Top Software Engineering Conferences in 2026

The most prominent software engineering conferences on the calendar in 2026, ranked by expected attendance so you can prioritize where to spend your travel budget.

  1. 1

    AWS Security User Group Singapore: April 2026 with Crypto.com!

    MeetupApr 8, 2026Singapore, SG
  2. 2

    Register Now for the 2026 AI in Oil and Gas Conference April 8 – April 9, 2026 – Houston

    ConferenceApr 8–9, 2026
  3. 3

    World AI Expo 2026 Dubai

    ConferenceApr 9–10, 2026Dubai
  4. 4

    International IT Conference “Stachka” 2026

    ConferenceApr 10–11, 2026Ulyanovsk
  5. 5

    International Conference on Software Engineering

    ConferenceApr 12–18, 2026Rio de Janeiro
  6. 6

    Global AI & Emerging Technologies Conference 2026

    ConferenceApr 13, 2026Toronto, CA
  7. 7

    K2 Cloud Conf

    ConferenceApr 14, 2026Moscow
  8. 8

    Blockchain Forum 2026

    ConferenceApr 14–15, 2026Moscow
  9. 9

    AI Future

    ConferenceApr 14–15, 2026Moscow
  10. 10

    NODES AI

    ConferenceApr 15, 2026
  11. 11

    Fork it! - Tunisia

    ConferenceApr 18, 2026Tunis
  12. 12

    Ghana Tech Summit - 2026 Ai Edition

    ConferenceApr 24, 2026New York, US
  13. 13

    Microsoft Cloud Engineering Summit

    ConferenceApr 25, 2026London, GB
  14. 14

    Gartner Data & Analytics Conference

    ConferenceApr 28–29, 2026Sao Paulo
  15. 15

    New England Software Symposium

    ConferenceApr 30, 2026 – May 1, 2026Boston, MA, US
  16. 16

    International Conference on Digital Humanities and Interdisciplinary Research

    ConferenceMay 2–3, 2026US
  17. 17

    International Conference on AI Applications in Cyber Defense

    ConferenceMay 2–3, 2026Los Angeles, US
  18. 18

    International Conference on Cloud Data Protection

    ConferenceMay 2–3, 2026San Francisco, US
  19. 19

    International Conference on Robotics Software Testing and Integration in Aerospace

    ConferenceMay 2–3, 2026US
  20. 20

    International Conference on Cloud Data Protection

    ConferenceMay 2–3, 2026San Francisco, US
  21. 21

    International Conference on AI Applications in Cyber Defense

    ConferenceMay 2–3, 2026US
  22. 22

    International Conference on WealthTech and Digital Investment Platforms

    ConferenceMay 2–3, 2026San Francisco, US
  23. 23

    International Conference on WealthTech and Digital Investment Platforms

    ConferenceMay 2–3, 2026San Francisco, US
  24. 24

    International Conference on Digital Humanities and Interdisciplinary Research

    ConferenceMay 2–3, 2026Los Angeles, US
  25. 25

    Global Azure Bootcamp 2026 - Melbourne Australia

    ConferenceApr 18, 2026Melbourne

How this list is built

We rank by expected attendance because it's the closest proxy we have for prominence — bigger events draw bigger speakers, more sponsors, and (usually) more substantive deal flow. Where attendance isn't known, the event drops below ranked entries even if it's well-regarded. If you want raw inventory instead of a curated list, the software engineering conferences hub has every event in the database, not just the top 25.

Total in this category: 32 events.