Who The Event Is For
Diversity & Inclusion
Software is built by everyone. WeAreDevelopers World Congress is for everyone who builds it.
Diversity isn't a side track for us — it's the basic shape of a good developer event. The people who build software come from every kind of background, work in every kind of context, and get into the craft from every kind of starting point. The room should reflect that.
What that looks like in practice is mostly unglamorous: who we put on stage, how the event feels when you walk in, and how easy it is to actually be there. The notes below describe how we approach each of those.
A Stage For Underrepresented Voices
The lineup shapes who feels invited into the room. We work actively to put underrepresented people on stage — in keynotes, in technical talks, on panels, and in workshops — because the program is the clearest signal we send about who this event is for. It's a craft event first; the bar for the work stays high. We just refuse to accept that the highest-quality lineup is the one that happens by default.
A Welcoming Room
The hallway and the stage matter equally. We pay attention to the tone of the event itself — how speakers are introduced, how questions get handled, how the on-site experience reads to someone who's showing up alone. We mix talk formats, panels, hands-on sessions, and quieter spaces so the event isn't only built for the loudest version of attending. Behavior that undermines any of that gets handled.
Accessibility
We work to make the venue and the experience accessible to attendees with a range of mobility, sensory, and access needs, and we'd rather hear from you ahead of time than guess. If something about the event would make it harder for you to be there fully, tell us when you register or write to us — we'll do what we can to sort it.
Year-Round, Not Just On Stage
The event itself is only one moment in a much longer story. Who gets into software, and who stays in software, isn't a question any single conference can answer on its own. We try to be a useful part of that story the rest of the time too — supporting community work, opening doors where we can, and showing up when it isn't conference week. The event is the visible bit; most of it isn't.
The Rules Of The Room
Our Code of Conduct is the one rule everyone at the event follows — attendees, speakers, sponsors, and the team running it. It's short, plain-language, and the place to start if you want to know what we expect of each other on-site.