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RustWeek 2026

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RustWeek 2026 ran May 18–23, 2026 in Utrecht, Netherlands. It is a Rust conference that expected about 900 attendees. ConferenceGrid lists 29 speakers, 26 sponsors and 28 sessions. The next edition, RustWeek 2027, is May 24–29, 2027 in Utrecht.

Lineup updated Jun 16, 2026 · dates verified May 4, 2026

RustWeek 2026 is the world's biggest Rust conference, returning to Utrecht. It welcomes over 900+ community members, professionals, and maintainers of Rust. The week includes one day of workshops, two days of talks, a hackathon, an unconference, and the Rust Project All Hands, alongside various social activities.

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29Speakers
26Sponsors
28Sessions
29Companies · in total

Speakers

Programmed at RustWeek, in alphabetical order.

Æva Black
Non-binary hacker, veteran of the first dot-com bubble, and the former Section Chief for Open Source Security at the U.S. CISA. · U.S. CISA
Aïssata Maïga
Alice Ryhl
Tokio maintainer, Rust for Linux core team, Android Rust Team at Google · Google
Alona Enraght-Moony
Amos Wenger
Andreea Costea
Assistant Professor in Computer Science at Delft University of Technology at TU Delft · Delft University of Technology
Bastian Kersting
Boxy
Cliff L. Biffle
Folkert de Vries
Greg Kroah-Hartman
Fellow at the Linux Foundation and Linux kernel developer · Linux Foundation
Hugo van de Pol
Jack Huey
Jeremy Lempereur
Jynn Nelson
Lori Lorusso
Lukas Wirth
Mark Janssen
Matthias Endler
Niko Matsakis
Pete LeVasseur
Ron van der Pols

Sponsors

The companies behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.

AWSDiamond
GoogleGold
JetbrainsGold
Zed IndustriesGold
EspressifSilver
InfineonSilver
Oxide ComputersSilver
ExpressVPNBronze
GitButlerBronze
OxidOSBronze
PolarsBronze
TandemDriveBronze
ArmSupporter
CanvaUnconf supporter
ComperCoffee sponsor
Ferrous SystemsUnconf partner
GiGa infosystemsWorkshop partner
HexcatOrganizing partner
KiesraadHackathon Gold sponsor
LinaroWorkshop partner
MicrosoftSupporter
NLnet LabsSupporter
RustJobsSupporter
TechnolutionSupporter
Tweede golfOrganizing partner
VectorWareSupporter

Agenda

Selected from 28 sessions.

  • 10:25 (15 min)

    Rustaceans on The Move - The Global Impact of Rust

    Industry track
  • 10:25 (35 min)

    Stabilizing decade-old features

    Compiler track
  • 10:25 (35 min)

    When is never?

    Main track
  • 10:45 (15 min)

    Tales of a transformation journey at Proton

    Industry track
  • 11:40 (35 min)

    Compilers are just programs: Fixing a bug in the Rust compiler

    Compiler track
  • 11:40 (35 min)

    Knock, knock. Race condition! Who's there? - A Refactoring Story

    Main track
  • 11:40 (35 min)

    Scaling up Rust development at the Dutch Electoral Council

    Industry track
  • 12:25 (20 min)

    How we replace common C⁠(⁠+⁠+⁠) libraries with Rust at scale

    Compiler track
  • 12:25 (20 min)

    Rust for Secure and Sustainable Smart Metering

    Industry track

Quick answers

When is RustWeek 2026?
RustWeek 2026 ran May 18–23, 2026 in Utrecht, Netherlands. The next edition, RustWeek 2027, is May 24–29, 2027 in Utrecht.
Where is RustWeek 2026 held?
RustWeek 2026 was held in Utrecht, Netherlands.
Who is speaking at RustWeek 2026?
ConferenceGrid lists 29 speakers, including Æva Black (Non-binary hacker, veteran of the first dot-com bubble, and the former Section Chief for Open Source Security at the U.S. CISA., U.S. CISA), Aïssata Maïga and Alice Ryhl (Tokio maintainer, Rust for Linux core team, Android Rust Team at Google, Google).
Who sponsors RustWeek 2026?
ConferenceGrid lists 26 sponsors, including AWS, Google, Jetbrains, Zed Industries and Espressif.
Company intelligence

What does it mean when 29 companies show up, and 1 bet on three roles at once?

29 companies. one 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
1All threespeak · spons · exh
25Sponsoringsponsor only
3Speakingspeaker only

In all three roles

Google

Speakers by seniority

3% of the speakers carry senior titles: C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite13%
  • Manager / Lead13%
  • Engineer · IC13%
  • Other roles2690%

Of 29 speakers · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
#CompanyRolesSpeakers
1GoogleSponsor · Gold2
2ArmSponsor · Supporter-
3AWSSponsor · Diamond-
4CanvaSponsor · Unconf supporter-
5ComperSponsor · Coffee sponsor-
6EspressifSponsor · Silver-
7ExpressVPNSponsor · Bronze-
8Ferrous SystemsSponsor · Unconf partner-
9GiGa infosystemsSponsor · Workshop partner-
10GitButlerSponsor · Bronze-
11HexcatSponsor · Organizing partner-
12InfineonSponsor · Silver-
13JetBrainsSponsor · Gold-
14KiesraadSponsor · Hackathon Gold sponsor-
Sponsors by tier
diamond1
4% of 26
gold3
12% of 26
silver3
12% of 26
bronze5
19% of 26
supporter6
23% of 26
unconf partner1
4% of 26
unconf supporter1
4% of 26
workshop partner2
8% of 26
coffee sponsor1
4% of 26
hackathon gold sponsor1
4% of 26
organizing partner2
8% of 26
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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