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Scale production AI.
Evolve distributed architectures.
Build high-velocity platforms.
Learn what worked, what failed, and what to avoid from 75+ senior developers, architects and leaders who adopted these practices first so you can adopt emerging trends with confidence.
March 16-19, 2026
The QEII Centre, London
Early Bird Deadline January 13th
Conference: £2,390
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QCon past attendees included senior engineers from these organizations
What you’ll learn
Real-world patterns from senior developers at the leading edge
Architectures You've Always Wondered About
Eder Ignatowicz
Senior Principal Software Engineer and Architect @Red Hat AI, InfoQ Dev Summit Boston Conference Chair, QCon London Program co-chair
The Long Game: Staff+ Engineering Agency and the Art of Thriving Through Hype-Cycles
Shawna Martell
Principal Software Engineer @Imprint, Previously @Carta, @Yahoo, @Verizon, and @Wolfram
Debugging Distributed Systems
Liz Fong-Jones
Technical Fellow @honeycomb.io, Developer Advocate, Labor and Ethics Organizer, and Site Reliability Engineer (SRE), Over Two Decades of Experience
Modern Performance Optimization
Organizations in Flux: Navigating and Managing AI's Impact on Engineering Teams
Blanca Rojo
Executive Director, Distinguished Engineer and Cloud Engineer @UBS
AI Engineering
Hien Luu
Sr. Engineering Manager @Zoox & Author of MLOps with Ray, Speaker and Conference Committee Chair
Architecture in the Age of AI
Fabiane Nardon
Data Expert, Java Champion & Data Platform Director @totvs
Building Engineering Teams
Wes Reisz
Technical Principal @Thoughtworks, 16-Time QCon Chair, & Creator of The InfoQ Podcast
Software Security & Risk Management
Chris Swan
Engineer @atsigncompany, InfoQ Editor
Native Languages - and WASM
Werner Schuster
Kernel Developer @Wolfram, InfoQ Editor Functional Programming
State of the Art Data Architectures
Sid Anand
Fellow, Cloud & Data Platform @Walmart, Apache Airflow Committer/PMC, Ex-Netflix, LinkedIn, eBay, Etsy, & PayPal
Architecting for Resilience
Jonathan Magen
Computer Scientist, Distributed Systems Specialist, 20+ Years in Software Development
Connecting Systems: APIs, Protocols, Observability
Daniel Bryant
Platform Engineer, Co-Author of "Mastering API Architecture", Java Champion, and InfoQ News Manager
Tech of Finance Industry
Dio Rettori
Multi-Cloud Strategy and Product @JPMorgan Chase & Co, Ambassador for Cloud Native Computing Foundation, Advisor for InfinyOn Inc., Previously @Solo.io, @Red Hat, and @ Pivotal Software
Emerging Trends in the Frontend and Mobile
Loiane Groner
Director of Engineering @BNY, Java Champion, Google Developer Expert in Angular, Microsoft MVP, Oracle ACE, Published Author
Why attend QCon London
Learn from early adopters. Make better decisions.
Whether you're evaluating AI for production, planning a platform migration, or navigating technical leadership, QCon connects you with engineers who've already done it.
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Real-world patterns
Learn from production systems, not proof-of-concepts
Honest lessons
Hear what failed, not just what worked
No hidden product pitches
Learn from peer-selected speakers
Career-relevant skills
Technical and leadership practices you’ll actually use
Strategy validation
Benchmark your approach against early adopters
The QCon experience
Talks worth your time. Connections that matter.
Conference experience
15 curated tracks
75+ peer-selected international speakers
Deep technical dives
Hear what failed, not just what worked
Extended networking
Conversations, peer sharing and social events.
Video access
12 months of on-demand recordings
Optional experiences
Understand what’s coming next
QCon speakers are at the leading edge adopting emerging technologies in
production before they're proven. Learn from their experience to reduce your
risk
- Model Context Protocol (MCP)
- Multimodal AI
- Agentic AI / Orchestration
- Physical AI
- Reasoning Models
- AI DevOps
- AI-powered hardware
- AI in Robotics aka Embodied AI
- LangOps or LLMOps
- Knowledge Graphs
- Brain-Computer Interfaces
- Robotics
- Edge inference and model training
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Large-scale distributed
deep-learning
- Small Language Models (SLMs)
- Explainable AI
- Automated Machine Learning (AutoML)
- Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG)
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Generative AI/Large
Language Models (LLMs) - Cloud agnostic computing for AI
- Data Contracts
- Data Observability
- Virtual Reality e.g. VR/AR/MR/XR
- Cognitive Services
- Graph Data Analytics
- IoT Platforms
- Synthetic data generation
- MLOps
- Vector Databases
- AI coding assistants
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Image Recognition
(Computer Vision) - Natural Language Processing
- Deep Learning
- Open Table Formats (OTFs)
- Data Mesh
- Digital Assistants
- Apache Beam
Source: InfoQ AI, ML and Data Engineering Trends Report - 2025
Your team at QCon
Bring your colleagues for faster results
Engineering Leaders & CTOs
Validate multi-year technology strategy. Understand which emerging practices are ready for enterprise adoption.
Software Architects & Principal Engineers
Get architectural patterns from teams who've scaled systems you're planning to build. Learn their tradeoffs.
Senior Developers & Staff+ Engineers
Develop technical judgment for complex decisions. See how leading teams solve problems similar to yours.
