codebar Festival 2026 – In-person at Monzo

We’re so excited to bring you the final day of codebar Festival 2026 🎉

Join us for a day of talks, and panel discussions, all focused on helping you further your skills in tech and develop a holistic career in the industry. We even have a CV review segment where you can bring along your CV and have someone review it.

Check out the full schedule below:

• 9:30 – Breakfast/Welcome
• 10:00 – Welcome presentation by codebar Director Kimberley Cook
• 10:15 – Why Doing Difficult Things is Good for you and Good for Your Team – Katie Bickford
• 10:45 – Understanding Software Requirements: Writing Clear User Stories – Millicent Didacus
• 11:15 – Technical interview panel – TBC
• 12:00 – Lunch
• 13:00 – Sponsor talks & Q&A with Monzo, T.Rowe Price, Skyscanner and B2C2
• 13:30 – Pay Rises and Progression: The Unwritten Playbook – Maddie Clingan
• 14:00 – The Hard Parts of JavaScript – Feyikemi Agboola
• 14:30 – Josh O’Brien CV tips and tricks talk and workshop
• 14:45 – Break
• 15:30 – Josh O’Brien CV part 2 – Now what do you do with the CV?
• 15:45 – Tech Beyond Code: A Roadmap for Sustainable Growth in Tech – Chinaza Chukwunweike
• 16:15 – Learning Python to buy shoes – Isaac Oldwood
• 16:45 – Models Gone Rogue: A Guide to AI Security – Elena Calvo Carazo
• 17:15 – Wrap up & Thank you’s

And, because of some wonderful sponsorship from Skyscanner we’re able to offer travel bursaries for people who would like to attend. Please complete this form ➡️ here.

Venue
Monzo

Broadwalk House
5 Appold Street
London, EC2A 2AG

Accessibility information:

Venue has a stair-free access and bathroom facilities are also accessible