Xbrain at Dev Day Da Nang 2026: Exploring the evolving role of humans in the AI era
On April 8, 2026, DevDay Da Nang 2026, the largest premier non-profit technology event in Central Vietnam, took place in Da Nang with the theme “AI x Human" - highlighting the synergistic relationship between artificial intelligence and human creativity in the digital era. Jointly organized by Axon Active Vietnam and Duy Tan University, with the patronage of Da Nang Department of Science and Technology, the event welcomed over 3,000 attendees, including public sector representatives, business leaders, industry experts and IT students from across Vietnam.
The Ceremony was attended by public sectors, business leaders, and technology experts
AI x Human: Shaping the digital future in tandem
One undeniable reality is that AI is no longer a future-driven trend; it has become a key driving force behind the business ecosystem, especially in the Information Technology field. This emerging technology is rapidly permeating every layer of company operations, from ideation, execution to realization, helping enterprises improve operational efficiency, optimize costs, and accelerate time-to-market for new services.
However, unlocking the full potential of AI depends on how effectively people adopt AI models and integrate AI into their systems, processes, and real-world challenges. It is only when human intelligence, creativity, and morality are used efficiently to guide AI, it can truly drive meaningful and long-term values.
Mr. Markus Baur - CEO of Axon Active Vietnam highlighting the importance of mastering AI in new era
Amid this transformation, the theme of Dev Day Da Nang 2026, AI x Human, resonates deeply with the current wave of modern technologies, as well as echoes Da Nang's long-term development vision. This is a strong testament to the collaboration among government, universities, businesses, and scientists to build a sustainable innovation ecosystem of the city.
How AI is redefining expectations tech engineers
As a guest speaker in the Panel Discussion 2, titled “From Developer to Strategist: How AI is Redefining Roles, Teams, and Career Paths in Technology.”, Mr. Ngo Manh Ha - CEO of Xbrain, had a pragmatic perspective on the current enterprise context and the requirements towards technology engineers in the AI-powered era.
Panel Discussion 2 featuring distinguished leaders from leading tech companies
According to Mr. Ngo Manh Ha, as enterprises increasingly make heavy investment in AI-native operations models, an ideal engineer is no longer defined solely by the capacity to leverage AI. Rather, they are expected to have a profound understanding of up-to-date AI systems, from data, processing, to implementation frameworks, which enable them to develop comprehensive AI-native solutions and build AI/ML platform architecture. This is a pivotal transition phase, where engineers who are willing to adapt, continuously learn, and proactively elevate their technical mindsets will accelerate rapidly in their careers.
His sharing accurately reflects the real-world practices that AI can unlock new opportunities for engineering workforce by shortening the time spent building experience, while posing major challenges as repetitive work is increasingly automated. This is important for engineers to enhance their solid systems mindset and create values that AI cannot replace.
Mr. Ngo Manh Ha - CEO of Xbrain delivering insights around given topic
Strengthening a tightly connected technology ecosystem
Dev Day Da Nang has become a deeply connected ecosystem for the IT community, serving as a bridge between academia and real-world practice. Besides the two panel discussions facilitated by 11 local and foreign business leaders, this year’s event recorded 20 in-depth workshop sessions, over 21 interactive tech exhibitions and hundreds of job opportunities - all of them made a lasting impression.
DevDay Da Nang 2026 attracted a large number of IT students and engineers, seeking job opportunities and quality networking connections.
With Xbrain - the Cloud & AI Operations Hub of TechX in Da Nang, this is a significant occasion for us to engage more closely in regional technology networks. Thereby, Xbrain aims to affirm our ambition to build strong human–machine collaboration to advance AI-first models and shape the digital era.
