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World Congress 2026 Europe • Jul 9, 2026 • Session details

Official Opening of WeAreDevelopers World Congress 2026

General Program

AI is no longer just an experiment. Autonomous agents are rewriting the software engineering playbook. Discover how to master real-world production at the WeAreDevelopers World Congress 2026.

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Welcome to WeAreDevelopers World Congress 2026

Navigating the packed conference schedule allows attendees to maximize their learning through live and recorded talks.

#2 about 2 min

Event code of conduct and community guidelines

Fostering a welcoming and inclusive space ensures that developers can safely collaborate and learn without bias.

#3 about 2 min

Sponsor highlights and the Code 100 challenge

Engaging with technology sponsors provides access to new industry tools and hands-on competitions like coding challenges.

#4 about 2 min

Shifting from AI experimentation to real-world production

Transitioning from AI prototypes to production cases reveals critical best practices and real-world failure patterns.

#5 about 3 min

The impact of AI agents on software engineering

The rise of autonomous agents writing code requires engineering teams to reevaluate who holds deep system understanding.

#6 about 3 min

Extracting insights with an AI developer knowledge graph

Leveraging an AI-driven knowledge graph over recorded content enables developers to instantly locate precise technical insights.

Matching moments

37 sec

Opening moments of the developer world congress

Christian Heilmann Christian Heilmann · World Congress 2024

3:08 min

Closing remarks and the upcoming WeAreDevelopers technology conference

Chris Heilmann Chris Heilmann +2 · LIVE

2:01 min

Welcome and opening remarks for the North American developer congress

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8:08 min

Building AI applications at the AWS football hackathon

Chris Heilmann Chris Heilmann +1 · LIVE

1:06 min

Coming together at the Open Community Experience flagship event

Francisco Carneiro Francisco Carneiro · World Congress 2025

1:36 min

Behind the scenes of large tech event organization

Chris Heilmann Chris Heilmann +2 · LIVE

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