Are you ready to share your expertise, showcase innovations, and inspire the OpenEdge community?

We’re looking for engaging, insightful, and hands-on sessions for PUG Challenge 2025 in Boston (Sept 28 – Oct 1, 2025) and Valencia (Nov 5 – 7, 2025). This is your chance to take the stage at these premier OpenEdge focused events, connect with industry leaders, and contribute to the future of OpenEdge development and modernization.

As always, our goal is to provide attendees with practical, high-value technical and business-oriented content. We warmly invite all professionals involved in developing, integrating, and managing OpenEdge applications to contribute by submitting a session proposal.

What Makes a Great Session?

We’re looking for content that is:

• Practical & Hands-On – Demonstrate real-world techniques, tools, and best practices.
• Code-Driven & Insightful – Share code examples, and innovative solutions.
• Future-Focused – Explore trends like OpenEdge modernization, VS Code, REST, CI/CD, AI, Advanced Database Management, PASOE.
• Real-World Use Cases – Show how OpenEdge is driving business transformation.
• Interactive & Engaging – Case studies, live demos, and deep-dive workshops are encouraged!

Why Speak at PUG Challenge?

• Boost Your Professional Profile – Get recognized as an industry expert.
• Expand Your Network – Connect with top developers, DBA’s, architects, and decision-makers.
• Inspire Innovation – Contribute fresh ideas and help shape the future of OpenEdge development.
• Be Part of Something Big – Join a global network of experts driving progress in the OpenEdge community.
• Nothing helps solidify your knowledge of a topic more than having to teach it – Speaking at PUG Challenge is not just about sharing insights—it’s a powerful way to deepen your expertise while making a lasting impact on the OpenEdge community!

We are also looking for workshop conductors to lead in-depth sessions of 3 or 6 hours, providing hands-on learning experiences for attendees. If you are interested in hosting a workshop, please reach out to us for more details i-want-to-participate@pugchallenge.eu.

Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Initiative

At PUG Challenge, we are committed to creating an inclusive and diverse community that welcomes voices from all backgrounds. We strongly encourage underrepresented groups in tech to submit proposals. Our goal is to amplify diverse perspectives and ensure a broad range of insights that reflect the entire OpenEdge community. If you’re a woman in tech with valuable experience to share, we want to hear from you! PUG Challenge is the perfect platform to showcase your expertise, connect with industry leaders, and inspire others. Let’s work together to make the OpenEdge community more inclusive and innovative.

New & Younger Speakers Welcome!

New to public speaking? No problem! At PUG Challenge, we strongly believe in fostering new voices in the OpenEdge community. If you’re a first-time speaker or an early-career professional, we encourage you to submit a session!

To support you, we offer:

• Speaker Apprentice Program – Get paired with an experienced mentor for guidance on preparation, presentation techniques, and confidence-building.
• Lightning Talks – If a full session feels overwhelming, start with a shorter talk.
• Public Speaking Workshops – Pre-conference coaching to help you refine your skills.
• If you have valuable insights to share but need help shaping your session, we’ve got you covered!

If you need support in convincing your manager to get approval for presenting, let us know and we’ll discuss a strategy to convince him/her.

How to Submit Your Proposal

1. Format – Submit your proposal as a Microsoft Word or plain text document attached to an email. If submitting multiple proposals, please include them as separate attachments.
2. Required Information – Each proposal should include:

• • Session Title
  • Short Description (highlighting key takeaways for attendees)
  • Speaker Name(s) and Bio
  • Preferred Location (Boston, Valencia, or both)

Submission Email: Send your proposal to i-want-to-participate@pugchallenge.eu

Each session slot is one hour, including Q&A. Confirmed presenters will be asked to submit their slides for access on the PUG Challenge website after the event.

Submit Your Proposal by March 31st*!

*We will also review later submissions as the conference schedule permits and will reserve a few slots for last-minute, high-impact topics.

Don’t miss your chance to be part of PUG Challenge 2025! We look forward to your session proposals and can’t wait to see you in Boston & Valencia!