Key takeaways

• The focus of the discussion was on agentic AI and the way in which end-to-end business processes can be orchestrated, going beyond traditional RPA and individual AI use cases.
• The question of governance kept arising, since as adoption progresses from the experimental stage to enterprise scale, aspects such as controls, security, transparency and accountability are just as important as the technology itself.
• UiPath has launched tools relating to process documentation and delivery: Cartographer creates a live „Map of Work” for AI agents, Coding Agents are generally available, and Test Cloud is aimed at automated testing.
• A successful adoption involves knowing when it is appropriate to use AI and when deterministic automation is the better option, and then arranging the two to work in conjunction with each other.

Patryk Sabbagh, who is the Intelligent Automation Delivery Manager at Onwelo, was in Las Vegas for three days at UiPath FUSION 2026. The key point he arrived at can be summed up in a single question: „How and where should AI be used?” This question goes a stage further than „What can AI do?”, and throughout the event the issue of governance was also raised.

This year’s main UiPath event took place from September 22 to 25 at the Wynn Las Vegas. This article puts together the points that Patryk returned with. It looks at the launches that interested him and the session he found most substantive, before going on to consider what the conference days imply for teams as they decide where AI should fit into their processes.

What did UiPath launch at FUSION 2026?

UiPath Cartographer converts standard operating procedures, the results of process mining, and insights from employees into a live „Map of Work” for AI agents. According to Patryk, it is a tool used for mapping out processes and creating documentation, and it was one of the two launches that impressed him on the first day.

The second was Coding Agents, now generally available: a tool for creating agents that speed up development. A hands-on Agentic Labs session on the second afternoon covered how to build, operate and diagnose UiPath with them.

UiPath Test Cloud is also a new product and is positioned around fully automated „dark testing factories.”

A natural next question is what must be in place before agents can be given responsibility for real processes. That was the subject of the session Patryk rated highest.

Why did AI governance keep coming up?

As organizations move from experimenting to enterprise-scale adoption, aspects such as controls, security, transparency and accountability are just as important as the technology itself, a point that was made throughout the three days.

The session that Patryk enjoyed most was Governance for the Agentic Era, which was given by Baruch Sachs from UiPath together with Zack Harris, the Manager of the Intelligent Automation AI CoE at ADT. Harris presented a convincing argument that agents can be managed if teams begin with thorough documentation, just as is the case with RPA. According to Patryk, the key lies in having a solid foundation and in agreement among the people concerned. Harris also outlined the areas in which his company sees a place for agents and the areas where it sees a place for classic RPA.

Read next to the Cartographer launch, the session points to a shared dependency: agents operate based on documentation, and mapping and documenting processes is the task Cartographer addresses.

Where does AI fit, and where does deterministic automation still make sense?

In his summary the discussion focused on agentic AI and the orchestration of end-to-end business processes, going beyond traditional RPA and individual AI use cases. The product announcements and demonstrations showed that this was the direction being taken. What attracted Patryk’s attention was the way in which AI, automation, people and systems work together to deliver measurable business value and a return on investment.

As he summarizes it, successful adoption involves knowing when AI provides value and when deterministic automation is the better option, and then arranging the two to work together. Deterministic automation will continue to have its place.

What did the program look like?

The morning sessions were held on the main stage. On the first day Daniel Dines, founder and CEO of UiPath, took part in a session on real-world impact, and on the second day Dr. Kate Darling discussed the future of human-robot interaction before a UiPath product leader and a Gartner analyst took up agentic automation. In the afternoons there were smaller and more technical sessions, including one on enterprise ERP delivery, one on governance, and an Agentic Labs workshop on Coding Agents. According to Patryk, the greatest value of the event lay in the conversations with customers, partners and other professionals facing similar challenges. The evening closing event on Thursday consisted of dinner and drinks on an outdoor patio.

What should teams take from FUSION 2026?

Begin with documentation, since agents operate based on it and both the governance session and the Cartographer launch point to the same base. For each process, determine where AI provides value and where a fixed, rule-based workflow is still appropriate. Introduce governance as adoption reaches enterprise scale.

Patryk delivers Intelligent Automation projects at Onwelo. More about the service: https://onwelo.com/services/intelligent-automation