Call for Papers is openONE DAY · REAL-WORLD AI

AI MakeIT 2026

CALL FOR
PAPERS

Less hype. More real-world experience.
Bring your ideas, your code, and your lessons to the stage.

Submit your proposal

CFP open until 6 October 2026

THE DATE
THE PLACELjubljana, Slovenia
THE PEOPLEBuilders. Thinkers. Doers.
One day. Real impact.
01 / THE INVITATION

You’ve been building.
Let’s talk about it.

AI is changing how we build software. We want to hear what that actually looks like in your work: real-world experiences, technical presentations, lessons learned, and practical demonstrations.

This one-day conference brings together developers, software architects, DevOps and SRE engineers, security engineers, engineering leaders, and people actively using AI in software development.

Share your knowledge, not your sales deck.
Product sales pitches are not the purpose of this event.

02 / THE CONVERSATIONS

Four topics.
Your perspective.

Real problems. Technical depth. Ideas worth sharing.

Bring your experience to the stage
01

AI in Practice

Real-world use of AI in software engineering, testing, DevOps, productivity, and business processes.

BUILDTESTSHIP
02

AI & Existing /
Legacy Applications

Existing codebases, coding agents, code understanding, refactoring, migrations, and modernization.

UNDERSTANDEVOLVE
03

AI & Software
Architecture

AI for system design, architecture analysis, architectural decisions, and modernization.

DESIGNDECIDESCALE
04

AI & Security

AI for security and the security of AI systems, agents, LLM applications, and their infrastructure.

PROTECTCHALLENGE

Have something that doesn’t fit a box? Interesting AI-related topics outside these categories are welcome.

03 / YOUR TIME ON STAGE

Pick your format.

A focused idea or a deep dive. Make it yours.

01 — STANDARD TALK
40min

A clear idea. A lasting takeaway.

Approximately 35 minutes of presentation
+ 5 minutes of Q&A.

02 — EXTENDED TALK
60min

Room to go a little deeper.

More space for complex ideas, technical
detail, and real-world examples.

03 — WORKSHOP
90/120min

Less watching. More making.

A hands-on session where participants
learn by doing.

Another format in mind? You can propose that, too.

04 / WHAT MAKES A GREAT PROPOSAL

Show the work.
Share the learning.

The most useful stories come from doing.
Here’s what we’ll give preference to.

  • 01Practical experience & real implementations
  • 02Technical depth, beyond the surface
  • 03Lessons learned along the way
  • 04Failures, and what they taught you
  • 05Demos & concrete examples
05 / TAKE THE STAGE
01 About you

The person behind the proposal.

A few sentences about you and your experience. Up to 1,500 characters.
Include their name, role, and a short bio, with their permission.
02 About your session

Give us a clear picture of what you’d like to share.

Describe the problem, your approach, and what you’ll cover. Up to 5,000 characters.
What will participants know or be able to do after your session?
Proposing another topic or format? Tell us more here.

Your proposal and contact details will be stored in Google Sheets and used by the AI MakeIT organisers to review your submission and contact you about the conference. Please only include information you have permission to share.

Big ideas start with a submission.

Made for people who make things.