Mendix AI Unlocked:
Build It, Break It, Secure It

AI is changing the way we build software.
But can you trust it? And what happens when things go wrong?
Join us for an inspiring afternoon of real-world insights, practical lessons and bold ideas.

Discover what’s possible today, challenge the risks, and explore what’s next: from AI-assisted development to the agentic enterprise.
Take home experiences, insights and practical new ideas that you can put into practice the following day.

📅 Tuesday 27th of October 2026

🕙 15:00 – 18:30 (Central European Timezone)

📍De Werkspoorfabriek, Utrecht, the Netherlands

Smart apps with AI agents: where are you on your journey?

Many organizations already use or want to use AI to develop software. AI is often seen as a ‘magic bullet’ to drive application development speed, with smaller teams and lower cost. Claude, ChatGPT, Grok, DeepSeek are used to develop thousands of applications per day.

At The Orange Force, we use the powerful combination of Mendix low-code and AI to develop business critical applications and AI agents for customers worldwide.

However, AI-assisted development introduces other important topics that aren’t talked about enough, for instance:

How do you get started with AI-assisted development? Can you quickly build a smart app with an AI agent?
How do you ensure that your IT team can still understand the output of the AI model, your application code?
How secure is your generated application? How does it adhere to your security standards and known vulnerabilities?
How do you ensure governance, compliance and human control when scaling up AI-assisted development across the organization?

Build It, Break It, Secure It.

During this afternoon, three speakers will talk about their vision, practical experiences and thoughts about smart apps with AI Agents:

Builds It: Freek Brinkhuis, CTO and Mendix MVP at The Orange Force

He demonstrates how quickly you can build a powerful AI-powered application by using the Mendix platform in combination with any AI model. Quickly develop user-friendly, omnichannel applications that integrate with any system and data source. By combining AI speed with the visual aspect of low-code development, your application code is also readable, maintainable and scalable, supercharging your IT team even more. It’s a developers dream, right? But…

Breaks It and Secures It: Dirk van Veen, Founder and Lead Hacker at The S-Unit

Dirk takes the attacker’s seat next, attacking the application that Freek just developed. Dirk takes us on a journey through the eyes of an offensive hacker, talking about concepts such as Goal Highjacking, Context Poisoning, MCP Attacks and the OWASP Top 10 for Agentic Applications. Learn how an ethical hacker analyzes and tests AI agents and applications and common pitfalls to avoid to make and keep your applications secure. The S-Unit website: Link

Envisions It: Eduard de Bruijn, Director Solution Architecture at Mendix

Eduard closes with where this goes next: Mendix/Siemens’ vision and roadmap towards agentic software and autonomous business processes. How MAIA, Intelligence Center X and Mendix platform innovations help customers develop apps, agents and orchestrated workflows while providing guidance at an organizational level. Mendix website: Link

Is this event for you?

The event is aimed at a senior audience for organizations looking to get started with secure, performing applications with AI agents, as well as current Mendix customers looking to accelerate and innovate their development.

Register for free using the form below.

Note: The presentations will be held in English.

Key Takeaways

Join the Mendix AI Unlocked event on October 27th, 2026, to explore AI-assisted software development to develop smart apps with AI agents.
Learn from industry experts about building secure applications using Mendix and AI.
Discuss risks in applications with AI agents and strategies to ensure code understanding and security.
Network with other professionals and gain insights into the future of agentic software and autonomous processes.
Register for free, as spaces are limited, to attend at De Werkspoorfabriek in Utrecht.

Agenda

14.30 – 15.00

Walk-in and opening
Yves Rocourt, The Orange Force

Come in, take a seat and get comfortable.

15.00 – 15.45

Build It
Freek Brinkhuis, The Orange Force

How The Orange Force accelerates secure, innovative application development with Mendix and AI.

16.00 – 16.45

Break It
Dirk van Veen, The S-Unit

The S-Unit shows potential pitfalls if you let AI control your development process without guardrails and guidelines, and practical insights on how to prevent these.

17.00 – 17.45

From AI-assisted development to the Agentic Enterprise
Eduard de Bruijn, Mendix

The future of agentic software development and autonomous business processes through the lens of Siemens and Mendix.

17.45 – 18.30

Closing and networking/drinks

Closing off the day with a recap, takeaways and networking with like-minded people.