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#tech #conferences - 4 mins read

Our favourite product, design, and engineering conferences

The UK is fortunate to have a thriving scene of tech conferences and events. Even up here in the north of England, where we're based in Leeds and Manchester, there’s no shortage of options to choose from. But which ones stand out the most? Which align best with the way we do things here at Hyperact? Wonder no further!

As we put this list together, we decided to include a quick description, a link to each conference’s website, its location, the usual month it takes place, and even the call-for-speakers timeline. It has everything you need to plan ahead for 2026 and 2027.

If you think we've missed any, get in touch!

General tech conferences

Agile on the Beach

Cornwall, England
July
A unique Agile conference held by the beach, blending talks, workshops, and summer vibes.

Leeds Digital Festival

Leeds, England
September
The UK’s largest open-platform tech event with over 300 events covering all aspects of digital and tech.

  • Call for Speakers: Unlike most conferences, you host your own events and apply for LDF affiliation, usually by late July.
  • Ticket Price: Free, with some ticketed events.

Agile Manchester

Manchester, England
May
A hands-on Agile conference with practical workshops and expert-led sessions.

Turing Fest

Edinburgh, Scotland
May
A gathering of Europe’s best in tech, product, and startups, designed to share insights and inspire growth.

UXDX EMEA

Berlin, Germany (2026)
May
A conference focused on empowering product teams to deliver better results by improving collaboration between product, design, and engineering.

  • Call for Speakers: Deadline closed for 2026. They are always accepting submissions according to their website.
  • Ticket Price: Starting at €784 (£680.83). Discounts for teams and early birds. Remote options start at €299 (+ tax based on location).

Digital Transformation Expo (DTX) Manchester

Manchester, England
April
The North’s biggest digital & IT event, which is also coupled with UCX Manchester (Unified Communications Expo).

Web Summit

Lisbon, Portugal
November
One of the world’s largest tech conferences, bringing together leaders, startups, and investors.

Product management conferences

#mtpcon

London, England
June
Mind The Product’s European two-day conference for product leaders and practitioners.

ProductCon London

London, England
February
Europe's largest product management conference, with multiple tracks across one day.

  • Call for Speakers: They ask that you email them: productcon@productschool.com.
  • Ticket Price: From £900. Early bird and group discounts available.

Product-Led Summit London

London, England
December
Product Led Alliance's two-day conference covering all things product management and development.

Product at Heart, Hamburg

Hamburg, Germany
June
A product-focused conference aimed at bringing together a community of innovative thinkers and leaders.

Design conferences

Camp Digital

Manchester, England
May
A conference for digital design and UX professionals, offering inspiring talks and practical workshops.

UX Scotland

Edinburgh, Scotland
June
A friendly international conference for anyone working across design.

  • Call for Speakers: They closed submissions for 2026, but keep an eye out on this page for next year.
  • Ticket Price: £617.16. One-day and freelancer discounts available.

UX London

London, England
June
A three-day conference covering all aspects of user experience from discovery and design through to delivery.

  • Call for Speakers: Submissions for 2027 will open in June 2026, according to their website.
  • Ticket Price: £1,695. Early bird discounts and day tickets available.

Engineering conferences

CTO Craft Con, London

London, England
March
An event for CTOs and tech leaders focusing on leadership, strategy, and team building.

LDX3 (LeadDev)

London, England
June
A festival of engineering leadership across two days.

  • Call for Speakers: Speak at LeadDev London.
  • Ticket Price: £1,175+20% VAT. Early bird, membership, and group discounts available.

SRECON EMEA

Dublin, Ireland
October
Three days focused on all things site reliability, systems engineering, and working with complex distributed systems at scale.

QCon London

London, England
March
Aimed at senior engineering practitioners, this multi-track, three day conference focuses on harnessing emerging trends.

Fast Flow Conf

London October
FastFlowConf focuses on the approach and methodologies described in Team Topologies, by Matthew Skelton and Manuel Pais.

Start-ups and funding conferences

Slush

Helsinki, Finland
November
A startup and investment conference that connects entrepreneurs with investors and innovators.

Climb UK

Leeds, England
July
A conference focused on scaling startups, featuring talks from founders and investors.

SaaStock Europe

Dublin, Ireland
October
An event for SaaS professionals, providing practical insights, networking opportunities, and strategies to help tech companies grow and succeed in the industry.

Have we missed any? If so, get in touch!

Image credit: LeadDev London video hub

Hyperact
Written by Hyperact

10 Dec 2024