Follow along with the Qlik Connect 2026 Live Blog for real-time insights from Tech Field Day delegates. Get their firsthand takeaways, what they’re learning throughout the event, and their impressions of the Qlik Connect 2026 keynote on April 14, 2026.
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We collected some of our favorite social media coverage of the #QlikConnect keynote in this "reverse live blog" this morning! techfieldday.com/2026/tech-fi…
— Stephen Foskett (@stephen.fosketts.net) 2026-04-14T15:06:42.617Z
Love this incredible illustration of the #QlikConnect keynote!
— Stephen Foskett (@stephen.fosketts.net) 2026-04-14T14:42:47.273Z
Qlik says their Open Lakehouse, built on Apache Open Iceberg, helps customers with the data ingestion costs.New product called Data Products. I think this is a set of data that's been curated for a particular project, but I need to go check that out on the show floor.#QlikConnect #TFDx
— Gina (@gminks.bsky.social) 2026-04-14T14:13:36.705Z
Qlik is introducing AI agents features for data engineers.There is no tolerance for stale data – it can lead to bad actions or decisions.Data Catalog Agent, Data Glossary Agent, Data Products Agent, Declarative Data Pipelines, in Q3: AI Assistant for Talent Studio#QlickConnet #TFDx
— Gina (@gminks.bsky.social) 2026-04-14T14:20:27.826Z
"This isn’t just automation; it’s orchestration, where the agent creates remediation sprints and hands data stewards a complete audit trail to review, refine, and approve."
— Brian Booden (@brian_booden) April 14, 2026
A new level of automated data quality stewardship is coming, big announcement at @qlik #QlikConnect pic.twitter.com/b9IgzelXWR
Her name is Sidney Drill. Great presentation ##qlikconnect
— Gina (@gminks.bsky.social) 2026-04-14T14:02:32.563Z
This is a fantastic speakers. And in sneakers!!#qikconnect #tfdx
— Gina (@gminks.bsky.social) 2026-04-14T13:57:19.751Z
"Data Science without the bottleneck" @sidasquid and @drewclarke92 announces @qlik Predict Agent 🤖
— Brian Booden (@brian_booden) April 14, 2026
"This isn’t just insight – it’s foresight you can defend, explain, and act on with confidence." Big changes announces at #QlikConnect pic.twitter.com/KMbPJWOsyd
They also have a Predict Agent coming in Q2. It combines Qlik Predict with an LLM trained on data science. It shows the result but also the "why" based on various combinations of data features to explain its results. This is a huge advance for AI-powered data science.
— Stephen Foskett (@stephen.fosketts.net) 2026-04-14T13:54:59.920Z
Sidney Drill is on stage at #QlikConnect.She's talking about the Qlik Discovery Agent, which enables data to watch itself, scanning continuously using the Analytics Engine to surface value. Qlik Answers is a 24x7x365 on-demand agent for contextual insights.
— Stephen Foskett (@stephen.fosketts.net) 2026-04-14T13:54:54.983Z
The Qlik Automate Agent brings agentic AI to automate business outcomes, working with existing applications. And the ServiceNow partnership enables more context and connections. They also have an AI-powered dashboard construction agent.
— Stephen Foskett (@stephen.fosketts.net) 2026-04-14T13:55:03.410Z
They also have a Predict Agent coming in Q2. It combines Qlik Predict with an LLM trained on data science. It shows the result but also the "why" based on various combinations of data features to explain its results. This is a huge advance for AI-powered data science.
— Stephen Foskett (@stephen.fosketts.net) 2026-04-14T13:54:59.920Z
Sidney Drill is on stage at #QlikConnect.She's talking about the Qlik Discovery Agent, which enables data to watch itself, scanning continuously using the Analytics Engine to surface value. Qlik Answers is a 24x7x365 on-demand agent for contextual insights.
— Stephen Foskett (@stephen.fosketts.net) 2026-04-14T13:54:54.983Z
Frederic Van Haren via LinkedIn
I'm at #qlikconnect this week. Who else is here?
— Gina (@gminks.bsky.social) 2026-04-14T13:42:34.508Z
We are at Qlik Connect and preparing for the keynote! Are you here at the event? Let us know your thoughts!@TechFieldDay @SFoskett @Qlik #TFDx #QlikConnect pic.twitter.com/1cmJIxkisM
— Tech Field Day | #TFDx #QlikConnect 4/13 – 4/15 (@TechFieldDay) April 14, 2026
They have a data lake ingesting from more than 70 ERP systems, with Qlik producing semantic layers and context. "BI will superpower AI" by giving it context.
— Stephen Foskett (@stephen.fosketts.net) 2026-04-14T13:39:56.066Z
Now joining Drew on stage is Juan Esteban Hurtado talking about how Ingersoll Rand is harnessing data for customer value. They are building an "AI Factory" to help the company super-power their business data.
