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phpday 2026

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phpday 2026 ran May 14–15, 2026 at Hotel San Marco in Verona, Italy. It is a PHP conference. ConferenceGrid lists 19 speakers, 17 sponsors and 17 sessions. Dates for the next edition are not announced yet.

Last verified May 5, 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 🫵

Quick answers

When is phpday 2026?
phpday 2026 ran May 14–15, 2026 at Hotel San Marco in Verona, Italy.
Where is phpday 2026 held?
phpday 2026 was held at Hotel San Marco in Verona, Italy.
Who is speaking at phpday 2026?
ConferenceGrid lists 19 speakers, including Alessandro Lai (Head of Platform, Facile.it), Carolina Greno (Speaker & Communication Mentor) and Daniel Leech (Software Engineer).
Who sponsors phpday 2026?
ConferenceGrid lists 17 sponsors, including Umana, A-Cube, ImmobiliareLabs, Sparkfabrik and Tideways.
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-
7Immobiliare LabsSponsor · 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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