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CTO Craft Con: Europe 2026

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CTO Craft Con: Europe 2026 ran Sep 29–30, 2026 at Capital C in Amsterdam, Netherlands. It is a Networking conference. ConferenceGrid lists 78 speakers, 13 sponsors, 13 exhibitors and 178 sessions. Dates for the next edition are not announced yet.

Lineup updated Oct 15, 2026 · dates verified May 6, 2026

CTO Craft Con: Europe 2026 brings together senior technology and engineering leaders from across the region for two days of practical insight, honest discussion, and shared experience. Focusing on AI adoption, organisational design, platform strategy, and the changing expectations of tech leadership, attendees will participate in talks and structured roundta…

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78Speakers
13Sponsors
13Exhibitors
178Sessions
68Companies · in total

Speakers

Programmed at CTO, in alphabetical order.

Adam Horner
CTO Coach and fractional CTO
Adelina Chalmers
CTO Strategic Advisor and Founder · The Geek Whisperer
Andy Skipper
CTO Coach, former CTO at Comic Relief and Made.com · Comic Relief/Made.com
Aneel Lakhani
CMO · Incredibuild
Anna McDougall
Field CTO EMEA – HashiCorp · IBM
Anton Kireev
Co-Founder & CTO · Muj Fres
Arbaaz Anwar Dossani
Head of Engineering · Epassi
Arbaaz Dossani
Chief Technology Officer - Cookbook GenAI Startup · HelloFresh
Ashutosh Saxena
VP of Technology at &Open · &Open
Becki Wordsworth
CTO · Meela
Carol Palombini
Coach & Consultant · Palombini Consulting & Coaching
Dan Smith
Executive Coach; Tech & Product Due Diligence and M&A Advisor
David Yakimischak
Chief Technology Officer
Dawn Baker
CTO · Back Market
Dennis Pannuto
Executive Technology Leader & Coach
Edoardo Turelli
Exited Founder/CTO • Advisor • Consultant • Coach • CTO
Emma Hopkinson-Spark
CTO Coach, former Chief of Staff at 101 Ways · 101 Ways
Eric Weiss
CTO, Executive Coach, Speaker and Author
Evelyn van Kelle
Change Management Consultant & Trainer · Xebia
Francesca LaBianca
Chief Operating Officer · Factory
Francis Lacoste
VPE Coach, former senior engineering leader at Salesforce and Heroku · Salesforce/Heroku
Geoff Watts
Business and Personal Coach to ambitious leaders

Sponsors

The companies behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.

QA.techGold
Skiller WhaleGold
SonarGold
AikidoSilver
VentionSilver
CoderExhibitors
Equal Experts
Imaginary CloudExhibitors
Incredibuild
Koritsu
Nortal
Octopus Deploy
QA Tech

Agenda

Selected from 178 sessions.

  • 08:15-09:15

    CTO Breakfast

    Join us for breakfast and start day 2 in the strongest possible way by tackling a real challenge facing you in your leadership role and supporting your fellow technology leaders wi…

  • 08:15-09:15

    Tech Leaders Breakfast

    Join us for breakfast and start day 2 in the strongest possible way by tackling a real challenge facing you in your leadership role and supporting your fellow technology leaders wi…

  • 08:15-09:15 (Day 2)

    Tech Leaders Breakfast

    Join us for breakfast and start day 2 in the strongest possible way by tackling a real challenge facing you in your leadership role and supporting your fellow technology leaders wi…

  • 08:15-09:15, Day 2

    CTO Breakfast

    Join us for breakfast and start day 2 in the strongest possible way by tackling a real challenge facing you in your leadership role and supporting your fellow technology leaders wi…

  • 08:30-09:25

    Women in Tech Breakfast

    A staple at CTO Craft Con events, this is a space for women in technology leadership to come together, share experiences, and build meaningful connections with others who get it.

  • 08:30-09:25 (Day 1)

    Women in Tech Breakfast

    A staple at CTO Craft Con events, this is a space for women in technology leadership to come together, share experiences, and build meaningful connections with others who get it.

  • 09:00-09:15

    Chair’s Opening Remarks

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  • 09:15-09:20

    Chair’s Opening Remarks

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  • 09:30-09:35

    Welcome to Day 2

    Building on the conversations, ideas, and connections from yesterday. A quick look at what’s ahead, and how to make the most of your final day at CTO Craft Con.

Quick answers

When is CTO Craft Con: Europe 2026?
CTO Craft Con: Europe 2026 ran Sep 29–30, 2026 at Capital C in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Where is CTO Craft Con: Europe 2026 held?
CTO Craft Con: Europe 2026 was held at Capital C in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Who is speaking at CTO Craft Con: Europe 2026?
ConferenceGrid lists 78 speakers, including Adam Horner (CTO Coach and fractional CTO), Adelina Chalmers (CTO Strategic Advisor and Founder, The Geek Whisperer) and Andy Skipper (CTO Coach, former CTO at Comic Relief and Made.com, Comic Relief/Made.com).
Who sponsors CTO Craft Con: Europe 2026?
ConferenceGrid lists 13 sponsors, including QA.tech, Skiller Whale, Sonar, Aikido and Vention.
Company intelligence

What does it mean when 68 companies show up, and 12 bet on three roles at once?

68 companies. twelve 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.

Who's in the room
12All threespeak · spons · exh
1Sponsoringsponsor only
8Exhibitingexhibitor only
47Speakingspeaker only

In all three roles

Coder·Imaginary Cloud·Koritsu·Nortal·Equal Experts·Incredibuild·Octopus Deploy·QA.tech·Skiller Whale·Sonar·Vention·HelloFresh

Speakers by seniority

79% of the speakers carry senior titles: C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite4254%
  • Founder / Owner79%
  • VP-level810%
  • Director / Head of56%
  • Product11%
  • Engineer · IC68%
  • Advisor / Investor11%
  • Other roles810%

Of 78 speakers · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
#CompanyRolesSpeakers
1CoderSponsor · ExhibitorsExhibitor-
2Imaginary CloudSponsor · ExhibitorsExhibitor-
3KoritsuSponsorExhibitor-
4NortalSponsorExhibitor-
5Equal ExpertsSponsor1
6IncredibuildSponsor1
7Octopus DeploySponsor1
8QA.techSponsor · Gold1
9Skiller WhaleSponsor · Gold1
10SonarSponsor · Gold1
11VentionSponsor · Silver1
12AikidoSponsor · Silver-
13HelloFreshExhibitor1
14BabbelExhibitor-
Sponsors by tier
gold3
23% of 13
silver2
15% of 13
exhibitors2
15% of 13
unspecified6
46% of 13
At peer events but not here

These companies sponsored two or more peer events recently, but aren't on this program. For an organizer, that's a list of warm prospects.

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