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Swift Rockies 2026

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Swift Rockies 2026 ran Jul 22–23, 2026 at Calgary Zoo in Calgary, Canada. It is an iOS conference that expected about 180 attendees. ConferenceGrid lists 20 speakers, 2 sponsors and 20 sessions. Dates for the next edition are not announced yet.

Lineup updated Jun 4, 2026 · dates verified May 5, 2026

Swift Rockies is the premier practitioner-focused iOS conference in Canada. It features two days of hand-picked technical talks, real-world war stories, and high-level conversations among 180 engineers. The event is set in a retreat-style format, prioritizing in-depth learning, hands-on workshops, and authentic community building. The conference is single-tr…

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20Speakers
2Sponsors
20Sessions
16Companies · in total

Speakers

Programmed at Swift, in alphabetical order.

Abbey Jackson
Founder and Head Instructor, Up Coast · Up Coast
Adrian Eves
Apple Platforms Developer
Ash Furrow
Staff Developer, Wealthsimple · Wealthsimple
Charlie Chapman
Host & Indie iOS Developer
Daniel Steinberg
Author & iOS Trainer, Dim Sum Thinking · Dim Sum Thinking
Danijela Vrzan
Indie iOS Developer, Nunch · Nunch
Dave DeLong
Staff Software Engineer
Ellen Shapiro
iOS Developer at Figma · Figma
Francis Chary
iOS Developer
Joannis Orlandos
Developer Tools & Frameworks @ Wendy Labs Inc. · Wendy Labs Inc.
Krishna Satya
Co-founder @ Boom Vision Company · Boom Vision Company
Mahmood Tahir
Staff Engineer at theScore · theScore
Marek Fořt
CTO & Co-founder at Tuist · Tuist
Matt Massicotte
Consultant/Trainer
Mikaela Caron
Senior iOS Engineer at M1 · M1
Nick Wilkinson
Managing Director at Steamclock Software · Steamclock Software
Philippe Casgrain
Senior Staff Software Developer · Lightspeed Commerce
Robleh Jama
Co-founder, Boom | Former Product Director, Shopify · Boom
Stewart Lynch
Indie iOS Developer and Instructor at CreaTECH Solutions · CreaTECH Solutions
Timothy Mitra
visionOS & iOS Developer, Host of More Than Just Code

Sponsors

The companies behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.

Shopify
Swift Rockies

Agenda

Selected from 20 sessions.

  • Thursday, July 23 - 10:00 AM

    Keynote Karaoke

    Phil has been a software developer on many platforms since the early 90s, and has co-created the NSNorth conference which ran from 2013 to 2019. He currently works on restaurant so…

  • Thursday, July 23 - 11:00 AM until 12:30 PM

    Special Session: Speakers Confirmed. Names Coming Soon.

    A dedicated 90-minute deep-dive from speakers we can't name yet. We'll reveal more soon. You'll want to be in the room.

  • Thursday, July 23 - 1:30 PM

    Scaling Swift Development

    Marek is passionate about mobile developer tooling and open source, which lead him to contribute to projects like Tuist – now also a company he co-founded in 2023. Tuist helps mobi…

  • Thursday, July 23 - 2:00 PM

    Topic to be announced

    Mikaela Caron is a senior iOS Engineer at M1, and a member of the Swift Ecosystem Steering Group. She actively shares her expertise on social media, focusing on iOS development, bu…

  • Thursday, July 23 - 2:30 PM

    Arts and Crafts

    Ellen Shapiro is an iOS and Android developer who's been building native apps since late 2010. She works for Figma on their iOS app. She lives in Rochester, New York. When not codi…

  • Thursday, July 23 - 3:30 PM until 5:00 PM

    Live Podcast Recording: Launched

    For one special live episode of Launched, Charlie sits down with guests we're keeping under wraps and a conversation we're not previewing. The recording won't air on the public fee…

  • Thursday, July 23 - 9:00 AM

    My Slow Return to a Swift Career

    Ash Furrow is a compassionate software developer from Canada who moved home to New Brunswick during the pandemic. He works at Wealthsimple and, except for a few years at Shopify, h…

  • Thursday, July 23 - 9:30 AM

    How I Bought My Way Into Tech: Rethinking Who Gets In

    Abbey Jackson, a long-time contributor to the iOS community through mentoring and engaging online, has experience in app development at small startups, agencies, and tech giants li…

  • Wednesday, July 22 - 10:00 AM

    Practical Guide to Swift Macros

    Mahmood is a passionate iOS developer specializing in platform engineering. He is committed to making other developers’ lives easier and building tools that facilitate their abilit…

Quick answers

When is Swift Rockies 2026?
Swift Rockies 2026 ran Jul 22–23, 2026 at Calgary Zoo in Calgary, Canada.
Where is Swift Rockies 2026 held?
Swift Rockies 2026 was held at Calgary Zoo in Calgary, Canada.
Who is speaking at Swift Rockies 2026?
ConferenceGrid lists 20 speakers, including Abbey Jackson (Founder and Head Instructor, Up Coast, Up Coast), Adrian Eves (Apple Platforms Developer) and Ash Furrow (Staff Developer, Wealthsimple, Wealthsimple).
Who sponsors Swift Rockies 2026?
ConferenceGrid lists 2 sponsors: Shopify and Swift Rockies.
Company intelligence

An audience of 16 companies, parsed from the program.

Sixteen companies in attendance.

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
0All threespeak · spons · exh
2Sponsoringsponsor only
14Speakingspeaker only
Speakers by seniority

25% of the speakers carry senior titles: C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite15%
  • Founder / Owner315%
  • Director / Head of15%
  • Manager / Lead420%
  • Engineer · IC1050%
  • Other roles15%

Of 20 speakers · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
#CompanyRolesSpeakers
1ShopifySponsor-
2Swift RockiesSponsor-
3Boom1
4Boom Vision Company1
5CreaTECH Solutions1
6Dim Sum Thinking1
7Figma1
8Lightspeed Commerce1
9M11
10Nunch1
11Steamclock Software1
12theScore1
13Tuist1
14Up Coast1
Sponsors by tier
unspecified2
100% of 2