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Software Developers Conference

YOW!
Brisbane
2024

YOW! brings together leading software development industry experts from all over the world for an in-depth look at emerging technologies and best practices without commercial hype.

Conference Dates

Dec 9-10

Venue

Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre (BCEC)

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Keynote Speaker

Allen Holub

Widely respected software architect and agile coach with 10 published books and hundreds of articles

Keynote Speaker

Nilesh Makwana

CEO at illuminance Solutions, Public Interest Technologist, Social Innovator

Keynote Speaker

Nilesh Makwana

CEO at illuminance Solutions, Public Interest Technologist, Social Innovator

What can you expect from a YOW! conference?

What can you expect from a YOW! conference?

YOW! is a pinnacle of tech excellence uniting global experts, product innovators, and visionary leaders. Having spoken and participated, I can attest to YOW!'s unmatched allure. Meticulously curated sessions, opportunities for casual networking over delightful meals, and a uniquely immersive attendee/speaker experience allowed for connections to flourish, friendships to spark, and collective wisdom to bloom.
Anjali Leon
Founding Principal at PPL Coach

YOW! is a pinnacle of tech excellence uniting global experts, product innovators, and visionary leaders. Having spoken and participated, I can attest to YOW!'s unmatched allure. Meticulously curated sessions, opportunities for casual networking over delightful meals, and a uniquely immersive attendee/speaker experience allowed for connections to flourish, friendships to spark, and collective wisdom to bloom.
YOW! is my favourite conference every year. It has the best curation of speakers from around the world, bringing real world lessons and wisdom. It’s also a great place to catch up with other professions and meet new ones. I always come away from a YOW! Conference energised and inspired.
Damian Maclennan
Trainer at Stack Mechanics

YOW! is my favourite conference every year. It has the best curation of speakers from around the world, bringing real world lessons and wisdom. It’s also a great place to catch up with other professions and meet new ones. I always come away from a YOW! Conference energised and inspired.
YOW! is a truly unique conference experience and one of the best software conferences worldwide. The speaker lineup is always exceptional. You know you will come away with a new perspective and inspiration.
Laura Bell Main
CEO at SafeStack Limited

YOW! is a truly unique conference experience and one of the best software conferences worldwide. The speaker lineup is always exceptional. You know you will come away with a new perspective and inspiration.
I generally dislike flying for work. So I REALLY like YOW! bringing in speakers I wouldn’t have access to locally. I feel YOW’s unique to the Australian tech conference scene, offering the big ideas and higher order thinking around software development. For me, it’s the conference for Leaders in technology and where I gain inspiration from the most.
Sammy Herbert
Head of Developer Experience at SixPivot

I generally dislike flying for work. So I REALLY like YOW! bringing in speakers I wouldn’t have access to locally. I feel YOW’s unique to the Australian tech conference scene, offering the big ideas and higher order thinking around software development. For me, it’s the conference for Leaders in technology and where I gain inspiration from the most.

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Conference and masterclass tickets are sold separately
Available Tickets
starting from AUD $1,315.00
Regular 2-Day Conference Ticket
Full access to the 2 conference days
AUD $1,315.00

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Group discounts for 5 or more ticket purchases are available for standard priced tickets. Email the team for more information.

YOW! Brisbane 2024 is coming!

Join internationally recognized speakers and developers for an in‑depth look at emerging technologies and best practices in the software industry – regardless of technological platform or language — without commercial hype.

Monday 9 & Tuesday 10 December 2024

Join the community

Join the community

We're a passionate community of 500+ professionals from a variety of industries dedicated to improving their abilities, refining their development methodologies and exploring new tools.

Meet the experts

Meet the experts

YOW! has hosted some of the most outstanding minds in software development over the past 15 years, giving Australian attendees the chance to glean valuable insights, strategies and best practices from true luminaries of the field.

Build connections

Build connections

Unlock endless possibilities at YOW! to connect and collaborate with attendees from 120+ leading organizations as an attendee or a sponsor.

Speakers

YOW! Speakers are chosen based on their expertise; they provide excellent, technically rich content, appropriate to all roles in software and IT, completely independent of commercial concerns such as sponsorship or product.

Adam Langley

Keynote Speaker

Allen Holub

Widely respected software architect and agile coach with 10 published books and hundreds of articles

Andrea Magnorsky

Programmer and Creator of Bytesize Architecture Sessions

Anton Ball

Dev Team Lead at Doist

Keynote Speaker

Ben Sadeghipour

Hacker & Content Creator

Damian Brady

Staff Developer Advocate at GitHub

David Khourshid

Founder of Stately.ai

Edith Harbaugh

Co-founder & Executive Chair of LaunchDarkly

Giacomo Cavalieri

Gleam Core Team Member

Keynote Speaker

Holly Cummins

Senior Principal Software Engineer on the Red Hat Quarkus team

Joakim Sundén

Consultant, Speaker, Coach, Teacher at Crisp

Johan Janssen

Software Architect at ASML

Josh Long

Spring Developer Advocate at Pivotal, Java Champion and author of 6 books

Kris Jenkins

Developer Advocate

Lu Wilson

Software Engineer at tldraw

Marty Pitt

Founder at Orbital

Michelle "MishManners" Duke

Hackathon Queen and AI Founder

Keynote Speaker

Nilesh Makwana

CEO at illuminance Solutions, Public Interest Technologist, Social Innovator

Oscar Nierstrasz

Professor Emeritus at U Bern & Soul Polisher at feenk.com

Patrick Kua

O'Reilly author and technology leader

Rachel Laycock

Chief Technology Officer at Thoughtworks

Rasmus Lystrøm

Senior Cloud Solution Architect at Microsoft

Rod Johnson

Creator of Spring and Co-founder and CEO at Atomist

Rúnar Bjarnason

Steve Smith

Roving Polyglot Developer

Suz Hinton

Software Engineer

Theodora Bock

Associate Game Director at Level Ex

Trisha Gee

Software engineer, Java Champion and Author

Unmesh Joshi

Yan Chernikov

Director at Studio Cherno

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Our Sponsors

Our Sponsorship Opportunities

In 2024 we’re celebrating our 16th edition of YOW! Brisbane, expecting 500 passionate professionals from a variety of industries.

As a YOW! Brisbane Sponsor, you’ll have the chance to engage with developers, architects, product owners, team leaders, coaches and managers; eager to learn more about your company.

We’ll give you the ideal platform to share your story, showcase your technology and generate quality leads at your designated exhibit area.

Email Sabine Wolf to discuss how you can get involved with YOW! Brisbane 2024.

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YOW! Brisbane 2024 will be held at the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre.

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With a focus on innovation and sustainability, BCEC brings over 26 years of industry knowledge to deliver exceptional, world class experiences with award-winning service, and a commitment to providing a safe, inclusive, and welcoming environment.

BCEC has a global reputation for excellence as reflected by 192 awards including the AIPC APEX ‘Worlds Best’ Convention Centre Award for 2016 to 2018, and Runner Up in the AIPC APEX Award for 2020-2022.

Learn more about the venue here.

In the meantime

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