# WeAreDevelopers World Congress North America 2026

- Dates: 23 September 2026 to 25 September 2026
- Location: San Jose McEnery Convention Center, San Jose, United States
- Organiser: Wearedevelopers
- Industry: Developer & Engineering
- Expected attendance: 2,000

## Official links

- [Official website](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/world-congress-north-america)
- [Registration](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/world-congress-north-america/tickets)
- [Agenda](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/world-congress-north-america/agenda)
- [Call for speakers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/world-congress-north-america/call-for-speakers) (deadline unverified, check the call)

## Topics

- AI
- Developers
- Devops
- Engineering
- Design
- Focus
- Cloud
- Energy
- Technology
- Software
- Product
- Leadership

## Speakers

- Thomas Dohmke, CEO and Co-founder, Entire
- Erran Berger, CTO Engineering, LinkedIn
- Kelsey Hightower
- Milin Desai, CEO, Sentry
- Mathias Biilmann Christensen, Co-founder and CEO, Netlify
- Lin Qiao, Co-founder and CEO, Fireworks AI
- Richard Socher, Co-founder and CEO, you.com
- Christine Yen, Co-founder and CEO, Honeycomb.io
- Scott Hanselman, VP, Member of Technical Staff, Microsoft/Github
- Eric Simons, CEO and Founder, Bolt.New
- Dr. Ramin Hasani, Co-founder and CEO, Liquid AI
- Loïc Houssier, CTO, Superhuman
- Leigh-Ann Russell, CIO and Global Head of Engineering, BNY
- Amjad Shaikh, VP Platform and AI, ServiceNow
- Alexander Glätzle, Co-founder and CEO, planqc
- Avani Solanki Prabhakar, Chief People and AI Enablement Officer, Atlassian
- Daniela Dimitrova, VP IT and CIO, Mercedes-Benz North America
- Jared Jordan, GM and Head of Capital One Garage

## Ticket pricing

USD 499

## Where to stay

- **Hotel De Anza**: 550 m from the venue, 233 West Santa Clara Street, San Jose, 95113
- **Hotel Clariana**: 660 m from the venue, 100 East Santa Clara Street, San Jose, 95113
  - [Hotel website](http://www.hotelclariana.com/)
  - Phone: +1 866 429-4050
- **WhyHotel**: 670 m from the venue
  - [Hotel website](https://www.placemakr.com/locations/san-jose/whyhotel-downtown-san-jose/)
- **AC Hotel San Jose**: 700 m from the venue, 350 West Santa Clara Street, San Jose, 95113
  - [Hotel website](http://achotels.marriott.com/hotels/ac-hotel-san-jose-downtown)
- **Hyatt Place San Jose/Downtown**: 1.1 km from the venue, 282 Almaden Boulevard, San Jose, 95113
  - [Hotel website](https://www.hyatt.com/en-US/hotel/california/hyatt-place-san-jose-downtown/sjczj)
  - Phone: +1 408-998-0400
- **The Westin San Jose**: 1.1 km from the venue, 302 South Market Street, San Jose, 95113
  - [Hotel website](https://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/sjcwi-the-westin-san-jose/)
  - Phone: +1-408-295-2000
- **San Jose Marriott**: 1.2 km from the venue, 301 South Market Street, San Jose, 95113
  - [Hotel website](https://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/sjcsj-san-jose-marriott/)
  - Phone: +1-408-280-1300
- **Hilton San Jose**: 1.2 km from the venue, 300 Almaden Boulevard, San Jose, 95110
  - [Hotel website](https://www3.hilton.com/en/hotels/california/hilton-san-jose-SJCSHHF/)
  - Phone: +1-408-287-2100

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Source: https://www.luminik.io/events/wearedevelopers-world-congress-san-jose/