— Stephen Foskett (@stephen.fosketts.net) 2026-04-14T13:39:51.664Z
Business just are not confident in AI even as they're investing in it and building out applications. According to McKinsey, 54% said that inaccuracy is the greatest risk of using AI for business processes.
— Stephen Foskett (@stephen.fosketts.net) 2026-04-14T13:39:49.022Z
Now we have Qlik EVP of Products Drew Clarke getting into specifics about what they're seeing in AI, product innovations they're making, and bringing up more customers. #QlikConnect
— Stephen Foskett (@stephen.fosketts.net) 2026-04-14T13:39:41.972Z
It's time for @drewclarke92 to talk about the "confidence challenge" facing businesses when using AI for mission critical tasks @qlik #QlikConnect pic.twitter.com/hEtziiuDTf
— Brian Booden (@brian_booden) April 14, 2026
Context – Trust – Freedom. I genuinely like the way that @qlik always takes the time to underpin it's technical announcements with the right level of…you guessed it….context. Excellent baseline for what lays ahead @MikeCapone @qlik #QlikConnect pic.twitter.com/stFasSIfvM
— Brian Booden (@brian_booden) April 14, 2026
Frederic Van Haren via LinkedIn
"If you don't have freedom, you give all of your data to a single vendor – you're not a customer, you're a hostage." @MikeCapone highlights the importance of sovereignty and freedom when talking agentic for Data Engineering @qlik #QlikConnect pic.twitter.com/ckpLZnUZfV
— Brian Booden (@brian_booden) April 14, 2026
More from Mike Capone of #Qlik at #QlikConnect:"AI has to have context, rules, governance and be grounded in understanding." Qlik announced an MCP server previously and now it's ready for use and providing real value.
— Stephen Foskett (@stephen.fosketts.net) 2026-04-14T13:11:04.621Z
#Qlik is making a ton of announcements at #QlikConnect:* Partnering with #ServiceNow* Improving Agentic Analytics from Qlik Answers to Agentic Action* Adding Agentic Data Engineering for open data for agents* Building Agentic Trust with governance capabilities for execution in the agentic era
— Stephen Foskett (@stephen.fosketts.net) 2026-04-14T13:03:21.574Z
Up next we have a customer on stage: UPS. He brings up geopolitical events, tariffs, weather, and general disruption to the global supply chain. The biggest thing UPS needed was trust and confidence in their data and platform before piloting AI applications. #QlikConnect
— Stephen Foskett (@stephen.fosketts.net) 2026-04-14T12:58:40.584Z
Now we've got CEO Mike Capon setting the tone. QUIK (Quality Understanding Interaction Knowledge) appeared 30 years ago and #Qlik remains focused on this.Companies are not getting the value of the AI investment they are making. Where is the return?#QlikConnect
— Stephen Foskett (@stephen.fosketts.net) 2026-04-14T12:55:29.501Z
"AI is fast and powerful … until it's not…" Couldn't have said it better! It's all about the data, the context, and the trust! "Data is the difference" says Qlik. "Move from confident guessing to the AI you were promised." #QlikConnect
— Stephen Foskett (@stephen.fosketts.net) 2026-04-14T12:52:22.328Z
Frederic Van Haren on LinkedIn
Michael Sloan of @UPS discusses the importance of having a "fingertip pulse before there is an impact on their business" with @qlik CEO @MikeCapone #QlikConnect pic.twitter.com/N2Lk95A3hb
— Brian Booden (@brian_booden) April 14, 2026
And we're live with Katie Linendoll at #QlikConnect
— Stephen Foskett (@stephen.fosketts.net) 2026-04-14T12:38:53.340Z
It's time for the #QlikConnect keynote!
— Stephen Foskett (@stephen.fosketts.net) 2026-04-14T12:32:18.743Z
And we're live with Katie Linendoll at #QlikConnect
— Stephen Foskett (@stephen.fosketts.net) 2026-04-14T12:38:53.340Z
It's time for the #QlikConnect keynote!
— Stephen Foskett (@stephen.fosketts.net) 2026-04-14T12:32:18.743Z
Frederic Van Haren on LinkedIn
Tech Field Day is in Orlando, Florida for Qlik Connect 2026!
— Tech Field Day | #TFDx #QlikConnect 4/13 – 4/15 (@TechFieldDay) April 14, 2026
Check out the Tech Field Day Live Blog on Wednesday, April 14th for thoughts and insights from the delegates on the keynote from @Qlik and their partners. #TFDx #QlikConnect #Qlik #AI #AgenticAI #AIAgents pic.twitter.com/1ADzXnwhdn
Qlik Connect Spotlight Episode of the Tech Field Day Podcast featuring Brendan Grady.
Promotional video for Qlik Connect on the Tech Field Day YouTube Channel.
The Qlik Connect 2026 Live Blog starts here.