A satirical mirror. Same structure, same dates, one word changed.

Why this exists

London

All MTSFest dates Friday 19 March 2027

Date
Hours
09:00 – 17:00 GMT
Venue
Barbican Centre
Silk Street, Barbican, London EC2Y 8DS
Format
One track, eight talks, four themes
Line-up
4 of 8 announced

£299

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The day.

The shape is fixed. Four of the eight talks have a name against them; the other four are open, one in each theme.

  1. 09:00

    Doors open

    Coffee, badges, and nobody expecting you to network before you have had one.

  2. 09:40

    Welcome

    Ten minutes. Housekeeping, the quiet room, where the toilets are.

  3. 09:55

    Analyse

    Craig Campbell

    Talk

  4. 10:30

    Analyse

    Speaker to be announced

    Talk

  5. 11:05

    Break

    Twenty minutes, and actually twenty. Long enough to get a coffee and still get back in.

  6. 11:25

    Advance

    James Dooley

    Talk

  7. 12:00

    Advance

    Speaker to be announced

    Talk

  8. 12:35

    Lunch

    Seated, at tables, with a seating plan. This is the networking.

  9. 13:40

    Innovate

    Alan CladX

    Talk

  10. 14:15

    Innovate

    Speaker to be announced

    Talk

  11. 14:50

    Break

    Nothing is programmed against the post-lunch dip. Nobody should have to speak into that room.

  12. 15:15

    Empower

    Robert Niechciał

    Talk

  13. 15:50

    Empower

    Speaker to be announced

    Talk

  14. 16:30

    Close

    Short. Then the bar, for anyone who wants it and nobody who does not.

Four of eight.

Craig Campbell, James Dooley, Alan CladX, Robert Niechciał are confirmed for London. The other 4 slots are open, and local speakers get first refusal.

How to take one of them

  • Craig Campbell

    Headline

    Talk to be announced

    London · 2027

  • James Dooley

    Talk to be announced

    London · 2027

  • Alan CladX

    Talk to be announced

    London · 2027

  • Robert Niechciał

    Talk to be announced

    London · 2027

  • Open

    Slot 5 of 8

  • Open

    Slot 6 of 8

  • Open

    Slot 7 of 8

  • Open

    Slot 8 of 8

Getting there.

Barbican Centre, Silk Street, Barbican, London EC2Y 8DS.

Nearest stations

Barbican and Moorgate are both a few minutes on foot. Liverpool Street and Farringdon put you on the Elizabeth line.

Getting in

The Barbican is famously difficult to navigate. Follow the yellow line on the pavement from Barbican station and do not trust your phone.

Staying over

The Friday date is deliberate. Most people travelling in stay Thursday night and make a weekend of it.

There is one other date.

MTSFest Philadelphia, Thursday 1 October 2026, at The Rittenhouse.

Philadelphia 2026