Global tech leaders from AI, software engineering, and digital innovation will take the stage from 8-10 July 2026 in Berlin
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
WeAreDevelopers World Congress goes to 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
WeAreDevelopers is the global platform for developers and AI professionals to grow, connect, and lead in the age of AI. Millions of professionals use the year-round platform to build skills, explore thousands of hours of expert content, find career opportunities, and engage with a community that shares knowledge at scale. Companies partner with us, WeAreDevelopers, to reach developers authentically, strengthening their employer brand, engaging top talent, and showcasing their products to a global network. The flagship events in Europe, North America, and India bring together the world’s leading engineers, tech leaders, and companies. Together, driving the innovations that define the next era of technology.
Additional program details and speaker announcements will be released over the coming months. More information regarding speakers, tickets, and partnership opportunities is available at: https://www.wearedevelopers.com/
