Uncover emerging trends and practices from the world’s most innovative software professionals.

QCon Plus is an online international software development conference spaced over 2 weeks for senior software engineers, software architects and team leaders.

Focus on the topics that matter in software development right now. Deep-dive with 64+ world-class software leaders. Discover how they are applying emerging trends. Learn their use cases and best practices. Identify the tech, patterns and practices you should adopt.

Stay ahead of the adoption curve and shape your roadmap with QCon Plus.

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64+ speakers including:

Anika Mukherji

Software Engineer @Pinterest
Fran Mendez

Founder at AsyncAPI Initiative & Director Of Engineering @getpostman
Courtney Kissler

CTO @zulily

Go deep on the trends that matter

QCon Plus focuses on the emerging topics that should be on your radar. Our Programming Committee identifies the key trends and selects leading software practitioners to deep-dive on each topic. Save valuable time understanding new technologies and how to apply them to your projects.

EARLY ADOPTERS

Learn what should be on your radar.

Discover new technical insights from software leaders pushing the boundaries.

INTERACTIVE SESSIONS

Interact in real-time with world-class domain experts.

Get answers to your questions in live Q&A chats, panel discussions, speaker hangouts, Slack channels and unconference sessions.

ASYNC LEARNING

Catch-up async on conversations and talks.

Catch up on Slack conversations from a global software development community. Access all talks on-demand so you don’t miss anything.

ACTIONABLE IDEAS

Build out informed roadmaps.

Invest focused time levelling up on the emerging trends that should be part of your roadmap. Set clear action plans for you and your team.

Emerging software trends and innovations identified by our Program Committee

Innovators
  • Rust
  • Cutting Edge Performance
  • WASM
  • eBPF
  • Machine Learning @ Edge
  • Project Loom
  • Java 16
  • DeFi
  • Federated Machine Learning
  • Differentiated Privacy
  • GPU/Vector Support for the JVM
Early Adopters
  • Software Ethics
  • Service Meshes
  • Microfrontends
  • Multicloud Practices
  • GraalVM (Compile to Native)
  • Cloud Native Adoption (Success & Failures)
  • Hybrid Work Strategies
  • Serverless: Orchestration vs Choreography
  • DevEx
  • Org Hacking
  • Security & Customer Trust
  • Becoming a Better Developer
  • Edge Architectures & Wins
  • Finegrained Access Control / Zero Trust
Early Majority
  • DevOps in Practice
  • Chaos Engineering
  • Remote Working / WFH Strategies
  • SRE
  • Observability / Telemetry
  • React
  • Kubernetes Strategies
  • Operating Microservices
  • API Ergonomics
  • Reactive Architectures
  • Continuous Delivery
  • Streaming Systems
  • Microservice Patterns & Antipatterns
  • Modern Data Pipelines
  • Backend as a Frontend
  • Kafka
  • Lean & Process Improvements

Experience QCon Plus your way

We’ve created safe environments for you to learn in a way that suits you.

Work around your schedule.

Multi-task by listening to talks whilst working your day job.

Learn as a team.

Come together around inspiring technical talks. Generate new ideas as a team, solve problems, and set actionable takeaways.

Ask questions in chat or on camera.

Engage in live interactions with speakers. Ask questions in chat and in Slack channels during and after talks. Be on or off camera in hangouts with the speakers.

Keep learning after the event.

Watch all presentations on-demand at your convenience. Talks are available for 3 months.

2021 Tracks

QCon Plus online features 16 tracks across 2 weeks.

Week1

Nov 01

JVM

Modern JVM Innovations

Host

Monica Beckwith Java Champion, First Lego League Coach, passionate about JVM Performance @Microsoft

Nov 01

Architecture

Architectures You've Always Wondered About

Host

Colin Breck Sr. Staff Software Engineer @Tesla

Nov 01

Remote Teams

From Remote to Hybrid Teams: Return to Office?

Host

Miriam Goldberg Engineering Manager @Netflix

Nov 02

Microservices

Microservice Patterns and Antipatterns: Lessons From the Trenches

Host

Chris Richardson Creator of microservices.io; Author of Microservices patterns & Java Champion

Nov 02

Developer Experience

Becoming a Better Developer

Host

David Van Couvering Senior Principal Architect @eBay

Nov 02

Security

Security: Establishing & Maintaining Customer Trust

Host

Anna Westelius Director, Security Services Engineering @Netflix

Nov 03

Cloud Computing

The Cloud Operating Model

Host

Coburn Watson Head of Infrastructure, Systems Reliability Engineering @Pinterest

Nov 03

Organizational Patterns

Optimizing Your Organization for Speed

Host

Randy Shoup VP Engineering and Chief Architect @eBay

Week2

Nov 08

Developer Experience

Crafting the Developer Experience

Host

Jessica Kerr Polyglot Functional Developer @atomist

Nov 08

Big Data

Modern Data Pipelines & Streams

Host

Sid Anand Chief Architect @Datazoom, PMC @ApacheAirflow

Nov 08

Networking

Living on the Edge

Host

Sergey Fedorov Director of Engineering @Netflix

Nov 09

Performance

Performance First Design

Host

Tony Printezis JVM/GC Engineer @Twitter, JCP Executive Committee, & Previous G1GC Tech Lead

Nov 09

Architecture

API Architecture

Host

Thomas Betts Senior Principal Software Engineer @blackbaud & Lead Editor for Architecture and Design @InfoQ

Nov 09

Machine Learning

ML Everywhere

Host

Francesca Lazzeri Principal Data Scientist Manager @Microsoft

Nov 10

Programming Languages

Modern Language Innovations

Host

Werner Schuster Conference Chair & InfoQ Editor Functional Programming, @Wolfram

Nov 10

Production Readiness

Production Readiness

Host

Ines Sombra Director of Engineering @Fastly

QCon Plus November 2021 Speakers

Learn how software development teams are pivoting and surviving during rapid
business change. Plus hear from software leaders pushing the boundaries.

