Product Engineering Conference 2026

Overview

A conference co-founded by four companies - Ascend, hacomono, Helpfeel and Nealle - debuting in 2026. As generative AI commoditized development work, it centered on "product engineering", converting technology into customer value. Running across three halls, it cut across frontend, backend, SRE and design disciplines with more than 40 speakers, and tickets sold out.

Speakers

• Yasutoyo Okada (Digital Agency; 2026 speaker)
• Keita Yanagawa (2026 speaker, "How Far Can the Term Engineering Be Stretched?")
• Terui (PO/EM, UPSIDER; 2026 speaker)

Foundation

Founded

2026

Founder

Ascend Inc., hacomono Inc., Helpfeel Inc., and Nealle Inc.

Grown out of the PdENight community activity, it was co-founded by four companies and held for the first time in 2026. Its starting premise is that the more generative AI levels out development work, the more the human-held skill becomes integrated decision-making across engineering, business, and design.

Transition

1. 2026 The four companies jointly founded Product Engineering Conference
2. 2026 A CfP was run and more than 40 speakers were selected
3. 2026 Ticket sales opened July 6
4. 2026 First edition held September 5 at Nakano Central Park Conference with tickets sold out, running an invited talk, sponsor sessions, a workshop and a reception across three parallel halls

Sponsors

Platinum Sponsors

• 株式会社リンクアンドモチベーション
• 株式会社mento
• 株式会社タイミー
• 株式会社RightTouch

Gold Sponsors

• Dress Code株式会社
• サイボウズ株式会社
• Sotas株式会社
• 株式会社メドレー
• 株式会社エス・エム・エス
• 株式会社ハイヤールー
• 株式会社アシュアード
• 株式会社BuySell Technologies

Silver Sponsors

• PLAINER株式会社
• supa, inc.
• CodeCast
• 株式会社ギークニア
• BASE株式会社
• フリー株式会社
• Cloudbase株式会社

Source: official sponsor list (as of October 9, 2026)