ICT Samachar
Hetauda: Hetauda is set to take another step forward in its growing technology journey with the Secure Developer Conference 2026 (SDC 2026), a two-day technology conference taking place on 31 August and 1 September 2026.
Organized by DEV Community Nepal and powered by the Hetauda School of Management and Social Sciences (HSMSS), the conference aims to bring together students, technology enthusiasts, developers, industry professionals, entrepreneurs, innovators, and emerging talent from across Nepal.
The event is expected to become an important platform for learning, networking, collaboration, and meaningful discussions about technology and the future of Nepal’s growing digital ecosystem.
More Than Just a Conference
Secure Developer Conference 2026 is not limited to one area of technology or a specific group of professionals. The two-day conference will bring together people with different backgrounds and interests who share a common curiosity and passion for technology and innovation.
Participants will explore diverse areas including Artificial Intelligence, cybersecurity, open source, GitHub, modern software development, entrepreneurship, professional skills, and career development.
Through expert sessions, hands-on workshops, panel discussions, and networking opportunities, SDC 2026 aims to provide participants with practical insights beyond traditional classroom learning.
The conference is built around a simple idea: technology grows when communities, talents, opportunities, and ideas come together.
Bringing Nepal’s Tech Community to Hetauda
For Hetauda, the conference represents more than just a two-day event. Hetauda has a growing number of students, educational institutions, technology professionals, businesses, and young people interested in technology.
However, access to large-scale technology events, industry exposure, experienced speakers, and professional networking opportunities has often remained limited compared to major cities.
Secure Developer Conference 2026 aims to help change that. By bringing industry speakers, technology communities, students, entrepreneurs, and emerging talent together in Hetauda, the event hopes to create stronger connections between the city and Nepal’s broader technology ecosystem.
The conference is also a step toward strengthening the vision of Hetauda as a growing IT and technology hub. Building a technology hub requires more than buildings, internet infrastructure, or companies.
It requires strong communities, access to knowledge, collaboration, skilled people, mentorship, innovation, and opportunities for young people to explore their potential.
SDC 2026 aims to contribute to this ecosystem by creating a platform where these elements can come together.
An Initiative by DEV Community Nepal
The event is organized by DEV Community Nepal, a community-driven technology organization focused on strengthening Nepal’s technology ecosystem.
DEV Community Nepal brings together students, youth, technology communities, companies, institutions, and industry professionals through technology events, workshops, training programs, seminars, conferences, and collaborative initiatives.
With the Secure Developer Conference 2026, the organization is taking another step toward its broader mission of making technology learning, industry exposure, and opportunities more accessible to young people.
The conference follows the organization’s belief that learning should not remain limited to classrooms and academic qualifications.
Students need opportunities to learn from real practitioners, understand industry expectations, explore emerging technologies, build professional connections, and discover pathways for their future careers.
Learning From People Building the Industry
SDC 2026 will feature speakers and professionals from different areas of technology, business, leadership, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, open source, and entrepreneurship.
Participants will have the opportunity to learn from professionals with real-world experience rather than focusing only on theoretical knowledge.
Sessions will cover topics ranging from Agentic AI and its implications to cybersecurity careers, open source, building global products from Nepal, professional skills in the age of AI, GitHub, and entrepreneurship.
A special panel discussion titled “From Classroom to Career: Are We Really Preparing Nepal’s Next Tech Talent?” will also explore the relationship between academic learning, industry expectations, skills, employability, and the future of Nepal’s technology talent.
The conference will also include practical workshops designed to provide participants with hands-on exposure to modern technology and development practices.
Connecting Education With Industry
One of the major objectives of Secure Developer Conference 2026 is to create stronger connections between education and industry.
Many students graduate with academic knowledge but often have limited exposure to the real-world challenges, expectations, and working environments of the technology industry.
The conference aims to create a space where participants can ask questions, learn from professionals, understand industry trends, and explore opportunities that may help shape their future careers.
The event will bring together both experienced professionals and students who are still exploring their paths in technology. This interaction is expected to create opportunities for mentorship, networking, collaboration, and knowledge sharing.
A Step Toward Hetauda’s Technology Future
The Secure Developer Conference 2026 represents a step toward creating a stronger and more connected technology ecosystem in Hetauda. The organizers believe that talent exists everywhere, but access to opportunities does not always reach every city equally.
By creating technology platforms outside Nepal’s major technology centers, DEV Community Nepal hopes to contribute to a future where young people can access industry knowledge, communities, mentorship, and opportunities regardless of where they are located.
The conference aims to demonstrate that Hetauda can become a place where technology conversations happen, communities collaborate, innovation grows, and young talent finds opportunities to connect with the broader ecosystem.
While Secure Developer Conference 2026 is a two-day event, its vision extends beyond the conference dates. It represents an effort to strengthen connections, inspire future initiatives, and take another step toward positioning Hetauda as a growing IT hub in Nepal.
Event Details
Event: Secure Developer Conference 2026
Date: 31 August – 1 September 2026
Location: Hetauda, Nepal
Organized by: DEV Community Nepal
