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ambda World 2026 brings together the functional programming community for two days of sessions, workshops, and networking in Malaga, Spain. Held alongside J On The Beach and Wey Wey Web, the event features a range of functional programming topics, renowned speakers, and both in-person and virtual participation options. Experience the unique blend of cutting…

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55Voices
25Underwriters
0Exhibitors
9On the bill · sessions
60Companies · in total
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The Voices

Programmed at Lambda, in alphabetical order.
Alex Soto
Developer Advocate · IBM
Anja Kunkel
Staff Engineer · Enpal
Arman Bilge
Executive Director · Typelevel Foundation
Brian Vermeer
Chief Trouble Maker · Snyk
Brooklyn Zelenka
Senior Researcher · Ink & Switch
Carine Morel
Software Engineer at Tarides · Tarides
Daniel Demmel
Principal AI Engineer · Tangible.finance
David Mazarro
Senior Software Engineer · Predictable Machines
Derek Sorensen
Researcher at the Ethereum Foundation · Ethereum Foundation
Diana Todea
DevEx Engineer · VictoriaMetrics
Dr. Antonio Fernández Anta
Research Professor · IMDEA Networks Institute
Dr. Roland Kuhn
Independent Consultant and Author
Enrico Tassi
Researcher · Inria
Erica Pisani
Sr. Software Engineer · Sentry
Erik Meijer
Computer Scientist and Entrepreneur
Erik Rasmussen
Senior Software Engineer · Fuse Energy
Francesco Cesarini
Founder & Lecturer at University of Oxford · University of Oxford
Frederik Pietzko
Fullstack Kotlin Enthusiast
Gonzalo Ortiz Jaureguizar
Apache Pinot Committer and Performance Engineer · StarTree
Guillermo Ruiz
Sr. Specialist SA, Efficient Compute · AWS
Jamie Allen
Chief Technologist for AWS and Site Reliability · EPAM Systems
Jan Ypma
Independent Software Architect

— and 33 more, by name unsung —

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Underwritten By

The houses behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.
MedidaPlatinum
PrimaPlatinum
The WorkshopGold
CarbonifyBronze
Habla ComputingBronze
IMDEA Software InstituteBronze
MoonbitBronze
OracleBronze
VictoriaMetricsBronze
AITimeJournalPartners
AllConfsBotPartner
Big EventPartner
devITJobsPartner
Elixir ConfEvent Partner
Elixir Conf EUEvent Partner
ExpotobiPartner
Gamedev.jsPartner
IT-ShulungenPartner
Rust JobsPartner
Scala JobsPartner
Scala TimesPartner
Sticker MulePartner
Times of AIPartner
Unite-AIPartner
YayYay EventsOrganised by
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The Programme

Selected from 9 sessions on the bill.
  • Thursday 23rd, 09:00

    Crafting Elegant DSLs in Kotlin

  • Thursday 23rd, 09:00

    Solid Code with Liquid Types!

  • Thursday 23rd, 11:30

    Pure Functions, Powerful Effects

  • Thursday 23rd, 11:30

    Solid Code with Liquid Types!

  • Thursday 23rd, 14:30

    KDB-X: Experience the Fastest Time-Series Database for Free

  • Thursday 23rd, 14:30

    Match the BEA(M)T: Real-Time Generative Music with Elixir

  • Thursday 23rd, 14:30

    Which [X] Are You? Vector Similarity in Rust with Axum and SurrealDB

  • Thursday 23rd, 17:00

    Starship Enterprise: Functional Programming at Huge Companies

  • Thursday 23rd, 18:00

    Hidden Gems💎: A Surprise Session

Intermission
Part the Second · For the Buyer

What does it mean when 60 companies show up — and 4 bet on three roles at once?

60 companies. four 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.

01Fig. 01 — Composition of the House
4All threespeak · spons · exh
21Sponsoringsponsor only
0Exhibitingexhibitor only
35Speakingspeaker only

The Triple-Threat

Carbonify·MoonBit·Oracle·VictoriaMetrics

02Fig. 02 — The Voices, by Seniority

22% of the speakers carry senior titles — C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite611%
  • Founder / Owner12%
  • Director / Head of59%
  • Manager / Lead47%
  • Engineer · IC2545%
  • Research / Science611%
  • Other roles815%

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

03Fig. 03 — The Heaviest in the Room
  1. 01CarbonifySp·B1V
  2. 02MoonBitSp·B1V
  3. 03OracleSp·B1V
  4. 04VictoriaMetricsSp·B1V
  5. 05AI Time JournalSp·P
  6. 06AllConfsBotSp·P
  7. 07Big EventSp·P
  8. 08DevITJobs.ukSp·P
  9. 09Elixir ConfSp·E
  10. 10Elixir Conf EUSp·E
  11. 11ExpotobiSp·P
  12. 12Gamedev.jsSp·P
  13. 13Habla ComputingSp·B
  14. 14IMDEA Software InstituteSp·B
04Fig. 04 — By Tier
platinum2
8% of 25
gold1
4% of 25
bronze6
24% of 25
partners1
4% of 25
organised by1
4% of 25
event partner2
8% of 25
partner12
48% of 25
05Fig. 05 — The Missing · who's 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.

06Fig. 06 — Adjacent Convocations · by shared underwriters