QCon focuses on emerging
software trends and innovations
Deep-dive with leading software practitioners from early adopter companies on the trends that matter in software development and technical leadership.
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
- Software Ethics
- Service Meshes
- Microfrontends
- Multicloud Practices
- GraalVM (Compile to Native)
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Cloud Native Adoption (Success &
Failures) - Hybrid Work Strategies
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Serverless: Orchestration vs
Choreography - DevEx
- Org Hacking
- Security & Customer Trust
- Becoming a Better Developer
- Edge Architectures & Wins
-
Finegrained Access Control /
Zero Trust
- 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
Interact in real-time with
world-class domain experts.
QCon Plus is interactive. Connect and learn with speakers and like-minded peers to get answers to your questions.
Interactive sessions
A safe space for real-time connections and detailed questions with world-class domain experts and a global community of peers.
Unconference sessions
Raise the topics you’d like to explore with your peers.
Async conversations
Engage with speakers and peers in our Slack community.
On-demand talks
Watch all presentations on-demand at your convenience. Talks are available for 3 months after the conference.
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.
2021 Keynotes
Learn actionable insights to help you adopt the right technologies and practices.
2021 Tracks
QCon Plus online features 16 tracks across 2 weeks.
Week1
Nov 01
Architecture
Architectures You've Always Wondered About
Colin Breck Sr. Staff Software Engineer @Tesla
Nov 01
Remote Teams
From Remote to Hybrid Teams: Return to Office?
Miriam Goldberg Engineering Manager @Netflix
Nov 01
JVM
Modern JVM Innovations
Monica Beckwith Java Champion, First Lego League Coach, passionate about JVM Performance @Microsoft
Nov 02
Microservices
Microservice Patterns and Antipatterns: Lessons From the Trenches
Chris Richardson Creator of microservices.io; Author of Microservices patterns & Java Champion
Nov 02
Developer Experience
Becoming a Better Developer
David Van Couvering Senior Principal Architect @eBay
Nov 02
Security
Security: Establishing & Maintaining Customer Trust
Anna Westelius Director, Security Services Engineering @Netflix
Nov 03
Organizational Patterns
Optimizing Your Organization for Speed
Randy Shoup VP Engineering and Chief Architect @eBay
Week2
Nov 08
Big Data
Modern Data Architectures, Pipelines, & Streams
Sid Anand Chief Architect @Datazoom, PMC @ApacheAirflow
Nov 08
Performance
Performance First Design
Tony Printezis JVM/GC Engineer @Twitter, JCP Executive Committee, & Previous G1GC Tech Lead
Nov 09
Architecture
API Architecture
Thomas Betts Senior Principal Software Architect @blackbaud & Lead Editor for Architecture and Design @InfoQ
Nov 09
Developer Experience
Crafting the Developer Experience
Jessica Kerr Principal Developer Evangelist @honeycombio
Nov 10
Programming Languages
Modern Language Innovations
Werner Schuster Conference Chair & InfoQ Editor Functional Programming, @Wolfram
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
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| EET | 5:00pm | 6:00pm | 7:00pm | 8:00pm | 9:00pm | 10:00pm | 11:00pm |
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| EET | 6:00pm | 7:00pm | 8:00pm | 9:00pm | 10:00pm | 11:00pm | 12:00pm |
What to expect at QCon Plus
Technical talks from software leaders pushing the boundaries.
Talks Driving Innovation & Change.
Learn from world-class domain experts driving innovation and change in software.
Patterns and Practices, not Products and Pitches.
Identify best practices from those working on real-world projects.
Real-world Advice You Can Implement.
Acquire implementable ideas for your projects.
Experience QCon Plus your way
We’ve created safe environments for you to learn in a way that suits you.
Plan around your schedule.
Multi-task by listening to talks whilst working your day job.
Build a personal event schedule.
Create a personal schedule with our schedule builder to focus on the topics you want to level up on.
Ask questions on shared challenges.
Interact with speakers live in chat, Slack and in Zoom to get answers to your questions.
Learn as a team.
Come together around inspiring technical talks. Generate new ideas as a team, solve problems, and set actionable takeaways.
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.
Lead Chair
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.
The First 2 Editions of QCon Plus Featured
4500+
attendees from the global software community
160+
hours of technical talks on innovation and change
160+
leading software practitioner speakers
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
Software Architects, Technical Team Lead and Higher
Senior Developer / Lead
Engineer
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Charities we are supporting
QCon strives to encourage more software professionals from historically underrepresented groups to attend the event. 30 conference tickets designated to members from underrepresented groups will be distributed through our partner organizations working towards diversity, equity, and inclusion in the technology industry.
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Diversity Sponsor
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