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# It's a Great Time to be a Builder: Leveraging AI for Good


- **Date:** Thursday, Jul 9, 2026
- **Time:** 11:30–12:00 (30 min)
- **Room:** Stage 11
- **Event:** World Congress 2026 Europe

## Recording

[Watch recording](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100042-it-s-a-great-time-to-be-a-builder-leveraging-ai-for-good)

## Description

Expo Chief Developer Evangelist, current Executive Director at the React Foundation, and former head of React at Meta, Seth Webster explores how AI is reshaping software development and dramatically lowering the barriers to building mobile apps. This talk focuses on the new era of “idea-to-app” creation, where individuals can move from idea and possibility to production faster than ever before using modern tools like Expo and AI-assisted development. It’s a practical and optimistic look at why there has never been a better moment to build.

## Speaker

### [Seth Webster](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/@seth-webster)

Chief Developer Evangelist at Expo


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- [Xcode development redefAIned](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2026-europe/sessions/1229-xcode-development) — MIlan Todorović
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- [Prompt, Render, Debug: AI-Powered React Development with Chrome DevTools](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2026-europe/sessions/1222-prompt-render-debug) — Suchitra Swain
- [Building AI apps with the Google ecosystem ](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2026-europe/sessions/1060-building-ai-apps) — Marina Coelho, Rosário Pereira Fernandes