Need to convince your boss?
Use our pre-written templates.
Get three days of practical insights from 75+ senior
software practitioners. Use these takeaways to:
Reduce project risk
Learn from real-world failures to avoid costly mistakes
Benchmark your approach
Understand how leading teams tackle problems you're facing
Accelerate delivery
Apply architectural and operational patterns that work at scale
Validate technology bets
Learn from engineers who adopted first to reduce your risk
Build team capability
Equip yourself and your team with durable, relevant skills
Stay ahead of the curve
Understand emerging trends before they become table stakes
2026 Program Committee
Meet the international senior software practitioners curating the conference
A
safe and inclusive
environment
The QCon 'We Care' experience
Enforced Code of Conduct
All-Gender restroom
Prayer room
Lactation room
Quiet areas
Sessions feedback for constant improvement
Badge optimized for peer-sharing
- Your name printed on the front in a large easy to read font
- A map of the venue complete with icons to help you find what you need
- The wifi network and password
- A retractable lanyard so you can keep your personal space
Accessible event space
Variety of food options (vegetarian, vegan, gluten free, special diet meals)
Detailed food labels
Diversity scholarships
Community events
DEI guidelines for track hosts and speakers
All-day coffee
Flexible online experience
On-demand access for 12 months
QCon London Venue
The Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre - London
The Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre - London
Situated in the heart of Westminster, the QEII Centre is ideally located to take advantage of everything London has to offer. Uniquely situated in the shadow of Big Ben, Westminster Abbey, and the London Eye, you will be within a five-minute walk to the Thames and surrounded by excellent transport links in and out of the capital.
Conference Location
The Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre London
Broad Sanctuary, Westminster
London SW1P 3EE
Why senior engineers trust QCon
For over 20 years, leading enterprises have sent their senior technical talent to QCon for actionable insights that cut through the noise and drive tangible impact.
Trusted insights. No hidden product pitches.
Speakers from all around the world, at the forefront of their field.
QCon puts more emphasis on the human connections between the sessions.
Unconferences are a space for everyone to share best practices.
Eye-opening! I can't wait to implement what I've learnt.
You don't see big pressure on selling you stuff. It’s all about learning and helping you grow.
Unconference sessions— they turn out to be a really beneficial feature of the conference.
Curation sets QCon apart. Tracks are curated by track hosts that know that field well.
Connections. Everyone here is passionate about what they do and how they grow.
It's one of the most innovative conferences I've been to.
QCon gives us the opportunity to zoom out and look at our reality from a different perspective.
Transforming your work. Practical takeaways. New perspectives.
I like the broad variety of topics... for me it’s always a safe choice, as I know the overall quality is very high.
Mark Schmidt
Senior Engineer @Adobe Systems Engineering GmbH
The speakers and the attendees make QCon stand out … a good balance of new tech to look out for along with the descussions around day to day problems that we face as developers.
Vipra Ramtekkar
Development Engineer @ING
This is a conference by engineers for engineers. I didn't feel like I was being sold something … I was learning from what is actually happening in other companies.
Christopher Prigg
Senior Engineer @Tesco PLC
It’s the best tech conference I’ve attended so far. The quality of the talks was outstanding. It was all about learning and sharing experiences. No marketing or trying to push products on you.
Sol Latorre
Senior Backend Engineer @N26
“Attending QCon really allows me to gain so many different perspectives to really broaden my own horizon.”
Luca Mezzalira
Principal Serverless Specialist Solutions Architect @AWS
“QCon was a masterclass. The sessions sparked ideas directly aligned with my work. I’m excited to bring these insights into our transformation journey.”
Kudzaishe Buruuru
Data Modeling and Advanced Data Analytics @Investec
“I came away inspired by the quality of the sessions, the diversity of topics. The sessions were rich in practical insights. I had the chance to connect with amazing engineers, tech leads, and architects...each conversation offering a new perspective.”
Dipanshi Bansal
Software Engineer @Bloomberg LP
“This was my first time attending QCon London. Every track brought something new to the table, with actionable takeaways that I’m eager to see how this can be applied.”
Quentin Loos
Technology Platform Team Manager @Belfius
“Thrilled to have attended QCon London, a premier conference for senior software engineers and tech leaders. It was an incredible opportunity to connect with industry pioneers, dive into advanced tech trends, and gain actionable insights.”
Ali Mansour
Senior Software Engineer @Murex
See the QCon difference
Explore past QCon talks. Watch our deep, peer-lead focus in action.
Who attends QCon
Technical leaders, senior engineers, and software architects making technical decisions
34%
TECHNICAL TEAM LEADS AND HIGHER,
SOFTWARE ARCHITECTS
23%
SENIOR DEVELOPER / LEAD ENGINEER
24%
SOFTWARE DEVELOPER
Guiding engineering teams for 19+ years
QCon and InfoQ have guided software teams through every shift.
Sessions at QCon are selected by an international program committee for depth, relevance, and real-world value. No hidden product pitches.
Real teams. Real stories. Real results.
20 years
Helping senior dev teams adopt the right patterns and practices
550k per month
Global senior software developers relying on the InfoQ community to stay ahead
4500+ per year
Senior developers learning emerging trends and practices at our QCon international software development conferences
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QCon AI Boston 2026
When: June 1-2, 2026
Where: Boston University, George Sherman Union, Boston, MA