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GOTO Copenhagen 2026

OTO Copenhagen 2026 is a software engineering conference dedicated to crafting software with confidence in the age of AI. The event brings together pioneers, practitioners, authors and thought leaders to discuss topics such as concurrency, distributed systems, testing, resilience, observability, sustainability, security, green computing, and human aspects i…

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51Voices

4Underwriters

0Exhibitors

25On the bill · sessions

8Companies · in total

§I

The Voices

Programmed at GOTO, in alphabetical order.

Adam Furmanek

Adam Tornhill

Aino Vonge Corry

Alberto Brandolini

Alex Ewerlöf

Andreas Zeller

Barbara Oakley

Professor of Engineering at Oakland University · Oakland University

Barry O'Reilly

Ben Linders

Charles Humble

Claus Vagner Pedersen

Cole Medin

Founder of Dynamous AI · Dynamous AI

Daniel Bryant

Daniel Terhorst-North

Originator of Behavior Driven Development (BDD) & Principal at Dan North & Associates · Dan North & Associates

Dave Thomas

Diana Gaponcic

Evan Ratliff

Ewelina Kurtys

Gabriele Keller

Gojko Adzic

Heidi Howard

Ixchel Ruiz

— and 29 more, by name unsung —

§II

Underwritten By

The houses behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.

ThoughtworksGold

SyndicateSilver

TriforkSilver

IcePanelStartup

§III

The Programme

Selected from 25 sessions on the bill.

TBA
A Brief History of Artificial Intelligence
artificial intelligence (AI)
TBA
AI as an Amplifier: State of AI-assisted Software Development
artificial intelligence (AI), platforms, quality
TBA
AI Engineering: A production story, from first LLM call to multi-agent chaos
artificial intelligence (AI), architecture
TBA
AI-Friendly Code: The Missing Link for Speed with Quality
artificial intelligence (AI), quality
TBA
All about dependencies
quality, security, architecture
TBA
Biocomputers: When Living Neurons Become Hardware
sustainability, hardware
TBA
Building Composable Platforms: Patterns, Practices, and Pratfalls
platforms, architecture
TBA
Engineer Confidence with Reliable Training Programs
ways of working
TBA
Functional Programming for Parallel and Concurrent Systems - Theory and Practice
programming languages

Intermission

Part the Second · For the Buyer

What does it mean when 8 companies show up — and 1 bet on three roles at once?

“Eight 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

3Sponsoringsponsor only

0Exhibitingexhibitor only

4Speakingspeaker only

The Triple-Threat

Thoughtworks

№ 02Fig. 02 — The Voices, by Seniority

6% of the speakers carry senior titles — C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

Founder / Owner12%
VP-level12%
Director / Head of12%
Manager / Lead24%
Engineer · IC12%
Other roles4588%

Of 51 on the bill · classified by free-text title

№ 03Fig. 03 — The Heaviest in the Room

№ 04Fig. 04 — By Tier

gold1

25% of 4

silver2

50% of 4

startup1

25% of 4

In the same series

Prior and forthcoming editions

GOTO Copenhagen 2025· CopenhagenOct 2025· past

GOTO Copenhagen 2026

A Brief History of Artificial Intelligence

AI as an Amplifier: State of AI-assisted Software Development

AI Engineering: A production story, from first LLM call to multi-agent chaos

AI-Friendly Code: The Missing Link for Speed with Quality

All about dependencies

Biocomputers: When Living Neurons Become Hardware

Building Composable Platforms: Patterns, Practices, and Pratfalls

Engineer Confidence with Reliable Training Programs

Functional Programming for Parallel and Concurrent Systems - Theory and Practice

“Eight companies. one are betting more than once.”