Schedule

Schedule

Two Three days. Real-world trade-offs. Meaningful breaks.

As tools accelerate and workflows shift, depth matters more than ever.

Laracon AU 2026 reflects the evolving landscape of software development, with new workshops, deeper technical sessions and a more accessible program designed for practitioners at every stage of their journey.

2026 is a more technical year - by design. As tools accelerate and workflows shift, depth matters more than ever. This year's program leans into:

  • Production realism
  • Practical architecture
  • Scaling challenges
  • Trade-offs and complexity
  • Hard-earned lessons from real systems

This year's program is curated with talks that go deeper, while remaining accessible to developers at every stage of their journey. We bring insight, innovation, and conversation around categories relevant to our evolving community:

  • Tools
  • Architecture
  • Technical
  • Product
  • Career
  • Community

Expect sessions that will stretch your thinking, sessions you can apply immediately, and conversations that continue long after the slides disappear.

New for 2026, our Day 0 workshops are designed for focused, hands-on learning.

Choose from two half-day sessions - morning and afternoon - and spend time diving deep into real-world problems alongside experienced Laravel practitioners.

Expect practical guidance, working examples, and the space to explore ideas in more depth than a conference talk allows.

Workshops can be booked individually or combined for a full day of learning.

Wednesday, November 4

Day 0

8.00am - 12.00pm

You've got a Laravel app with no tests, or maybe just the default ExampleTest still sitting there.

Where do you even start? In this half-day workshop, we'll open up a realistic untested Laravel application and start writing tests together.

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1.00pm - 5.00pm
Ship Fast, Load Faster

with Devon Garbalosa

Your Laravel app works, but is it fast?

In this half-day workshop, we'll take a deliberately unoptimised e-commerce dashboard and systematically diagnose and fix its performance problems.

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5.30pm - 8.00pm
DE.CODE Quiz Night

@ The Plough Inn, Brisbane QLD

The quiz night returns for 2026.

Join fellow attendees for some friendly competition, food and drink specials, and prizes for the winning team.

5.30pm for a 6pm start.

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Thursday, November 5

Day 1

9.15am
Retool. Adapt. Evolve.
Community
9.30am
Marcel Pociot Beyond Code
The Hidden Architecture of Your Laravel App
Tools
10.05am
Marty Friedel Mity Digital
High Performance Statamic
Technical
10.55am
Break
11.25am
Greg Skerman iseekplant
Safe at Any Speed
Architecture
12.00pm
Anaya Dodge Rio Tinto
Learning Laravel
Career
12.35pm
Lunch
2.05pm
Sam Levy Determined Development
Coding Under Fire
Technical
2.55pm
The Lazy Product Manifesto
Technical
3.30pm
Break
4.00pm
Sam Greenwood LMG Asset Finance
Building Engineering Teams People Want to Join
Career
4.35pm
Jaz MacDonald Psych Attack Podcast
Solving Problems in the Shower
Career
7.30pm
After Dark
Strike & Holey Moley, Brisbane City, QLD
Our flagship networking event returns for 2026.

Join us for an evening of bowling, escape rooms, pool, karaoke, laser tag, and mini golf.

Snacks and drinks are on us - plus prizes to be won.
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Friday, November 6

Day 2

9.15am
Michael Dyrynda Laracon AU
Welcome to Day Two
Community
9.30am
Matt Stauffer Tighten Co.
Keeping Your Taste
Technical
10.05am
Think Like a Teacher, Build Better Software
Architecture
10.40am
Break
11.10am
Joel Clermont No Compromises
Your Tests Pass, But Can You Trust Them?
Technical
12.00pm
Austin Carpenter CMD Software
Filament Is Not Just an Admin Panel
Tools
12.35pm
Lunch
2.05pm
Is This the Future of AI Coding?
Product
2.40pm
Jai Kora Syncio
You Don't Need Great Architecture Until You Do
Product
3.15pm
Break
3.45pm
Your App Is Fine. It's Everything Else
Architecture
4.35pm
Q&A
5.30pm
DE.COMPRESS Networking Event
Room Three Sixty, QUT Gardens Point
Close out Laracon AU 2026 at DE.COMPRESS - our low-key, post-conference networking event.

Enjoy cocktail food and drinks as the sun sets on another incredible Laracon AU.

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