codebar Festival 2026 - In-person at Monzo
Sat, 21st March | 09:30 - 17:30 GMT (GMT+00:00)

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

Information

See event description above

Sponsors

A big thanks to all of our sponsors for making the event possible!

B2C2
T. Rowe Price UK
Skyscanner
Monzo

Organisers

Arora Ashani (she/her)

Arora Ashani (she/her)

charlene  kuye

charlene kuye

Kimberley Cook (She/Her)

Kimberley Cook (She/Her)