Introducing Our Plans for Domain-Driven Design Europe 2026

At DDD Europe 2026, we're structuring the conference around our main program and two dedicated tracks. The main program offers a broad exploration of Domain-Driven Design topics. This program features diverse perspectives on DDD practices, real-world case studies, organisational transformation stories, and insights that span the entire spectrum from strategy to implementation.

The main program is where you'll find talks that don't fit neatly into beginner or advanced categories, but instead offer valuable insights for practitioners at any level. It's also where we explore how DDD intersects with broader topics in software design, team dynamics, and organisational change.

Foundations Track: Starting Your DDD Journey

New to Domain-Driven Design? The Foundations track is designed specifically for you. This track features talks and hands-on labs that introduce the core concepts and practices of DDD, providing a solid grounding for those beginning their journey.

In this track, you'll explore:

What is Domain-Driven Design? Understand the fundamental principles of DDD and discover how this approach improves software design. Learn why DDD matters and when to apply it to your projects.

Strategic DDD Fundamentals Get introduced to concepts like bounded contexts, context mapping, and how to align your software architecture with business domains.

Tactical DDD Building Blocks Explore entities, value objects, aggregates, repositories, and other tactical patterns that help you model complex domains in code.

Beginner-Friendly Topics Whether it's ubiquitous language, domain events, or collaborative modelling techniques, all topics in this track are presented at a level accessible to DDD newcomers.

If you've been curious about Domain-Driven Design but haven't known where to start, the Foundations track will give you the knowledge and practical skills to begin applying DDD in your own work.

EventCentric Track: Advanced Event-Driven Architecture

The EventCentric track is for practitioners working with event-driven systems who want to go deeper. This track pushes beyond the basics to explore both practical wisdom from the trenches and cutting-edge ideas in the events space.

Expect sessions covering:

Managing Large Event-Driven Systems Learn actionable tactics and strategies from teams running event-driven architectures at scale. Discover patterns for event versioning, schema evolution, event choreography versus orchestration, and maintaining consistency across distributed event streams.

Novel and Less-Explored Ideas Go beyond the well-trodden paths. This track welcomes innovative approaches, experimental patterns, and emerging practices in event-driven design that challenge conventional thinking.

Advanced Deep Dives Take a thorough look at complex topics like event sourcing implementation details, CQRS patterns, event-driven integration strategies, temporal modelling, and the subtle challenges that emerge when events become your primary integration mechanism.

The EventCentric track is where experienced practitioners share hard-won lessons and where new ideas in event-driven architecture get their moment in the spotlight.

Choose Your Path

With these tracks running throughout the conference, you'll have the flexibility to craft your own learning experience. Start your day in a Foundations hands-on, dive into an EventCentric session after lunch, and end with an inspiring main program talk. Or immerse yourself completely in one track if that's where your interests lie.

We're building a program that serves our entire community, from those taking their first steps with DDD to veterans looking to push the boundaries of what's possible with event-driven systems.

You still can submit a talk, the Call for Proposals is open until January 16, 2026.