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DevConf Johannesburg 2026

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DevConf Johannesburg 2026 ran on May 12, 2026 at The Canvas @ Riversands in Johannesburg, South Africa. It is a Developer Tools conference. ConferenceGrid lists 36 speakers, 17 sponsors, 8 exhibitors and 36 sessions. Dates for the next edition are not announced yet.

Lineup updated May 10, 2026 · dates verified May 6, 2026

DevConf 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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36Speakers
17Sponsors
8Exhibitors
36Sessions
17Companies · in total

Speakers

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

Sponsors

The companies 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

Agenda

Selected from 36 sessions.

  • 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

Quick answers

When is DevConf Johannesburg 2026?
DevConf Johannesburg 2026 ran on May 12, 2026 at The Canvas @ Riversands in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Where is DevConf Johannesburg 2026 held?
DevConf Johannesburg 2026 was held at The Canvas @ Riversands in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Who is speaking at DevConf Johannesburg 2026?
ConferenceGrid lists 36 speakers, including Abed Matini, Allan Pead and Anand Naidoo.
Who sponsors DevConf Johannesburg 2026?
ConferenceGrid lists 17 sponsors, including ADG (Accelera Digital Group), AWS Community South Africa, BBD, Blue Bean Software and BSides Joburg.
Company intelligence

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.

Who's in the room
8All threespeak · spons · exh
9Sponsoringsponsor only
0Exhibitingexhibitor only
0Speakingspeaker only

In all three roles

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

Speakers by seniority
  • Other roles36100%

Of 36 speakers · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
#CompanyRolesSpeakers
1ADG (Accelera Digital Group)Sponsor · ExhibitorExhibitor-
2Cloud On DemandSponsor · ExhibitorExhibitor-
3Entelect SoftwareSponsor · ExhibitorExhibitor-
4Equal ExpertsSponsor · ExhibitorExhibitor-
5LulaSponsor · ExhibitorExhibitor-
6OfferZenSponsor · ExhibitorExhibitor-
7Old MutualSponsor · ExhibitorExhibitor-
8Thinkst CanarySponsor · ExhibitorExhibitor-
9AWS Community South AfricaSponsor · Community-
10BBDSponsor · Coffee-
11Blue Bean SoftwareSponsor · Coffee-
12BSides JoburgSponsor · Community-
13ComotionSponsor · Speakers Dinner-
14DijkstrackSponsor · Lanyard-
Sponsors 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

Partner conferences

Listed on this event's own sponsor page