React Summit US 2026

Kent C. Dodds is a world renowned speaker, teacher, and trainer and he's actively involved in the open source community as a maintainer and contributor of hundreds of popular npm packages. He is the creator of EpicReact.Dev and TestingJavaScript.com. He's an instructor on egghead.io and Frontend Masters. He's also a Google Developer Expert. Kent is happily married and the father of four kids. He likes his family, code, JavaScript, and Remix.

David is the founder of Stately.ai and creator of XState, the most popular open-source state machine & statecharts library. He's a longtime advocate for event-driven modeling and visual diagramming as the foundation for reliable UIs and, increasingly, AI agents. When he's not at a computer keyboard, he's at a piano keyboard.

Staff Engineer @REDACTED, ReactJS Advocate, Speaker, Producer, Synthwave Artist.

Mark Erikson is a Senior Engineer at Replay, and lives in southwest Ohio, USA. Mark is a Redux maintainer, creator of Redux Toolkit, and general keeper of the Redux docs. He tweets on BlueSky at @acemarke.dev, and blogs at https://blog.isquaredsoftware.com. He spends much of his time answering questions about React and Redux anywhere there's a comment box on the internet, and usually hangs out in the Reactiflux chat channels.

Hi, I’m Josh! I’m an author, developer, and open source maintainer. My day job is working on data browsing software at Sentry. In my spare time I work on projects in the TypeScript ecosystem such as create-typescript-app, Flint, and typescript-eslint. I’m also the author of Learning TypeScript (O’Reilly), a Microsoft MVP for developer technologies, a community organizer, and a conference speaker.

Hey! 👋 I'm Erik Hanchett, published author of Vue.js in Action (Manning) and the Ember.js Cookbook. For over a decade I've taught hundreds of thousands of developers how to ship better code, building Program With Erik into a 100,000+ subscriber YouTube channel along the way. I've keynoted frontend talks on stages across the globe, and I now bring that expertise to millions of builders as a Senior Developer Advocate at AWS.

Brad Westfall has been teaching Web Development since 2010 including bootcamp instruction, online videos, conference speaking, writing at CSS-Tricks.com, and corporate training for ReactTraining.com. He loves to connect with students by helping them achieve their technical goals and by distilling complex concepts into simple instruction.

Executive Director of the React Foundation, Chief Developer Evangelist @Expo and hands-on builder of developer tooling.

Roxy is the Developer Community Manager at Torc.dev (within the Randstad Digital ecosystem), a bilingual content creator with 30K+ Instagram followers, and a public speaker. She runs recurring community programming that includes She Ships, a stream that highlights woman-identifying folks in tech, and Yappy Hour, a stream for the Torc.dev Discord community to unwind on a Friday. Her career arc from public education to developer is itself a testament to the unconventional paths this talk celebrates.

Kayla is a lead front-end engineer with over 11 years in the industry, working across React, Vue, and Angular. She co-organizes MagnoliaConf, Mississippi’s web development conference, with her husband, Richard. She has more hobbies than she can keep track of, but mostly enjoys lifting heavy things, playing video games, and hanging out with Richard and their dogs.

Maurice de Beijer is an independent software consultant and trainer. He specializes in TypeScript, ECMAScript, React and Svelte. His work includes popular collaboration software as well as a large, global, safety application for the oil and gas industry. He has a preference for working with startups and smaller, more dynamic companies. Maurice is also active in the open source community. He teaches ECMAScript, TypeScript, React, Cypress, Playwright and RxJS courses. Since 2005, he has received Microsoft’s Yearly Most Valuable Professional Award. Further, Maurice is active in the Dutch dotNed user group and helps organize its meetings.

Senior Web Developer & Engineering Manager based in Berlin with over 12 years of hands-on experience. I’m passionate about teaching and sharing knowledge – producing video tutorials and leading code courses at top programming schools. In my free time, I give back to the open-source community by maintaining projects like redux-offline, dracula-ui and clipboard.js,

Amani Kanu is a Senior Frontend Engineer, Solution Architect, Tech Evangelist, and Tech Career Coach with over half a decade of experience building modern web applications. He works at MUST Company, where he builds scalable frontend products using React, Next.js, TypeScript, and modern web technologies. His work focuses on frontend architecture, performance, developer experience, and building products that serve users across diverse network and device conditions. Amani is also the founder of Calabar Tech Community and Decadev Alumni Network, two communities that support thousands of developers and tech professionals. Through Footprint Mentorship and other mentorship programs, he helps aspiring and growing engineers build technical skills, career confidence, and access to global opportunities. He has spoken at Google I/O Extended Ajah, Web3 Lagos Conference, ETHSafari Kenya, DevFest events, Sailsconf Africa, RubyConf Africa, and several developer community events.

