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RBQ Conf 2026

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RBQ Conf 2026 ran Mar 26–27, 2026 at Capital Factory in Austin, United States. It is a Ruby conference. ConferenceGrid lists 16 speakers and 10 sponsors. Dates for the next edition are not announced yet.

Last verified Sep 19, 2026

RBQ Conf is a regional Ruby gathering where code meets community, featuring meaty talks, saucy insights, and plenty of time to connect. Hosted at Capital Factory in downtown Austin, it's a two-day conference with engaging speakers, networking opportunities, and a unique local flair. Attendees enjoy expert talks, lightning sessions, and the chance to explore…

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16Speakers
10Sponsors
0Sessions
12Companies · in total

Speakers

Programmed at RBQ, in alphabetical order.

Alex Yarotsky
CTO at Hubstaff · Hubstaff
Amir Rajan
Founder of DragonRuby · DragonRuby
Ariel Valentin
Staff Software Engineer
Bart de Water
Engineer at Thatch · Thatch
Charles Oliver Nutter
Lead Technologist at Headius Enterprises · Headius Enterprises
Chris Gratigny
Cristian Planas
Daniel Colson
Staff Software Engineer at GitHub · GitHub
David Paluy
Kinsey Durham Grace
Meghan Gutshall
Nickolas Means
PJ Hagerty
Head of Developer and Community Relations at Gitbutler · Gitbutler
Szymon Fiedler
Senior Software Engineer at Arkency · Arkency
Tom Brown
Yarik
Rails (over)engineer

Sponsors

The companies behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.

TypesenseGold
AppSignalSilver
GitButlerSilver
JudoscaleSilver
DNSimpleBronze
ArkencySpeaker
GitHubSpeaker
Headius EnterprisesSpeaker
HubstaffSpeaker
Penn MedicineSpeaker

Quick answers

When is RBQ Conf 2026?
RBQ Conf 2026 ran Mar 26–27, 2026 at Capital Factory in Austin, United States.
Where is RBQ Conf 2026 held?
RBQ Conf 2026 was held at Capital Factory in Austin, United States.
Who is speaking at RBQ Conf 2026?
ConferenceGrid lists 16 speakers, including Alex Yarotsky (CTO at Hubstaff, Hubstaff), Amir Rajan (Founder of DragonRuby, DragonRuby) and Ariel Valentin (Staff Software Engineer).
Who sponsors RBQ Conf 2026?
ConferenceGrid lists 10 sponsors, including Typesense, AppSignal, GitButler, Judoscale and DNSimple.
Company intelligence

What does it mean when 12 companies show up, and 5 bet on three roles at once?

Twelve companies. five 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
5All threespeak · spons · exh
5Sponsoringsponsor only
2Speakingspeaker only

In all three roles

Arkency·GitButler·GitHub·Headius Enterprises·Hubstaff

Speakers by seniority

19% of the speakers carry senior titles: C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite16%
  • Founder / Owner16%
  • Director / Head of16%
  • Manager / Lead319%
  • Engineer · IC319%
  • Other roles744%

Of 16 speakers · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
#CompanyRolesSpeakers
1ArkencySponsor · Speaker1
2GitButlerSponsor · Silver1
3GitHubSponsor · Speaker1
4Headius EnterprisesSponsor · Speaker1
5HubstaffSponsor · Speaker1
6AppSignalSponsor · Silver-
7DNSimpleSponsor · Bronze-
8JudoscaleSponsor · Silver-
9Penn MedicineSponsor · Speaker-
10TypesenseSponsor · Gold-
11DragonRuby1
12Thatch1
Sponsors by tier
gold1
10% of 10
silver3
30% of 10
bronze1
10% of 10
speaker5
50% of 10
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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