Good news! The Call for Papers (CFP) for Agile on the Beach 2025 is now officially open!
Agile On The Beach 2025 will be held on 3-4 July 2025 at AMATA, Falmouth University Campus, Cornwall, TR11 4RH. In our 14th year, we’ll welcome more than 450 attendees to Falmouth University Campus for two full days of talks and workshops, from over 50 speakers.
Agile on the Beach has become one of the most dynamic and influential events in the Agile community, offering two days of insightful talks, hands-on workshops, and networking opportunities by the sea. If you’re passionate about Agile methodologies, continuous improvement, leadership, or digital innovation, this is your chance to share your knowledge, inspire others, and contribute to the ongoing conversation around Agile.
Why Speak at Agile on the Beach?
- Influence and Inspire: Join a lineup of leading voices in Agile and share your experiences, challenges, and successes with an engaged audience of tech professionals, business leaders, and Agile practitioners.
- Expand Your Network: Meet like-minded individuals, exchange ideas, and connect with industry leaders from across the UK and beyond.
- Platform for Innovation: Whether you’re presenting a ground-breaking case study or diving deep into specific Agile practices, this is a platform for innovative ideas and thought leadership.
Who are we looking for?
We are looking for speakers with diverse perspectives and backgrounds. Whether you’re an experienced Agile coach, a developer navigating the challenges of a fast-paced environment, or a business leader integrating Agile principles into your organisation, we welcome submissions across all levels of expertise.
What are we looking for?
45 minute deep dive and experience report talks in Engineering, Design & Product, Teams, Organisations
90 minute hands-on and discussion workshops in er, Workshops
How to Apply
Submitting a proposal is simple. Just head over to our CFP page on Sessionize at this link
Submission Deadline
The Agile on the Beach 2025 CFP is open from 21 Oct 2024 0000 BST until 17 Nov 2024 2359 UTC. Don’t miss your chance to be a part of the Agile on the Beach 2025 speaker lineup!
What to Expect
As a speaker, you’ll not only get the opportunity to present your ideas to a passionate and attentive audience, but you’ll also gain access to all conference sessions, networking events, and the chance to enjoy the stunning Cornish coast. Our event is known for its friendly and relaxed atmosphere, making it the perfect environment to share, learn, and grow.
Some changes from our speaker team! (Chris, Gwen and Steve)
Each year, we listen to CFP community feedback, and this year is no different. Changes for 2025 include rebranding our tracks, and classifying talk/workshop types, to clarify session intent during the CFP and on the day. But the biggest change is a new speaker question:
Q. Do you identify as an under-represented minority (no – prefer not to say – yes)
This tells us if you self-identify as part of a URM in the IT industry e.g. by ethnicity, gender, disability, neurodiversity, and more. It helps us understand if we’re creating an inclusive environment. This isn’t shown to reviewers
We’re asking this question to better understand under-representation within the Agile on the Beach community. There’s a good definition here, albeit for TV rather than the IT industry. Diversity is so important to us, and part of that is people being able to self-identify. We know of other industry events where well-intentioned organisers identify a speaker as diverse based on their LinkedIn page. We’ve done that in previous years, and we don’t believe this is good enough.
If you have any feedback, please get in touch at cfp@agileonthebeach.com. We are always learning and your feedback is valuable to us. And if you’d like help writing a proposal, just ask!
Join Us at Agile on the Beach 2025
Agile on the Beach is more than a conference — it’s a community. A space for those who are passionate about fostering innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement. We can’t wait to see the fantastic ideas and experiences you bring to the table!
Get your submissions in early, and we’ll see you on the beach!