The Fortra File Transfer Tech Summit is back for 2026! Taking place on Thursday 12th November, our annual online summit brings together file transfer professionals for insights into the latest developments across Globalscape EFT and GoAnywhere MFT, with product roadmaps, technical demos and a look at Fortra’s AI development plans.
You’ll gain practical insights to help you get more from your existing MFT solution, from using Cloud Connectors to integrate with other business applications and implementing GitHub for source control, to strengthening your file transfer security with The MFT Shield. You’ll also get a closer look at Fortra’s AI development plans for its MFT platforms, giving you an insight into what’s being developed and how AI could shape the way you manage, secure and automate file transfers.
Whether you’re looking to get more from your current platform, tackle technical challenges or plan your next steps, the summit is an opportunity to hear directly from the experts and get answers to your questions during the live Q&A. Join us on 12th November and discover what the latest developments could mean for your MFT environment. Sign up today.
When is the Fortra File Transfer Tech Summit?
Thursday 12th November 2026 | 10am - 1:30pm (GMT)
Where is the Summit being held?
Online
Agenda
10:00 Welcome and Introduction
10:10
Session A: Get more from GoAnywhere with Cloud Connectors: Hosted by Technical Consultant, Dominik Collins, see how Cloud Connectors can help you integrate GoAnywhere MFT with the business applications and cloud services your organisation relies on every day. See what they can do, how to use them, and the benefits they bring to automation and integration, plus what to do when there’s no off-the-shelf connector and you need to build your own.
Session B: Cloud Connectors in action with Globalscape: Led by Richard Auger, Principal Technical Consultant at Pro2col, learn how Cloud Connectors can help you integrate Globalscape EFT with the business applications and cloud services your organisation relies on every day. See what they can do, how to use them, and the benefits they bring to automation and integration, plus what to do when there’s no off-the-shelf connector and you need to build your own.
10:30
Session A: GoAnywhere MFT Roadmap: Discover what's next for GoAnywhere MFT as Michael Barford, Fortra Senior Solutions Engineer takes you through the latest product enhancements, roadmap priorities, and emerging capabilities within your solution.
Session B: Globalscape EFT Roadmap: Led by Richard Foresyth, Fortra Solutions Engineer, see what's coming in Globalscape EFT, including the latest product enhancements, roadmap priorities, and emerging capabilities within your solution.
10:50 How to integrate source control using GitHub: See how GitHub can help bring greater control, visibility, and governance to your Managed File Transfer environment. In this session, Pro2col's Senior Technical Consultant Sean Holdstock will demonstrate how GoAnywhere and Globalscape can integrate with GitHub to support change management, version control, collaboration, and deployment best practices.
11:10 Strengthening your MFT security with The MFT Shield: With attackers increasingly targeting file transfer environments, protecting the systems responsible for moving that data has never been more important. In this session, Head of Technical, Dave Hendley discusses The MFT Shield, an additional layer of security designed to create a secure barrier between external traffic and your core MFT platform to strengthen and protect your MFT environment.
11:30 An inside look at Fortra's AI Strategy for MFT: Hear directly from Fortra as they share how AI is being developed and integrated across your MFT tool. Discover what AI capabilities are coming to GoAnywhere MFT and Globalscape EFT, when they will be available, and how they will be used to help improve the automation, security, and management of your MFT tool.
12:30 Q&A Panel with Technical Experts: Have a question about your solution, AI, MFT security, automation, integrations, or something else completely? This is your opportunity to get answers directly from Pro2col and Fortra experts.
