Hey everyone! The biggest event of the year for our community is fast approaching - ElixirConf US 2026! Whether you’ve been writing Elixir for years or are just taking your first steps, this year’s edition is shaping up to be incredible. The conference is happening in a hybrid format, so everyone can join in, no matter where you are.
Here is a sneak peek at what we have planned: (elixirconf.com/#schedule)
Keynote Speakers
This year, true legends and innovators of our ecosystem are taking the main stage:
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José Valim (Creator of Elixir) - He’ll be discussing the continued evolution of the language, enterprise adoption, and the sustainable open-source work he and the Dashbit team are driving.
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Chris McCord (Creator of Phoenix) - Will showcase what’s next for Phoenix, developer tooling improvements, and his vision for the future of modern web development (and perhaps some AI-assisted workflows!).
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Zach Daniel (Creator of Ash Framework) - Will share his experiences in building ambitious, maintainable, and highly reliable production systems at scale.
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Quinn Wilton (Open-source Contributor & Language Hacker) - Will bring her deeply technical and fascinating perspective on type systems, compilers, and virtual machines within the BEAM ecosystem.
Featured Talks & Sessions
The conference isn’t just about keynotes; it’s packed with knowledge straight from the trenches. Here is a taste of what our speakers are bringing to the table:
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Building Global Clusters at Supabase: Filipe Cabaço will show how they pushed the boundaries of Erlang’s built-in distribution. You’ll learn how his team built a custom, two-tier Phoenix.PubSub adapter to reduce inter-region traffic and how to properly test real distributed systems (without using mocks!).
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Updates from the Erlang Ecosystem Foundation: Dan Janowski will deliver a vital introductory overview of the frontier of our ecosystem. He’ll break down the latest foundation news, covering everything from critical security planning and reinforcing core components to working with governments on regulatory compliance and expanding the BEAM’s role in the wider open-source world.
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Terminal UIs? That’s a Breeze: Gary Rennie from the Phoenix core team will prove that building beautiful terminal applications in Elixir has never been easier. He’ll introduce Breeze, a LiveView-inspired framework that works without relying on any NIFs.
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Handling Time Zones the Right Way: Jacob Swanner will tackle one of the hardest problems in programming time. He’ll share practical strategies for managing time zones in LiveView, Ecto, and databases to build a trustworthy user experience.
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Local-First Apps & Browser Power: Bart Blast will take us on a deep dive into the Hologram framework, showing how to write rich web applications in pure Elixir running directly in the browser.
On top of that, we have a full day of deep-dive Training Sessions covering everything from the absolute basics of functional programming (“The Toy Alchemist” with Jamie Wright) to hands-on embedded Elixir with Nerves.
Event Details:
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Dates: September 9-11, 2026 (September 9 is Training Day) elixirconf.com/#training
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Location: Chicago, IL & Virtual
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Tickets & Info: elixirconf.com/#register
Are you planning to attend this year (in person or virtually)? Which talk or training are you looking forward to the most? Let us know!
