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FORGE CONFThe Developer Tools Conference

Three days of CLIs, agents, compilers, and infrastructure that ships. No keynote fluff, no beige booths — just the people building the tools you already can't work without.

SEPT 15–17, 2026 AUSTIN, TX THE FOUNDRY PAVILION
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Standard passes from $499 · Student pricing available · Prices rise Aug 1

The Lineup

Who's On Deck

Eight builders, zero fluff talks. Engineers and founders who shipped the thing, not just the slide about the thing.

KeynoteMarcus Ito
Marcus Ito
Founder, Weave Labs
"The State of Shipping: Opening Keynote"
Priya Ramanathan
Priya Ramanathan
Staff Engineer, Vercel
"Shipping at the Edge: Zero Cold-Start Inference"
Tomás Ferreira
Tomás Ferreira
Co-founder, Ferrous CLI
"Rust in the Terminal: Building Tools People Love"
Dana Kowalski
Dana Kowalski
Principal Architect, Datadog
"Observability for Non-Deterministic Systems"
Aisha Bello
Aisha Bello
Head of DevRel, Modal
"GPUs Without the Grief"
Sam Whitfield
Sam Whitfield
Distinguished Engineer, Cloudflare
"The Death of the Origin Server"
Lena Vogt
Lena Vogt
CTO, Pledge Systems
"Type-Safe by Default: Rethinking the Stack"
Kenji Osato
Kenji Osato
Research Lead, Basis AI
"Context Windows Are a Red Herring"
Three Days

The Rundown

Talks run 30–45 minutes. Workshops run long. The after-parties run later than they should.

Day One — Foundations

Tuesday, Sept 15
09:00
Doors Open — Chrome & Coffee
09:45
Opening Keynote: The State of Shipping
Marcus Ito, Weave Labs
10:30
Shipping at the Edge: Zero Cold-Start Inference
Priya Ramanathan, Vercel
11:35
Rust in the Terminal: Building Tools People Love
Tomás Ferreira, Ferrous CLI
13:30
Observability for Non-Deterministic Systems
Dana Kowalski, Datadog
14:15
Workshop: Build Your First Agent Loop
15:30
GPUs Without the Grief
Aisha Bello, Modal
16:15
Networking Hour: Chrome & Neon
Passes

Get In

One ticket type gets you every stage. VIP gets you the room afterward.

Standard
$499
The default. The one everyone gets.
  • Full 3-day conference access
  • All keynotes, talks & panels
  • Workshop access (first-come)
  • Lunch + happy hours included
  • FORGE Conf swag pack
Get Standard
Most Hyped
VIP
$1,299
Skip the line. Sit up front. Get remembered.
  • Everything in Standard
  • Front-row reserved seating
  • Speaker dinner invitation
  • 1:1 speed-mentoring slot
  • VIP-only closing afterparty
  • Numbered chrome jacket (limited to 150)
Get VIP
Student
$99
For builders still in the lab.
  • Full 3-day conference access
  • All keynotes, talks & panels
  • Workshop access (standby)
  • Lunch included
  • Valid student ID required at check-in
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Where

Find Us

The Foundry Pavilion
600 Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78701

A converted rail depot turned all-glass venue in the heart of downtown Austin — three stages, one expo floor, and zero windowless conference rooms. Fifteen minutes from the airport, walking distance from everywhere you'll actually want to eat.

3Stages
4,200Capacity
12Min to Airport
AUSTIN, TX78701