Anika Mukherji
Software Engineer @Pinterest
Laura Nolan
Site Reliability Engineer @Slack, Contributor to Seeking SRE, & SRECon Steering Committee
Randy Shoup
VP Engineering and Chief Architect @eBay
Discover the November 2021 Speaker Line-up

Schedule format

16 tracks spaced over 2 weeks.
64 technical talks with live Q&As.
Unconference sessions.

Below are approximate start and end-times. Agenda is subject to change

Week

1
MON
Nov 1		 Track 1
3 x Sessions and 1 Panel
Keynote Track 2
3 x Sessions and 1 Panel 		Sponsored Case Study
Track 3
3 x Sessions and 1 Panel
TUE
NOV 2		 Track 4
3 x Sessions and 1 Panel
Track 5
3 x Sessions and 1 Panel 		Sponsored Case Study
Track 6
3 x Sessions and 1 Panel 		     
WED
NOV 3		 Track 7
3 x Sessions and 1 Panel
Track 8
3 x Sessions and 1 Panel 		Sponsored Case Study
THU
NOV 4		 Unconference Sessions
Sponsored Labs
FRI
NOV 5		 Sponsored Labs
PDT 8:00am 9:00am 10:00am 11:00am 12:00pm 1:00pm 2:00pm
EDT 11:00am 12:00pm 1:00pm 2:00pm 3:00pm 4:00pm 5:00pm
Time GMT 3:00pm 4:00pm 5:00pm 6:00pm 7:00pm 8:00pm 9:00pm
EET 5:00pm 6:00pm 7:00pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 11:00pm

Week

2
MON
NOV 8		 Track 9
3 x Sessions and 1 Panel
Track 10
3 x Sessions and 1 Panel 		Sponsored Case Study
Track 11
3 x Sessions and 1 Panel 		     
TUE
NOV 9		 Track 12
3 x Sessions and 1 Panel
Track 13
3 x Sessions and 1 Panel 		Sponsored Case Study
Track 14
3 x Sessions and 1 Panel 		     
WED
NOV 10		 Track 15
3 x Sessions and 1 Panel
Track 16
3 x Sessions and 1 Panel 		Keynote Sponsored Case Study
THU
NOV 11		 Unconference Sessions
Sponsored Labs
FRI
NOV 12		 Sponsored Labs
PDT 8:00am 9:00am 10:00am 11:00am 12:00pm 1:00pm 2:00pm
EDT 11:00am 12:00pm 1:00pm 2:00pm 3:00pm 4:00pm 5:00pm
Time GMT 4:00pm 5:00pm 6:00pm 7:00pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm
EET 6:00pm 7:00pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 12:00pm

2021 Keynotes

Learn actionable insights to help you adopt the right
technologies and practices.

The Programmer's Brain

Felienne Hermans
Associate professor at the Leiden Institute of Advanced Computer Science at Leiden University

Software Engineering – Then, Now, and Next

Mary Poppendieck
Author of Lean Software Development: an Agile Toolkit

The people behind QCon Plus

Every QCon has a Program Committee comprising senior software leaders who curate timely, modern topics they feel are essential for senior software engineers, tech leads, and architects. Meet the QCon Plus November 2021 Programming Committee.

Karen Casella

Karen Casella

Director of Engineering @Netflix, previously leading architecture teams @eBay & @Sun
Randy Shoup

Randy Shoup

VP Engineering and Chief Architect @eBay
Kristen O'Leary

Kristen O'Leary

Senior Developer Relations Engineer @Google
Werner Schuster

Werner Schuster

Conference Chair & InfoQ Editor Functional Programming, @Wolfram
Frank Greco

Frank Greco

Senior Technology Consultant and Chairman @NYJavaSIG

Lead Chair

Wes Reisz

Wes Reisz

Platform Architect @VMware & Creator/Co-host of #TheInfoQPodcast, previous VP of Technology @Section
We’ve designed QCon Plus to help you learn from the experts and connect with like-minded peers. Sessions are composed of keynotes from world-class practitioners, deep-dives into tech with the leading authorities, Q&As, and an opportunity to engage with peers to help answer your questions. You’ll gain actionable ideas that you can take back to your team and implement right away.

Wes Reisz

QCon Plus Chair, Co-host of the InfoQ Podcast, Technology Leader, Engineer, & Technical Adviser.

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The First 2 Editions of QCon Plus Featured

Plus Number of attendees

4500+

attendees from the global software community
hours of technical talks

160+

hours of technical talks on innovation and change
number of software practitioners

160+

leading software practitioner speakers
days of deep dives

20+

days of deep dives across the key trends that matter right now

Is QCon Plus Right for You?

QCon Plus isn’t just a software conference. It’s the place where senior software
engineers, tech leads, and architects come together to learn, share, and push
each other to drive innovation in the software industry.

Software
Developer

24%

Software Architects, Technical Team Lead and Higher

34%

Senior Developer / Lead
Engineer

23%

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