Call for Speakers
GDG Melbourne Devfest 2025
4 Oct 2025
REA Group, 511 Church St, Richmond Richmond, Australia
gdgmelbourne.com/
Interested in Android, Kotlin, Flutter, Google Assistant, Firebase, AI/ML, VR/AR, other Google technologies or non technical topics?
DevFest 2025 is back for its 9th year! and we are bringing together inspiring voices from across the tech community to spark new ideas and energise our community; all as part of a fun and welcoming conference run by developers and led by GDG Melbourne.
Devfest 2025 tickets can now be purchased via* https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1441890
Connection and Exchange are at the heart of DevFest and we believe that this is the catalyst to build a vibrant, diverse community where everyone can network, share knowledge, and enjoy the experience.
At GDG Melbourne, diversity and inclusion are central to everything we do. In partnership with Women Techmakers Melbourne, we strive to create an inclusive environment where all voices are heard and valued.
*Note: Speakers who have already purchased a ticket and are subsequently selected to present will have their ticket price refunded.
With your DevFest ticket you get:
- Engaging talks across 2 tracks covering Android, Flutter, ML, AI, Design, Testing & Non-technical topics
- World class speakers from Google, industry and the wider community
- Full day conference followed by after party drinks
- Exclusive conference swag
- Excellent lunch, morning and afternoon tea provided
- Multiple door prize giveaways
- Networking opportunities throughout the day and at the after party with potential clients and peers
- We also want to support our attendees who are experiencing hardship. If you need to access a reduced price ticket in order to attend please reach out to one of the GDG Melbourne organisers on the GDG Slack to obtain a discount code.
About GDG Melbourne
GDG Melbourne is a passionate, not-for-profit community group of developers interested in Android and other Google-related technologies, such as Kotlin, Flutter, Firebase, Assistant, ML/AI, VR/AR, Wearables, design and IoT. We aim to provide a friendly and welcoming environment for our event attendees regardless of their background.
About WTM Melbourne
Google’s Women Techmakers program provides visibility, community, and resources for women in technology. WTM Melbourne work in strong partnership with GDG Melbourne to support female and gender diverse people in technology.
What is Dev Fest?
DevFest are one day conferences are run all over the globe by GDG (Google Developer Group) communities every year. DevFest is focused on community building and learning about Google’s technologies.
GDG Melbourne has been running DevFest conferences in Melbourne since 2017.
Call for Speakers
26 Jul 2025
01 Sep 2025
Come and speak at GDG Melbourne Devfest 2025!
We have opportunities for longer 30 minute talks and shorter 10 minute lightning talks on a variety of technical topics such as Android, Kotlin, Flutter, Google Cloud, Firebase, AI/ML, VR/AR or other Google technologies. We also would like to welcome non-technical, diversity or industry related talks as well. You don't have to be an experienced speaker to speak at Devfest, we offer (limited) speaker mentoring.
- You can use your own device to present at the event, we will use Zoom to record and stream to the screen so please make sure you have that installed and enabled.
- Please share your presentation slides in Google Slides/Keynote/Powerpoint/PDF format before 30th September. Please let us know if you would need speaker notes for reference. This is not a hard stop date, this is just to provide a backup in case of technical malfunction.
You can do this via the field on Sessionize or send via email to hello.gdgmelbourne@gmail.com - We will be recording the event and will upload to YouTube after the event. We will not be live streaming, please select the checkbox in the session details if you do not want your presentation uploaded to YouTube.
- Your presentation should be clear and concise, and should not exceed the allotted time.
- Please avoid using copyrighted material in your presentation unless you have obtained the necessary permissions.
- We will have a speaker green room at the event if you need to leave your bag or device. Note, this won't be locked.
Please note, GDG Melbourne would not be able to provide any travel support for the event
event fee
Due to budgetary constraints we will not be able to support travel costs
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