Full Program Timeline
Workshops • Friday, 26 September
09:00 – 12:00 Building Scalable Microservices with Node.js
Instructor: Elena Garza
Hands-on workshop covering service decomposition, API gateways, clustering and zero-downtime deployments using Kubernetes & Docker.
09:00 – 12:00 Design Systems in React
Instructor: Marcus Yen
Build a scalable, theme-able design system with React, Storybook and Styled Components.
13:00 – 16:00 WebAssembly for High-Performance Apps
Instructor: Sara Ito
Compile Rust & C++ to Wasm, integrate with JS and optimise compute-intensive tasks in the browser.
13:00 – 16:00 Machine Learning in the Browser
Instructor: Rohit Menon
Build, train and deploy small ML models on-device with TensorFlow.js and ONNX.js – live-coding included.
Day 1 • Saturday, 27 September
09:00 – 09:45 Opening Keynote: “The Road to ES2026”
Lina Novak
A forward-looking keynote on TC39 proposals, upcoming language features and their ecosystem impact.
10:00 – 10:45 Breakout Sessions
Core JavaScript
Deep Dive into ES2025 Modules
Speaker: Alejandro Ruiz
Frameworks & Libraries
Reactive State Management with Vue 4
Speaker: Fiona McCarthy
Node.js & Backend
GraphQL Federation Patterns
Speaker: Daniil Petrov
AI & Emerging Tech
WebGPU: Next-Gen Graphics
Speaker: Mei Wong
Tooling & Performance
Advanced Webpack 6 Configurations
Speaker: Carlos Lopes
11:00 – 11:45 Breakout Sessions
Core JavaScript
Temporal API in Depth
Speaker: Ingrid Ostby
Frameworks & Libraries
SvelteKit for Static & Dynamic Sites
Speaker: Tomasz Zielinski
Node.js & Backend
Secure APIs with Fastify
Speaker: Gabriela Silva
AI & Emerging Tech
On-Device Speech Recognition
Speaker: Henrik Larsen
Tooling & Performance
Measuring Real-World Web Vitals
Speaker: Priya Nair
12:00 – 13:00 Lunch & Networking
Catering Hall
13:00 – 14:30 Panel: The Future of Frontend Architecture
Moderator: Elena Garza • Panelists: Marcus Yen, Sara Ito, Alejandro Ruiz, Fiona McCarthy
Micro-frontends, hybrid rendering, edge computing and where frontend is headed.
14:45 – 15:30 Breakout Sessions
Core JavaScript
Proxy & Reflect Patterns
Speaker: Lina Novak
Frameworks & Libraries
Next.js 14 Incremental Adoption
Speaker: Daniil Petrov
Node.js & Backend
Serverless Patterns on AWS Lambda
Speaker: Mei Wong
AI & Emerging Tech
Generative Design with Three.js
Speaker: Carlos Lopes
Tooling & Performance
ESBuild vs Rollup: Benchmarks
Speaker: Priya Nair
15:45 – 16:30 Lightning Talks
- “Debugging Memory Leaks” — Henrik Larsen
- “Building Accessible Charts” — Gabriela Silva
- “CLI Tools with Deno” — Tomasz Zielinski
- “WebXR: Beyond VR” — Alejandro Ruiz
16:45 – 17:00 Day-1 Closing Remarks & Announcements
Day 2 • Sunday, 28 September
09:00 – 09:45 Keynote: “Sustainable JavaScript”
Fiona McCarthy
Performance, energy-efficiency and the environmental impact of shipping JavaScript at scale.
10:00 – 10:45 Breakout Sessions
Core JavaScript
Pattern Matching Proposal
Speaker: Sara Ito
Frameworks & Libraries
State Management in Astro
Speaker: Marcus Yen
Node.js & Backend
Real-Time with WebSockets
Speaker: Rohit Menon
AI & Emerging Tech
TinyML on Edge Devices
Speaker: Daniil Petrov
Tooling & Performance
Continuous Benchmarking Pipelines
Speaker: Priya Nair
11:00 – 11:45 Breakout Sessions
Core JavaScript
Intl.Locale & Localization
Speaker: Alejandro Ruiz
Frameworks & Libraries
Composable UI with Solid.js
Speaker: Ingrid Ostby
Node.js & Backend
Zero-Trust Security Models
Speaker: Carlos Lopes
AI & Emerging Tech
Real-Time 3D with Babylon.js
Speaker: Mei Wong
Tooling & Performance
JavaScript Bundling Strategies
Speaker: Lina Novak
12:00 – 12:45 Closing Keynote: “Community & Collaboration”
Rohit Menon
Reflections on OSS, governance and building collaborative cultures in tech.
12:45 – 14:00 Farewell Lunch & Networking
Catering Hall