New York • September 15 & 16, 2026
The Festival for Modern Engineering Leadership
A multi-track festival of talks, activities, and real-world learning
for leaders and their teams
This is where engineering leaders come to make sense of a shifting industry…
Hear how engineering teams are adapting – the decisions they’re making, the trade-offs, and the patterns shaping the year ahead.
Tickets available now!
Buy early and save up to $1,100 before the next ticket wave hits.
Explore sessions across six tracks with clear, usable lessons on leading teams, designing systems, and understanding industry shifts.
Track 1:
Leading your organization
Skills and processes for
high-performing teams.
Track 2:
Making technical choices
Evolving your systems and architecture.
Track 3:
DirectorPlus
Access exclusive content and engage with other heads, directors, VPs, and CTOs.
- Workshops
- Moderated roundtables
- Private networking
Track 4:
Interactive workshops
Join workshops and deep-dive sessions designed to equip you with practical tools, fresh thinking, and strategies.
Track 5:
Discover new tooling
- Hands-on labs
- Demo stage
- 1:1 meetings
- Explore current engineering tools
Track 6:
Level up and connect
- Community and industry roundtables
- Career panels
- Speed coaching
- Networking mixer
…and loads more
Learn from practitioners rewriting the playbook
…more to be announced soon!
Got an idea for a talk?
You’d be great on stage too!
The call for proposals to speak in New York is open!
Whether you’re a seasoned speaker or giving your first talk, this is your chance to inspire 2,000+ engineering leaders.
Submissions close March 29, 2026
Sessions curated for every level of leadership
Engineering Managers, Tech Leads, Staff+, Directors, VPs and CTOs
The festival of engineering leadership
2,000
Industry leaders
6
Tracks of content
150+
Speakers & Session leaders
Exclusive DirectorPlus Pass
If you’re a Director or above, the DirectorPlus Pass gives you access to tailored content and activities for folks at your level. With it you’ll get access to:
- Workshops led by experienced engineering leaders
- 40+ roundtables to deep dive and swap challenges with peers
- Dedicated space for structured networking with 300+ senior leaders
It’s FREE, just add to your ticket at the checkout. All passes will be subject to approval.
The venue:
Javits Center
LDX3 takes place in the Javits Center. A world-class venue in one of Manhattan’s iconic locations.
Proof from people doing the work
…being in a community like this to learn and share ideas is just SO impactful.
Meg Adams
Senior Director of Engineering
The New York Times
…the talks I went to were really good …. I was worried that it might be too dominated by AI, but it was much more measured.
Andres Monk
Lead Engineer
Sky
Talks were fantastic. It was incredibly well organised. Just an absolute highlight of the year for me.
Stacey Nutbrown
Software Engineering Manager
Capital One
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