DevFest Sudbury 2026 – Build, Secure, Scale: Developers and Builders in the Agentic Era

AI agents are changing how we build, protect, and grow software, and every industry is feeling it, from tech to mining. Join GDG Sudbury, in partnership with NODE (Northern Ontario Dev Exchange), for a full day of learning, building, and connecting with Northern Ontario's tech community.

What to expect

• 🎤 Talks from Google Developer Experts (GDEs) on building with AI, agents, and Google's developer tools

• 🏭 Local industry voices: professionals from mining, CEOs, and industry experts sharing how technology is shaping the North

• 💻 Hackathon: team up and build something real with AI and developer tools, with prizes

• 🚀 Start-up booths: meet local student and community start-ups

• 🍽️ Free lunch and plenty of time to network

Who should attend?
Developers, students, founders, security professionals, researchers, industry professionals, and anyone curious about building in the agentic era. All experience levels are welcome.

🎤 Call for Speakers – now open!
Are you a Google Developer Expert, industry professional, or builder with a story to share? We're looking for talks, hands-on workshops, demos, and panelists on AI agents, Gemini, Google Cloud, security, and data. Submissions close October 23, 2026.
👉 Submit your talk: https://app.advocu.com/public/gde/events/6ab5cb52d57d8d687a5e8ceb?cfpid=6abaad0266f6c255eaacc32e

🙋 Volunteer with us!
Help run Northern Ontario's biggest developer conference. Roles include check-in, speaker support, hackathon mentoring and judging, Google product demo stations, open-source project launches, and photography. Volunteers get a free lunch, DevFest swag, and a volunteer reference on request.
👉 Sign up to volunteer: https://forms.gle/bHQzY7xus9ktPzBf9

About DevFest
DevFest is a series of community-run developer events hosted by Google Developer Groups around the world. DevFest Sudbury rotates between local post-secondary campuses: Cambrian College in 2023, Laurentian University in 2024, and Collège Boréal this year.

Organized with NODE
DevFest Sudbury 2026 is organized in partnership with NODE (Northern Ontario Dev Exchange), an Ontario not-for-profit that brings together Sudbury's tech communities, including GDG Sudbury, GDG on Campus Cambrian, and Cursor Sudbury. NODE runs events, workshops, and hackathons for anyone who wants to learn and build. Learn more at nodesudbury.com.

Please follow our Code of Conduct during the event. The full speaker lineup, schedule, and hackathon details will be announced soon, so stay tuned!