monday.com's Elevate conference signals shift toward AI agents executing enterprise work

The enterprise work management sector is undergoing a fundamental transformation. Autonomous AI systems are no longer confined to supporting human decision-making; they are now taking on the execution of business processes themselves. Software platforms that once served primarily as project coordination and task-tracking tools are evolving into collaborative spaces where human workers and AI agents operate side by side. This shift raises critical questions about how applications are built, how productivity is measured and how organizations maintain control over increasingly autonomous systems.

monday.com's Elevate conference, scheduled for Oct. 28–29 at the Javits Center in New York City, will serve as a focal point for this industry transition. The gathering will bring together corporate decision-makers, software engineers and technology leaders to explore the implications of AI-driven transformation in enterprise operations. SiliconANGLE and theCUBE will deliver in-depth reporting and analysis, with expanded coverage on Oct. 29.

Monday.com Elevate signals a broader shift in application development: from building software that helps people manage work to building AI-powered applications and agents that execute work. For AppDev leaders, the promise of AI-assisted app creation is compelling, particularly as business teams seek to build tailored solutions faster and reduce their dependence on constrained engineering resources.

Paul Nashawaty, principal analyst at theCUBE Research

The potential gains are substantial, yet so too are the obstacles. Deploying self-directed systems within established corporate infrastructures presents significant technical and organizational hurdles. As monday.com expands its AI toolkit, observers will assess whether organizations can convert accelerated development cycles into concrete business results without losing oversight of systems that operate with minimal human intervention.

AI-powered application development moves beyond traditional work management

Enterprise work management software is being redefined by the proliferation of AI agents. These platforms are transitioning from mere workflow coordinators to active participants in process execution. They automate routine tasks and enable business users to construct applications with minimal or no coding required.

This evolution is already reshaping how enterprises approach software development. Adoption has accelerated markedly across the sector.

The momentum behind events like Elevate is unmistakable. According to theCUBE Research, 92% of organizations now report AI capabilities integrated into at least one stage of their software delivery lifecycle, up sharply from 71% in early 2024.

Sam Weston, analyst at theCUBE Research

monday.com's AI suite comprises multiple components designed to facilitate this shift. Agent Factory enables the construction of purpose-built AI agents tailored to specific organizational needs. monday sidekick delivers real-time guidance within the platform's workspace. monday vibe permits the creation of custom business applications through conversational prompts, eliminating traditional barriers to software development.

These tools could help enterprises tackle application development backlogs and streamline cross-departmental processes. Sales organizations might deploy agents to evaluate prospect quality and refresh customer records. Service teams could use automation to direct incoming requests and resolve issues without manual intervention. The overarching vision is to orchestrate these activities within a unified operational platform.

The Elevate 2026 program includes practical workshops on agent construction, natural-language application development and workflow automation integration. The focus on real-world deployment reflects an industry-wide challenge: transitioning from experimental AI initiatives to reliable, production-ready systems.

The anticipated expansion of autonomous agent deployment creates pressure to address these challenges urgently. Enterprises must determine how human staff and AI systems will divide responsibility for critical business functions.

With 79% of organizations anticipating widespread AI agent adoption within three years, Elevate26's focus on building with AI agents and human-agent collaboration arrives at a pivotal moment for enterprise leaders.

Weston

The genuine measure of success, according to analysts, lies not in development velocity but in operational reliability. Organizations must move past rapid prototyping to deliver applications that perform consistently, remain maintainable and operate within enterprise controls.

Elevate's significance will ultimately be determined not by how quickly an app can be generated, but by how reliably it can be deployed, governed and scaled.

Nashawaty

AI agent governance becomes essential as autonomous workflows expand

Expanding the scope of AI agent responsibilities introduces new risks related to security and organizational oversight. Agents that handle confidential data, modify stored information or execute financial transactions demand rigorous permission frameworks and monitoring systems, especially when their activities span multiple departments or external systems.

For enterprises adopting AI-driven work management, the governance challenge extends far beyond individual application security. Organizations must define agent authentication procedures, establish what data agents can retrieve and determine which actions require human authorization.

The security question gets more difficult as AI agents move deeper into enterprise workflows. An agent may be acting on behalf of a person, but its access can span applications, data and business processes. Enterprises need a clear way to establish whose authority the agent is operating under, what it is allowed to do, and when a human needs to get involved.

Krista Case, principal analyst and practice lead of cybersecurity and cyber resilience at theCUBE Research

These issues become especially acute when business users gain the ability to develop applications and automated processes without IT involvement. While faster development can relieve strain on technology teams, it can also create fragmentation in security standards, access management and operational responsibility if centralized governance mechanisms are absent.

The Elevate agenda includes dedicated sessions on agent governance and operational safeguards, fostering broader dialogue about prerequisites for scaling agent deployments across enterprises.

Platforms such as monday.com are becoming places where people and AI agents coordinate work together. That puts governance directly in the flow of work. Companies need visibility into what agents are doing, controls around the data and actions available to them, and an audit trail that lets teams understand how work moved from a request to an outcome.

Case

For monday.com and the enterprises relying on its platform, the next phase of AI integration will hinge on reconciling streamlined development with the security and governance demands of enterprise-grade deployments. theCUBE's reporting will investigate how this equilibrium influences monday.com's product direction and what it signals for organizations preparing to grant AI agents expanded involvement in daily business operations.

Coverage details

theCUBE will deliver comprehensive coverage of monday.com's Elevate event on Oct. 29, with on-demand access to exclusive interviews and analysis available afterward.

Viewers can access theCUBE's reporting through its dedicated website and YouTube channel, as well as through SiliconANGLE's event coverage.

SiliconANGLE produces two regular programs featuring enterprise technology analysis. "theCUBE Pod," available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and YouTube, features hosts John Furrier and Dave Vellante discussing major trends including AI, cloud infrastructure, cybersecurity and data center technology. "Breaking Analysis," also available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and YouTube, features Vellante examining significant enterprise technology developments, combining theCUBE insights with spending data from Enterprise Technology Research.

theCUBE's Elevate coverage will include interviews addressing monday.com's AI strategy, Agent Factory capabilities, monday sidekick functionality and vibe coding features. Discussions will explore how AI agents are reshaping enterprise operations, the business consequences of AI-assisted development and the security and governance obstacles associated with large-scale autonomous system deployment.