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Sponsor: Neo Code Software
Thank you to Neo Code Software for sponsoring Tech Differently! Neo Code builds custom software for workgroups in large companies that have outgrown their existing…
Special Guest: Meditation for Tech Nerds
Meditation for Tech Nerds! Yup, you heard me. :) Recharge in the afternoon break of Tech Differently with a guided meditation built for analytical minds.…
Speaker Announcement #7: Our World Of Shortcuts
Staying Human In A World of Shortcuts: Speaker Announcement #7 What can a Canadian WordPress developer, photographer, and birder teach us about certain shortcut tools…
Speaker Announcement #6: Breaking Production
When tech production goes wrong! Based in Brazil, Daniel Bertoldi works at Touchlab as a Kotlin Multiplatform developer. He does a lot of bug fixing…
$5 tickets end Tuesday (and why you’ll want one)
Early bird tickets are available until end of day September 15, 2026! Why attend the Tech Differently Conference on October 27th, 2026 (online, worldwide)? 1.…
Speaker Announcement #5: Folk Tech
Have you heard of Folk Tech before? Neither had I, and I am eager to hear all about it from seeley quest (sie/hir). Truly bringing…
Speaker Announcement #4: Web Design & Art History!
“Web Design, Art History, And Staying Resilient Through Tech Change” What does building websites have in common with making art? Particularly when we look at…
Speaker Announcment #3: Climate-Friendly Websites
Climate-Friendly Websites…. It’s Not What You Think! Heather Gray (she/they) went from studying Environmental Science at the University of Guelph, to becoming a Freelance WordPress…
Introducing our 2026 Keynote Speaker: Allie Nimmons
We’re thrilled to announce that Allie Nimmons will be taking the Keynote stage at this year’s Tech Differently Conference! Allie herself embodies the conference’s concept…
Speaker Announcement #2 – Becoming Herself Through Tech: Lumi’s Story
Some talks at Tech Differently introduce new concepts. Others offer fresh ways of seeing tech through people’s quite different lived experiences. Lumi from Romania has…
Speaker Announcement #1: The Edge Case From Nigeria Who Isn’t an Afterthought
Awesome Akinfenwa is a full-stack developer from Nigeria and founder of TechAid Connect, a nonprofit connecting technical volunteers with organizations that need them. In the…
Tech Differently: Conference Date Announcement
October 27th is the perfect time to fuel your human‑tech ideas, and our cohort is already building the talks that will shape the conference. ☕✨…
Officially kicking off the first cohort
As of today, 7 speakers are officially joining the speaker cohort that begins this Wednesday, with room for a few more. (Enrollment open until June…
Info Sessions
Tech Differently is a speaker accelerator and conference for people in tech who think and build differently, and who want to make the world even…