— Signal // 04 · Sixth EditionEarly bird tickets on sale

The craft & chaosof building software.

WhenSep 24 — 25Thursday & Friday, 2026
WhereLisbon, PortugalLX Factory, Alcântara
Program24 talks · 3 tracksPlus six hands-on workshops
For600 makersDesigners, engineers & teams

Two days of unhurried conversation with the people shipping the web's most interesting, most human software. No keynotes at dawn. No vendor booths. Just good work, explained plainly.

Doors open in
160days
04hours
22mins
08secs

A gathering for people who take the craft of software seriously, without taking themselves too seriously. Six years running. Still the same small room.

01 — Stories

Real work, plainly told.

No evangelism, no thought leadership. Talks are 25 minutes about something the speaker actually shipped, including the bits that didn't work.

02 — Room

Small, by design.

Capped at 600 attendees. One stage, no breakouts competing for your attention. You'll leave knowing the people you sat next to.

03 — Pace

Generous breaks.

Long lunches, long coffees. The hallway is the conference. We schedule around that, not against it.

Program — Speakers

Eight voices,
one small room.

Founders, independents, researchers, and practitioners — chosen for what they've built, not the size of their following.

→ Final four announced in June

Iris MarínKeynote

01

Iris Marín

Founder — Foldline Studio

"The long decade of shipping a browser."

Teo Okafor

02

Teo Okafor

Staff Engineer — Linear

"Designing latency: the feeling of fast."

Rhea Patel

03

Rhea Patel

Design Lead — Figma

"On not being afraid of complexity."

Johan Mikkelsen

04

Johan Mikkelsen

Independent — Copenhagen

"Six months as a one-person product team."

Amara Saito

05

Amara Saito

CTO — Kōto Labs

"Rebuilding our database in public."

Daniel OrlovWorkshop

06

Daniel Orlov

Design Engineer — Vercel

"Typography for screens that refuse to sit still."

Nadia Oduya

07

Nadia Oduya

Researcher — Royal College of Art

"What maps can teach software."

Marcus Reid

08

Marcus Reid

Founder — Halcyon

"The quiet failure of the all-in-one."

Program — Two Days

A deliberate
pace.

Single track. Long breaks. Doors open at 8:30 with strong coffee. The last session ends by 5 so you can actually have dinner with the people you just met.

09:00

The long decade of shipping a browser

IRIS MARÍN — FOLDLINE STUDIO
Keynote · 40 minMain Hall
09:50

Designing latency: the feeling of fast

TEO OKAFOR — LINEAR
Talk · 25 minMain Hall
10:20

Coffee · pastries · slow talking

Break · 40 minCourtyard
11:00

On not being afraid of complexity

RHEA PATEL — FIGMA
Talk · 25 minMain Hall
11:30

Six months as a one-person product team

JOHAN MIKKELSEN — INDEPENDENT
Talk · 25 minMain Hall
12:00

Long lunch · Portuguese tables laid outside

Lunch · 90 minGarden
13:30

Typography for screens that refuse to sit still

DANIEL ORLOV — VERCEL
Workshop · 90 minStudio B
15:00

Rebuilding our database in public

AMARA SAITO — KŌTO LABS
Talk · 25 minMain Hall
16:00

Opening night drinks · white port & tonic

Social · until lateRooftop
09:30

What maps can teach software

NADIA ODUYA — ROYAL COLLEGE OF ART
Talk · 25 minMain Hall
10:00

The quiet failure of the all-in-one

MARCUS REID — HALCYON
Talk · 25 minMain Hall
10:30

Second coffee · and honestly, another pastel de nata

Break · 30 minCourtyard
11:00

Four announced speakers — final reveal in June

TO BE ANNOUNCED
Talks · 2 × 25 minMain Hall
12:30

Closing lunch · sit with someone new

Lunch · 90 minGarden
14:00

Five speakers · five questions · one room

PANEL — MODERATED BY IRIS MARÍN
Panel · 60 minMain Hall
15:30

Closing remarks & what we learned

SIGNAL PROGRAM COMMITTEE
Closing · 30 minMain Hall
17:00

Goodbye dinner · at Cervejaria Ramiro

Social · optionalOff-site

Venue — Lisbon

A warehouse
by the river.

LX Factory is a former textile complex in Alcântara, now home to studios, bookshops, and a rooftop we've taken over for two days.

LX Factory, LisbonLX Factory · Main Hall

LX Factory, Alcântara

Rua Rodrigues de Faria, 103
1300-501 Lisbon, Portugal

Main Hall600 seatsStep-free, loop hearing
Studio B40 workshop seatsHands-on sessions
From airport22 min · metroRed line to Alcântara-Mar
Stay nearby15% off partnersThree hotels within walking
Open in maps

Sponsors — with thanks

Signal is kept small by
good company.

We keep the sponsor count low on purpose. Three tiers, quiet presence, no branded lanyards or swag bags you'd rather not carry home.

Presenting partner· one only

Supporting · Four partners

Interested in supporting Signal? A few slots remain for 2026 — we keep it to three tiers on purpose.

Get the prospectus

Frequently asked

Questions,
honestly answered.

Couldn't find what you're looking for? We're a small team and we read every message.

hello@signal.conf

Register — Early bird open

Find your seat
in the room.

600 tickets. Single currency. No surge pricing or dynamic tiers. When early bird sells out, regular goes on sale. When regular sells out, you'll wait for 2027.

Student / Indie

180

For students, the self-employed, and anyone in between things.

Both days, all talks & panels
Breakfast, coffee & lunch included
Proof of status required
Apply for indie
Patron

680

Supports a free ticket for an underrepresented attendee — and earns you a seat at the speaker dinner.

Everything in Standard
Small speaker dinner · Thu night
Two workshop slots
Credit in the printed program
Become a patron

All prices include 23% VAT. Early bird ends June 30 · or when 300 tickets are gone, whichever comes first.

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