QCon is an annual engineering conference held in San Francisco that brings together team leads, architects, and project managers. This year's 8th conference featured over 100 speakers across 15 tracks covering topics like microservices, mobile development, Java, and data science. Attendees can learn about cutting-edge technologies from companies like Google, Netflix, and catch up on trends in web development. The conference runs from 9am to 6pm each day and includes meals and social events. Keynote speakers include security expert Bruce Schneier and Leslie Lamport, winner of the 2013 Turing Award. Tracks explore managing microservices at scale, containers and deployment automation, and reactive system architectures.