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IT Conferences & Tech Events in London, 2026

A full-year calendar of London's major IT and tech conferences in 2026, with venues, costs, and focus areas.

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TL;DR June is London’s peak tech month: Infosecurity Europe (free, 2–4 Jun at ExCeL), London Tech Week (8–12 Jun, Olympia), and AI World Congress (23–24 Jun, £495) all overlap. For free access at any time of year, also look at Tech Show London (March, ExCeL) and AWS Summit London (April, ExCeL). Developer-focused premium conferences — QCon, Devoxx UK, DevOpsCon — cluster March–May at £650–£2,700. Autumn brings three Gartner summits at ExCeL covering security, apps, and infrastructure.

2026 Calendar

✓ = already held; = upcoming from 2 June 2026.

Date Event Focus Venue Cost (excl. VAT)
26–30 Jan ✓ NDC London Software development QEII Centre, Westminster £850–£2,490
11–12 Feb ✓ ContainerDays + MCPconference Cloud Native, MCP/AI The Truman Brewery, Brick Lane see site
4–5 Mar ✓ Tech Show London AI, cloud, cyber, DevOps ExCeL London Free (tech end-users)
16–19 Mar ✓ QCon London Software architecture QEII Centre, Westminster £2,690 (3-day in-person)
22 Apr ✓ AWS Summit London Cloud, AI, infrastructure ExCeL London Free
6–7 May ✓ Devoxx UK Java, cloud, AI, security Business Design Centre, N1 £649 (2-day)
11–15 May ✓ DevOpsCon London DevOps, Kubernetes, GenAI Park Plaza Victoria + QEII Centre £989–£1,979
11–13 May ✓ Gartner Data & Analytics Enterprise data/AI London Gartner pricing
1–2 Jun AI Native DevCon Agentic AI, agent security The Brewery, Barbican, EC1Y 30% off code: R30
2–4 Jun Infosecurity Europe Cybersecurity ExCeL London £49+VAT
2–3 Jun LDX3 London (LeadDev) Engineering leadership InterContinental London O2 see site
5 Jun London’s Calling Salesforce ecosystem The Brewery, 52 Chiswell St, EC1Y Community-priced
5–7 Jun PyData London Python, data science, ML Convene Sancroft, St. Paul’s see site
8–12 Jun London Tech Week Broad tech festival Olympia London (Expo: 8–10 Jun) Various passes
23–24 Jun AI World Congress AI, robotics, automation Kensington Conference Centre, W8 £495
22–24 Sep Gartner Security & Risk Mgmt Enterprise security ExCeL London Gartner pricing
16–17 Nov Gartner IT Infra & Cloud Infra, ops, cloud strategy London Gartner pricing

Now Happening: 2–7 June 2026

Infosecurity Europe (2–4 Jun, ExCeL London) — Europe’s leading cybersecurity event [2]: 13,000+ professionals, 380+ exhibitors, 250 speakers. 2026 themes: agentic AI in security, post-quantum cryptography, ransomware economics. Standard passes are £49+VAT (were free before 5 May). SANS Institute technical workshops cost extra (£75–£125+VAT). Nearest station: Custom House (Elizabeth line / DLR).

AI Native DevCon (1–2 Jun, The Brewery, Barbican) — Two-day in-person conference for senior engineers and platform leads running AI agents in production [3]. Four tracks: context engineering, agent orchestration, org enablement, agent security. Speakers include Ryan Lopopolo (OpenAI), Dana Lawson (Netlify CTO), Dave Farley. Discount code R30 cuts 30% off registration.

LDX3 London (2–3 Jun, InterContinental O2) — LeadDev, StaffPlus, and LeadingEng merged into one festival for engineering leadership [17]. 2,500+ attendees, three main stages, Director+ track, workshops. Riverside venue near the O2 Arena (North Greenwich tube, Jubilee line).

London’s Calling (5 Jun, The Brewery, EC1Y 4SA) — Europe’s largest community-led Salesforce event, 11th edition [5]. Multi-track across dev, admin, architecture, marketing, and career growth. Community-run; full day including meals.

PyData London (5–7 Jun, Convene Sancroft, St. Paul’s) — Annual gathering for Python data practitioners [4]. Tutorials Friday, talks Saturday–Sunday. Organised by NumFOCUS. Nearest tube: St. Paul’s (Central line).


London Tech Week (8–12 June)

London Tech Week is Europe’s largest tech festival [1], drawing 8,000+ companies and 2,000+ senior decision-makers to Olympia London. The Expo and Content Stages run 8–10 June; Fringe Events (meetups, side conferences, roundtables) extend across the city through 12 June. 2026 theme: “Shaping the Future of Business Through Technology.” Headline partners: Microsoft, AWS, Deloitte, Accenture, Salesforce. Notable speakers: Aravind Srinivas (Perplexity CEO), Ivan Zhao (Notion Co-Founder), Liz Kendall (UK Secretary of State for Science). Multiple pass tiers; details and pricing at the official site.


Late June: AI World Congress (23–24 June)

AI World Congress 2026 at Kensington Conference and Events Centre [16] bills itself as Europe’s premier AI summit for senior decision-makers. 100+ speakers drawn from Anthropic, Microsoft, IBM, and leading research institutions; tracks on autonomous systems, neural networks, and enterprise AI deployment. Tickets from £495; VIP packages (£1,550) include Speakers’ Lounge access and a Congress Gala Dinner.


Autumn Gartner Trilogy

Three consecutive Gartner analyst summits at ExCeL London anchor the autumn calendar:

Date Summit Audience
22–24 Sep Security & Risk Management CISOs, risk officers
Sep Application Innovation & Biz Solutions App leaders, enterprise architects
16–17 Nov IT Infra, Operations & Cloud Infrastructure leads, cloud ops

All Gartner events use analyst-briefing pricing (typically £3,000–£4,500 for two days); contact Gartner directly for quotes.


By Role & Budget

If you are… Go to
Security professional Infosecurity Europe (free) or Gartner Security (Sep)
Software / platform engineer QCon London, Devoxx UK, NDC London (£650–£2,700)
AI / ML practitioner AI Native DevCon, PyData London, AI World Congress
DevOps / cloud engineer DevOpsCon, Tech Show London (free), AWS Summit (free)
Engineering manager / director LDX3 London (LeadDev + StaffPlus)
Salesforce ecosystem London’s Calling (community-priced, June)
Enterprise / CTO / CIO London Tech Week, Gartner summits, AI World Congress

Practical Notes

  • ExCeL London (Custom House, Elizabeth line / DLR) hosts Tech Show London, AWS Summit, Infosecurity Europe, and the two autumn Gartner summits — all in the same Royal Docks campus.
  • QEII Centre, Westminster (St. James’s Park tube) is London’s other major conference hub, used by QCon and NDC London.
  • The Brewery (Barbican, EC1Y) co-hosts AI Native DevCon (June 1–2) and London’s Calling (June 5) in the same week.
  • UK Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA) required for most nationalities since January 2025; check eligibility before booking.

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