Program

As always, Web Summer Camp 23 delivers great hands-on workshops and in-depth talks by globally recognized experts on relevant web industry topics. We guarantee plenty of networking opportunities and, as is tradition, lots of fun for you and your companion.

Workshops

Hands-on workshops with experts in web design & development: UX, Javascript, PHP and Symfony during your first two days. The Tech Forum features a round table discussion on key business trends in web.

AUG 31, THU

WORKSHOP DAY 1

UX Track

Object-Oriented User Experience

Sophia Prater

Javascript track

Find It and Fix It: Practical Web Performance Optimisation

Harry Roberts

PHP track

Upgrading PHP Applications

Anna Filina

SEPT 1, FRI

WORKSHOP DAY 2

UX Track

Content Design - Understanding users

Nenad Vukušić

Javascript track

Building an e-commerce web store with Nuxt

Stephen K. Meya

PHP track

Making the Most of Modern Database Systems

Andreas Braun

Turn Sticky Notes into Software

Stefan Priebsch

Symfony track

Advanced Symfony Security Workshop

Andreas Hucks

Symfony track

(workshop to be announced)

Tech Forum (vendor day)

(round-table discussion on martech and web technologies, moderated by Janus Boye)

Tech Forum (agency day)

(round-table discussion on web agency challenges and making projects successful, moderated by Igor Vrdoljak, confirmed speakers so far: Alexander Celie)

Conference

Relevant web topics (web architecture, design, AI and more) brought to you by industry experts.

SEPT 2, SAT

CONFERENCE DAY

Main track

Declarative Design

Jeremy Keith

Nearly all of your users are on mobile, so it's about time we optimized for them

Andy Bell

AI & Creativity

Dennis Oswald

The Promise and Peril of Scriptable Software

Deane Barker

Progressive Centralization: The Right Way(TM) to do Web3

Bruno Škvorc

(more talks to be announced)

Un-conference track

(all participants will have a chance to present their topic on an additional "ad-hoc" track)

SEP 3, SUN

Boat trip

A well deserved, relaxing way to end the Summer Camp. Take a boat trip from 10am to 3pm to enjoy the sights and sounds of the beautiful Kvarner Bay. Dine and dive into the Mediterranean vibe while hanging out with Web Summer Camp friends!

Companions

While you’re enjoying the workshops and upgrading your skills, your companions can enjoy their own
dedicated program with captivating tours of Opatija, Rijeka,Kastav, and Veprinac.

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Confirmed speakers

Jeremy Keith

Clearleft, UK

Web developer, writer, speaker, and musician. Popular author of several books including DOM Scripting, a guide to web design with JavaScript and the Document Object Model.

Sophia Prater

OOUX, USA

Evangelist of Object-Oriented UX, which she coined in 2013. Capitalizing on users' mental models to create solutions for complex problems. Creator of OOUX Masterclass and Certification Program.

Harry Roberts

CSS Wizardry, UK

A globally renowned Web Performance Engineer, experienced speaker and trainer, consulted Google, UN, Etsy, Kickstarter, BBC, Unilever, Deloitte and many more.

Anna Filina

Dev Consultant, Canada

Developer, mentor, author, and public speaker on a mission to help developers write automated tests and maintainable code. She mostly works with legacy apps that have millions of lines of code.

Stephen K. Meya

Engineering Manager, Finland

A Software Architect, Engineering Lead and an international Tech Speaker, working as a Software Engineering Manager at Phorest and consulting as a Front-end Architect at BCaster.

Stefan Priebsch

Consultant, thePHP.cc

Stefan has been an IT consultant for over 20 years, holds an academic degree in computer science, is an author of several textbooks, and a university lecturer on professional web development.

Alexander Celie

EOS Coach, Netherlands

An Expert EOS® Implementer based in Europe, with over a decade of international expertise in guiding entrepreneurs and leadership teams towards running a great businesses.

Deane Barker

Optimizely, USA

Global Director of Content Management at Optimizely. Author of books about Content Management Systems - covering features and best practices. Maintainer of The Web Content Management Glossary.

Andreas Hucks

Chief Technology Officer, QOSSMIC

A PHP enthusiast, Symfony community member for 16 years. As a developer, he was involved in countless Symfony projects. As a trainer, he has 10+ years of experience in running dev workshops.

Nenad Vukušić

God of Copy, Croatia

Copywriter/content strategist writing digital products since Norman Nielsen was shouting "USABILITY" at Flash sites. Spent 20+ years on sites that generate traffic, inform audiences and deliver good UX.

Andy Bell

Set Studio, UK

Founder of Set Studio, a designer and a front-end developer with 15+ years of experience, working with clients as small as new startups and as large as some of the best known, multinational brands.

Dennis Oswald

Netgen, Switzerland

Creative Director for Brand Experience at Netgen Switzerland, passionate about the implementation of artificial intelligence in design and user experience.

Bruno Škvorc

RMRK, Croatia

Founder of RMRK.app, the most advanced NFT protocol. After web2, he moved into web3 with Ethereum. Since then, he has been running fiat-to-crypto on-ramp, developing, auditing smart contracts and educating developers at conferences.

Andreas Braun

MongoDB, Germany

A Lead Engineer specializing in PHP. Before joining MongoDB, Andreas worked for several tech startups, where he gained experience in building scalable, dependable systems.

Janus Boye

Boye & Co, Denmark

Working on steering large, complex and critical digital projects through to successful completion. He chairs the internationally recognized Boye Conferences since 2005.

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