HEAPCON 2026 A must attend regional tech conference

HEAPCON 2026 is one of southeast Europe's premier engineering-led technology conferences. Now in its 8th edition, the event brings together developers, architects, and technology leaders to discuss software scale, and real world system trade-offs. Taking place on November 5th to 6th, 2026 in madlenianum opera and theatre, belgrade, serbia. The attendees gain access to keynotes and sessions across 2 parallel tracks, a sponsors expo zone, local craft beer and barista style coffee, full day catering, side events, and a welcome bag. The theme moves beyond AI marketing trends to examine intelligence as a fundamental shift in software developer communities and tech events across Serbia. 

Organized by 

Heapspace, a tech organization with over 20 years of experience building software developer communities all across Belgrade.

Why attend ?

• Highly curated, production-focused case studies rather than surface-level product pitches. 
• Network directly with over 700 software architects, tech leads, and senior practitioners.
• Walk away with actionable frameworks for performance security, scaling, and engineering management. 

Featured Speakers:

1. Ines Panker - Staff Engineer at Sleuth
2. Ignacio Navarro - Ethical Hacker
3. Maarten Vandeperre - Senior Specialist Solutions Architect (AppDev & AI) at Red Hat
4. Maciek Próchniak - Map Search Engineer at MapTiler

Key Points and Topics:

• Building Production ready ai agents, LLM security trade offs .
• High-throughput data fetching, and proxy layers,
• Reverse engineering, debugging under unstable network conditions, and system resilience.
• Estimates, team dynamics, software laws, and decision-making frameworks

Event Highlights:

• 2 Parallel Main stage Tracks - Packed with technical lectures and real-world system breakdowns
• Hallway & Expo Zone -  Dedicated spaces designed for informal networking and direct interactions with tech teams.
• For Side Events & App - You can use the Whova app for virtual networking and to join official side activities.

Who Should Attend?

• Software Engineers & Developers
• Software Architects & Tech Leads
• AI & Data Engineers
• Product Thinkers & Engineering Managers

Claim your pass for Belgrade's premier software engineering conference.