GIDS 2026 - Asia-Pacific's Biggest Software Developer Summit

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Four days. 150+ carefully curated sessions across architecture, front-end, back-end, AI/ML, DevOps, data, and tech leadership. Real tools. Real techniques. Built for builders.

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Connect with companies that care about engineering growth. Chat with dev advocates, explore their tech stack, and see how they build fast while thinking deep. Contact us to join.

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Test-drive the latest tools, platforms, and frameworks from leading vendors. Learn what’s powering real-world innovation—and meet the teams behind it. Want in? Talk to us.

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Scan the 2026 schedule for talks that push your thinking, join conversations with peers, and meet mentors who’ve done the hard yards. Your next leap could start here.

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Build Fast. Think Deep.

Join us at GIDS 2026 from April 21–24 for four days of deep dives, sharp thinking, and real-world tech insights. Learn how the best developers balance velocity with sound judgment, shipping faster without compromising clarity or craft. Explore the tools, patterns, and practices that power great software across architecture, AI, DevOps, front-end, back-end, data, and more. Hear from trailblazing engineers, architects, and leaders as they share lessons learned, decisions made, and ideas shaping what comes next. Be part of the in-person energy that makes GIDS a standout experience: where minds connect, ideas grow, and software gets smarter.

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Featured Talks at GIDS 2026

Sessions

Simpler Java Build Tools with Object-Oriented Programming

Java as a language is fast, expressive, and well-supported by IDEs, but the same cannot always be said of its build tools. Why is ...

Goodbye Microservices, Hello Self-Contained Systems

Microservices promised scalability and agility, but for many teams, they have introduced operational overhead, complex debugging, ...

Modern Java Patterns in Practice: Records, Pattern Matching, and Switch (with Real Refactors)

Modern Java has evolved into a powerful language for expressive, concise, and safe code, thanks to Records, Pattern Matching, and ...

Responsible GenAI for Java Developers: Fast Doesn’t Mean Reckless

As generative AI capabilities accelerate, the real challenge for enterprise teams isn’t building faster, it’s building responsibly...

The Past, Present, and Future of Null-Safety in Java

NullPointerExceptions have long been a source of frustration for Java developers, turning minor oversights into production issues....

Refactoring to Modernize Java Applications

Refactoring is essential for maintaining and modernizing Java applications, yet it often feels slow, risky, and time-consuming. Wh...

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Our 2026 Speakers

Speakers

Dr. Venkat Subramaniam is an award-winning author, founder of Agile Developer, Inc., creator of agilelearner.com, and an instructional professor at the Universi...

Mary is the VP of Global for the Western Hemisphere at the AI Collective, overseeing the health and growth of the grassroot "think tank" community in North and ...

Scott Davis is a Web Architect and Digital Accessibility Advocate, focusing on the multisensory aspects of web development. In a world where half of all Google ...

Neal is Director, Software Architect, and Meme Wrangler at Thoughtworks, a software company and a community of passionate, purpose-led individuals, who thinks d...

Michael Carducci is a seasoned IT professional with over 25 years of experience, an author, and an internationally recognized speaker, blending expertise in sof...

Apurva Misra is an AI Consultant at Sentick, focusing on assisting startups with their AI strategy and building solutions. Apurva helps startups and mid-size co...

Tiankai is a data leader by day, a musician by night, and an optimist at heart. He is the author of "Humanizing AI Strategy", and is currently working as the Di...

Keren Fanan is the co-founder and CEO of Myop, a developer-first platform transforming how UI and UX are built, controlled and optimized in production. Keren h...

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