The 2025 ACCU Conference schedule is here!
As we end the second week of the year, I don't know about you, but I'm still writing 1996 on my cheques!
But a new year, of course, means looking forward to another ACCU conference - and we're now ready to announce the full schedule, including workshops.
The schedule
Head on over to the schedule page for the high level schedule, and click through for the details.
You'll notice that, in a break from tradition, this year we are running from Tuesday to Friday! That's right, one weekday earlier than previous years. We've been finding that Saturday attendance has been declining precipitously - especially since we got back from the pandemic. So this is an experiment - do let us know if you have strong opinions either way.
Workshops
We're also trying something different with workshops. Our on-site, pre-conference, workshops are one-day only (on Monday). But we also have a two-day workshop running, online, over the weekend before the conference - as well as two one-day workshops on the Saturday a week after the conference.
If that sounds hard to follow, head over to the workshops page for all the details.
The rest of the format is unchanged! We have 54 presentations, four keynotes and three lightning talk sessions - as well as the unmissable conference dinner (on Thursday evening this year)!
Keynotes
We have a fantastic and inspirational set of keynote speakers for you:
Anastasia Kazakova
Khalil Estell
Daisy Hollman
Matt Godbolt
Cheapest prices
Don't forget, ACCU members get cheaper rates - so if you're not already a member then sign up today. It remains cheaper to pay for an ACCU membership, then buy your tickets at the member rate, than to buy full price.
ACCU 2025
ACCU 2025 will run, at our usual venue in Bristol, from 1st-4th April 2025, with full-day workshops on the 31st March. We are also considering running post-conference workshops online - possible a week (or more) after the main conference.
Note that these dates for the main conference correspond to Tuesday to Friday - a shifting forward from the usual pattern.
We have already selected a great set of keynote speakers and will be announcing them shortly.
Call for Speakers
Our Call for Speakers is now open and we welcome everyone to consider submitting a proposal. It's great to hear from some familiar, reliable, names. But we also want new voices, new perspectives, and fresh topics!
The call will run until 2nd November (midnight GMT), so start getting your ideas together straight away.
Early Bird Tickets now available - with extra discounts
If you're an ACCU Conference regular you know that you can reliably expect a great experience. That's why we make Early Bird tickets available before the schedule is known, so our most loyal attendees can benefit from lower prices.
This year we're going even further! As one of the big problems we have as organisers is more and more people leaving things until the last minute, we want to motivate you to book early.
So we're offering even bigger discounts the earlier you book! Use the code DYNAMIC_DISCOUNT to get the current additional discount rate, which will gradually reduce during the Early Bird period.
Early Bird registration will close when the schedule is announced.
Welcome back to Bloomberg, our Headline sponsor, for 2024
Once again Bloomberg are joining us, this week, as Headline sponsor.
Bloomberg have been exceptionally supportive of our community for many years, now,
and are continuing the tradition.
Their booth with a Bloomberg terminal has become a fixture and is back again, this year. Do stop by for a chat.
Here's a message from them:
Bloomberg is building the world's most trusted information network for financial professionals. Our 9,000+ engineers are dedicated to advancing and building new systems for the Bloomberg Terminal and other products to solve complex, real-world problems.
C++ is one of our core programming languages. We are constantly pushing the language to its limits because our code needs to be scalable, reliable, and extremely fast — especially since every microsecond counts in the finance industry. Our C++ experts build everything from low-level libraries and components to some of the most performant financial applications, analytics, and trading systems in the world. They also contribute to the C++ Standards Committee (WG21). Learn more at TechAtBloomberg.com/cplusplus.