Four Reasons Not to Miss AppWorld 2025

AppWorld 2025, our premier application security and delivery conference, is just three weeks away, and we’re excited about the wide range of sessions we have planned this year to help participants simplify how they secure and deliver their apps in the AI era. 

Those attending will get three days of keynotes, interactive breakout sessions, and hands-on labs to deepen their expertise and get ahead of the curve for the coming year. Here are four reasons why you won’t want to miss this year’s flagship event:

1. Hear from F5’s top leaders how to prepare for an AI-powered future

This year’s AppWorld will include several keynotes from F5’s top leaders aimed at helping organizations ready their infrastructures for the growing volume of data and sophisticated security threats in the world of AI applications.

In the opening keynote, “A New Era of Application Delivery: How F5 Enables AI Apps,” F5 CEO François Locoh-Donou will explore the evolution of application delivery and security technology, and how it’s being reimagined for today’s increasingly distributed AI apps.

In addition, our Chief Innovation Officer, Kunal Anand, will discuss “F5’s Roadmap for Unlocking the AI-Powered Future”—detailing F5’s vision for helping customers as they position themselves for today’s challenges and the AI-powered world that lies ahead.  

Other keynotes will focus on “Uncovering the Growing Threats to Your Digital Domain,” “Preparing for the Opportunities and Challenges in Enterprise AI,” and “Modernizing Application Delivery for the New Era.”

2. Expand your knowledge about F5’s innovative security and app delivery solutions

Participants will have the opportunity to attend a wide variety of breakout sessions designed to take their expertise to the next level. From discovering and securing APIs to automating app delivery to supercharging the security of AI applications—these solution-focused sessions are aimed at helping organizations solve the problems they face every day. 

3. Obtain hands-on technical learning through F5 Academy

Always a draw at AppWorld, this year’s F5 Academy features a range of technical briefings and hands-on labs. Attendees will have the opportunity to deepen their knowledge of our award-winning F5 BIG-IP, F5 NGINX, and F5 Distributed Cloud offerings—engaging with F5 technical experts as they explore the latest technical capabilities.

Those completing the labs will earn badges that validate their expertise. Participants can also take certification exams while at AppWorld, advancing their career by becoming formally certified on F5 products. 

4. Get the inspiration and camaraderie to carry you through the year

This year’s conference features a keynote from Captain Scott Kelly, former NASA astronaut and retired Navy Captain. Drawing from his experiences as a veteran of four space flights, Captain Kelly will share his insights on teamwork, resilience, overcoming adversity, and working together to build a better world.

Participants will also get the chance to meet one-on-one with F5 solution architects, offering feedback and shaping the future of F5 products. And they’ll have the opportunity to network with a global community of architects, engineers, and industry thought leaders throughout the three-day event—from the opening reception to the closing party. 

AppWorld 2025 will be held in Las Vegas from Feb. 25–27. To register, visit our AppWorld webpage.