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IDPCON 101: What You Can Expect at IDPCON 2025

Whether you’re new to internal developer portals or already deep into platform engineering, IDPCON 2025 is the must-attend gathering for anyone driving developer productivity and platform innovation.

Cortex

Cortex | June 26, 2025

IDPCON 101: What You Can Expect at IDPCON 2025


What Makes IDPCON Different?

Unlike generic DevOps or engineering conferences, IDPCON is the only conference focused on Internal Developer Portals (IDPs). It brings together the largest community of platform engineers, DevEx leaders, and infrastructure innovators specifically to tackle the shared challenges of standardization, scalability, and developer experience within engineering platforms.

Here, the conversation goes beyond theory. You’ll hear real stories from engineering leadership at the most innovative engineering organizations, see live demos of next-gen tooling, and join practical sessions designed to move your platform strategy forward.


The Essentials

  • When: October 9, 2025

  • Where: Brookfield Place, 225 S Liberty St, NYC

  • Time: Doors open at 8:30 AM, sessions run through 5:30 PM

  • Who: 500+ engineers, platform PMs, VPs, and CTOs from leading companies across tech, media, and finance


The Sessions You Can’t Miss

Here’s a sneak peek at what you can expect from the stage:

  • Standardize, Automate, Empower: A Platform Approach to Developer Productivity - Zafar Tursunov, Blackstone

  • Beyond the Portal: Navigating the Human Challenges of IDP Adoption - Pragya Jaiswal, Paxos

  • Level Up Your Developer Experience with Smart Automation and Initiatives - Hariprasad Babu, H&R Block

You’ll also find lightning talks, technical deep dives, and case studies from companies that have successfully transformed how their developers discover, use, and contribute to internal services.


What Else is on the Menu?

🔁 Roundtables with peers tackling the same adoption and standardization challenges

🚀 Live Demos of the latest in platform and IDP tooling

🍸 Happy Hour to unwind and connect with peers in the community


Is IDPCON for You?

If you’re:

  • Building or maintaining an internal developer portal

  • Driving platform adoption, modernization, or standards

  • Focused on developer velocity, quality, or service health

  • Curious how top companies are solving these problems at scale

Then yes - IDPCON is 100% for you.


You’ll Leave With:

  • ✅ A clearer understanding of what a successful IDP looks like in practice

  • ✅ Concrete strategies for platform standardization and automation

  • ✅ Inspiration from teams already doing the work

  • ✅ New connections with like-minded engineers and leaders


Final Tip: Bring Your Team

The best outcomes happen when everyone’s aligned. Whether you’re in platform engineering, DevEx, SRE, or product - bring your team and leave with a shared vision for what comes next.


Register now at idpcon.com. For a limited time, Use code BLOG101 for a complimentary ticket. 

Can’t make it in person? On-demand recordings will be available post-event.

Begin your Engineering Excellence journey today