# NDC Porto

- Dates: 17 November 2026 to 20 November 2026
- Location: Hotel Tivoli Kopke Porto Gaia, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
- Organiser: NDC Conferences Portugal, Unipessoal LDA
- Industry: Developer & Engineering

## About

NDC Porto 2026 is a conference for software developers. It will be held at the Tivoli Kopke Porto Gaia Hotel, located in a district known for its wine and gastronomy in Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal. The event includes speakers and workshops.

## Official links

- [Official website](https://ndcporto.com/venue)
- [Registration](https://tickets.ndcconferences.com/tickets/index/porto26)
- [Agenda](https://ndcporto.com/agenda)

## Topics

- IT & Technology

## Speakers

- Aleksander Stensby, Founder
- David Whitney, Converting rum into code
- Elise Kristiansen, Frontend developer, Variant
- Erlend Oftedal, Developer and security consultant
- Gary Lopez, Founder, Tinycode
- Gui Ferreira, Minimalist Software Craftsman
- Hallstein Brøtan, Senior consultant, Novanet
- Kasimir Schulz, Director of Security Research, HiddenLayer
- Kenneth Yeung, Senior Security Researcher, HiddenLayer
- Nick Chapsas, Author & Founder, Dometrain
- Richard Campbell, Host of .NET Rocks, RunAs Radio and Windows Weekly

## Where to stay

- **Holiday Inn Porto - Gaia**: 200 m from the venue, 220 Rua Diogo Macedo, Vila Nova de Gaia, 4400-107
  - [Hotel website](https://www.ihg.com/holidayinn/hotels/gb/en/porto/opopg/hoteldetail)
  - Phone: +351 223 747 500
- **Boeira Garden Hotel Porto Gaia, Curio Collection by Hilton**: 450 m from the venue, 5 stars, 114 Rua Teixeira Lopes, Vila Nova de Gaia, 4400-320
  - [Hotel website](https://www.hilton.com/en/hotels/opobgqq-boeira-garden-hotel-porto-gaia/)
  - Phone: +351 227 668 000
- **Davilina**: 580 m from the venue, 1571 Avenida da República, Vila Nova de Gaia, 4430-205
- **ClipHotel**: 580 m from the venue, 3 stars, 1559 Avenida da República, Vila Nova de Gaia, 4430-205
  - [Hotel website](https://www.cliphotel.pt/)
  - Phone: +351 223 745 910
- **Hotel Black Tulip**: 620 m from the venue, 2038 Avenida da República, Vila Nova de Gaia, 4430-195
- **B&B HOTEL Porto Gaia**: 670 m from the venue, 1435 Avenida da República, Vila Nova de Gaia, 4430-999
  - [Hotel website](https://www.hotel-bb.com/pt/hotel/porto-gaia)
  - Phone: +351 223 237 385
- **The Yeatman**: 1.1 km from the venue, Rua do Choupelo, Vila Nova de Gaia, 4400-088
  - [Hotel website](https://www.the-yeatman-hotel.com/)
  - Phone: +351 22 013 3100
- **Tivoli Kopke Porto Gaia Hotel**: 1.3 km from the venue, 69 Rua do Barão de Forrester, Vila Nova de Gaia, 4400-034
  - [Hotel website](https://www.tivolihotels.com/en/tivoli-kopke-porto-gaia)
  - Phone: +351224105600

## What people are saying

Official hashtag: #ndcporto

- [Keynote: Imagine If We Made It Simple - Gui Ferreira - NDC Porto 2025](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3brPDRvbIP8)
  - NDC Porto 2025 - Keynote Speaker: ‪@gui.ferreira‬ When was the last time you paused at work and thought: "How did this get so complicated?" We never planned to make our jobs harder. But ...
- [Keynote: Machines, Learning, and Machine Learning - Dylan Beattie - NDC ...](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9ZKxsPpRFk)
  - Speaker: ‪@DylanBeattie‬ Keynote at NDC Porto 2025 Description: It wasn't all that long ago that "learn to code" was failsafe career advice, and whether you were studying for a university ...
- [Keynote: The Power of Play - Rob Conery - NDC Porto 2025](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_s4YYuOpgU)
  - Keynote at NDC Porto 2025 - https://ndcporto.com Speaker: Rob Conery Description: In this keynote, we'll explore how play (unstructured, goal-less, often weekend-only experimentation) has ...

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Source: https://www.luminik.io/events/ndc-porto-efcb54dc9f93/