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Blender Conference 2026

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Blender Conference 2026 ran Oct 23–25, 2026 at Felix Meritis in Amsterdam, Netherlands. It is an Open Source conference. ConferenceGrid lists 39 speakers and 10 sessions. Dates for the next edition are not announced yet.

Lineup updated Sep 24, 2026

The Blender Conference is the annual community event for Blender users, developers, and artists worldwide. Join three days of talks, workshops, and networking focused on Blender’s latest features, professional workflows, open-source collaboration, and digital art. The conference brings together 500+ attendees ranging from industry professionals to passionate…

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39Speakers
0Sponsors
10Sessions
26Companies · in total

Speakers

Programmed at Blender, in alphabetical order.

Albin Merle
Head Of Motion · le truc
Alessandro Passariello
Community Mentor · Associazione Blender Italia APS
Alex Chamberlain
Dinosaur Guy, Professor of Art · Utah Tech University
Alex Parker
Axel Tillement
Bao-Thinh Dinh
3D Generalist. Studio Founder · LOVE TECH MAGIC STUDIO
Bastien Montagne
Software Engineer · Blender
Ben de Vries
Cem Özcan
AI Automation Lead · INDG/GRIP
Christopher Strommer
Creative Director · HexaBear
Christoph Lendenfeld
Blender Developer · Animation and Rigging
Daniele De Luca
Daniel Martinez Lara
Director · Pepe School Land
Dave Ferner
Creative Director · Real Good Liars / Studio RGL
Egor Basiubin
3D Animator · Colleagtion
Habib Gahbiche
Developer · Blender
Jeroen Bakker
joao baptista
architect · juaum
José Marín
Justin Uijldert
Technical Lead Artist · INK
Matt Curtis
Mehmet Kala
Industrial Designer · Türkiye

Agenda

Selected from 10 sessions.

  • 10:00 – 10:20

    Every Hair Deliberate: A Photoreal Cat in Hair Curves

    Talk
  • 10:00 – 10:20

    From Stardust to Black Holes: Visualising the Physics of Stellar Evolution in Blender

    Talk
  • 10:00 – 10:25

    Check Norris Never Dies - Evolving to Pyblish

    Talk
  • 10:00 – 10:25

    Fun 2.5 Shading with the Beauty of Community Forums

    Talk
  • 10:00 – 10:50

    3D-to-2D Animation Smear Effect Technique Based on Japanese Hand-Drawn Style

    Live Tutorial
  • 10:00 – 13:00

    Blender Education Community Meeting

    Meeting
  • 10:30 – 10:50

    Warping the Cosmos: An Adaptable Anamorphic Video for Undefined Immersive Spaces

    Talk
  • 10:30 – 10:55

    The Journey of a Pixel

    Talk
  • 10:30 – 11:20

    Graph Visualization and Analysis with SciGraphs

    Talk

Quick answers

When is Blender Conference 2026?
Blender Conference 2026 ran Oct 23–25, 2026 at Felix Meritis in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Where is Blender Conference 2026 held?
Blender Conference 2026 was held at Felix Meritis in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Who is speaking at Blender Conference 2026?
ConferenceGrid lists 39 speakers, including Albin Merle (Head Of Motion, le truc), Alessandro Passariello (Community Mentor, Associazione Blender Italia APS) and Alex Chamberlain (Dinosaur Guy, Professor of Art, Utah Tech University).
Company intelligence

An audience of 26 companies, parsed from the program.

26 companies in attendance.

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
0All threespeak · spons · exh
0Sponsoringsponsor only
26Speakingspeaker only
Speakers by seniority

23% of the speakers carry senior titles: C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite25%
  • Founder / Owner25%
  • Director / Head of513%
  • Manager / Lead38%
  • Engineer · IC718%
  • Research / Science38%
  • Advisor / Investor13%
  • Other roles1641%

Of 39 speakers · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
#CompanyRolesSpeakers
1Blender3
2le truc2
3Animation and Rigging1
4Associazione Blender Italia APS1
5Blender Institute1
6Blender Studio1
7Colleagtion1
8Eaxum1
9Epic Games1
10Freelance1
11HexaBear1
12INDG/GRIP1
13INK1
14Janelia Research Campus1
Sponsors by tier

Tiers were not disclosed for this event.