Global tech leaders from AI, software engineering, and digital innovation will take the stage from 8-10 July 2026 in Berlin and from 23-25 September 2026 in San José, speaking to the world’s largest gatherings of developers and tech decision-makers.

Berlin/San José December 15, 2025: WeAreDevelopers, the global platform for developers, tech leaders and AI innovators, today unveiled the first confirmed speakers for the WeAreDevelopers World Congress flagship events in Europe and North America. Across both events, WeAreDevelopers is bringing together an exceptional lineup of more than 25.000 attendees shaping the future of software, AI, and digital leadership.

WeAreDevelopers World Congress Europe
With more than 15,000 developers, AI professionals, and technology leaders from around the world, the event features a multi-day program with hundreds of speakers, hands-on sessions, and a large-scale tech expo, positioning it as the most significant global developer gathering worldwide. The event is a key platform for exchange across software engineering, AI, and emerging technologies.

First announced speakers for WeAreDevelopers World Congress Europe, 8-10 July 2026, at Messe Berlin:

• Rajeev Rajan, CTO at Atlassian
• Daniel Geisel, CEO of Mercedes-Benz Tech Innovation
• Thomas Dohmke, former CEO of GitHub 
• Markus Rautert, CTO at Adidas
• Milin Desai, CEO of Sentry
• Sabine Klauke, EVP Head of Digital Design Manufacturing and Services at Airbus 
• Ramin Hasani, Co-Founder and CEO of Liquid AI
• Florian Deter, General Manager at Microsoft
• Avani Prabhakar, Chief People Officer at Atlassian
• Victor Savkin, Co-Founder and CTO of Nx
• Axel Schell, CTO at Allianz Technology 
• Daniel Gebler, CTO at Picnic
• Linda Tong, CEO of Webflow 
• Deivids Vilkinsons, CEO of HASH
• Marius Meiners, CEO and Co-Founder of Peec AI
• Etienne Bernard, CEO and Co-founder of NuMind 
• Sandeep Pal, Principal Member of Technical Staff at Salesforce
• Ivan Burazin, CEO of Daytona
• and more

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WeAreDevelopers World Congress goes North America
With its global expansion to North America, WeAreDevelopers strengthens its global developer network and elevates the WeAreDevelopers ecosystem to a broad international stage. With more than 10,000 developers, AI professionals, and technology leaders, 500+ speakers, and 200+ partners, the event is expected to become the continent's largest developer event. 

First announced speakers for WeAreDevelopers World Congress North America, 23-25 September 2026, at the McEnery Convention Center in San José, CA:

• Thomas Dohmke, former CEO of GitHub
• Daniela Dimitrova, VP IT and CIO at Mercedes-Benz North America
• Milin Desai, CEO of Sentry
• Ramin Hasani, CEO and Co-Founder of Liquid AI
• Leigh-Ann Russell, CIO and Global Head of Engineering at BNY
• Rachel Wolan, Chief Product Officer at Webflow
• Olivier Pomel, CEO & Co-Founder of Datadog
• Angie Jones, VP of Engineering, AI Tools & Enablement at Block
• Christine Yen, CEO and Co-Founder of Honeycomb
• Richard Socher, CEO and Co-Founder of You.com
• Mathias Biilmann, CEO and Co-Founder of Netlify
• Stefan Lederer, CEO and Co-Founder of Bitmovin
• Avani Prabhakar, Chief People Officer at Atlassian
• Victor Savkin, Co-Founder and CTO of Nx
• Jared Jordan, Managing VP at CapitalOne Garage
• Ivan Burazin, CEO of Daytona
• Amjad Shaikh, VP, AI Experience and Platform Engineering at ServiceNow
• Derric Gilling, CEO of Moesif
• Jayant Tyagi, Lead Member of Technical Staff at Salesforce
• Eli-Shaoul Khedouri, CEO of Intuition Machines
• and more

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“WeAreDevelopers World Congress stands for relevance, depth, and real-world impact. It brings together the full spectrum of modern software development, from building and shipping to testing, securing, and operating at scale. In the age of AI, connecting these roles across the entire development lifecycle is fundamental to building exceptional products,” says Sead Ahmetović, CEO & Co-Founder of WeAreDevelopers. 

Additional program details and speaker announcements will be released over the coming months. More information regarding speakers, tickets and partnership opportunities are available at: https://www.wearedevelopers.com/

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WeAreDevelopers kündigt erste Speaker für den WeAreDevelopers World Congress 2026 in Europa und Nordamerika an

Der WeAreDevelopers World Congress bringt vom 8.–10. Juli 2026 in Berlin sowie vom 23.–25. September 2026 in San José (USA) globale Tech-Leader aus den Bereichen Künstliche Intelligenz, Softwareentwicklung und digitale Innovation auf die Bühne. Die Veranstaltungen zählen zu den weltweit größten Treffpunkten für Software Entwickler:innen und IT-Führungskräfte.

