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Joomla World Conference 2026

After a long break, the Joomla World Conference is back. Over two and a half days, attendees can expect four parallel tracks, two in English and two in German, packed with talks from international speakers. The event also features dedicated exhibition space for sponsors to showcase their products and connect with the community.

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55Speakers
31Sponsors
37On the bill · sessions
50Companies · in total
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Speakers

Programmed at Joomla, in alphabetical order.
Adam Melcher
JDAYUSA Coordinator, Certification Team · JDAYUSA
Ahmad Moussa
Joomla User Group Assistant Team Leader
Alexander Metzler
Former Vice President and founder of the JUG Rhein-Main · JUG Rhein-Main
Allan Dowdeswell
Angie Radtke
Arne Blankerts
Benjamin Trenkle
Team Leader CMS Maintenance Team · CMS Maintenance Team
Brian Teeman
Joomla and OSM Co-founder · Joomla
Corinna Rose
David Jardin
Team Leader Security Strike Team · Security Strike Team
Elisa Foltyn
President · Open Source Matters, Inc. (Joomla!)
Hanna Znanewitz
Content Manager · YOOtheme
Harald Leithner
Release Manager 6.2, Security Team, JWC Organization Team · JWC Organization Team
Herman Peeren
Documentation Team Lead
Joachim Nickel
Präsident · Contao Association & Matomo Evangelist
Johannes Dürscheid
Krishna Gandhi
Joomla GSoC 2026 Contributor & PD Bug Squad Member · CEC-CGC Landran
Laura Gordon
JUG (Joomla User Group) Team, JDAYUSA Coordinator · JUG / JDAYUSA
Llewellyn van der Merwe
Docker Maintainer, Security Team, Afrikaans localization
Llewellyn Van Er Merwe
Lukas Jardin
Maarten Blokdijk
Speaker on events, organiser of JUG events · JUG
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Sponsors

The houses behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.
JoomShaperGold
YOOthemeGold
thePHP.ccSilver
altumhost.Bronze
gn2 GmbH Hosting | Internetagentur | CoworkingBronze
hosting.deBronze
tassos.grBronze
AkeebaCoffee break
CMSWireMedia Partner
djumlaSocial Event
Dr. Menzel IT
formativ.net GmbHCommunity
Fuxdesign
GermanTechJobs.deMedia Partner
HTProtectExtension Sponsor
Infotech Consulting
itronic
JoomConsultantExtension Sponsor
JoomGallery friendsExtension
Lamisch Programmierung
mavxr.comExtension
octi suiteExtension
RochenHosting Sponsor
Securitycheck ExtensionsCommunity
Steven Naschold ComputerserviceExtension
tec-promotion
web357Extension
webgras
WebMan WebdesignCommunity
Wicked SoftwareExtension
wootsupExtension
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Agenda

Selected from 37 sessions on the bill.
  • TBA

    33 Ways to Help Keep Joomla! Thriving

  • TBA

    Accessibility beyond the checkbox: Mehrwert durch digitale Barrierefreiheit

  • TBA

    Bringing any API into YOOtheme

  • TBA

    Build an event system using Workflows and Latest News Enhanced - A Case Study

  • TBA

    Building a Component for 3-D Media Using Joomla Component Builder

  • TBA

    Building a Digital Team That Actually Works

  • TBA

    Building a site with SP Pagebuilder for beginners

  • TBA

    Bullet Journal workshop

  • TBA

    Do you need Joomla SEO in an AI-world?

Intermission
Part the Second · For the Buyer

What does it mean when 50 companies show up — and 1 bet on three roles at once?

50 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
30Sponsoringsponsor only
19Companies Speakingspeaker only

The Triple-Threat

YOOtheme

Speakers by seniority

11% of the speakers carry senior titles — C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • Founder / Owner59%
  • Director / Head of12%
  • Manager / Lead815%
  • Engineer · IC12%
  • Other roles4073%

Of 55 on the bill · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
  1. 01Joomla4V
  2. 02YOOthemeSp·G1V
  3. 03AkeebaSp·C
  4. 04altumhost.Sp·B
  5. 05CMSWireSp·M
  6. 06djumlaSp·S
  7. 07Dr. Menzel ITSp
  8. 08formativ.net GmbHSp·C
  9. 09FuxdesignSp
  10. 10German Tech JobsSp·M
  11. 11gn2 GmbH Hosting | Internetagentur | CoworkingSp·B
  12. 12hosting.deSp·B
  13. 13HTProtectSp·E
  14. 14Infotech ConsultingSp
Sponsors by tier
gold2
6% of 31
silver1
3% of 31
bronze4
13% of 31
extension7
23% of 31
extension sponsor2
6% of 31
community3
10% of 31
hosting sponsor1
3% of 31
media partner2
6% of 31
coffee break1
3% of 31
social event1
3% of 31
unspecified7
23% of 31
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