GOTO Copenhagen is a conference for software developers, architects and tech leads. Talks are picked by a program committee and given by the people who build the tools, languages and practices our industry runs on. 2027 is our 30th anniversary.

When and where

• Dates: October 4–8, 2027
• Masterclasses: Monday October 4 and Tuesday October 5
• Conference: Wednesday October 6 to Friday October 8
• Venue: TAP1, Raffinaderivej 10, 2300 København S, Denmark

Who comes

In 2026, 1,300+ engineers, architects and tech leads from 44 countries and 300+ companies joined us at TAP1. Most attendees write or design software for a living, and many come back year after year.

What it costs

Prices exclude 25% Danish VAT and are paid in DKK.

• Blind bird (until Friday December 18, 2026): 3-day conference ticket 8,500 DKK
• Early bird (December 19, 2026 to May 1, 2027): 3-day conference ticket 10,500 DKK
• Regular (from May 2, 2027): 3-day conference ticket 12,995 DKK
• Masterclasses: 1 day 5,995 DKK, 2 days 11,995 DKK. Booked separately. Wildcard masterclass tickets let you lock in a seat now and pick your class later.

The conference ticket includes every talk, the slides and the recordings, breakfast, lunch, snacks and coffee every day, the receptions and the conference party. Tickets can be transferred to a colleague at no extra cost.

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Who speaks at GOTO

Over 30 years, GOTO's stages have hosted the people behind the ideas developers use every day: Bjarne Stroustrup, Anders Hejlsberg, Martin Fowler, Erich Gamma, Dave Thomas, Yukihiro Matsumoto, Charles Simonyi and Barry Boehm.

In 2026 the program included Kent Beck, Kevlin Henney, Rebecca Parsons, Linda Rising, Jon Skeet, Barbara Oakley, Troy Hunt and Scott Helme. You can watch the 2026 talks on our YouTube channel as they are released. Check out every release date here: https://gotocph.com/2026/pages/watch-2026 

How talks are picked

The program is put together by the GOTO program committee, led by Preben Thorø, CTO at Trifork. He's joined by people whose work shaped how many of us build software: James Lewis, who wrote the article that defined microservices with Martin Fowler; Kevlin Henney, editor of 97 Things Every Programmer Should Know; Adam Tornhill, author of Your Code as a Crime Scene and founder of CodeScene; Sam Newman, author of Building Microservices; and more.

The committee handpicks speakers with a real experience with what they talk about. Topics follow what developers are working on now: software architecture, AI in practice, platform engineering, security, programming languages, agile and leadership.

Who runs GOTO

GOTO Copenhagen is organized by GOTO, part of Trifork. GOTO also runs YOW! in Australia and publishes conference talks and interviews on the GOTO YouTube channel and gotopia.tech.

Questions

Email info@cph.gotocon.com or call +45 87 32 87 87.