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Straight from the stage
Past Craft speakers on what it is like to take the mic in Budapest.
Craft Conference 2026 genuinely lived up to its theme: Beyond the Hype. In a moment where every conference risks becoming an AI echo chamber, this one offered something rarer: a diverse, deeply thoughtful lineup of perspectives. The hallway conversations were as valuable as the sessions themselves.
Evelyn van Kelle
Social Scientist, Change Management Consultant & Trainer
Xebia
Speaker at Craft 2026
In a time of hyperbole and FOMO, Craft manages to deliver on the topics you want to hear about, from credible speakers with authentic experience.
Daniel Terhorst-North
Founder
Goalwards
Speaker at Craft 2026
Craft Conference has a great reputation and now I’ve spoken there I understand why: fantastic venue, excellent speaker line-up, and a pleasure to be part of the event.
Sarah Wells
Tech Consultant, Author of Enabling Microservice Success
Speaker at Craft 2026
Craft remains the best software delivery conference in Europe! Love the talks, the people, great content in one of the best cities in the world.
Yossi Sassi
Co-founder
10Root
Speaker at Craft 2026
This is one of the better conferences I speak at because of the unique care given to each speaker.
Kenneth Harris
Senior Project Engineer
Former NASA Rocket Scientist
Speaker at Craft 2025
It was one of the most impressive conferences I have been to!
Michael Plöd
Tech Consultant
Speaker at Craft 2025
Hard to improve, Craft is always very well run. Got a lot of value from it this year.
Nick Tune
Staff Engineer
PayFit
Speaker at Craft 2025
Loved it. Great range of talks and topics. Everything ran very smoothly. It was a brilliant event, and you should be proud.
Jules May
Principal
22 Consulting
Speaker at Craft 2024
Great speakers and community! Everything that I could think of based on other conferences, you’ve done!
Michael Carducci
Holistic Software Architect
Carducci Inc
Speaker at Craft 2024
One of the best communications around a conference that I’ve experienced so far. I especially enjoyed seeing so many famous speakers live.
Markus Harrer
Software Evolutionist
INNOQ
Speaker at Craft 2024
FAQs
A quick guide to the questions we hear most often.
What is Craft Conference?
Craft Conference is an international software engineering conference focused on the craft of building great software.
It brings together practitioners and experts from across the industry to share real-world experience, technical knowledge, and lessons learned from building complex systems at scale.
The conference is known for its strong engineering focus, practical talks, and high-quality content spanning software architecture, development practices, AI-assisted engineering, and product development.
Can I apply as a speaker?
The Call for Papers (CFP) is usually open for the upcoming Craft Conference until November each year.
You can always find the current CFP status on the Speakers page of the website. If the CFP is open, the application form and all necessary details will be available there.
We encourage early applications, as review and selection happen on a rolling basis.
Where is the conference located?
Craft Conference takes place at the Magyar Vasúttörténeti Park in Budapest, Hungary.
Address:
Budapest, Tatai u. 95, 1142
The venue, also known as the Hungarian Railway History Park, is Europe’s first interactive railway museum located at a former railway station and workshop of the Hungarian State Railways.
You can find more details, directions, and travel information on the Location page.
I’m interested in sponsoring the conference. How can I do that?
If you’d like to become a sponsor of Craft Conference, please reach out to us directly at [email protected] or check out our Sponsors page.
Our team will share the available sponsorship packages, partnership opportunities, and help you find the best fit for your goals – whether that’s brand visibility, recruitment, or community engagement.