2023 Official Events

Hackathon

Wednesday, February 1, 2023 – Thursday, February 17, 2023

Open to all DeveloperWeek 2023 Hackathon attendees (separate registration from conference).

DEVIES Awards Ceremony

Wednesday, February 15, 2023 | 6:30 PM – 7:00 PM PT @ Oakland Convention Center

Open to all attendees

The DeveloperWeek 2023 DEVIES will be the definitive award night for the DevTech industry. Our DeveloperWeek advisory board will select category winners across 30+ DevTech categories.

VIP Welcome Reception

Wednesday, February 15, 2023 | 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM PT @ Oakland Convention Center

DeveloperWeek 2023 VIP Networking After Party is ONLY open to: Premium Pass holders, Sponsors, Speakers, and 2023 DEVIES Awards Winner

Popcorn Networking Break

Thursday, February 16, 2023 | 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM PT @ Networking Lounge – Expo Hall Oakland Convention Center

Join us for networking & Popcorn in the Networking Lounge on the Expo Hall Floor!

Hiring Expo

Thursday, February 16, 2023 | 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM PT @ Oakland Convention Center

The DeveloperWeek 2023 Hiring Expo is returning in person for its 11th year as the tech industry’s largest dev hiring expo. With over 1,000 hireable developers, designers, data scientists, and engineers, hireable candidates can network with companies, and get interviewed in our private meeting rooms.

DevAfter Hours

Thursday, February 16, 2023 | 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM PT @ Emporium Oakland, 1805 Telegraph Ave, Oakland, CA 94612

Friday, February 17, 2023 | 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM @ District Oakland
827 Washington St, Oakland, CA 94607

Join and network with other attendees at Emporium Oakland.

Expo Block Party

Thursday, February 16, 2023 | 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM PT @ Expo Hall Oakland Convention Center

Join us for the DeveloperWeek 2023 Expo Block Party!

The Expo Block Party gives registrants the chance to visit participating DeveloperWeek exhibitors, while enjoying free drinks & food.

Additionally, participants are encouraged to play our Expo Game, where visiting exhibitors during the show will allow you to win great

INVITE ONLY Dev Evangelist Lunch

Thursday, February 16, 2023 | 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM @ Oakland Convention ProductWorld Main Stage

**INVITE ONLY**

New Member Breakfast

Friday, February 17, 2023 | 9:30 AM – 10:50 PM @ Oakland Convention DeveloperWeek Main Stage

INVITE ONLY — Developer Leaders Lunch & Industry Town Hall — “Leadership in the New Global Dev Reality”

Friday, February 17, 2023 | 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM @ Oakland Convention PRO STAGE A

We will explore the massive shifts in the way most everyone works. Remote work, distributed teams, digital ordering, delivery of goods, and AI-driven automation everywhere appear to be the new normal, and we will discuss adjusting to these changes and finding new opportunities to grow business while enhancing the efficiency of existing staff and operations. Moderated by industry veteran Rob Zazueta, the panel will be presented to a curated audience of developer & engineering leaders at DeveloperWeek 2023.

The panel will be comprised of 3-5 other industry leaders in a Q&A/conversation format, and 50 minutes in length from 12:00 PM – 12:50 PM (PT). (A talk by John Kodumal, CTO & Co-Founder of LaunchDarkly precedes the lunch panel at 11:30 AM – 11:55 AM, and a keynote presentation by Savinay Berry, Executive VP, Product & Engineering, at Vonage follows from 1:00 PM – 1:25 PM). Lunch will be provided.

Popcorn Networking Break

Friday, February 17, 2023 | 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM PT @ Networking Lounge – Expo Hall Oakland Convention Center

Dev Cash

Friday, February 16, 2023 | 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM
Thursday, February 17, 2023 | 8:30 AM – 6:00 PM

Founders Dev

Friday, February 17, 2023 | 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM PT @ Networking Lounge – Expo Hall Oakland Convention Center

The DeveloperWeek team will hosting our Free FounderDev Mixer on Friday, February 17: Where startup founders meet hireable designers and developers! These mixers usually attract 200+ startup founders and developers.

Schedule
1:00 PM – 3:00 PM – Networking
3:00 PM – 3:30 PM – CLOSING KEYNOTE: Uplevel — The Data behind “Good” Engineering Teams w/ Christina Forney (VP of Product)
3:30 PM – 4:00 PM – Closing Ceremony & Raffle Giveaways
4:00 PM – Event Ends

PREMIUM Lounge

February 16 -17, 2023 @ California & Oakland Room @ Oakland Convention Center

The PREMIUM Lounge is where Premium Pass holders can connect and exchange ideas. See Registration for additional details.

**PREMIUM Passes ONLY**

VIP Networking Lounge – Virtual Only

February 21 – 23, 2023 @ Virtual

The VIP Networking Lounge is where Premium, PRO, Speaker, and Sponsor Pass holders can connect and exchange ideas. Additional details and the content schedule will be made available inside the room.