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phpday 2026

phpday is the annual gathering for developers, professionals, and PHP enthusiasts, dedicated to sharing insights, expertise, and advancements in web programming. The event offers a mix of technical sessions, hands-on workshops, and opportunities to connect with industry leaders. First organized in 2003 as the first conference created by GrUSP, phpday continu…

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19Speakers
17Sponsors
17Sessions
25Companies · in total

Speakers

Programmed at phpday, in alphabetical order.

Alessandro Lai
Head of Platform · Facile.it
Carolina Greno
Speaker & Communication Mentor
Daniel Leech
Software Engineer
Derick Rethans
Independent contractor
Estelle Gaits
Web developer @Akawaka and @Sylius Key Contributor · Akawaka, Sylius
Gary Hockin
Associate · Rove
Gina Peter Banyard
PHP core developer & conference speaker
Grzegorz Drozd
Lead PHP Developer, Payments team
Jessica Smith
Senior Principal Software Engineer · DigiCert
Johannes Pichler
Teamlead Webdevelopment · Wimberger Management GmbH
Luca Lusso
Lead developer · Sparkfabrik
Marco Pivetta
Consulting Software Architect · Roave
Michelle Sanver
Independent senior software architect
Norbert Orzechowicz
Software Architect / Consultant
Paul Conroy
CTO · Square1.io
Roberto Gallea
Senior Information Technology Officer · UniPa
Sara Golemon
PHP Foundation Board
Stéphane Decock
CTO · DigtAg
Volker Dusch
Head of Engineering, PHP 8.5 Release Manager · Tideways

Sponsors

The companies behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.

UmanaPlatinum
A-CubeGold
ImmobiliareLabsGold
SparkfabrikGold
TidewaysGold
VianovaGold
WorkwaveGold
BooleanSilver
Daruma ConsultingSilver
KanbanboxSilver
MadisoftSilver
OpenapiSilver
Private PackagistSilver
RoaveSilver
XoloSilver
PostPickrBronze
xdebug cloudBronze

Agenda

Selected from 17 sessions.

  • 09:45 - 10:30

    Communication for devs: explaining complex ideas simply

  • 09:45 - 10:30

    It Depends

  • 11:00 - 11:50

    Better Debugging With Xdebug

  • 11:00 - 11:50

    Introduction to the Sylius Stack

  • 11:00 - 11:50

    Shipping PHP 8.5

  • 11:00 - 11:50

    Understanding Modern Identity: From Login Basics to OIDC and Passkeys

  • 11:55 - 12:45

    Avoiding Déjà Vu: Building Resilient APIs with Idempotency

  • 11:55 - 12:45

    PHP’s Real-time Toolkit: All the Ways to Notify Clients

  • 11:55 - 12:45

    PHP, Value Objects and You 🫵

Company intelligence

What does it mean when 25 companies show up, and 3 bet on three roles at once?

25 companies. three 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
3All threespeak · spons · exh
14Sponsoringsponsor only
8Speakingspeaker only

In all three roles

Roave·Sparkfabrik·Tideways

Speakers by seniority

21% of the speakers carry senior titles: C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite211%
  • Director / Head of211%
  • Manager / Lead316%
  • Engineer · IC632%
  • Advisor / Investor15%
  • Other roles526%

Of 19 speakers · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
#CompanyRolesSpeakers
1RoaveSponsor · Silver1
2SparkfabrikSponsor · Gold1
3TidewaysSponsor · Gold1
4A-CubeSponsor · Gold-
5BooleanSponsor · Silver-
6Daruma ConsultingSponsor · Silver-
7ImmobiliareLabsSponsor · Gold-
8KanbanboxSponsor · Silver-
9MadisoftSponsor · Silver-
10OpenapiSponsor · Silver-
11PostPickrSponsor · Bronze-
12Private PackagistSponsor · Silver-
13UmanaSponsor · Platinum-
14VianovaSponsor · Gold-
Sponsors by tier
platinum1
6% of 17
gold6
35% of 17
silver8
47% of 17
bronze2
12% of 17
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.

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