#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—everything you need to plan ahead.

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.

  • Call for Speakers: Typically open mid-October to mid-November
  • Ticket Price: From £560 + VAT. Student and group discounts available.

Manchester Tech Festival

Manchester, England
October
A community-driven festival showcasing Manchester's vibrant tech scene with talks, panels, and networking.

  • Call for Speakers: Typically open Jan to mid-June
  • Ticket Price: From £15. Concessions available.

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.

  • Call for Speakers: TBC
  • Ticket Price: From £500. Early bird discounts available.

Turing Fest

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

  • Call for Speakers: TBC (open as of Dec 24)
  • Ticket Price: From £800. Early bird and startup rates available.

UXDX EMEA

Berlin, Germany (2025)
May
A conference focused on empowering product teams to deliver better results by improving collaboration between product, design, and engineering.

  • Call for Speakers: TBC (open as of Dec 24)
  • Ticket Price: Starting at €1,199 + tax. Discounts for teams and early birds. Remote options start at €499 + tax.

Digital Transfomation Expo (DTX) Manchester

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

  • Call for Speakers: TBC (open as of Dec 24)
  • Ticket Price: Free

Web Summit

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

  • Call for Speakers: TBC
  • Ticket Price: Starts at €950. You can sign up to their newsletter for access to 2-4-1 offers.

Product management conferences

#mtpcon

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

  • Call for Speakers: Closes late Feb.
  • Ticket Price: From £949. Group discounts available.

ProductCon London

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

  • Call for Speakers: Closes late Feb.
  • 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 tjings product management and development.

  • Call for Speakers: TBC (open as of Dec 24)
  • Ticket Price: From £1395. Early bird and group discounts available.

Product at Heart, Hamburg

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

  • Call for Speakers: N/A
  • Ticket Price: €699, with additional costs for leadership event and workshops.

Product at Heart, Barcelona

Barcelona, Spain
April
A conference aimed at product leaders, with a day of talks followed by bespoke workshops.

  • Call for Speakers: N/A
  • Ticket Price: €799 for the leadership day, with additional costs per workshop.

Design conferences

Product Design Week

London, England
November
A week-long series of events celebrating product design, UX, and innovation.

  • Call for Speakers: TBC
  • Ticket Price: From £330.

Camp Digital

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

  • Call for Speakers: TBC
  • Ticket Price: £320. Early bird discounts available.

UX Scotland

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

  • Call for Speakers: TBC.
  • Ticket Price: £510. Early bird and freelancer discounts available.

Config London

London, England
May
Figma's annual conference brings together all things product design and development.

  • Call for Speakers: Closes mid-December
  • Ticket Price: £199.

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: TBC (open as of Dec 24)
  • 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.

  • Call for Speakers: Closes in October
  • Ticket Price: £1,299. Early bird, membership, and group discounts available.

LDX3

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

  • Call for Speakers: Closes January
  • Ticket Price: £1,378. 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.

  • Call for Speakers: Closes June
  • Ticket Price: From $1,300. Early bird and various membership discounts available.

QCon London

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

  • Call for Speakers: Always open
  • Ticket Price: From £2,700. Early bird and group discounts available.

Fast Flow Conf

Verkadefabriek, Netherlands (2025)
March
FastFlowConf focuses on the approach and methodologies described in Team Topologies, by Matthew Skelton and Manuel Pais.

  • Call for Speakers: Closes January
  • Ticket Price: €180. Scholarships available.

Start-ups and funding conferences

Slush

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

  • Call for Speakers: Closes Q2
  • Ticket Price: €495–€995. Discounts for startups.

Climb UK

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

  • Call for Speakers: TBC (open as of Dec 24)
  • Ticket Price: From £250. Early bird discounts available.

SaaStock Europe

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

  • Call for Speakers: TBC
  • Ticket Price: From €1,199. Group and start-up discounts available

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

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