Call for Proposals (CfP)
Share your story at PlatformCon Sydney Live Day
PlatformCon, the world's largest platform engineering conference, makes its Asia-Pacific debut on October 28, 2026. Following sold-out stops in Paris, London, and New York, the World Tour brings 300 practitioners to the Sydney Masonic Centre.
Important: Sydney program only
This CfP applies exclusively to the PlatformCon Live Day Sydney.
Timeline and dates
DEADLINE
July 12th
12:59 PM AEST
Submission closes
NOTIFICATIONS
July 21st
Speaker acceptance email sent
EVENT LIVE
October 28th
The main event
What we are looking for
PlatformCon Sydney is a 25-minute talk format, in front of 300 platform engineers from enterprise and resource-sector organizations across Australia and the Asia-Pacific region.
We are primarily looking for thought leadership talks and enterprise case studies.
Enterprise case studies
This theme dives into the underlying technologies and practices that make platforms work. Talks and workshops cover infrastructure, Kubernetes, IaC, GitOps, security, observability and other foundational components that form the “platform beneath the platform.”
Thought leadership
Where platform engineering is heading. Frameworks, mental models, and hard-won lessons from practitioners in the field.
Building for agentic AI
Platforms as infrastructure for AI agents. What changes when your users are software development agents, not just humans.
Platform as product
Securing stakeholder buy-in, driving genuine adoption, and measuring ROI. The business and human side of the work.
Building for new user groups
New platform types that need to serve data engineers that want to ship machine learning workloads, same as business users who want to deploy vibe coded apps.
How to get your proposal accepted
Title: Create a short, impactful title. Max 90 chars (70 is optimal)
Description: Summarize your idea in max 250 characters
Abstract: Max 800 chars. Must be written in third person (e.g. “In this talk Jane discusses...”. Use bullet points for key takeaways
No sales pitches: Vendor pitches will be declined. Check sponsorship opportunities instead
Quality: Proofread your submission. It will be published as-is. Will be rejected if not publication-ready
Be yourself: Submit on your own behalf. Focus on topics you are passionate about