AI engineering track within next.app devcon at CityCube Berlin, 7-9 October. Covers the full AI lifecycle for software developers: AI-assisted coding, edge AI, intelligent app development and AI for engineering leaders. Part of the world's largest mobile developer conference cluster, with 6,000+ developers, 400+ speakers and cross-access to droidcon Berlin, xr&gamesCon and swiftCon tracks.
ai devCon is the AI lifecycle conference track within next.app devcon. The last edition was held on 7-9 October 2026 at CityCube Berlin, and as of 31 October 2026 the organiser had not announced the next edition. The official site is branded next.app devCon, of which ai devCon is a part. It focuses on practical AI for software developers: AI-assisted software engineering, building edge AI and intelligent applications, and AI strategy for engineering leaders. A single next.app devcon ticket provides access to all four co-located tracks (ai devCon, droidcon Berlin, xr&gamesCon, swiftCon), making the combined event one of the world's largest gatherings of mobile and app developers with 6,000+ participants. ai devCon occupies the AI engineering space within this cluster, distinct from the Android (droidcon), iOS (swiftCon) and XR/games tracks.
Three core programme tracks:
AI-Assisted Software Engineering: code generation with AI tools (GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Windsurf and others), testing AI-generated code, maintaining code quality with AI assistants, AI-assisted debugging and refactoring.
Building Edge AI and Intelligent Apps: deploying AI models on-device and at the edge, integrating LLMs into mobile and web applications, real-time AI inference, model compression and optimisation for device deployment.
AI for Engineering Leaders: AI strategy for engineering organisations, measuring AI adoption ROI, building AI-capable engineering teams, governance and responsibility in AI-powered development.
The audience spans software engineers, ML engineers, mobile developers and engineering leads who are building or planning to build AI-powered applications. The co-location with droidcon Berlin, xr&gamesCon and swiftCon means the broader next.app devcon attendance of 6,000+ developers provides a wider networking context than the ai devCon track alone.
ai devCon is one of four co-located tracks at CityCube Berlin:
A single ticket provides full access to all four tracks. The cluster format was introduced to reflect the convergence of mobile, AI and XR development in modern app engineering workflows.
Applied AI for developers. The programme addresses production-grade AI integration into software development workflows, not research papers or academic AI. Sessions focus on what works in deployed applications.
No. The AI lifecycle content is relevant to all software engineers working with AI tools, not exclusively mobile developers. The co-location with mobile developer tracks is contextual; ai devCon sessions are self-contained.
CityCube Berlin is a large congress centre at Messedamm 26, 14055 Berlin, part of the Messe Berlin exhibition complex. It has dedicated congress infrastructure suited to a multi-track, multi-thousand-attendee format. CityCube is accessible by U2 metro (Kaiserdamm station) and S-Bahn (Messe Nord/ICC station). Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) is approximately 45 minutes by Airport Express (FEX) to Berlin Hauptbahnhof, then S-Bahn to Messe Nord.
Mobile Seasons GmbH is the Berlin-based company behind next.app devcon and the droidcon global conference series. The company has operated droidcon Berlin for over a decade and expanded the event into the multi-track next.app devcon format to reflect the convergence of mobile, AI and XR development.
ai devCon is the AI engineering track within next.app devcon: 6,000+ mobile developers in Berlin, with a focused programme on the full AI lifecycle from code generation to production deployment.
Registration for the last edition was via nextappcon.com. A single ticket covered all four tracks (ai devCon, droidcon Berlin, xr&gamesCon, swiftCon). Specific 2026 pricing, for the last edition, was not publicly confirmed at time of verification.
U-Bahn line U2 to Kaiserdamm (2-minute walk). S-Bahn lines S41/S42/S46 to Messe Nord/ICC (5-minute walk). From Berlin Hauptbahnhof: S-Bahn S5/S7 to Westkreuz, then S41/S42 to Messe Nord (approximately 25 minutes). From BER Airport: FEX to Hauptbahnhof, then as above (approximately 1 hour).
Yes. One registration covers ai devCon, droidcon Berlin, xr&gamesCon and swiftCon.
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