The Analysis, Design, & Architecture Conference (ADAConf) is an Australian two-day community conference for those interested in software analysis, design and architecture. It is an off-shoot of the Domain-Driven Design Australia meetup community.
The first day is a conference day with a talks track and a workshop track. The second day is an unconference, where the agenda will be set in real time by the attendees.
ADAConf’s mission is to support the building of software that is more valuable for its users and owners, more pleasant to work with for its builders and maintainers, and more collaborative in its conception and design.
We aim to create a collaborative learning space, and bring together engineers, architects, business analysts and product people.
Welcome to the call for speaker page for ADAConf 2026, and thank you for your interest in submitting to our conference. The conference is in two parts - a one-day, two track conference, with one track focussed on talks, and the second track on hands-on labs/workshops; and an unconference. This CfP is for the first day.
Formats
We’re accepting submissions for the following formats:
One additional co-speaker is allowed for the 45 minute session talks and the hand-on lab/workshop
We will regrettably be rejecting any marketing/sales pitches. If your organisation is aligned to the mission of our conference and would like to support us, we’d love to collaborate. Get in touch at info@adaconf.org.
What we want to talk about
This year our conference theme is Antifragility. We’re looking for talks on:
We welcome case studies, experience reports, code demos, and retrospectives that share practical insights and real-world learnings.
New speaker support
If you are a new and/or emerging speaker with an idea that aligns to our mission, we want to hear from you and support you. We offer mentorship for new speakers and would love to have a chat about any other support you might require. Contact us at info@adaconf.org.
Code of conduct
Our code of conduct is here: https://adaconf.org/code-of-conduct/
All speakers, participants, volunteers, organisers, and any person affiliated with the conference will need to adhere to our code of conduct. Any person breaching the code of conduct, will potentially be removed from the event.
About the team
The conference is organised by volunteers in their spare time. If you’d like to get involved please reach out to the organising committee at info@adaconf.org.
Timelines
CfS open: 16th March 2026
CfS close: 30th June 2026
CfS process closed and participants informed: 31st July 2026
Public schedule published: 17th August 2026
Conference day: 19th November 2026
Unconference day: 20th November 2026
We will start reaching out to speakers prior to the CfS close, but will ensure we respond to all submissions by the 31st July 2025
Travel from Australia/New Zealand + 2 nights accommodation covered. International speakers welcome to apply, and we will do our best, but due to limited travel budget we cannot guarantee travel funding.
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