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DevConf Johannesburg 2026

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evConf Johannesburg 2026 is a day-long conference for software developers, bringing together over 35 speakers across 5 tracks. The event focuses on a wide range of tech topics such as AI, leadership, system design, testing, cloud, and more. It includes a packed agenda with keynotes, networking opportunities, and an expo, aiming to inspire and connect the So…

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36Voices
17Underwriters
8Exhibitors
36On the bill · sessions
17Companies · in total
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The Voices

Programmed at DevConf, in alphabetical order.
Abed Matini
Allan Pead
Anand Naidoo
Andrew Paul
Bruce Richards
Candice Grobler
Carike Blignaut-Staden
Cayden de Wit
Chris Tite
Dale Nunns
Daniel Acton
Fadzayi Moyo
Fiona McCarthy
Frikan Erwee
Georgina Armstrong
Graeme Harris
Heila Botha
Johan van Rooyen
Nhlanhla Lucky Nkosi
Omer Elgoni
Prasanth Jayaprakash
Precious Mamotingoe Lesupi

— and 14 more, by name unsung —

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Underwritten By

The houses behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.
ADG (Accelera Digital Group)Exhibitor
AWS Community South AfricaCommunity
BBDCoffee
Blue Bean SoftwareCoffee
BSides JoburgCommunity
Cloud On DemandExhibitor
ComotionSpeakers Dinner
DijkstrackLanyard
Entelect SoftwareExhibitor
Equal ExpertsExhibitor
Investec DeveloperClothing Sponsor
JHBMSDUG - Johannesburg Microsoft Developer User GroupCommunity
LulaExhibitor
OfferZenExhibitor
Old MutualExhibitor
The Open LetterMedia
Thinkst CanaryExhibitor
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The Programme

Selected from 36 sessions on the bill.
  • 09h15❯ Keynote❮10h00

    The Human Edge in an AI World

    AI / LLM / Rag / ML 101: No audience prerequisites (Introduction) This will be a remote presentation

  • 10h30

    Autopilot to Algorithm Chaos: Not Knowing What I Was Doing Made Me Better at Digital Tech

    Tales from the trenches 101: No audience prerequisites (Introduction) This will be a remote presentation

  • 10h30

    How to Build a Cluster in Your Bedroom

    Fun / Experiments 101: No audience prerequisites (Introduction) This will be a remote presentation

  • 10h30

    Revolt Against the Application: Designing Systems from the Data Up

    Architecture / System Design 101: No audience prerequisites (Introduction) This will be a remote presentation

  • 10h30

    The AI-First Delivery Model: What We Cut, What We Kept, and What Broke

    AI / LLM / Rag / ML 101: No audience prerequisites (Introduction) This will be a remote presentation

  • 10h30

    The State of Digital Accessibility in Africa

    Accessibility 101: No audience prerequisites (Introduction) This will be a remote presentation

  • 11h20

    Balancing the Books and the Planet: Implementing FinOps & GreenOps

    Cloud 101: No audience prerequisites (Introduction) This will be a remote presentation

  • 11h20

    Building AI-accelerated engineering teams (without AI taking over)

    Team Culture / Team Leadership / Mentoring 101: No audience prerequisites (Introduction) This will be a remote presentation

  • 11h20

    Burnout-as-a-Service: How to Always Deploy on a Friday

    Mental Health / Safety @ Work 101: No audience prerequisites (Introduction) This will be a remote presentation

Intermission
Part the Second · For the Buyer

What does it mean when 17 companies show up — and 8 bet on three roles at once?

Seventeen companies. eight are betting more than once.

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page — cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

01Fig. 01 — Composition of the House
8All threespeak · spons · exh
9Sponsoringsponsor only
0Exhibitingexhibitor only
0Speakingspeaker only

The Triple-Threat

ADG (Accelera Digital Group)·Cloud On Demand·Entelect Software·Equal Experts·Lula·OfferZen·Old Mutual·Thinkst Canary

02Fig. 02 — The Voices, by Seniority
  • Other roles36100%

Of 36 on the bill · classified by free-text title

03Fig. 03 — The Heaviest in the Room
  1. 01ADG (Accelera Digital Group)Sp·EEx
  2. 02Cloud On DemandSp·EEx
  3. 03Entelect SoftwareSp·EEx
  4. 04Equal ExpertsSp·EEx
  5. 05LulaSp·EEx
  6. 06OfferZenSp·EEx
  7. 07Old MutualSp·EEx
  8. 08Thinkst CanarySp·EEx
  9. 09AWS Community South AfricaSp·C
  10. 10BBDSp·C
  11. 11Blue Bean SoftwareSp·C
  12. 12BSides JoburgSp·C
  13. 13ComotionSp·S
  14. 14DijkstrackSp·L
04Fig. 04 — By Tier
clothing sponsor1
6% of 17
coffee2
12% of 17
community3
18% of 17
exhibitor8
47% of 17
lanyard1
6% of 17
media1
6% of 17
speakers dinner1
6% of 17
06Fig. 06 — Adjacent Convocations · by shared underwriters