Get actively involved in CLC!

The CLC is the conference for platform engineering, developer experience, and modern software delivery. It will take place on November 11 and 12, 2026—including a workshop day beforehand—once again at the Rosengarten Mannheim.

For CLC 2026, we are looking for practical presentations from people who build, operate, and develop platforms—from real projects, with real learnings.

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Who should submit a talk or workshop?

We welcome submissions from:

Platform Engineers & Platform Teams
Developers & Software Architects
DevOps, SRE and Observability Engineers
Cloud & Infrastructure Engineers
Tech Leads, Staff Engineers & Engineering Managers
Open Source Maintainers and Contributors

➡️ You don't have to be a “professional speaker.” The key is to share experiences that others can learn from.
➡️ We value diversity and inclusion (see our CoC), so we are always looking for people with special expertise and we are open to suggestions.

Topics that matter to us

Contributions may focus on the following topics, among others:

Platform Engineering: Internal Developer Platforms, Golden Paths, AI Agents & , Platform as a Product, Team Topologies...
Developer Experience: Measurability of DevEx, Cognitive Load, Feedback Loops, Tooling Decisions...
GenAI & Automation: AI Agents, LLMs, AI Assistants, Cloud Native AI Platforms...
Software Delivery: CI/CD Architectures, GitOps, Release Strategies, Supply Chain Security...
Dev(Sec)Ops & Security: Shift Left, Policy as Code, Secure Platforms...
Container, Kubernetes & Cloud: Operation, scaling, costs, multi-cluster, real-world Kubernetes...
Observability & SRE: OpenTelemetry, Reliability Engineering, Incident Analysis & Learnings...

The program advisory board is also looking forward to more in-depth topics.

What makes a good CLC talk?

What we are looking for:

✅ Case studies from real projects
✅ Clear learnings, decisions, and trade-offs
✅ Experience, even if not everything went perfectly
✅ Architectural and operational decisions
✅ Technical depth with practical relevance

What we're not looking for:

❌ Marketing or product pitches
❌ Pure tool demos without context
❌ Basic tutorials without practical relevance

Formats & Language

Lecture (approx. 45 minutes, including Q&A)
Workshop (full-day; approx. 6 to 7 hours)
Abstracts (approx. 400 to 700 characters)
Additional information (long abstracts, slides, essays, etc.) is welcome.
Language: German or English
In-person event in Mannheim

This is how the Call for Proposals works

Submission period: until April 21, 2026
Review by the Program Advisory Board
Publication of the program: end of May

The selection is based on content. Where possible, we use an anonymous review process.

Tips for a successful submission:

Describe the problem, not just the solution.
Explain why you made this decision.
Identify target audience & experience level.
Clearly highlight the added value for participants.

➡️ Do you have a topic that fits here?
Then we look forward to receiving your proposal!

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Why you should speak at the CLC:

Professional audience from the field
High technical standards
Conference ticket included
Evening event & networking
Professional support before and during the conference

As speakers, you will receive a flat rate for hotel accommodation and travel expenses for a second-class train ticket within Germany. You will also have free access to the presentations on both days of the conference. Workshop trainers will receive additional remuneration. Speakers who need to fly in from abroad should contact the organizers in advance regarding the financing of their travel expenses.