October 15, 2026
08:30am - 3:30pm
Collins Square Events Centre

Melbourne Engineering and DevOps Summit 2026

Join us in Melbourne for the third edition of the Engineering and DevOps Summit, where you'll learn how to transform your app development and join top developers and tech leaders for hands-on sessions and expert insights on cloud-native technologies, from microservices to Kubernetes.

Melbourne Engineering and DevOps Summit 2026
Join us at the Engineering and DevOps to revolutionise your application development.

We're bringing together developers, engineers, and technology leaders to explore how cloud-native technologies are transforming the way we build applications.

Discover best practices for microservices architecture, deploying and scaling applications with Kubernetes, and implementing continuous integration and delivery. Learn about service mesh security, serverless computing, and cloud observability and monitoring. Engage in interactive sessions, real-world case studies, panel discussions, and debates to stay ahead of emerging trends in cloud-native development.

Key Themes:

  • How Cloud-Native is Transforming Application Development
  • Microservices Architecture
  • Deploying and Scaling Applications with Kubernetes
  • Implementing Continuous Integration and Delivery
  • Service Mesh Security
  • Serverless Computing
  • Cloud Observability and Monitoring
  • Monolith vs. Microservices: What Works Best
Speakers & Full Agenda Announced Soon!

Our speaker lineup will be released in July 2026.

Register now to secure your place and receive announcements when our full program launches.

Our Speakers

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Agenda

8:30am
Registration Opens & Networking Breakfast

Beat the rush and join us early for complimentary barista-made coffee and breakfast.

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9:15 AM
Welcome & Opening Remarks
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9:20am
Keynote: Embracing the Cloud-Native Paradigm: Transforming Application Development

An exploration of cloud-native principles and how they are revolutionising the way applications are built, deployed, and scaled.

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9:40am
Keynote: Kubernetes Architecture

Discussing the design, implementation, and management of microservices architectures, including benefits, challenges, and real-world experiences.

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10:10am
Panel: Microservices Architecture: Best Practices and Challenges

Discussing the design, implementation, and management of microservices architectures, including benefits, challenges, and real-world experiences.

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10:40am
How I Solved... Implementing Continuous Integration and Delivery in Cloud-Native Environments

A case study on setting up efficient CI/CD pipelines to streamline cloud-native application development and deployment.

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10:55 AM
Morning Tea and Networking
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11:25am
Audience Activity

In this innovative session, attendees will be faced with a series of scenarios that they may face in their roles. Attendees will discuss the possible courses of action with their peers to consider the ramifications of each option before logging their own course of action.

Results will be tallied and analysed by our session facilitator and results will impact the way the group moves through the activity.

Will we collectively choose the right course of action?

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11:40am
How I Solved... Enhancing Security in Cloud-Native Applications with Service Mesh

Practical insights into using service mesh technologies to secure communication between microservices and improve observability.

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11:55 am
How We Engineered Guardrails for AI Agents in Production
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12:10pm
Panel: Serverless Computing: Opportunities and Limitations

Exploring the use cases, benefits, and challenges of serverless architectures in cloud-native development.

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12:40pm
Roundtable Discussions

Select a topic of discussion and engage in an interactive roundtable discussion with a group of your like-minded peers.

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1:30pm
Lunch and Networking
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2:20 PM
QuickFire Quiz: Test Your Knowledge Against Your Peers

Put your knowledge to the test in this fast-paced quiz covering real-world trivia, key concepts, and emerging trends. Compete for bragging rights - and a travel voucher - as the top scorer takes the crown.

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2:35 PM
Keynote: Deploying and Scaling Applications

Hear insights on deploying cloud-native applications, focusing on best practices for scaling and management.

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2:55 PM
Think Tank : Monolith vs. Microservices... Is One Architecture Superior?

A lively discussion on the merits and drawbacks of monolithic and microservices architectures in today's development landscape.

This interactive session puts these questions directly to the audience. Participants vote live on a series of real-world scenarios, explore the results together, and vote again as perspectives shift through the discussion.

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3:25 PM
Networking Drinks Hour

Unwind with your peers for a couple of drinks on us!

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4:30 PM
Event Closed
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Our event sponsors

For sponsorship opportunities, please get in touch with Danny Perry, danny@clutchgroup.co

Past Speaker Highlights

Devesh Maheshwari

Chief Technology Officer, Lendi Group

Balki Raman

Chief Technology Officer, Vinomofo

Adam Boas

Chief Technology Officer, Mable

Karthik Padmanabhan

Head Of Architecture and Platform Engineering, PageUp

Ross Tucker

Head of Engineering, Atlassian

Daniel Bollom

Head of Engineering, Send Payments

Past Sponsors

Event Location

Collins Square Events Centre

Level 5, Tower 2/727 Collins St, Docklands VIC 3008
Melbourne Engineering and DevOps Summit 2026

About Clutch

Hyper-Niche Content

Our conferences are specific to niche sub-sets of the technology industry, drilling down into the biggest issues, challenges and market trends facing tomorrow's leaders.

Collaboration first

Enjoy ample networking opportunities, roundtable discussions, interactive group sessions and real-world case-studies that arm attendees with actionable insights.

Dynamic & Bite-Size formats

No more death-by-PowerPoint. Our events are short, sharp and collaborative with a variety of session formats and a 3/4 day commitment to ensure returns on your time investment.

Get In Touch

Contact our event team for any enquiry

Danny Perry

Director of Sales
For sponsorship opportunities.
danny@clutchgroup.co

Lili Munar

Director of Client Relations
For guest and attendee enquiries.
lilibeth@clutchgroup.co

Steph Tolmie

Director of Conference Production
For speaking opportunities & content enquiries.
stephanie@clutchevents.co

Taylor Stanyon

Director of Operations
For event-related enquiries.
taylor@clutchgroup.co