World Congress 2026 North America • Sep 24, 2026 • Session details

Official Opening of WeAreDevelopers World Congress: North America

The era of AI experimentation is over. Learn how engineers are shifting from experimental MVPs to stable enterprise integration as the entire software development playbook gets rewritten.

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3:08 min

Closing remarks and the upcoming WeAreDevelopers technology conference

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Opening moments of the developer world congress

Christian Heilmann

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2:35 min

Discussing developer conferences and upcoming We Are Developers events

Chris Heilmann

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3:01 min

The rise of in-person meetups amidst AI-generated content

Chris Heilmann

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3:11 min

Recap of We Are Developers North America convention

Andrew MacLean

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Exploring the global AI community initiatives

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