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PHP UK Conference 2026

PHP UK Conference 2026 is a one-day, fully catered event in London dedicated to PHP development and related technologies. Attendees can expect a packed schedule with up-to-date topics, three simultaneous tracks, and plentiful networking opportunities. Tailored specifically for developers and CTOs, the conference offers engaging talks, a comfortable professio…

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19Speakers
18Sponsors
20On the bill · sessions
29Companies · in total
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Speakers

Programmed at PHP, in alphabetical order.
Alexandre Daubois
CTO · Les-Tilleuls.coop
Christopher Hertel
Daniel Leech
Software Engineer · DTL Software
Derick Rethans
Independent contractor and consultant on PHP extensions and related projects
Florian Engelhardt
Software Engineer · Datadog
Gary Hockin
Associate · Roave
Jessica Smith
Senior Principal Software Engineer · DigiCert
Naomi Gotts
Lead Engineer · Tillo
Ondřej Mirtes
Open-source software developer · PHPStan
Paul Conroy
CTO · Square1 Solutions
Pauline Vos
Software Engineer and Open-source Maintainer · MongoDB
Rob Allen
Sara Golemon
PHP Foundation
Sebastian Bergmann
PHPUnit
Simon Hamp
Cofounder · NativePHP
Vincent Amstoutz
Senior developer · Les-Tilleuls.coop
Volker Dusch
PHP 8.5 Release Manager and Performance Enthusiast
Wim Godden
Yannick Chenot
Yellow Raincoat Limited
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Sponsors

The houses behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.
ByteHire
Cloudways
GitButler
Jump24
Laravel
MongoDB
PHP Leeds
PHP London
PHP South West
PHP Stoke
Private Packagist
Roave
Scotland PHP
SensioLabs
Shopware
Sylius
Ticket Tailor
Tideways
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Agenda

Selected from 20 sessions on the bill.
  • 09.15

    It Depends

    As a consultant I'm often asked absolute questions, "Is $x better than $y?". The answer is nearly always "It Depends". Software development is a constant game of give and take. Ev…

    Keynote
  • 10.15

    Crafting Custom PHPStan Rules

    Static analysis tools like PHPStan have become essential for PHP developers, and all projects can greatly benefit from custom rules tailored to their ...

    Talk
  • 10.15

    Event-Driven Evolution with AI as my Partner in Design

    I've always loved creating things - designing systems, writing code, and shaping solutions by hand. So when AI tools started to dominate the conver...

    Talk
  • 10.15

    Know Your Enemies: Live Exploit of a PHP Engine Security Breach

    All programming languages have their foundations: the engine that interprets your code and makes everything run. In PHP, this is the Zend Engine, a...

    Talk
  • 11.30

    Everything Is Showbiz: Lessons from a PHP + AI Side Projectd

    This talk grew out of a side project that got wildly out of hand. I set out to build a quick Laravel app to make one of my favourite podcasts searc...

    Talk
  • 11.30

    From Events to Insights: Testing and Documenting Event‑Based Software

    In modern architectures, loosely coupled subsystems collaborate via events rather than giving each other direct instructions. This is referred to a...

    Talk
  • 11.30

    Packets, Protocols and PHP: Networking Fundamentals for Developers

    Whether you're building APIs, deploying microservices, or just curious about what happens beneath the surface of your applications, understanding n...

    Talk
  • 12.30

    Building Native Apps with PHP

    I'll show how we're building native mobile apps with PHP and go deeper into how it works

    Talk
  • 12.30

    PHP, Value Objects and You 🫵

    Value Objects can be one of the most powerful tools in your modelling toolbox. They make code expressive, maintainable, deterministic and cohesive....

    Talk
Intermission
Part the Second · For the Buyer

What does it mean when 29 companies show up — and 2 bet on three roles at once?

29 companies. two 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
2All threespeak · spons · exh
16Sponsoringsponsor only
11Companies Speakingspeaker only

The Triple-Threat

MongoDB·Roave

Speakers by seniority

16% of the speakers carry senior titles — C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite211%
  • Founder / Owner15%
  • Manager / Lead316%
  • Engineer · IC632%
  • Other roles737%

Of 19 on the bill · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
  1. 01MongoDBSp1V
  2. 02RoaveSp1V
  3. 03ByteHireSp
  4. 04CloudwaysSp
  5. 05GitButlerSp
  6. 06Jump24Sp
  7. 07LaravelSp
  8. 08PHP LeedsSp
  9. 09PHP LondonSp
  10. 10PHP South WestSp
  11. 11PHP StokeSp
  12. 12Private PackagistSp
  13. 13Scotland PHPSp
  14. 14SensioLabsSp
Sponsors by tier
unspecified18
100% 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