Welcome PHPolks 🐘
🎉 It is happening again!
The community event for PHP developers and beyond is back in Dresden!
Join us for a day packed with talks, networking and fun on September 25, 2026.
Why Attend?
- Community & networking – Connect with PHP devs from diverse backgrounds: open-source maintainers, framework experts, architects, and beginners .
- Top-tier content – Talks range from cutting-edge tools and best practices to architecture, testing, and sustainability.
- Local charm – Held in Dresden, with opportunities to explore the local scene—breakfast, lunch, and even a stroll by the Elbe.
Speakers
Livecoding
Develop Faster, Not Harder: Accelerating development with Sylius Stack
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Bio
Stephan Hochdörfer is the Head of IT Business Operations at bitExpert AG, a company that specializes in pro-code and low-code software development. In his role, he oversees the software development processes, technical operations, sales, and strategic planning.
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Sebastian is a passionate software architect & coach, and has been involved in open source projects for over 20 years.
After being part of the TYPO3 core team, he has been co-responsible for Neos CMS for over 13 years. Sebastian has been instrumental in shaping many parts of it, including the React UI, and the rendering layer with Fluid and Fusion.
He is currently focussing on rebuilding the Neos content repository on the basis of event sourcing.
Sebastian is co-founder and managing director of Sandstorm Media, a Dresden-based web agency focussing on sustainable software. In his spare time, he enjoys climbing and spending time with his family.
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Carsten has been a PHP developer for many years and has been loyal to his favourite language since PHP 3. Over the years, he has also led several development teams and departments. His focus is on code quality and the environmental compatibility of software.
He currently works as a Principal Engineer at Plan A in Berlin, where he can combine writing code with a passion for fighting climate change. He is co-author of the book "Clean Code in PHP", which was published by Packt-Verlag in October 2022. He also regularly writes articles for specialist publications such as PHP Magazin and is an active speaker at developer conferences.
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Andreas helps solving problems via his company stella-maris.solutions. He sometimes even uses code for that.
His special interests are in weird topics like time and calendars, odd technologies like LDAP and organizational challenges related to remote work.
Besides his family and contributions to different open-source-projects he still finds the time to co-run PHPUGFFM, the PHP-Usergroup in Frankfurt/Main and maintain PHP.ug.
Sebastian Bergmann
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I am Sebastian Bergmann, the creator of PHPUnit, the testing framework that set the standard for professional PHP development. Since 2000, my work has helped developers worldwide write better, more reliable software.
Schedule
There may still be changes to the schedule.
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08:30 |
Doors Open |
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09:00 |
Opening |
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09:30 |
Session 1 |
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12:00 |
Lunch Break |
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13:15 |
Session 2 |
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15:00 |
Coffee Break |
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15:30 |
Session 3 |
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18:45 |
Community & Socializing |
Venue
Gewandhaus Dresden
Ringstraße 1, 01067 Dresden, Deutschland
The venue is located in the central City of Dresden, close to the tram stop "Pirnaischer Platz".
Tickets
Sponsors
You can support our community event by booking one of our sponsorship partner packages.
What is a partner package?
- 3 x free tickets
- The first 3 sponsors are also room sponsors
- Company banner at the venue
- Logo and link on our website
- Post on our social media channels
- Visibility in the event app
- Announcement at the opening
- Promotional material including job advertisements
Price: 500,- €
Price for active sponsors of the user group: 400,- €
You want more?
We offer individually priced additions to the partner package:
- Company booth (2x2 meters with 2 representatives)
- Badge and key band sponsor
- Food, cake and drinks sponsor
- Speaker sponsor: Small gifts are presented in the name of the sponsor
- Own slide at the opening
- Exclusive 90 seconds speaker slot at the opening
- Own lecture slot (if the topic fits)
- Use of CONFGAMES: 50 guaranteed conversations
- 1x mobile app sponsor — Look&Feel of the app in your design
Meet the team
Carolin Gladewitz
Jan Männig
Marcel Führer
Alexander Hippe
Michael Pokladek
