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Data Engineering conferences 2026 and 2027

41 events catalogued in Data Engineering, 11 forthcoming, 30 prior. Click any entry for the full editorial profile: speakers, sponsors, sessions, cross-event company graph.

Updated October 29, 2026 from each event's own site

Key takeaways

  • 11 upcoming Data Engineering conferences. The next is Current San Francisco 2026, November 4, 2026 in San Francisco, US.
  • Largest program: 25th USENIX Conference on File and Storage Technologies (FAST '27), with 98 speakers.
  • Most sponsors: Current San Francisco 2026, with 20.
  • Next call for speakers to close: PDUG 2026 in Krakow, on October 31.

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The best Data Engineering conferences in 2026 and 2027

Data as of October 29, 2026

8 picks from 11 upcoming Data Engineering conferences.

How we ranked them Full methodology

1Speakers

Counted from the event's own site. Weighted twice as heavily as sponsors.

2Sponsors

Counted from the event's own sponsor page.

3Upcoming only

Events that have not started yet. Past editions are listed further down.

4No paid placement

No event pays to appear or to move up.

At a glance
#ConferenceDatesWhereSpeakersSponsorsBest for
125th USENIX Conference on File and Storage Technologies (FAST '27)February 23, 2027Renton, US982A broad program of sessions
2DataEngBytes 2027 - MelbourneOctober 12, 2027Melbourne, AU4610A deep speaker lineup
3DataEngBytes 2027 - SydneyOctober 15, 2027Sydney, AU4610A deep speaker lineup
4Current San Francisco 2026November 4, 2026San Francisco, US120A focused, smaller program
5PostgreSQL Conference Nepal 2026November 18, 2026online54Attending without travel
6PGConf India 2027March 2, 2027Bengaluru, IN111A focused, smaller program
7ICIDCA 2027June 7, 2027Weldiya, ET50A focused, smaller program
8Distributed SQL Summit Salt Lake City 2026November 9, 2026Salt Lake City, US30A focused, smaller program
  1. 1

    Renton, US·98 voices, 2 sponsors

    Best forA broad program of sessions

    98 speakers. Sponsors include Google and NetApp.

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  2. 2

    Melbourne, AU·46 voices, 10 sponsors

    Best forA deep speaker lineup

    46 speakers, 12% at VP level or above. Sponsors include ClickHouse, Snowflake and Elastic.

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  3. 3

    Sydney, AU·46 voices, 10 sponsors

    Best forA deep speaker lineup

    46 speakers. Sponsors include ClickHouse, Snowflake and Elastic.

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  4. 4

    San Francisco, US·1 voices, 20 sponsors

    Best forA focused, smaller program

    1 speakers. Sponsors include AWS, Google Cloud and Datadog.

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  5. 5

    NP·5 voices, 4 sponsors

    Best forAttending without travel

    5 speakers. Sponsors include Dharma of Data, Institute of Engineering, Pulchowk Campus and Kathmandu University.

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  6. 6
    PGConf India 2027March 2, 2027

    Bengaluru, IN·1 voices, 11 sponsors

    Best forA focused, smaller program

    1 speakers. Sponsors include Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Corp and Google Cloud. About 600 attendees expected.

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  7. 7
    ICIDCA 2027June 7, 2027

    Weldiya, ET·5 voices

    Best forA focused, smaller program

    5 speakers.

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  8. 8

    Salt Lake City, US·3 voices

    Best forA focused, smaller program

    3 speakers.

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What are the best Data Engineering conferences in 2026?
Ranked by how many speakers and sponsors each event lists on its own site, the top three are 25th USENIX Conference on File and Storage Technologies (FAST '27) (February 23, 2027, Renton, US), DataEngBytes 2027 - Melbourne (October 12, 2027, Melbourne, AU) and DataEngBytes 2027 - Sydney (October 15, 2027, Sydney, AU). The ranking above covers 8 events out of 11 upcoming Data Engineering conferences we track.
Which Data Engineering conference has the most sponsors?
Current San Francisco 2026 lists 20 sponsors, the most of any upcoming Data Engineering conference we track. It runs November 4, 2026 in San Francisco, US.
When is the next Data Engineering conference?
Current San Francisco 2026 is next, on November 4, 2026 in San Francisco, US.
Which Data Engineering conferences are accepting speakers?
Calls for speakers are open at PDUG 2026 in Krakow (until October 31) and SQLDay 2027 (until December 31).
How is this list ranked?
By verified program depth: the number of speakers and sponsors each conference publishes on its own website, which we re-check against the source. No event pays to appear in this ranking.