DDD South West

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For developers

Developers are at the heart of DDD South West. We love to learn and share their ideas with others. You'll meet like minded peers, make new friends and connections, and feel part of our friendly community where everyone is welcome.

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For speakers

Our events are a fantastic place to get your name out there as a speaker. Whether you're a professional or a first-timer, you will be made to feel welcome and supported.

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For sponsors

DDD South West would not be possible without the help from our generous sponsors. If you're interested in supporting the tech community and getting access to exactly the people you need for your technical roles please consider sponsoring us.

Our 2026 Speakers

Steven Read

Software Architect @ The Ministry of Software Design
Andrew Poole

Senior Backend Engineer @ Flagstone
Ross Scott

Engineering Manager @ ClearBank
Sara Gowen

Passionate about quality in software
Chaithali Shashikanth Kundapur

Curious AI Bird
Andrew Clymer

Co-Founder, Managing Director at Rock Solid Knowledge
Rich Woollcott

Software Engineer & AI-First Development | Appmilla
Matheus Guimaraes

International speaker focused on microservices, distributed systems, and cloud architecture. Senior Developer Advocate at AWS.
Carly Richmond

Developer Advocate Lead @ Elastic
Paul Michaels

Head of Technology at HX Travel
Kathleen Dollard

C# Connoisseur
Lotte Pitcher

Head of Developer Relations at Umbraco | Microsoft MVP
Kevlin Henney

Thought Provoker
Stuart Caborn

Distinguished Engineer at loveholidays
Lorraine Pearce

Director of Engineering at Seccl
Adrian Banks

Lead Software Engineer at Redgate
John Kilmister

Azure Software Architect
Joe Glombek

Senior .NET Developer, Umbraco MVP
Samson Nwizugbe

Software Engineer - Volkswagen Financial Services
Laura Gates

Performance researcher and engineer studying the presence, attention and perceived agency that underlie how humans work with technical systems
Marin Niehues

Founder & Principal Consultant
Richard Fennell

Microsoft MVP
Marc Denman

Lead DevOps Engineer @ Neighbourly
Elizabeth Hanson

Head of Data Engineering at DeepL
Jacqui Read

Chief Architect, Author of Communication Patterns
Richard Saville

Head of Architecture at LMS and smart data advocate for the property industry
Dan Abel

Senior Staff Engineer
Rachel Breeze

Development Practice Lead, Umbraco and .NET Developer at Nexer Digital

With thanks to our 2026 Exhibitors:

And our Supporters:

DDD South West is an inclusive, non-profit, volunteer driven developer conference organised by the community, for the community. We are dedicated to providing a safe and welcoming conference experience for everyone.

Please refer to our Code of Conduct for more information.

Timeline

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31 January 2026

Call for speakers opens

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7 March 2026

Call for speakers closes

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14 March 2026

Session voting opens

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28 March 2026

Session voting closes

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18 April 2026

Schedule announced and ticket registration opens

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16 May 2026

Day of the event!

_{We'll try our best to keep to these dates but please be patient - DDDSW is entirely volunteer
driven ❤️}

For developers

For speakers

For sponsors

Our 2026 Speakers

Software Architect @ The Ministry of Software Design

Senior Backend Engineer @ Flagstone

Engineering Manager @ ClearBank

Passionate about quality in software

Curious AI Bird

Co-Founder, Managing Director at Rock Solid Knowledge

Software Engineer & AI-First Development | Appmilla

International speaker focused on microservices, distributed systems, and cloud architecture. Senior Developer Advocate at AWS.

Developer Advocate Lead @ Elastic

Head of Technology at HX Travel

C# Connoisseur

Head of Developer Relations at Umbraco | Microsoft MVP

Thought Provoker

Distinguished Engineer at loveholidays

Director of Engineering at Seccl

Lead Software Engineer at Redgate

Azure Software Architect

Senior .NET Developer, Umbraco MVP

Software Engineer - Volkswagen Financial Services

Performance researcher and engineer studying the presence, attention and perceived agency that underlie how humans work with technical systems

Founder & Principal Consultant

Microsoft MVP

Lead DevOps Engineer @ Neighbourly

Head of Data Engineering at DeepL

Chief Architect, Author of Communication Patterns

Head of Architecture at LMS and smart data advocate for the property industry

Senior Staff Engineer

Development Practice Lead, Umbraco and .NET Developer at Nexer Digital

With thanks to our 2026 Exhibitors:

And our Supporters:

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