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RustConf 2026

RustConf is the flagship annual conference dedicated to discussions and content about the Rust programming language and the open source software ecosystem. For its 10th year, RustConf brings together the Rust community to explore cutting-edge ideas, connect with teams and individuals passionate about the language, and focus on what’s next for Rust and modern…

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52Speakers
18Sponsors
150On the bill · sessions
60Companies · in total
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Speakers

Programmed at RustConf, in alphabetical order.
Ada Hieta
Applied AI Engineer · Softlandia
Alexandru Radovici
Assistant Professor · Politehnica University of Bucharest
Alex Zenla
CTO · Edera
Alyssa Evans
Software Engineer · Ditto
Arthur Cohen
Compiler Engineer · Embecosm
Bart Massey
Associate Professor of Computer Science · Portland State University
Camille Owens
Cloud Engineer · Development Seed
Christian Legnitto
Founder · VectorWare
Cindy Xiao
Security Researcher · Decoder Loop
Craig Hamilton
Staff Flight Software Engineer · Umbra Lab, Inc.
Daniel Almeida
Consultant Software Engineer · Collabora
Daniel Prilik
Systems Software Engineer · Meta
David Lawrence
Roboticist · Robotics and AI Institute
David Sankel
Principal Scientist · Adobe
Deb Nicholson
Executive Director · Python Software Foundation
Devon Tietjen
Co-Founder, CEO & CTO · Eden
Divya Chakarwarti
Software Engineer, Core Dev Rust Team · Google
Dr. Caroline Morton
Senior Software Consultant / Epidemiologist · Parakeet Consulting
Dr. Rebecca Rumbul
Executive Director & CEO · Rust Foundation
Ed Guloien
Senior Software Developer · Mozilla
Enow Scott
Project Manager at Adorsys, Rust Africa Project Lead · Adorsys
Eric Karl
Principal Solutions Architect · Northwestern Medicine
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Sponsors

The houses behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.
ConvexDiamond
SolanaDiamond
DevolutionsGold
JetBrainsGold
SovereignGold
ZedGold
ArmSilver
CognitionGold+
devITjobsMedia Partner
devitjobs.comMedia Partner
GoogleGold+
KDABLivestream and Session Recording
Lawrence HarveyRecruiting Sponsor
Linux MagazineMedia Partner
MicrosoftGold+
OneChronosGold+
PeeriotGold+
Polar SignalsGold+
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Agenda

Selected from 150 sessions on the bill.
  • Thursday, September 10 - 09:00 EDT

    Keynote - To Be Announced

    Keynotes
  • Thursday, September 10 09:00 EDT

    Keynote - To Be Announced

    Keynotes
  • Thursday, September 10, 09:00 EDT

    Keynote - To Be Announced

    Keynotes
  • Thursday, September 10 - 09:40 EDT

    Project Update: Safety-Critical Rust Consortium

    Project Updates
  • Thursday, September 10 09:40 EDT

    Project Update: Safety-Critical Rust Consortium

    Project Updates
  • Thursday, September 10, 09:40 EDT

    Project Update: Safety-Critical Rust Consortium

    Project Updates
  • Thursday, September 10 - 11:00 EDT

    Making GPUs Feel Native in Rust

    Breakout Sessions
  • Thursday, September 10 - 11:00 EDT

    Rust: The First 10 Years Were the Easiest

    Breakout Sessions
  • Thursday, September 10 - 11:00 EDT

    Simulating a Million Patients: Realistic Health Data Generation in Rust

    Breakout Sessions
Intermission
Part the Second · For the Buyer

What does it mean when 60 companies show up — and 1 bet on three roles at once?

60 companies. one are betting more than once.

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page — cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

Who's in the room
1All threespeak · spons · exh
16Sponsoringsponsor only
43Companies Speakingspeaker only

The Triple-Threat

Google

Speakers by seniority

15% of the speakers carry senior titles — C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite48%
  • Founder / Owner12%
  • VP-level12%
  • Director / Head of24%
  • Manager / Lead1019%
  • Engineer · IC2140%
  • Research / Science510%
  • Other roles815%

Of 52 on the bill · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
  1. 01GoogleSp·G2V
  2. 02armSp·S
  3. 03CognitionSp·G
  4. 04ConvexSp·D
  5. 05DevITJobs.ukSp·M
  6. 06DevolutionsSp·G
  7. 07JetBrainsSp·G
  8. 08KDABSp·L
  9. 09Lawrence HarveySp·R
  10. 10Linux MagazineSp·M
  11. 11MicrosoftSp·G
  12. 12OneChronosSp·G
  13. 13PeeriotSp·G
  14. 14Polar SignalsSp·G
Sponsors by tier
diamond2
11% of 18
gold4
22% of 18
silver1
6% of 18
recruiting sponsor1
6% of 18
livestream and session recording1
6% of 18
gold+6
33% of 18
media partner3
17% of 18
At peer events but not here

These companies sponsored two or more peer events recently, but aren't on this program. For an organizer, that's a list of warm prospects.

Related events · by shared sponsors