Berlin Expert Days Conference: two days at Freie Universität Berlin on software craftsmanship, data and AI, technology and society.
BED-Con, the Berlin Expert Days Conference, is a two-day annual practitioner conference held at Freie Universität Berlin. It is organised by Berlin Expert Days e.V., a non-profit association, and covers software craftsmanship, data and AI, cloud infrastructure, machine learning, ethics, work culture and experience reports. Sessions are in both German and English.
The four tracks are structured to cover both technical depth and the broader professional context of software development:
The Tech and Society track and the From the Trenches track give BED-Con a character that distinguishes it from purely technical conferences: the programme makes room for reflection on the practice of software development as a professional and social activity, not only as a set of technical skills.
BED-Con is run by a non-profit association, Berlin Expert Days e.V., which keeps the event community-oriented rather than commercially driven. Speakers are invited practitioners rather than vendor representatives, and the programme is curated to reflect practitioner interests. Early bird tickets are open; check the official site for current pricing.
The audience is software developers, architects, engineering leads and technology professionals based primarily in Germany, with a Berlin concentration. The bilingual programme (German and English) broadens access to the international community resident in Berlin.
BED-Con spans beginner-friendly sessions in the craftsmanship track to advanced architecture and AI engineering content. The From the Trenches track in particular tends to attract mid-to-senior practitioners who value honest experience reports over theoretical presentations.
Freie Universität Berlin provides a neutral, non-commercial setting consistent with the community character of the event. The Dahlem campus has conference facilities and is accessible by U-Bahn.
Early bird tickets are open at the time of writing. Full pricing details are at bed-con.org; confirm current tiers and VAT treatment on the site.
BED-Con is the Berlin Expert Days Conference, an annual practitioner conference at Freie Universität Berlin covering software craftsmanship, data and AI, technology and society through invited speakers. Its non-profit structure and the inclusion of a dedicated Tech and Society track place it in a distinct category from vendor-sponsored developer conferences: the programme consistently makes space for the ethical and organisational dimensions of software work alongside technical content. For Berlin's developer community, it is a reliable fixture that operates at human scale.
Register at bed-con.org. Early bird tickets are open; check the site for current pricing tiers and deadlines.
The main campus in Dahlem is served by the U3 (Freie Universitat/Thielplatz) and U9 (Bundesplatz) lines. Bus routes also serve the campus. It is approximately 30 minutes from central Berlin by U-Bahn.
Check bed-con.org for information on session recordings and post-event video access.
BED-Con uses a speaker invitation and CFP process. Check the official site for submission guidelines and deadlines.
| Official website | https://bed-con.org |