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Future Software Engineering

What will the software industry be like five years from now?

This conference gathers industry leaders, academics and commentators to share their predictions for the future. Through presentations and discussion sessions, attendees will consider important questions for the future of the industry.

  • What skills will software engineers need in five years' time?
  • Will AI make software engineers redundant?
  • How should today's software engineers upskill for the future?
  • What should we be teaching software engineering students starting their courses in 2025?

Where

Edinburgh Napier University
Craiglockhart Campus

When

17th April 2025

Call for Speakers

Share your insights, predictions and questions with an audience of industry professionals and academics. We invite proposals for presentations and panel discussions that address the main conference theme of how software engineering might change over the next five years.

Submit your proposal here.

Event Venue

The conference will be hosted at Edinburgh Napier University's Craiglockhart Campus.

Sponsorship

If you are interested in becoming an event sponsor please email Brian Davison.

Sponsors' branding will be displayed on the event page and at the conference itself. Individual sessions can be hosted by a sponsor organisation and we welcome offers to sponsor networking opportunities during the day.

Tickets

Information about tickets will be available in December 2024.

Contact

Please do not hestitate to get in touch if you would like to know more about the event.

Address

219 Colinton Rd, Edinburgh EH14 1DJ

Call Us

+44 (0)131 455 2373

Email Us

plusequals5@napier.ac.uk