WearedevelopErs world congress: North america

The World's Leading Event for Developers, AI Innovators & Tech Leaders

23-25 September 2026 · San José, CA

10,000+
Developers
4,000+
Companies
2,000
Decision-makers
500+
Speakers
200,000+
SQ FT Tech Expo

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Where developers learn, build, and celebrate technology

Inspiration

Tech Talks

Live Coding

Workshops

Tech Expo

Challenges

Community

Music & Vibes

»WeAreDevelopers is my favorite conference. It's the best event you can go to if you are a developer!«

Joel Spolsky

Co-founder of Stack Overflow

»Hard to believe! This is the largest group I've ever been in front of. Honored to be here. All the people I'm meeting just remind me of myself!«

Steve Wozniak

Co-founder of Apple

»WeAreDevelopers is the place where you meet everyone else in the industry and learn about the latest things.«

David Singleton

CTO of Stripe

»WeAreDevelopers empowers talents to share ideas and build a common understanding of what truly matters in tech.«

Fanny Jimenez

Chief of Staff at Business Insider

»If you are part of the world of programming, this is the place to go.«

John Romero

Legendary Game Creator

»The people here are shaping the future of technology and humanity.«

Garry Kasparov

AI Pioneer | World Chess Champion

Docker and WeAreDevelopers Bring World’s Largest Developer Event to North America

Docker joins WeAreDevelopers as presenting partner to bring the world’s largest developer event to North America — creating the truly immersive, high-energy, community-driven experience developers have long been waiting for.

With developers leading the charge into AI, this collaboration is built on a shared mission to empower builders of all kinds and to provide a space to connect, explore, and shape what’s next in AI, cloud, software development, and open source.

But this is more than just an event — it’s where we celebrate the craft of software and the energy, creativity, and ambition of the builder community. It's a shared commitment to the future of software — and the people building it.

Join us as we make history in San José.

Full press statement here

Gain insights into every stage of AI-powered software and product development.

Discover why thousands of tech professionals return every year to learn, connect, and drive the next wave of innovation.

Artificial Intelligence

Software Development

Software Architecture

Cloud & Infrastructure

DevOps & Automation

Data Engineering

Security

Frontend & UX

Quality & Testing

Product Management

Emerging Tech

Blockchain

DevEx & Productivity

Developer Relations

Leadership & Innovation

People & Culture

Startups

Tech Business

Agenda

From hands-on workshops and deep-dive masterclasses to keynotes, networking, and the legendary Congress party - here’s what to expect each day.

Day 0

23 September 2026
  • Pre-checkin & badge pickup
  • Workshops
  • Masterclasses
  • Satellite Events
  • Networking
  • Tech Leaders Night

Day 1

24 September 2026
  • Official Opening
  • Main Program
  • Tech Expo
  • Workshops
  • Masterclasses
  • CODE100 Finals
  • Official Congress Party

Day 2

25 September 2026
  • Main Program
  • Tech Expo
  • Workshops
  • Masterclasses
  • Networking
  • Closing Keynote

Hall of Fame

Celebrating the visionary minds who have shaped the future of technology on the WeAreDevelopers stage.

Sir Tim Berners-Lee

Inventor of the Web

Steve Wozniak

Co-founder of Apple

Thomas Dohmke

CEO of GitHub

Dr. Werner Vogels

VP & CTO, Amazon.com

Katrin Lehmann

CIO of Mercedes-Benz

Joel Spolsky

Founder of Stack Overflow, Trello, Glitch, HASH

Stormy Peters

VP of Communities at GitHub

Hanna Hennig

CIO of Siemens AG

Bjarne Stroustrup

Inventor of C++

Anu Bharadwaj

President of Atlassian

Garry Kasparov

AI Pioneer | World Chess Champion

Cassie Kozyrkov

Chief Decision Scientist at Google

David Heinemeier Hansson

Creator of Ruby on Rails

Amanda Silver

Corporate Vice President, Microsoft

Scott Hanselman

VP of Developer Community at Microsoft

Prashanth Chandrasekar

CEO of Stack Overflow

Dan Abramov

React Core Team Member & Open Source Leader

Rasmus Lerdorf

Inventor of PHP

Miško Hevery

Inventor of Angular | CTO at Builder.io

David Singleton

CTO at Stripe

Scott Chacon

CEO and Co-Founder of GitButler, Co-Founder of GitHub

Douglas Crockford

Inventor of JSON, JavaScript Author

Demetris Cheatham

Chief of Staff at GitHub

Stephanie Cohen

Chief Strategy Officer of Cloudflare

Mate Rimac

CEO & Founder at Rimac

Jonas Andrulis

Founder & CEO at Aleph Alpha

Håkon Wium Lie

Inventor of CSS | Web Standards Activist

Constantijn van Oranje-Nassau

Special Envoy, Techleap

Brenda Romero

Award-winning Game Designer

Kris Rasmussen

CTO at Figma

Andreas M. Antonopoulos

Bitcoin & Open Blockchain Expert

Jeremy Keith

Founder of Clearleft; Author; Tech Speaker

Chris Wysopal

CTO & Co-founder at Veracode

Rajeev Rajan

CTO at Atlassian

John Romero

Legendary Game Creator | Father of FPS | DOOM, Quake, Wolfenstein

Adam Cheyer

Founder of Siri, VP AI Experience at Airbnb

GitHub Copilot Launch

GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke took the WeAreDevelopers stage for not only his first public appearance, but also to unveil the first public demo of GitHub Copilot.

OverflowAI Launch

Stack Overflow CEO Prashanth Chandrasekar revealed OverflowAI - Stack Overflow's answer to Copilot live on the WeAreDevelopers stage.

Sir Tim's Vision

The inventor of the Web, Sir Tim Berners-Lee, outlined his vision for the future of the web, where people regain control of their data.

Death of IE

Microsoft's Amanda Silver, Scott Hanselman, Chris Heilmann, and Torsten Stiller announced the end of Internet Explorer and unveiled a bold vision for the future of browsers.

A Trip to Space

A trip to space (literally) was offered to two lucky developers by WeAreDevelopers partner Rapyd, as they launched an out-of-this-world coding challenge!

Tiësto at the Party

Legendary DJ Tiësto took center stage at the biggest developer party ever, proving that they not only work hard but also play hard.

Insights from Woz

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak captivated the audience by sharing his insights and sparking discussions about tech's next disruptors.

Spolsky about GenAI

Founder of Stack Overflow and Trello, Joel Spolsky, announced the next big era of the web: Generative AI.

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