- 9:30Doors open / breakfast
- 10:00 – 11:00Opening + 2 keynotes
Opening / SWM Keynote
Krzysztof Magiera
Expo keynote
Charlie Cheever
- 11:00 – 11:30Break
- 11:30 – 13:00
Pixelicious
William Candillon
How to Build the Fastest Apps: Break the Rules
Jay Meistrich
Is AI making React Native obsolete?
Perttu Laahteenlahti
Re-architecting the ElevenAgents SDK for React Native
Kraen Hansen
- 13:00 - 14:30Lunch
- 14:30 – 16:00
Write TypeGPU, Use Anywhere: Composable WebGPU Shaders for React Native and Beyond
Iwo Plaza
Shipping Partiful on Autopilot
Yefim Vedernikoff
Illusion of Portals
Kiryl Ziusko
React Native Composed: Enhance your Android UI
Oliver Lopez
- 16:00 – 16:30Break
- 16:30 – 17:15
Screens & Routers — The Foundation of Navigation in React Native Apps
Kacper Kafara & Kuba Tkacz
Liquid User Interfaces for the Next Generation of AI Applications
Rafael Mendiola
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Workshops
Each workshop is a full-day event. By buying the workshop ticket you get: - entry for chosen workshop (lunch and coffee breaks included), - entry for both days of the conference, - snacks, drinks, and lunch on both days of the conference, - afterparty with an open bar and snacks at an amazing venue with a breathtaking view, - a goodie bag with merch from our organizers and sponsors.
Conference Agenda
- 9:30Doors open / breakfast
- 10:00 – 11:002 talks
Expo on Desktop
Jamie Birch
The Reverse Magic Trick
Gant Laborde
- 11:00 – 11:30Break
- 11:30 – 13:00
React Native without Cocoapods
Riccardo Cipolleschi & Christian Falch
One Codebase, Three Platforms: Making Universal Expo Work in Production
Edwin Vargas
Accessibility in Motion
Britta Evans-Fenton
What is your app actually doing in production?
Kadi Kraman
- 13:00 – 14:30Lunch
- 14:30 – 16:00
Challenges in Building React Native Applications with On-Device AI
Norbert Klockiewicz
Securing React Native Apps in the AI Age: From Real Audits to Everyday Developer Workflow
Adnan Sahinovic
Bringing Privacy-Preserving Cryptography to Mobile Apps
Ya-wen Jeng
Emit Once, Notify Anywhere
Benjamin Schachter
- 16:00 – 16:30Break
- 16:30 – 17:15
Offline-First React Native: Designing for production
Karan Balodi
It's great time to be a builder
Seth Webster
- 9:30Doors open / breakfast
- 10:00 – 11:00Opening + 2 keynotes
Opening / SWM Keynote
Krzysztof Magiera
Expo keynote
Charlie Cheever
- 11:00 – 11:30Break
- 11:30 – 13:00
Pixelicious
William Candillon
How to Build the Fastest Apps: Break the Rules
Jay Meistrich
Is AI making React Native obsolete?
Perttu Laahteenlahti
Re-architecting the ElevenAgents SDK for React Native
Kraen Hansen
- 13:00 - 14:30Lunch
- 14:30 – 16:00
Write TypeGPU, Use Anywhere: Composable WebGPU Shaders for React Native and Beyond
Iwo Plaza
Shipping Partiful on Autopilot
Yefim Vedernikoff
Illusion of Portals
Kiryl Ziusko
React Native Composed: Enhance your Android UI
Oliver Lopez
- 16:00 – 16:30Break
- 16:30 – 17:15
Screens & Routers — The Foundation of Navigation in React Native Apps
Kacper Kafara & Kuba Tkacz
Liquid User Interfaces for the Next Generation of AI Applications
Rafael Mendiola
Speakers
Schedule for App.js '26
About App.js Conf
App.js Conf is the biggest React Native and Expo-focused conference hosted in Kraków. Across three days, you’ll meet the creators and contributors to React Native and Expo, share ideas, connect with the community, and shape the future of app development. Each year, App.js Conf brings together top contributors, experts, and speakers from companies like Meta, Microsoft, Shopify, and Amazon. Looking for a React Native conference in 2026? Here's your sign to join us!
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Previous editions
Since 2019 App.js Conf has grown to be one of the most important React Native conferences for our community.

Frequently Asked Questions
We recommend the Old Town, Podgórze, or Kazimierz districts. Kraków is small, so you’ll be able to walk to the conference venue from those neighbourhoods.


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