Berlin/San José, 15. Dezember 2025: WeAreDevelopers, die globale Plattform für Tech-Talente und IT-Führungskräfte, stellt heute die ersten bestätigten Speaker für die europäischen und nordamerikanischen Ausgaben des WeAreDevelopers World Congress vor. Insgesamt werden über beide Veranstaltungen hinweg mehr als 25.000 Teilnehmende erwartet, die sich mit zentralen Entwicklungen in Software, Künstlicher Intelligenz und Digital Leadership beschäftigen.

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WeAreDevelopers World Congress Europe
Der WeAreDevelopers World Congress Europe bringt mehr als 15.000 Software Entwickler:innen, KI-Spezialist:innen und IT-Führungskräfte aus aller Welt zusammen. Das mehrtägige Programm mit über 500 Vortragenden, praxisnahen Sessions und einer groß angelegten Tech-Expo macht die Veranstaltung zu einer der wichtigsten internationalen Plattformen für Softwareentwicklung, Künstliche Intelligenz und neue Technologien.

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Erste bestätigte Speaker für den WeAreDevelopers World Congress Europe, 8.–10. Juli 2026, Messe Berlin: 

• Rajeev Rajan, CTO, Atlassian
• Daniel Geisel, CEO, Mercedes-Benz Tech Innovation
• Thomas Dohmke, ehemaliger CEO von GitHub
• Markus Rautert, CTO, adidas
• Milin Desai, CEO, Sentry
• Sabine Klauke, EVP Head of Digital Design, Manufacturing and Services, Airbus
• Dr. Ramin Hasani, Co-Founder & CEO, Liquid AI
• Florian Deter, General Manager, Microsoft
• Avani Prabhakar, Chief People Officer, Atlassian
• Victor Savkin, Co-Founder & CTO, Nx
• Axel Schell, CTO, Allianz Technology
• Daniel Gebler, CTO, Picnic
• Linda Tong, CEO, Webflow
• Deivids Vilkinsons, CEO, HASH
• Marius Meiners, CEO & Co-Founder, Peec AI
• Etienne Bernard, CEO & Co-Founder, NuMind
• Sandeep Pal, Principal Member of Technical Staff, Salesforce
• Ivan Burazin, CEO, Daytona
• und viele mehr

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WeAreDevelopers World Congress baut globale Präsenz mit Nordamerika-Edition aus
Mit der Expansion nach Nordamerika baut WeAreDevelopers sein globales Netzwerk weiter aus. Mit über 10.000 Teilnehmenden, mehr als 500 Speakern und über 200 Partnern positioniert sich der WeAreDevelopers World Congress North America als eines der größten Developer-Events des Kontinents.

Erste angekündigte Speaker für den WeAreDevelopers World Congress North America, 23.–25. September 2026, McEnery Convention Center, San José: 

• Thomas Dohmke, ehemaliger CEO von GitHub
• Daniela Dimitrova, VP IT & CIO, Mercedes-Benz North America
• Milin Desai, CEO, Sentry
• Dr. Ramin Hasani, CEO & Co-Founder, Liquid AI
• Leigh-Ann Russell, CIO & Global Head of Engineering, BNY
• Rachel Wolan, Chief Product Officer, Webflow
• Olivier Pomel, CEO & Co-Founder, Datadog
• Angie Jones, VP of Engineering, AI Tools & Enablement, Block
• Christine Yen, CEO & Co-Founder, Honeycomb
• Richard Socher, CEO & Co-Founder, You.com
• Mathias Biilmann, CEO & Co-Founder, Netlify
• Stefan Lederer, CEO & Co-Founder, Bitmovin
• Avani Prabhakar, Chief People Officer, Atlassian
• Victor Savkin, Co-Founder & CTO, Nx
• Jared Jordan, Managing VP, CapitalOne Garage
• Ivan Burazin, CEO, Daytona
• Amjad Shaikh, VP AI Experience & Platform Engineering, ServiceNow
• Derric Gilling, CEO, Moesif
• Jayant Tyagi, Lead Member of Technical Staff, Salesforce
• Eli-Shaoul Khedouri, CEO, Intuition Machines
• und viele mehr

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„Der WeAreDevelopers World Congress steht für Relevanz, inhaltliche Tiefe und echten Praxisbezug. Er vereint das gesamte Spektrum moderner Softwareentwicklung - vom Entwickeln und Ausrollen über Testen und Absichern bis hin zum Betrieb skalierbarer Systeme. Gerade im Zeitalter der KI ist es entscheidend, diese Rollen über den gesamten Entwicklungszyklus hinweg zu verbinden, um herausragende Produkte zu schaffen“, sagt Sead Ahmetović, CEO und Mitgründer von WeAreDevelopers.

Weitere Programmdetails sowie zusätzliche Speaker-Ankündigungen folgen in den kommenden Monaten. Informationen zu Speakern, Tickets sowie zu Partnerschaften finden Sie unter: https://www.wearedevelopers.com/

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PR & Communications, WeAreDevelopers
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