Conference 2026

Ventura — three days for builders shipping serious software.

A small, technical conference for engineers, designers, and operators who write code that matters. No tracks, no sponsors on stage.

When
October 14–16, 2026
Where
Lisbon, Portugal
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Schedule

Day 1 — Monday

  • 09:30

    Doors and coffee

  • 10:00

    Opening remarks

    Iria Salgado

  • 10:15

    Designing for distrust

    Cassian Park

  • 11:00

    Half a million users on a Postgres

    Mira Holm

  • 12:00

    Lunch (catered)

  • 13:30

    Workshop: writing better incident reports

    Sylvain Métris

  • 16:00

    Lightning talks (open mic)

  • 19:00

    Welcome dinner at the venue

Day 2 — Tuesday

  • 10:00

    Reading code with intent

    Ada Burke

  • 11:00

    What I learned shutting down a startup

    Eli Mensah

  • 12:00

    Lunch + walk

  • 14:00

    Panel: when to rewrite

    Various

  • 16:00

    Hallway track (rest of the afternoon)

Day 3 — Wednesday

  • 10:00

    Hack-day kickoff

    Wren Okeke

  • 16:00

    Closing show & tell

  • 18:00

    Wrap drinks

Speakers

  • Cassian Park

    Principal engineer, Anlon

  • Mira Holm

    Staff DBA, Ferry

  • Sylvain Métris

    Site reliability, Telos

  • Ada Burke

    Engineering lead, Marrow

  • Eli Mensah

    Founder, formerly Hexa

  • Wren Okeke

    Indie developer

Venue

Hosted at **Casa do Trabalho**, Rua de São Bento 234, Lisbon. Five-minute walk from Rato metro. The venue is fully wheelchair-accessible and has a quiet room next to the main hall. Recommended hotels and a transit guide will be sent with your ticket confirmation.

Questions

Will talks be recorded?

Yes — every talk is recorded and posted publicly two weeks after the conference.

Is there a CFP?

Yes. CFP opens March 15 and closes June 1. We give early answers.

What's the refund policy?

Full refund up to 30 days before the event. After that we'll offer a transfer to a friend.

Do you offer financial aid?

Yes — 15 grants per year. Apply with the link in the ticket form. We don't ask for proof.

Three days. 200 attendees. Tickets close when we sell out.

€480 early-bird until August 31. €620 thereafter.

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Includes all talks, two lunches, the welcome dinner, and the wrap drinks.