transformation into a modern digital media company. She works with the executive leadership team to align product, engineering, design, IT, data and AI with the company's goals, using technology to drive growth, efficiency and innovation.
Angie brings 25 years of experience, including leadership roles at UnitedHealth Group, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota, and Life Time. As moderator, she guides the discussion with an executive perspective on how AI and emerging technologies are changing software delivery and what skills, roles and operating models teams will need next