Recent Conference Spotlight
Northern DevOps & Platform Conference
Hosted at CGI Leeds. 156 attendees exploring platform engineering, DevOps culture, and engineering excellence across the North of England.
Featured Speakers
Matthew Skelton
CEO/CTO, Conflux - Team Topologies
Holly Jukes
Head of Engineering, Lloyds Banking Group
Alexandra Moore
DevOps Strategic Advisor, CGI
Adam Wilbraham
Director of Technology, Flutter UK & Ireland
Brian Walker
Infrastructure Specialist, HSBC
Andy Burgin
Principal Platform Engineer
Watch the talks
Team Topologies as the Infrastructure for Agency with AI
Matthew Skelton - CEO/CTO, Conflux
Stop Building. Start Deciding.
Holly Jukes - Head of Engineering, Lloyds Banking Group
Sponsors
CGI
Headline
Conflux
Platinum
Ada Meher
Platinum
Overmind
Platinum
Accenture
Platinum
T5 Digital
Platinum
Hippo
Platinum
Axiologik
Platinum
Nearform
AI Native
Barnsley College
Education
Burendo
Community
Perforce
Community
Dash0
Community
Digital Endeavours
Community
Doza Consulting
Community
Nimble Approach
Community
Searchability
Community
2026/27 Conference Programme
Nine conferences. Five ecosystems. One connected community.
Practitioner-led conferences spanning DevOps, Cloud Native, Data, AI, and Startups - in-person and virtual, across the UK and globally. CFPs are open for all events.
Cloud Native & Open Source AI Conference
June 11th, 2026
A multi-track in-person conference exploring cloud native infrastructure and open source AI. ~100 attendees on Main Track, with separate Leadership and Workshop tracks. Themes include Kubernetes, cloud native AI, open source LLMs, and production systems.
Cloud Native & Open Source AI Global Conference
October 13th, 2026
A global virtual conference for cloud native engineers and open source AI practitioners. Topics include Kubernetes, service mesh, eBPF, platform engineering, open source LLMs, and cloud native AI infrastructure.
Platform Security Global Conference
October 27th, 2026
A global virtual conference for cloud and platform security practitioners. Topics include zero trust, supply chain security, Kubernetes security, identity and access, threat modelling, and compliance at scale.
DevOps & Platform Leaders Conference
October 29th, 2026
An in-person conference for DevOps and Platform Engineering leaders. Topics include platform strategy, engineering leadership, DevOps transformation, and building high-performing engineering organisations.
Data & AI Leaders Conference
November 19th, 2026
A curated in-person conference for senior data and AI leaders. 150 attendees by invitation. Focused on AI strategy, data platform modernisation, governance, and the leadership challenges of scaling AI in the enterprise.
AWS AI Global Conference
November 24th, 2026
A global virtual follow-the-sun conference connecting AWS AI practitioners across regions. 500 to 1,500+ attendees. Topics include agentic AI systems, production ML platforms, AI infrastructure, LLMs, and GenAI applications.
Azure AI Global Conference
November 30th, 2026
A global virtual conference for Azure AI practitioners and leaders. Topics span Azure OpenAI Service, Copilot Studio, Azure ML, Responsible AI, and enterprise AI adoption on the Microsoft platform.
Tech Venture & Operators Global Conference
December 8th, 2026
A global virtual conference for founders, operators, and investors building and scaling technology companies. Topics span fundraising, product-led growth, engineering leadership, go-to-market execution, and the operational challenges of scaling.
Northern DevOps & Platform Conference
May 18th, 2027
An in-person conference for the North of England on platform engineering, DevOps culture, internal developer platforms, and engineering excellence. ~150+ attendees across three tracks: keynote, leadership discussions, and practitioner workshops.
Call for Speakers
We want practitioners on stage, not just presenters. If you have shipped something, learned something hard, or made a decision that mattered - that is a talk worth giving.
8 conferences with open CFPs
Not sure if your talk is a fit? Email hello@communitystack.io
Why Our Conferences
Infrastructure for knowledge sharing.
Community Stack runs flagship conferences aligned to its ecosystem pillars. Each event is community-led, practitioner-first, and designed to surface real knowledge - not marketing. We operate conferences the same way we operate communities: with long-term stewardship, genuine curation, and measurable value.
Community-led, practitioner-first
Our conferences are shaped by the communities they serve. Speakers are practitioners. Sessions are real-world, not theoretical.
Global + regional reach
From Leeds to London to a global virtual stage, we meet communities where they are, connecting local knowledge to a global network.
Aligned to ecosystem pillars
Every conference maps to a core ecosystem: AI, Cloud, DevOps, or Cloud Native - ensuring relevance, depth, and continuity across events.
Our Network
Trusted by industry leaders
Ecosystem Sponsors
Event Partners
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Recent Event Spotlight
Data & AI Leaders - Agentic AI
Hosted with Lloyds Banking Group in London. 120+ in person attendees exploring the cutting edge of Agentic AI in enterprise.
Speakers
Joanna Crown
Director of Data, Moonpig
Dylan Ratcliffe
Founder & CEO, Overmind
Sultan AI Awar
Solutions Architect (Digital Natives), Databricks
Joseph Reeve
Growth, ElevenLabs
Astitva Karunesh
AI Business Lead, AI CoE, Lloyds Banking Group
Lara Vomfell
Senior Data & AI Scientist, AI CoE, Lloyds Banking Group
Who attends our events
Practitioner-led communities attract senior, experienced professionals who ship real products.
Attendee Seniority
Industry Breakdown
Job Titles Across Our Audience
A snapshot of the roles represented across our communities and events.
Based on registration data from events between November 2025 to March 2026.
