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GopherCon UK 2026

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opherCon UK brings together Go developers from across Europe and beyond for three days of talks, workshops, and community. Expert speakers share insights on Go best practices, performance, concurrency, tooling, and real-world applications. The event includes a dedicated workshop day at The Minster Building and two days of conference sessions at The Brewery.…

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13Voices
6Underwriters
0Exhibitors
0On the bill · sessions
9Companies · in total
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The Voices

Programmed at GopherCon, in alphabetical order.
Ainsley Clark
Senior Software Engineer · Just Eat Takeaway.com
Andrew Williams
CEO
Andy Kuszyk
Staff Engineer
Bill Kennedy
Managing Partner · Ardan Labs
Christian Simon
Software Engineer
Daniela Petruzalek
Senior Developer Relations Engineer · Google
David Cheney
Staff Systems Engineer
Eleanor McHugh
Freelance Reality Consultant
Florin Pățan
Consultant · Ardan Labs
Haseeb Majid
Software Engineer
Jesús Espino
Principal Engineer
Kemal Akkoyun
Staff Software Engineer · Datadog
Sam Burns
Developer, software architect, and application security researcher
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Underwritten By

The houses behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.
GooglePlatinum
GitButlerGold
Just Eat TakeawaySilver
London GophersCommunity Partner
loveholidaysTrack
Manchester GophersCommunity Partner
Intermission
Part the Second · For the Buyer

What does it mean when 9 companies show up — and 1 bet on three roles at once?

“Nine companies. one 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
1All threespeak · spons · exh
5Sponsoringsponsor only
0Exhibitingexhibitor only
3Speakingspeaker only

The Triple-Threat

Google

№ 02Fig. 02 — The Voices, by Seniority

15% of the speakers carry senior titles — C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite18%
  • Founder / Owner18%
  • Manager / Lead431%
  • Engineer · IC646%
  • Research / Science18%

Of 13 on the bill · classified by free-text title

№ 03Fig. 03 — The Heaviest in the Room
  1. 01GoogleSp·P1V
  2. 02GitButlerSp·G
  3. 03Just Eat TakeawaySp·S
  4. 04London GophersSp·C
  5. 05loveholidaysSp·T
  6. 06Manchester GophersSp·C
  7. 07Ardan Labs2V
  8. 08Datadog1V
  9. 09Just Eat Takeaway.com1V
№ 04Fig. 04 — By Tier
platinum1
17% of 6
gold1
17% of 6
silver1
17% of 6
community partner2
33% of 6
track1
17% of 6