Call for Sessions

Signal Not Noise Conference Adelaide
Friday 22 May 2026 | Torrens University, Wakefield Street

The call for submissions is now open.

We're looking for practitioners who can share real insights from their work—not theory, not frameworks, but actual experience from building digital products and services.

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In addition to the info on this page, you can also read and watch more here:

Submission Principles

What we're looking for

People with real stories, practical insights, and hard-won lessons to share.

In a world of constant noise, frameworks that don't fit, consultants selling silver bullets, and hype that doesn't deliver, we need insights from people actually doing the work.

Do you have something worth sharing about creating great products and services? A challenge you solved? A lesson you learned? A practice that actually works?

Session formats

We're not just looking for talks. We value interactive learning:

45-minute sessions: Presentation + Q&A (30 min presentation, 15 min discussion)

90-minute workshops: Hands-on, interactive, practical learning

Discussions & activities: Facilitated conversations, games, collaborative exercises

Panel discussions: Multiple perspectives on a topic

We favour workshops, activities, and discussions over lectures. If you can make it interactive, even better.

Content areas

Signal Not Noise brings together practitioners across disciplines. We're looking for submissions relevant to:

Core themes:

• Engineering, Cyber, AI & Data Science
• Product & Strategy
• Design & Research
• Leadership & Building Teams
• Delivery & Ways of Working

Specific topics could include:

• Product thinking and experimentation
• Harnessing changing technology in development
• Bringing data insights into everyday team contexts
• Integrating machine learning and AI
• How jobs and roles are changing in an AI world
• Improving developer experience (DevEx)
• Scalable architecture
• Transforming teams and organizations
• Agile and lean practices that work in practice
• Sustaining cultural change
• Learning organizations
• Customer and user experience
• Content strategy and digital marketing
• Adaptive leadership and teams
• Scaling good practice
• Modern systems thinking
• Changing needs of organizational design
• Managing projects and stakeholders
• Innovation and creativity
• Startup stories…how we imagined, built and scaled

This isn't exhaustive. If you're working on something interesting in digital product and service creation, we want to hear about it.

What makes a great submission?

Real experience: Share what you've actually done, not just theory

Practical takeaways: Give people something they can use immediately

Cross-functional relevance: Help people understand how your work connects to theirs

Honest reflection: Challenges and failures are as valuable as successes

Interactive elements: Engage the audience, don't just present at them

Looking for inspiration? Check out our Submission Principles or review last year's schedule.

Timeline (2026)

Specific dates for program finalisation will be confirmed. Check this page later for the latest.

Still not sure?

Have a question about whether your idea fits? Email us at adelaide@signal-not-noise.com with your idea. We're happy to discuss.

First time speaking? That's great! We actively encourage people who haven't spoken at many (or any) events to contribute. You can get support from our community on Slack and from the organizing team.

Want to co-present? Absolutely. Collaborative sessions often bring multiple perspectives.

Submit your session

Ready to share your insights with the Adelaide digital community?

Submit Your Session

Questions? Email adelaide@signal-not-noise.com