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

Hands-on Unit Testing with JUnit 5/6

Unit testing remains one of the most effective ways to ensure code quality and maintainability, and JUnit continues to be Java’s m...

The Hidden Cognitive Cost of AI-Assisted Programming

Early studies suggest that AI coding assistants can boost productivity by 26% to 55%. However, newer research highlights a paradox...

How Google Built a Consistent, Global Authorization System; and You Can Too!

Google Zanzibar is a global authorization service that powers access control across products such as Google Docs, YouTube, and Clo...

Extending Functional Pipelines with Gatherers

The Java Stream API offers a rich set of operations, filter, map, takeWhile, limit, and many others, to create expressive function...

From Prototype to Production: Deploying AI Agents with Strands Agents SDK and Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime

Building an AI agent that works in a demo is straightforward. Deploying one that performs reliably in production, with real users ...

Why AI Agents Love Knowledge Graphs

As AI agents evolve beyond simple prompt–response interactions, they increasingly rely on connected data to reason effectively. Th...

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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 an independent software consultant, best-selling author, and international speaker. He is an internationally recognized expert on software development a...

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...

Ari is Databrick's Global Head of Evangelism, and a leading influencer in AI, databases, and sports analytics. “The Real Moneyball guy”, the popular movie w...

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