Wednesday 30 September - Thursday 1 October 2026
England's premier practical, hands-on agile & lean conference, returning to Cambridge in 2026 for its 15th edition
Prices increase on 31 July - tickets currently from £290 + VAT
The UK's longest-running practitioner-led agile conference
Running since 2010, Agile Cambridge returns to Churchill College, Cambridge University for its 15th edition - practitioners teaching practitioners, multiple session formats, and an evening punting through the colleges with drinks and fellow participants.
Designed to spark ideas, share practical insights, and support meaningful learning, where theory meets practice. This year's theme is Constraint as a Catalyst: how do you do great work under pressure?
Secure your tickets View the programmeWhat is Agile Cambridge?
Agile Cambridge is England's practical, hands-on agile and lean software development conference. Running since 2010, it is the UK's longest-running practitioner-led agile conference.
Each year, around 230 software engineers, engineering managers, product managers, delivery leaders, scrum masters, coaches, designers, researchers and organisational change practitioners come together for two days of learning.
Over 16 years, sessions have covered team dynamics, legacy modernisation, AI and developer practice, psychological safety, organisational change, continuous delivery, mob programming, digital sustainability, neuroinclusion, product management, systems thinking, facilitation, engineering leadership and much more. The programme evolves every year to reflect what practitioners are actually working through.
The 2026 conference takes place on Wednesday 30 September and Thursday 1 October 2026 at Churchill College, Cambridge University, UK. Organised by Software Acumen, a professional conference organiser with over 22 years of experience in the technology sector.
"I have a fresh toolkit of practical strategies, a broader perspective on our industry's challenges, and a renewed sense of purpose."
Tutu Ariyo, ICF-ACC, Speaker, Agile Cambridge 2025
Who comes to Agile Cambridge?
Scrum Masters and Delivery Managers
Managers and Heads of
Developers and Engineers
Product Managers and Owners
Agile and Lean Coaches
Consultants and Freelancers
Designers and Researchers
Practitioner-led. Cambridge-based. Worth the trip.
Real people, real conversations
Agile Cambridge is intimate enough to actually talk to the speakers. Whether it's your first conference or your fifteenth, you will find your feet quickly and leave with connections that last well beyond the two days.
Practical, not theoretical
28 sessions across four tracks, built around real work by practitioners, for practitioners. Mix and match talks, case studies and hands-on workshops to fit what you actually need. Leave with ideas you can put to use the following week.
A setting unlike any other
Two days at Churchill College, Cambridge University - with an evening punting through the colleges on the river. A conference you will remember for more than the slides.
Learning by doing
Nine hands-on sessions across two days. Bring your own problem to work through, or try something new alongside other participants.
The Roadmap Trap
Kylie Yearsley & Zahraa Murtaza
Experience through simulation how fixed roadmaps hide uncertainty, then explore adaptive, outcome-driven planning instead.
Turning Team Health Checks into Experiments That Matter
Mark Devis
Turn health check results into a constraint map and safe-to-fail experiments to take back to work.
Mini SIP: Innovate Within Constraints
Joanne Stone
A fast-paced design sprint for sustainability challenges, prototyping real solutions under creative constraints.
Disruptive Thinking
Paul Harding & Kate Overman
Deliberately generate awful ideas, then turn them into potential breakthrough opportunities for your team.
MVE: Training Fear Unlocks Growth
Caroline Clark
Learn the Minimum Viable Exposure framework and leave with your own plan for facing a real fear at work.
Impossible Missions
Col Maggs
Tackle a fictional crisis using only a limited set of strengths, and see how teams respond under pressure.
Algorithms IRL
Neil Vass
Solve a Rubik's Cube as a group, then unpack the algorithmic thinking behind it. Take yours home afterwards.
Wellbeing: Awareness & Body-Mind Connection
Col Maggs
A gentle joint mobility sequence from head to feet, suitable for all abilities. A good way to wake the body up.
