16.10.2025

Rebelcon 2025

The biggest and longest standing tech conference in Cork is back again, with a larger-than-ever program and venue.

Join us and become a part of the disruptors community in Cork!

CHANGE IS THE CONSTANT

We are excited to share that RebelCon 2025 will centre around one of the most defining forces in today’s tech landscape: CHANGE

From technological disruption, AI and shifting architectures, to evolving team dynamics and market expectations; change is everywhere and it’s accelerating.

The ability to modernise, adapt, and reimagine how we build software is no longer a competitive edge; it’s a fundamental requirement. Within every wave of change lies the chance to lead by creating systems that aren’t just reactive, but proactive; not just built to last, but built to evolve.

Let’s build software not just to keep up, but to shape what’s next.

Date:

16.10.2025

Location:

Marina Market, Cork

Meet your MC for 2025

To ensure RebelCon 2025 will be the best one yet, we got ourselves an outstanding MC to run the day right.

We are thrilled to announce Deirdre O’Shaughnessy as our 2025 MC!

Deirdre O’Shaughnessy is Opinion Editor and hosts podcasts at the Irish Examiner. She has previously worked in radio, newspaper and television across the Irish media landscape.

Deirdre is active on social media @deshocks, so check her out if you don’t know about her already!

Deirdre O'Shaughnessy

Opinion Editor at the Irish Examiner

The

2025

agenda

9:00 - 9:30 | WELCOME

Registration & Breakfast

9:30 - 10:10 | OPENING KEYNOTE

TBD

SPEAKER: Dr. Tara Shine, CEO at ChangeByDegrees

10:10- 10:40 | SPEECH

Engineering for Impact: AI in Motion

SPEAKER: Rob Meaney, Director of Engineering at Glofox

10:40 - 11:10

Coffee Break

11:10 - 11:40 | SPEECH

Sustainable by Default: Human-AI Systems

SPEAKER: Divya Bansal, Director of Engineering at Workhuman

11:40 - 12:10 | SPEECH

The Craft of Change: Navigating the AI Shift

SPEAKER: Rick Roche, Group Head of Engineering at Investec

12:10 - 12:20

Coffee Break

12:20 - 12:50 | SPEECH

Flow Forward: Working With AI, Not Against It

SPEAKER: Fernando Munoz, VP of Technology Consulting at Zartis

12:50 - 13:20

The Human Signal

1. Career Sustainability: Achieve work-life balance

Michelle McDaid, Founder of The Leading Place

2. Chasing Flow: Why I boomeranged back from management to IC

Peter Brownlow, Developer Experience Leader at Personio

13:20 - 14:30

Lunch Break

14:30 - 15:15

Lightning Talks

1. TBD

2. TBD

3. TBD

15:15 - 15:45 | SPEECH

Building With Uncertainty

SPEAKER: Tom Meany, Lead Software Engineer at Neurobell

15:45 - 16:15

Afternoon Break

16:15 - 17:00 | PANEL

The New Cognitive Stack

Host:

Phil Thomas, VP of Software Engineering at Zartis

Panelists:

Panellist 1: David O'Brien, CTO at Fexco
Panellist 2: Aine Buckley, VP of Engineering at Netgear
Panelist 3: Sergey Volkodav, CTO at Getvisibility

17:00 - 18:00

Closing Remarks, Drinks, and Networking

What to expect from

RebelCon

2025

Meet the strong community of developers in cork

Learn from amazing speakers

Gain hands-on Engineering insights

pitch in with interactive panels

∞

Connections

What our

community

thinks

“RebelCon was a fantastic conference! I really enjoyed speaking to a crowd of engaged, and excited people who traveled from all over to join us in Cork.”

Melissa Peri

CEO of Produx

“I absolutely loved RebelCon. Great speakers, engaging conversations, lovely attendees. I'd attend again in a heartbeat.”

Randy Shoup

VP Engineering at WeWork (previously at Stitch Fix, eBay, Google)

“I loved my first time at RebelCon and I hope to be back - the energy and enthusiasm from speakers and attendees alike was brilliant!”

Sam Newmann

Independent consultant, Author of Building Microservices