Tech Lead • Front-End Advocate • Mentor & Educator • Tech Blogger • Published Author • 100+ IT Certifications • 30K+ Followers • Docker Captain • Cursor Ambassador • Expert in React.js, Next.js, Angular, DevOps, Web Accessibility & Security Kristiyan Velkov is a seasoned software developer and technical leader with more than 10 + years of expertise in JavaScript and open-source development. His comprehensive skill set includes: JavaScript, TypeScript, React.js, Angular, Vue.js, Next.js,DevOps,Web accessibility,Security and DevOps. A lifelong learner, Kristiyan has earned over 100 IT certifications. With experience at some of the world’s leading IT organizations, Kristiyan thrives as a technical lead, driving innovative projects and mentoring teams to achieve growth and excellence. His thought leadership has garnered a significant following: - 30,000 LinkedIn connections - 7,000 Medium subscribers - 100,000+ monthly readers - 4 IT books.

Senior React Native & AI Engineer at Callstack, researcher in AI & robotics, PhD candidate, aficionado of tech, pointillist paintings lover.

Jeff is a Developer Relations Engineer for Firebase, and he's excited to help people make cool stuff on the web. Jeff works to make Firebase better for web developers with open source projects like ReactFire and FirebaseUI.

Dante is a consultant and software crafter, helping companies develop well-crafted software solutions, mainly with .NET and TypeScript. He believes great software is built by collaborative teams where quality, testing, and continuous improvement are part of the culture. As a public speaker, he shares his passion for software craftsmanship with developers who want to sharpen their skills, write high-quality code, and take pride in their work.

Sulagna Ghosh is a Solutions Engineer at Creowis and the lead organiser of React Kolkata, a community she grew to 1,500+ members in under eight months. She has spoken at JSNation 2025, React India 2025, GDG Devfest Kolkata, GDG Kolkata Build with AI 2025 and more events, each talk built around a browser primitive React developers overlook and the architectural problem it quietly solves. She is recognised for her contributions to the Kolkata and Indian tech ecosystem by GDG India Women in Tech 2026.

Ameer is a Staff Software Engineer with 15+ years of experience. Behind the keyboard he is passionate about developer experience, design systems, React, and building cool stuff. AFK he loves to bake and pick up heavy circles.

Jaayden has 20 years experience in software development in areas such as testing, gaming and frontend web development. Currently, he is working on building agentic coding tools for Coder.

Full-stack software developer building agentic workflows and AI automation as well as 3D/WebGL experiences

Vishnu is a builder who loves creating things that make people say, “How did I live without this?” His work spans AI engineering, on-device AI, developer tools, web performance, data platforms, and consumer products used by millions. Over the years, he has built across the stack, from scalable backend systems and modern web applications to AI-powered experiences that bring advanced technology closer to everyday users. Equal parts engineer and product thinker, he is passionate about turning messy, complex challenges into simple experiences that just work. He enjoys sharing stories, lessons, and occasional scars collected while building products in the real world through conferences, communities, and meetups.

Cynthia does Developer Relations for Firebase from somewhere cold in Canada. She spends a lot of time trying to make building apps a little more fun, and double that time breaking things — and she'd love to show you.

Sachin Mamoru is an Associate Technical Lead at Gapstars, building AI/ML platforms for OKRA.ai. He's a Kim Cameron Award 2025 recipient, a speaker at EIC 2026 (Berlin) and the Internet Identity Workshop (Computer History Museum), and an IEEE-published researcher. His work spans production RAG pipelines, OAuth/OIDC identity systems, and full-stack AI applications — with a focus on real-world deployments in emerging markets. He holds an MSc in Advanced Software Engineering (Distinction) from the University of Westminster and an MBA (Merit) from the University of West London.

Frontend Engineer at Evil Martians, a product development consultancy. My great inspiration is to shape thoughts into easy-to-use products and articles, and I love to speak publicly.

Senior Software Engineer with 9+ years of experience building scalable web applications using React, TypeScript, and Node.js. I specialize in frontend architecture, shared component systems, and performance optimization across large-scale enterprise platforms. Currently at EPAM Systems, I work on distributed systems powering multiple production applications. I’m passionate about building maintainable systems, mentoring engineers, and exploring the intersection of AI and modern web development.

Shaundai is a front end Senior Software Engineer (Netflix) based in Georgia, US. Through her work as a course instructor (tsforjs.com) and her YouTube channel (youtube.com/shaundai), she aims to make programming interesting and approachable for all.

A Senior Lead with 13 years in the software trenches and a Master’s in Data Analytics, I build intelligent systems that move beyond the hype and into production. My expertise lies at the intersection of Deep Learning and Neural Networks, where I currently pioneer "Reinforcement Learning Brain" methodologies and MCP architectures to scale engineering expertise. When I’m not fine-tuning models, I’m either perfecting my backhand on the table tennis court or navigating the backroads of America—having driven my Tesla through nearly every state, I’m as comfortable optimizing cross-country charging routes as I am architecting complex datasets.

Fullstack TS dev. I like mending legacy code. I organize a few meetup groups in Montréal, including React MTL and Software Crafters.

Fadila Fidina is a Senior Software Engineer at Atlassian, specialising in frontend engineering and delivering customer impact through experimentation. She’s passionate about crafting delightful user experiences and deeply values collaboration and people. When not at the keyboard, Fadila bakes, paints, and photographs — exploring the creative side of life in all its forms.