2026 Keynote Speakers
We're delighted to announce our three confirmed keynote speakers for 2026...
Alicia Juarrero
Co-Founder and President, VectorAnalytica
An internationally renowned philosopher and author on complexity science, including Why Context Matters and Dynamics in Action - her work has informed thinking at the highest levels, including recognition from the White House Office of Science.
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Geoff Watts
Inspect & Adapt Ltd
Geoff has been coaching leaders for over twenty years, alongside teaching agile, creating products, writing books, producing podcasts etc. Coaching was always the thing - it just took him two decades to stop doing everything else.
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Jenny Martin
Collaborate Solutions - The Collaboration Coach
An independent trainer and facilitator specialising in product development, team dynamics and inclusive ways of working - known for playful, immersive sessions including LEGO® Serious Play®.
Read moreAn evening on the river
On Wednesday evening, we head out onto the river with the Cambridge Punt Company for drinks and nibbles as you glide past King's College Chapel, the Mathematical Bridge and the Bridge of Sighs. Keep an eye out for ducks, swans and the occasional heron - and if you're lucky, a bat or two as the light fades. A relaxed way to connect with fellow participants and see Cambridge from the water.
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Agile Cambridge 2026
Wednesday 30 September and Thursday 1 October - Churchill College, Cambridge University
Early booking recommended - places are limited and the community fills them fast.
More reasons to join us
The programme is shaped by a community panel of practitioners, chosen for real-world experience and picked on substance - so you leave with something you can actually use.
Constraint as a Catalyst
Our 2026 theme explores how teams and organisations harness constraint and crisis - leadership, systems, innovation and resilient careers, all under pressure.
A community that keeps giving
The conference ends, the connections do not.
The hallway conversations are as valuable as the sessions. Many participants stay in touch - through shared contacts and picking up conversations that carry on well past the two days.
Everything taken care of
Arrival pastries to start the day, hot and cold drinks and snacks at every break, and a hot lunch in Churchill College's dining hall, so you can stay focused on the sessions rather than working out where to eat.
Little extras
Enjoy games, creative spaces and small surprises woven through the two days.
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"Friendly, welcoming, diverse and a wonderful selection of topics"
Ken Barcham-Bool, 2025
"Solid quality of talks, lots of opportunities to meet people"
Nick Smith, 2025
"I enjoyed connecting and learning from likeminded individuals"
Ibi Akerele, 2025
"I heard new theories which support our shared ideas, and felt supported when I asked questions"
Maria Scrivener, 2025
Sponsor Agile Cambridge
Want to get your organisation in front of hundreds of agile and lean practitioners? Agile Cambridge offers a friendly, focused environment where people are genuinely paying attention - not distracted by a trade show floor.
We offer bespoke sponsorship packages including sustainable giveaways, exhibition space and session sponsorship.
Get in touchCommunity Groups
Are you a meetup organiser or part of a not-for-profit community group in the agile or lean space? We would love to work with you. Groups that help promote Agile Cambridge to their members receive a discount on tickets.
If you organise or are a member of a group and would like more information please get in touch.
Contact usThank you to our sponsors who help make Agile Cambridge possible. Their support helps us keep the conference accessible and the experience one that participants remember.
Join us in Cambridge this autumn
Agile Cambridge 2026 takes place on Wednesday 30 September and Thursday 1 October at Churchill College, Cambridge University.
Tickets are on sale now. Places are limited and the community fills them fast - don't miss out.
Past Keynote speakers have included Rachel Davies, James A. Whittaker, Jurgen Appelo, Dave Snowden, Dan North, Janet Gregory, Michael Feathers, Gojko Adzic, Kevlin Henney, Linda Rising, Woody Zuill, Cat Swetel, Simon Wardley, Gitte Klitgaard and James Shore - a track record stretching back to the first edition in 2010. See the full list in our conference archive.