Where is /New Tech Conference 2026 held?

/New Tech Conference 2026 was held at NEX in Newcastle, Australia.

Who sponsors /New Tech Conference 2026?

ConferenceGrid lists 11 sponsors, including NTP Talent, Applied Virtual Simulation, Biscit, Endava and Equal Experts.

Technology

/New Tech Conference 2026

Name: /New Tech Conference 2026
Start: 2026-05-27
End: 2026-05-28
Location: NEX

This edition has ended

/New Tech Conference 2026 ran May 27–28, 2026 at NEX in Newcastle, Australia. It is a Technology conference. ConferenceGrid lists 28 speakers, 11 sponsors and 23 sessions. Dates for the next edition are not announced yet.

Lineup updated Oct 11, 2026 · dates verified Jun 15, 2026

SlashNEW is a celebration of all things technology, uniting the most innovative thinkers and passionate techies that are building a brighter future for the Hunter. The /New Tech Conference gathers technology professionals for two days of keynote speakers, insightful panel discussions, and networking opportunities in Newcastle.

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28Speakers

11Sponsors

23Sessions

33Companies · in total

Speakers

Programmed at /New, in alphabetical order.

Andrew Cresp

Chief Information Officer · Newcastle Greater Mutual Bank

Bec Gallen

IT Technical Specialist · Australian Taxation Office

Callum Whyte

Technical Director · Bump Digital

Carolyn Breeze

CEO · Scalare Partners

Charlotte Fleming

Dan Godden

Founder & Principal · SolveSimple

Daniel Bartosiewcz-Clements

Senior Security Operations Manager · nib

Dr Ben Shelton

Senior Manager, User Experience & Business Improvement · The University of Newcastle

Dr Jacqueline D Bailey

Lecturer/HunterWiSE Representative · University of Newcastle

Elena Scifleet

Cyber Security Consultant · CyberCX

Fadila Fidina

Senior Software Engineer · Atlassian

Jack Skinner

CTO For Hire · Your CTO For Hire

James MacDonald

Managing Director · NTP Talent

John Brøndum

Enterprise Architect / Principal Consultant · brøndum.au

Josh Doolan

Managing Director for APAC · Endava

Jovana Dunisijevic

Senior Technical Evangelist · Atlassian

Katherine Squire

Program Advisory · SET Strategies

Liz Fong-Jones

Technical Fellow · honeycomb.io

Margareta Studdert

IT Leader

Maria Padisetti

CEO · Digital Armour

Matt Goldman

Innovation Consultant · Arinco

Michelle Mei-Ling Sandford

Developer Engagement Lead · Microsoft

Agenda

Selected from 23 sessions.

1:00 pm
Everything Is Too Hard
I flipped my desk last week. Literally. Sent the monitor flying, stomped on my laptop in a blind rage. Or at least, I did in my head. Then I heard my name, tuned back into the dai…
1:00 pm
Trustworthy AI: Keeping Humans at the Heart of Intelligent Systems
As AI systems become deeply embedded in software development, the question isn’t whether machines will assist us, it’s how we ensure they do so responsibly. Trustworthy AI isn’t j…
10:10 am
Humans In The Loop – Why the Future of AI still belongs to us
As AI accelerates software development, writing code is no longer the hardest part, but alignment, context, and decision-making are. In this keynote, Jovana explores how intellige…
10:30 am
AI is like chocolate (and observability is like strawberries)
There's a lot of hype around AI, and also a lot of disappointment. Learn how to use (and not overuse) AI to develop better software, and to quality check it with observability.
11:15 am
Change is only good when measured: building confidence through experimentation
Shipping a new feature is easy. Knowing if it actually improved anything? That's the hard part. Many teams ship features based on intuition rather than evidence. This makes it im…
11:15 am
Leading Successful Remote Teams
Remote work might now be considered the norm, but many software teams have been doing it since "before it was cool"! That's not to say everyone does it well, though... In this se…
11:35 am
From Delivery to Assembly Line: Making Your Work Feel Automated
Most engineering work starts the same way. Someone needs something built, you get it done, everyone moves on. Until the next request arrives. And the next. Before long you're writi…
11:35 am
ROI of user support and education
A case study on the business value of engaging and empowering staff to build their digital skills. How I saved $391,000 in 15-minutes. A support model that combines technical sup…
1:20 pm
AI-Augmented Incident Response: What to Add, What to Trust, What to Keep Human
As AI becomes embedded in cyber operations, incident response plans must evolve - but blindly “adding AI” to response workflows can create new risks. This session explores how to …

Quick answers

When is /New Tech Conference 2026?: /New Tech Conference 2026 ran May 27–28, 2026 at NEX in Newcastle, Australia.
Where is /New Tech Conference 2026 held?: /New Tech Conference 2026 was held at NEX in Newcastle, Australia.
Who is speaking at /New Tech Conference 2026?: ConferenceGrid lists 28 speakers, including Andrew Cresp (Chief Information Officer, Newcastle Greater Mutual Bank), Bec Gallen (IT Technical Specialist, Australian Taxation Office) and Callum Whyte (Technical Director, Bump Digital).
Who sponsors /New Tech Conference 2026?: ConferenceGrid lists 11 sponsors, including NTP Talent, Applied Virtual Simulation, Biscit, Endava and Equal Experts.

Company intelligence

What does it mean when 33 companies show up, and 3 bet on three roles at once?

33 companies. three 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

3All threespeak · spons · exh

8Sponsoringsponsor only

22Speakingspeaker only

In all three roles

Endava·Equal Experts·NTP Talent

Speakers by seniority

32% of the speakers carry senior titles: C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

C-suite414%
Founder / Owner14%
Director / Head of414%
Manager / Lead621%
Product14%
Engineer · IC518%
Other roles725%

Of 28 speakers · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies

#	Company	Roles	Speakers
1	Endava	Sponsor · Gold	1
2	Equal Experts	Sponsor · Gold	1
3	NTP Talent	Sponsor · Platinum	1
4	10X Labs	Sponsor · Bronze	-
5	Applied Virtual Simulation	Sponsor · Gold	-
6	Biscit	Sponsor · Gold	-
7	Galah Cyber	Sponsor · Silver	-
8	NGM Group	Sponsor · Gold	-
9	Orica Digital Solutions	Sponsor · Bronze	-
10	School of Computer and Information Sciences	Sponsor · Silver	-
11	SSW	Sponsor · Gold	-
12	Atlassian		2
13	Ampcontrol		1
14	Arinco		1

Sponsors by tier

platinum1

9% of 11

gold6

55% of 11

silver2

18% of 11

bronze2

18% of 11

/New Tech Conference 2026

Everything Is Too Hard

Trustworthy AI: Keeping Humans at the Heart of Intelligent Systems

Humans In The Loop – Why the Future of AI still belongs to us

AI is like chocolate (and observability is like strawberries)

Change is only good when measured: building confidence through experimentation

Leading Successful Remote Teams

From Delivery to Assembly Line: Making Your Work Feel Automated

ROI of user support and education

AI-Augmented Incident Response: What to Add, What to Trust, What to Keep Human

33 companies. three are betting more than once.