XConf Europe, Thoughtworks’ annual tech conference, comes to London for inspiring talks, an ideal backdrop for conversations and ideas.

What is XConf?

XConf is a two-track tech conference presented entirely by Thoughtworks engineering teams. It is a space for developers, architects and technical leaders to focus on implementation depth, architectural choices and what it takes to run systems in production. With its relaxed atmosphere, the event focuses on open knowledge-sharing, practical lessons from real client projects and connecting with peers across the industry.

Why you should attend?

Actionable insights grounded in production reality: XConf is built on Thoughtworks’ and our clients’ years of experience tackling complex problems. You won’t get idealized theories here; you’ll leave with practical, battle-tested insights you can actually use.

The reality of AI-First Engineering: In 2025, the industry talked about what AI could do. At XConf London 2026, we’re focusing on how to actually engineer it safely, scale it and keep it from breaking. For over 30 years, Thoughtworks has pioneered the tech industry. Once again, we’re looking past the initial hype to deliver the engineering rigor required for the AI era.

A diverse, cutting-edge lineup: We believe great engineering thrives on different perspectives. We are proud that our 2026 lineup currently features 50% women and gender-diverse speakers, delivering a dynamic mix of topics.

✨ You can view our current and growing agenda below. More details about each talk and speaker here.

✨ We are very happy to welcome Lu Wilson as our keynote speaker for XConf Europe 2026!

Meet our keynote speaker

Lu Wilson, Software Engineer

Lu creates surreal films about their creative coding projects under the Todepond moniker. They're an active part of the global live coding and algorave community, as well as the mass collaborative leaderless group known as "Pastagang" where they contribute to open source music-making software. In their day job, Lu designs and builds experimental prototypes as a contractor, and is currently working with the Wikimedia Foundation.

Tickets are limited to venue capacity, so get your spot today.

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