Startup Operators Global Summit
A global summit for technical founders, startup operators, CTOs, venture builders, consultancy leaders and developer-first companies.
Date
December 8th, 2026
Location
Global
Format
Virtual
About
About Startup Operators Global Summit
The Startup Operators Global Summit is a global virtual summit for the people building and operating technology companies. It brings together technical founders, startup operators, CTOs, engineering leaders at growth-stage companies, consultancy leaders and venture builders to share real lessons from the front line of building, scaling and sustaining technology businesses. The summit covers everything from hiring and culture to fundraising, open source, AI adoption, go-to-market and the operational realities of running a technical company in 2026 and beyond.
Who Attends
The Audience
- Technical founders and co-founders
- CTOs and VPs of engineering at startups and scale-ups
- Startup operators and chief of staff roles
- Venture builders and studio operators
- Consultancy leaders and managing directors
- Angel investors and early-stage investors
- Developer advocate and community leads at startups
Programme
Topics we cover
Call for Speakers
We want practitioners on stage, not just presenters.
If you have shipped something, learned something hard, built a platform, led a migration, adopted AI, or made a decision that mattered, that is a talk worth giving. We prioritise specific, honest content over polished pitches.
What we look for
- Real production experience, not theoretical frameworks
- Specific decisions made, not general advice
- What went wrong as well as what worked
- Talks that practitioners can act on
- Speakers from operator and practitioner backgrounds
Ecosystem
Part of the Startup Operators ecosystem
This conference is part of the Startup Operators ecosystem on Community Stack. The ecosystem runs year-round communities, meetups and events for practitioners in this space.
Communities in this ecosystem
Conferences in this ecosystem
From the community
Talks from previous events
Startup Operators in the Open Source Era
Sean M Tracey & Victor Deng
Mitchell Technologies & Dash0
Running a Tech Consultancy in the Age of AI
Ben Davison & Alex Manly
Axiologik & Colibri Digital
Sponsorship
Reach a focused, practitioner audience
The Startup Operators Global Summit connects you with technical founders, CTOs, startup operators and consultancy leaders from across the world. Its virtual format delivers broad international reach across the Startup Operators ecosystem, with an audience actively building and operating technology companies.
Audience
Practitioners
Format
Virtual
Location
Global
CFP Status
Open