Technical Communication

Write the Docs Berlin 2026

Write the Docs is a global community of people who care about documentation. The Berlin 2026 edition brings together programmers, technical writers, developer advocates, customer support professionals, marketers, and anyone else passionate about creating great user experiences and effective communication. Join sessions, network with peers, and share best pra…

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13Speakers
5Sponsors
13Sessions
5Companies · in total

Speakers

Programmed at Write, in alphabetical order.

Adam Michael Wood
Aileen Mary
Alex Garnett
Alina Desiatnikova
Annie Zempel
Busayo Ojo
Christian Miles
Darlene ChaniMaya Postma
Ethan Palm
Mary Elise Dedicke
Rakesh Pasupuleti
Sarah Deaton
Sarah Lin

Sponsors

The companies behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.

Fern
GitBook
KnowledgeOwl
Mintlify
Read the Docs

Agenda

Selected from 13 sessions.

  • Monday, May 4 - 10:15 AM

    Aileen Mary - How We Deprecated 500+ Articles: Cleaning Up Documentation at Scale

  • Monday, May 4 - 11:15 AM

    Sarah Deaton - The Git Commands I Avoided for 9 Years (and Why I Wish I Hadn't)

  • Monday, May 4 - 2:00 PM

    Christian Miles - The Most Human Documentation

  • Monday, May 4 - 2:45 PM

    Annie Zempel - Pillars That Hold: Structuring Documentation Around User Progress

  • Monday, May 4 - 3:35 PM

    Sarah Lin - How to Win Docs and Influence Robots: Improving Robot Accuracy Through Better Docs

  • Monday, May 4 - 4:20 PM

    Darlene ChaniMaya Postma - "Chat, Are We Cooked?" Help in the Moment: Designing Policy Documentation for High-Stakes, Real-Time Decisions

  • Monday, May 4 - 9:30 AM

    Mary Elise Dedicke - Documentation Thinking Beyond the Docs: Lessons from Decision-Facing Technical Writing

  • Tuesday, May 5 - 10:15 AM

    Alina Desiatnikova - The Invisible Work: What It Takes to Be the First (and Only) Tech Writer on the Team

  • Tuesday, May 5 - 11:15 AM

    Busayo Ojo - [Remote talk] You Don't Need More New Contributors - You Need Onboarding That Actually Works

Company intelligence

An audience of 5 companies, parsed from the program.

Five companies in attendance.

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Who's in the room
0All threespeak · spons · exh
5Sponsoringsponsor only
0Speakingspeaker only
Speakers by seniority
  • Other roles13100%

Of 13 speakers · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
#CompanyRolesSpeakers
1FernSponsor-
2GitbookSponsor-
3KnowledgeOwlSponsor-
4MintlifySponsor-
5Read the DocsSponsor-
Sponsors by tier
unspecified5
100% of 5

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