Conference News: DeveloperWeek Returns to NY; BizClik Goes Cross-Functional
A New Chief In Town: Business Chief LIVE is a new cross-functional leadership event by BizClik, which brings together senior executives across HR, Finance, Marketing, and Business Strategy to “shape the future of enterprise leadership.” The conference will be held on 7–8 October at 155 Bishopsgate, London and will have multiple tracks as it will incorporate content from several of BizClik’s flagship conferences: including Business Chief LIVE, Finance Chief LIVE, HR Chief LIVE, and Marketing Chief LIVE. The goal was to create a gathering where CEOs, CFOs, CHROs, and CMOs could collaborate in one venue, “fostering a holistic understanding of how culture, capital, performance, and brand collectively drive organisational success.”
DeveloperWeek New York: The DevNetwork team is expanding. They previously hosted their large software development conferences on both the West and East Coast, but since the pandemic, they’ve mostly hosted events in the Bay Area. Just this week, they’ve announced that they are bringing DeveloperWeek back to New York in 2026! “New York’s largest Independent Software Development & AI Engineering Conference & Expo” will happen at the TWA hotel in Queens from 9 – 10 June. The sessions will all be live and in person and cover many of the themes found at previous events including Dev Innovation, AI development; CloudNative development; Platform engineering, DevOPs and Site reliability; Vulnerability discovery & management; and User experience & Application design.
Submission Opportunity: Speaking of DeveloperWeek New York: If you have a story to tell across one of those themes, the call for speakers is now open. The deadline for the first round of proposals is Friday, March 13th. If not selected in the first round, proposals will carry over to the second round, and late submitters can also apply before the second round deadline on Friday, March 27th. Speaker submissions can be uploaded to the event’s Sessionize form here. Unlike the event’s earlier editions, there will be no virtual sessions this year; all speakers will be presenting talks in person at the TWA Hotel.
Lunchtime Learning – The All-In Summit is self-described as the event that “convenes the world’s most influential thinkers, investors, founders, and leaders to shape the future of business, technology, and society.” This event brings to life the ideas of the popular podcast, All-In, hosted by VCs David Sacks and Chamath Palihapitiya, serial entrepreneur David Friedberg, and internet entrepreneur and angel investor Jason Calacanis. Want to hear from Elon Musk, Eric Schmidt, Mark Cuban and Alex Karp? Head to the YouTube channel highlighting sessions from the 2025 gathering now.
Coming Up Next Week: Running 11-12 February, STEP Dubai began as a series of intimate workshops and gatherings and has evolved over a decade into one of the leading tech festivals in Dubai. The show has three stages, all set in the grounds of Dubai Internet City. WSJ Technology Council February Summit is held 10-11 February, blending the WSJ’s editorial approach for its C-suite tech leader membership with opportunities for peer-discussion and learning in small group settings. D.I.C.E. Summit kicks off 10 February at the Aria Resort in Las Vegas, convening influential interactive entertainment industry leaders around the 2026 theme, “The Story Ahead.” And from 10-12 February in Fort Lauderdale, ITEXPO and the collocated Tech Super Show programs are “where technology decisions are made to produce better business outcomes.” Tech Super Show brings together over 7,000 attendees from enterprise, telecom, and IT.