Call for Speakers
SDD 2026
11 May 2026
15 May 2026
Barbican Centre London, United Kingdom
sddconf.com
SDD is an annual five-day event for professional software developers and software architects, consisting of a core 3-day conference running from Tuesday to Thursday, and 1-day pre-/post-conference workshops running on the Monday and Friday.
We’re interested in receiving proposals on any topic which you believe will be of interest to a professional software developer, web developer or software architect. There are no constraints on what this might encompass, as we don’t pre-determine an over-arching theme for the conference, or decide in advance a fixed list of track headings.
If you're planning to submit proposed talks, please take the time to read the detailed guidelines before doing so - in particular the recommendations to submit more than talk if you're based outside the UK, and to include details of relevant speaking experience in your biog.
SDD was founded in 2014 by Nick Payne and James Crowley. Nick has been organising tech conferences for over 25 years, and James has been programming for almost as long.
Call for Speakers
07 Jul 2025
19 Sep 2025
You’re invited to submit proposals for any or all of the following:
• 80-minute keynote session
• 90-minute breakout sessions
• All-day pre-/post-conference workshops
Any topic which is likely to be of interest to professional software developers or software architects will be considered - there are no constraints.
If you're based outside the UK, please note that we're unlikely to select someone to present a single talk, given the associated travel & accommodation costs, so we strongly recommend that you submit more than one proposal in order to increase your chances of being selected.
And if you haven't spoken at SDD before, it's essential that you include details of your previous speaking experience in your biog, as we need to see evidence that you're a competent presenter as well as being an expert in your specific field.
All speakers are obliged to adhere to our Code of Conduct, which is available here:
https://sddvault.s3.amazonaws.com/assets/SDD%20Code%20of%20Conduct.pdf
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