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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 November 11th
Conference: £2,190
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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
The Long Game: Staff+ Engineering Agency and the Art of Thriving Through Hype-Cycles
Debugging Distributed Systems
Modern Performance Optimization
Organizations in Flux: Navigating and Managing AI's Impact on Engineering Teams
AI Engineering
Architecture in the Age of AI
Building Engineering Teams
Modern Software Security & Risk Management
Modern Native Languages - and WASM
Modern Data Architectures
Architecting for Resilience
Connecting Systems: APIs, Protocols, Observability
Tech of Finance Industry
Emerging Trends in the Frontend and Mobile
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.
Need to convince your boss? Use our template.
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
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.
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 New York 2025
When: December 16-17, 2025
Where: The New York Academy of Medicine, NY