Call for Papers TechSummit 2025 | Building Resiliency at Scale
We are excited to announce the Call for Papers for TechSummit 2025 in Amsterdam, hosted by Leaseweb, taking place on September 16 at Pakhuis de Zwijger.
Date: September 16, 2025
Time: 09:00 - 19:00 hrs (including closing drinks for tech discussions)
Location: Pakhuis de Zwijger, Amsterdam
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Join our tech community, share your
technical expertise and be on stage!
The TechSummit in Amsterdam is a forum for IT professionals to exchange in-depth technical insights and innovative solutions. This year, we’re focusing on “Building resiliency at scale” – developing robust, scalable, and future-ready IT systems.
We invite experts, practitioners, and thought leaders to submit proposals that explore technical topics in depth. Our audience is highly technical and values presentations that offer clear, practical technical insights rather than commercial pitches.
Event theme
“Building Resiliency at Scale”
The theme reflects the evolving challenges in IT infrastructure, automation, and scalability. This year’s summit aims to explore innovative solutions to ensure resilience in complex, high-demand environments.
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Topics of interest | Suggestions
We welcome submissions on topics such as (but not limited to):
- Designing for Failure: How to build self-healing internet infrastructures that anticipate and recover from unexpected disruptions.
- Scaling Resilient Cloud-Native Applications: Techniques and best practices for ensuring cloud-native solutions remain robust and scalable.
- The Role of AI and Machine Learning in Proactive Infrastructure Resilience: Innovative approaches to using AI and machine learning for proactive infrastructure resilience.
- Herding Your Cattle: Strategies for automating infrastructure with precision, balancing efficiency and control.
- Scaling Applications with a Global Audience: Insights into designing systems that perform reliably at scale across different regions.
- Soft Themes with an Engineering Angle: Exploring new technology choices, evolving tech culture, and leadership that drives resilient system design.
If your topic aligns with the theme or introduces a fresh technical perspective on these subjects, we encourage you to submit your proposal.
Audience of
the event
Our audience comprises highly technical professionals – including sysadmins, DevOps engineers, developers, network administrators, and security engineers – who value detailed, technical content.
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Submission guidelines
Important dates
March 25, 2025 | Call for participation opens
May 1, 2025 | Submission deadline
June 1, 2025 | Notification of acceptance
September 16, 2025 | Event date
Formats
Plain text via the CFP portal (go to the “Submit your proposal” button). The information required includes:
- Title of the presentation.
- Abstract (max. 250 words).
- Speaker bio (max. 100 words).
Relevant content
resonates with the technical audience of this event. Sales pitches are not allowed.
Talk length
All breakout sessions are 30 minutes long, including a 5-minute Q&A.
Sessions will take place between approximately 12:00 and 16:00 hrs.
Review process
Submissions will be reviewed by a selection panel consisting of industry experts. Selected speakers will be included in the event agenda and notified by June 1, 2025.
Submit your presentation
Please submit your proposals via our dedicated submission platform.
We look forward to your innovative contributions to make the TechSummit in Amsterdam an amazing technology event!
The final agenda will be shaped by the submissions we receive, ensuring a program that is both diverse and technically insightful.
If you have any questions please mail info@techsummit.io.
Why submit
as a speaker?
- Gain visibility among a community of technical peers.
- Share your technical expertise with peers from leading tech companies.
- Engage and collaborate with a global community of IT professionals.
- Help shape the conversation on building resilient IT infrastructures.
- Join the Leaseweb tech community and contribute to ongoing technical dialogue.
Event format information
The TechSummit agenda will include and consists of the following elements:
- Date: September 16, 2025.
- Time: 09:00 – 19:00 hrs (including closing drinks for tech discussions).
- Venue: Pakhuis de Zwijger Amsterdam.
- 5th edition of the TechSummit hosted by Leaseweb.
- Keynote presentations.
- The agenda includes keynote presentations and 8 – 10 breakout sessions (each 30 minutes, including Q&A).
- Opportunities to meet up with peers for tech discussions while enjoying food and drinks.
- Language: English
About TechSummit
Originally started in Amsterdam in 2014 as a platform for IT experts to share their knowledge, TechSummit has grown into an international forum with events in Amsterdam, Berlin, and the US. Building on the success of previous editions, the TechSummit in Amsterdam brings together technical professionals to discuss current and emerging topics, fostering an ongoing technical conversation among industry peers.
Join us in driving the conversation on practical technical solutions, innovative technologies, and resilient IT infrastructures.
Impression of the previous TechSummit edition in Amsterdam
Photo credits: Bibi Veth