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App.js Conf

Join the biggest React Native & Expo-focused conference.

27-29 May '26
Kraków, Poland
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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.

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Conference Agenda

Day 1May 28, 2026
  1. 9:30
    Doors open / breakfast
  2. 10:00 – 11:00Opening + 2 keynotes
    • Opening / SWM Keynote

      Krzysztof Magiera

    • Expo keynote

      Charlie Cheever

  3. 11:00 – 11:30
    Break
  4. 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

  5. 13:00 - 14:30
    Lunch
  6. 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

  7. 16:00 – 16:30
    Break
  8. 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

Day 2May 29, 2026
  1. 9:30
    Doors open / breakfast
  2. 10:00 – 11:002 talks
    • Expo on Desktop

      Jamie Birch

    • The Reverse Magic Trick

      Gant Laborde

  3. 11:00 – 11:30
    Break
  4. 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

  5. 13:00 – 14:30
    Lunch
  6. 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

  7. 16:00 – 16:30
    Break
  8. 16:30 – 17:15
    • Offline-First React Native: Designing for production

      Karan Balodi

    • It's great time to be a builder

      Seth Webster

Day 1May 28, 2026
  1. 9:30
    Doors open / breakfast
  2. 10:00 – 11:00Opening + 2 keynotes
    • Opening / SWM Keynote

      Krzysztof Magiera

    • Expo keynote

      Charlie Cheever

  3. 11:00 – 11:30
    Break
  4. 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

  5. 13:00 - 14:30
    Lunch
  6. 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

  7. 16:00 – 16:30
    Break
  8. 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

Workshops
May
26
6 PM
May
27
9:00 AM – 5 PM
May
28
9:30 AM – 5 PM
May
29
9:30 AM – 5:00 PM
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Conference talks and networking
Afterparty by CodeRabbitRegister here
Official Afterparty

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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Software Mansion

Software Mansion is a software development agency focused on building developer tools and open-source software. We're the React Native core contributors, experts in multimedia & streaming and community builders.

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Expo

With Expo, you can create universal native apps with React that run on Android, iOS, and the web. Expo builds a whole ecosystem of tools that will help you to develop, review and deploy your apps with ease.

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31-060 Kraków
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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.

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