Re:Build

A conference for everyone building software today. AI is reshaping how we work, but it hasn't changed our craft. Join developers, architects, and technical leaders exploring what it means to build great software in the AI era.

5 & 6 May 2027Wednesday & Thursday
Business Design CentreLondon, UK

Why Re:Build

Nobody has all the answers. That's the point.

AI is changing how software gets built. Roles are blurring, careers less predictable and people are working it out as they go. Re:Build isn't another conference promising it has the answers. It's where the community works them out together.

"In a world that is artificially intelligent, how can you continue to be authentically human?"

Learn what's working

Real experience from people shipping right now, not polished promises about the future.

Ask better questions

Come with what you're wrestling with. Leave with sharper ways to think about it.

Share what you know

Everyone here is a practitioner. The person beside you might well have the answer you need.

Work out what's next

Less predicting the future, more navigating the change alongside other people.

The threads running through it

The three content pillars we will be exploring.

Rather than making AI the whole story, Re:Build digs into the bigger shifts happening around it.

What we build

The technology.

Code, architecture, tools and the new practices emerging around AI.

How we build it

The way we work.

Processes, teams, collaboration and what happens when AI changes the way software gets made.

Who we become

The human bit.

Our roles, careers, identity, wellbeing and what it means to stay human in an AI-shaped industry.

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Let's build it together.

A different kind of conference

Somewhere between a conference and an unconference.

You'll still hear brilliant people on stage, but your ticket gets you more than just a stack of presentations. As the day progresses, you can choose to move gradually from audience member to active participant.

Conference sessions

The talks you know, but with room to breathe: longer Q&A, and time to carry the conversation into the hallway before the next one starts.

Lightning talks & round tables

A quick idea from the stage kicks off a round table: one question, no slides, and a chance to dig in together.

Goldfish bowl

An inner circle discusses, an outer circle listens and swaps in. Come with a question, suggestion, comment or answer worth putting in the middle.

Lean coffee

Table-led, no agenda set in advance. Raise the issue you're actually wrestling with and see who else pulls up a chair.

The hallway track

The best part of any conference, but nerve-wracking to break into if you don't already know people. We're building in things like a buddy system to make sure everyone's actually invited in, especially if you're arriving alone or it's your first conf.

Workshops & labs

Hands-on spaces to actually experiment and build, not just sit and watch. Smaller groups, real tools, and enough time to get properly stuck into something before the session ends.

Schedule

Two days. Built differently.

A mix of talks, workshops and conversations, with plenty of room to follow the questions that matter to you.

Please note this is a placeholder structure to show how the day might be shaped. The schedule will be updated when the sessions have been confirmed.

Day 1

Wed May 5th
Registration & coffee
Opening keynote
Talks · multiple rooms
Lunch & round tablesBring your questions
Workshops & labsLonger-form, hands on
Open spaceAttendee-led sessions
Closing session
SocialLocal bar, all ticket holders welcome

Day 2

Thur May 6th
Registration & coffee
Talks · multiple rooms
Open spaceAttendee-led sessions
Lunch & round tablesBring your questions
Talks · multiple rooms
Open spaceAttendee-led sessions
Closing keynote

Speakers

The people you'll learn with.

We want speakers who are happy to share what they haven't fully solved yet, not just the polished, finished answers. Our Call For Speakers has not opened yet. Please join our mailing list to be notified when it does open, or email kim@rebuildcon.uk for more details.

Confirmed Guests:

Kevlin Henney
Kevlin Henney
Thought Provoker
Independent
Sven Peters
Sven Peters
AI Evangelist
Atlassian
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To be announced
Backend · reliability
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To be announced
Eng leadership

Tickets

Tickets that don't punish curiosity.

Group discounts

  • Buy 5 or more tickets to receive 10% off
  • Buy 10 or more tickets to receive 20% off
  • For 20+ tickets, please email kim@rebuildcon.uk
  • Discounts are automatically applied at checkout

Community passes

There is a limited number of community passes for students, unemployed, and under-represented groups. Please email kim@rebuildcon.uk for more information.

"Founding registration"
£460 +vat
  • For the ones who don't need to see the lineup first.
  • Everything listed on Standard
On sale soon
"Early registration"
£540 +vat
  • The lineup's taking shape. Get in before it's set.
  • Everything listed on Standard
On sale from Dec 5th
"Standard Registration"
£630 +vat
  • Full two-day access
  • All talks, stages & session
  • Light lunch and snacks
  • Social events
On sale from Feb 20th

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Sponsors

Support the room.

Vendor-neutral means sponsors fuel the event without owning the stage. Product pitches on the main stage are not on offer. If that's a partnership you'd be proud of, we'd love to talk. Sponsor pack coming soon — in the meantime, email kim@rebuildcon.uk for more information.

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Lead the conversation, don't pitch to it

Re:Build isn't stage time to buy, it's a room to host. Bring the question you actually want answered, lead a round table on it, and help shape a theme the whole community shows up for.

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Put your team in front of real builders

No captive audience, no polite nodding: attendees move freely between rooms, so the feedback you get is honest, unfiltered, and from the practitioners you're building for.

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Leave with more than a list of leads

Every room becomes research. We turn the discussions into anonymised, general sentiment (themes, not names) and share the findings back with you after the event.

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Who's behind it

Meet the team.

The humans behind Re:Build: curating talks, wrangling speakers and keeping the conversations and coffee flowing.

Kim Fletcher
Kim Fletcher
co-founder
Dan Hardiker
Dan Hardiker
co-founder
Audrey Neveu
Audrey Neveu
steering committee
Sven Peters
Sven Peters
steering committee
Melinda Seckington
Melinda Seckington
steering committee

Venue

Business Design Centre, London, UK.

  • 52 Upper Street, London N1 0QH
  • Angel (Northern line) · 2 min walk
  • King's Cross St Pancras · 15 min walk
  • Step-free access
  • Full venue details here
Getting here →
The Business Design Centre entrance in Islington, London

What you'll take home

Come with questions. Leave with three things.

01

Something you can use

An idea, technique, perspective or connection that makes a difference the moment you're back at work.

02

Confidence about what's next

Not because someone predicted the future for you, but because you heard how other people are navigating it.

03

People in your corner

New connections that carry on well beyond the two days of the conference.