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Resend Forward 2026

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Resend Forward 2026 ran on Oct 21, 2026 at SFJAZZ Center in San Francisco, United States. It is a Developer Tools conference. ConferenceGrid lists 23 speakers, 15 sponsors and 29 sessions. Dates for the next edition are not announced yet.

Lineup updated Oct 12, 2026 · dates verified May 6, 2026

Resend Forward is a day for builders to gather, connect, and share ideas. The event brings together people who care deeply about their craft for networking, inspiration, and learning opportunities.

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23Speakers
15Sponsors
29Sessions
24Companies · in total

Speakers

Programmed at Resend, in alphabetical order.

Aaron Francis
Founder · Try Hard Studios
Adam Stacoviak
Host, Changelog podcast · Changelog
Ahmed Darwich
Developer Educator · PlanetScale
Aileen Villanueva Lecuona
Software Engineer
Calvin French-Owen
EIR · Thrive Capital
Cristina Cordova
COO · Linear
Dave Kiss
Sr. Developer Community Lead · MUX
Eduarda Scharnhorst
Senior Software Engineer, MongoDB · MongoDB
Guillermo Rauch
CEO · Vercel
Isabella Aquino
Software Engineer, Resend · Resend
Jonnie Hallman
Independent Design Engineer
Jonni Lundy
COO, Resend · Resend
Josh Brown
Community Engineer · PlanetScale
Kath Korevec
Member of Product Staff · OpenAI
Lucas da Costa
Software Engineer, Resend · Resend
Mika Sagindyk
Co-Founder & CEO · 2027.dev
Paul Copplestone
CEO · Supabase
Phil Nash
Developer Experience Engineer, Resend · Resend
Sergiy Dybskiy
Developer Experience Engineer, Sentry · Sentry
Taylor Otwell
Founder & CEO, Laravel · Laravel
Valentina Bearzotti
Head of Development · basement.studio
Zeh Fernandes
Head of Design · Resend

Sponsors

The companies behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.

PaperPlatinum
MuxGold
SupabaseGold
WorkOSGold
LaravelSilver
OktaSilver
AutumnBronze
LightsageBronze
NeonBronze
ZernioBronze
basement.studioSupporting
ClerkSupporting
PlanetScaleSupporting
TypesenseSupporting
VercelSupporting

Agenda

Selected from 29 sessions.

  • 10:00 AM

    Caring in the Age of AI

    Innovation in AI is making it easier than ever to ship, fast. Those who make a difference will be those who care.

  • 10:00 AM

    To be announced

    Details coming soon.

  • 10:30 – 11:50 AM

    Resend Product Launch

    The best software comes from people who care deeply about their craft. These builders are everywhere, but they rarely get a chance to be in the same room. Resend Forward is a day f…

  • 10:30 AM

    Fireside chat

    A conversation about building companies and the culture that makes great products possible.

  • 10:30 AM

    Healthy culture accelerates product

    Cristina Cordova, COO of Linear, sits down with Jonni Lundy, COO of Resend, for a conversation about building companies and the culture that makes great products possible.

  • 11:00 AM

    Snack break

    A break to recharge and connect with other builders.

  • 11:30 AM

    The new creative advantage

    AI has changed the speed of creative production. But when everyone can make something “good enough”, the advantage shifts from producing to deciding. A talk about taste, judgment, …

  • 12:00 PM

    Primitives are your product

    Users don't want your product. They want the problem it solves to go away. A talk about primitives, how to craft yours, and why they're the foundation of good software.

  • 12:00 PM

    To be announced

    Details coming soon.

Quick answers

When is Resend Forward 2026?
Resend Forward 2026 ran on Oct 21, 2026 at SFJAZZ Center in San Francisco, United States.
Where is Resend Forward 2026 held?
Resend Forward 2026 was held at SFJAZZ Center in San Francisco, United States.
Who is speaking at Resend Forward 2026?
ConferenceGrid lists 23 speakers, including Aaron Francis (Founder, Try Hard Studios), Adam Stacoviak (Host, Changelog podcast, Changelog) and Ahmed Darwich (Developer Educator, PlanetScale).
Who sponsors Resend Forward 2026?
ConferenceGrid lists 15 sponsors, including Paper, Mux, Supabase, WorkOS and Laravel.
Company intelligence

What does it mean when 24 companies show up, and 6 bet on three roles at once?

24 companies. six 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
6All threespeak · spons · exh
9Sponsoringsponsor only
9Speakingspeaker only

In all three roles

PlanetScale·basement.studio·Laravel·Mux·Supabase·Vercel

Speakers by seniority

43% of the speakers carry senior titles: C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite730%
  • Founder / Owner14%
  • Director / Head of29%
  • Manager / Lead29%
  • Engineer · IC939%
  • Other roles29%

Of 23 speakers · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
#CompanyRolesSpeakers
1Resend6
2PlanetScaleSponsor · Supporting2
3basement.studioSponsor · Supporting1
4LaravelSponsor · Silver1
5MuxSponsor · Gold1
6SupabaseSponsor · Gold1
7VercelSponsor · Supporting1
8AutumnSponsor · Bronze-
9ClerkSponsor · Supporting-
10LightsageSponsor · Bronze-
11NeonSponsor · Bronze-
12OktaSponsor · Silver-
13PaperSponsor · Platinum-
14TypesenseSponsor · Supporting-
Sponsors by tier
platinum1
7% of 15
gold3
20% of 15
silver2
13% of 15
bronze4
27% of 15
supporting5
33% of 15
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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