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PHP Antwerp December Meetup 2026

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he PHP Antwerp December Meetup brings together local PHP enthusiasts for a social evening of talks, networking, and technical exchange. The schedule includes two speaker sessions, a break, and a networking segment. The organizers encourage prospective speakers and community members to participate actively. The event is sponsored by Take The Lead, a Belgian…

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33Voices
1Underwriters
0Exhibitors
0On the bill · sessions
32Companies · in total
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The Voices

Programmed at PHP, in alphabetical order.
Ahmet Özışık
Founder and Software Developer · Swiftmade
Aidan Casey
Software Engineer · Anteris
Alvaro J. Hurtado Villegas
Backend People lead · Factorial.io
Benjamin Eberlei
Founder · Tideways GmbH
Bert De Swaef
Founder / Developer · Vulpo
Brecht De Ruyte
Front-end developer · iO
Christian Leo-Pernold
Founder · mazedlx.net
Demin Yin
Staff Server Engineer · Electronic Arts
Dietrich Moerman
Trainer & Consultant · Bjièn
Emanuele Bartolesi
Microsoft 365 Architect · SoftwareONE
Frank de Jonge
Staff Engineer · Personio
Hans Otto Wirtz
Founder & CTO · BubblyDoo
hussainweb
Director of Engineering · Axelerant Technologies
Ignace Maes
Senior Full-Stack Engineer
Jagdeep Singh Kalsi
Tech Lead · Founder & Lightning
Jake Bennett
Director of Technology and Innovation · Wilber
James Titcumb
Software Engineer · Roave
Kevin McKee
Co-Founder · Padmission
Kwinten
Head of Lightning Operations · Alby Inc.
Lars Moelleken
Mark Bradley
Lead Consulting & Coaching Software Engineer · Armakuni
Philo Hermans
Founder · Anystack

— and 11 more, by name unsung —

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Underwritten By

The houses behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.
Take The Lead
Intermission
Part the Second · For the Buyer

An audience of 32 companies, parsed from the program.

“32 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.

№ 01Fig. 01 — Composition of the House
0All threespeak · spons · exh
1Sponsoringsponsor only
0Exhibitingexhibitor only
31Companies Speakingspeaker only
№ 02Fig. 02 — The Voices, by Seniority

42% of the speakers carry senior titles — C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite13%
  • Founder / Owner824%
  • Director / Head of515%
  • Manager / Lead618%
  • Engineer · IC927%
  • Other roles412%

Of 33 on the bill · classified by free-text title

№ 03Fig. 03 — The Heaviest in the Room
  1. 01Take The LeadSp
  2. 02Alby Inc.1V
  3. 03Anteris1V
  4. 04Anystack1V
  5. 05AREA 171V
  6. 06Armakuni1V
  7. 07Axelerant Technologies1V
  8. 08Bitfactory1V
  9. 09Bjièn1V
  10. 10BubblyDoo1V
  11. 11debugagent.com1V
  12. 12Electronic Arts1V
  13. 13Eleven Ways1V
  14. 14Factorial.io1V
№ 04Fig. 04 — By Tier
unspecified1
100% of 1