Celebrate Ten Years of Web Camp Venlo

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A collage of 15 portraits with individual names shown under each photo. The background features a cityscape with a large building, and a sticker in the corner displays February 13-15, 2025.
Web Camp Venlo will celebrate its tenth anniversary from 13 to 15 February 2025. This milestone event will bring together professionals and enthusiasts in web development, PHP, TYPO3, frontend technologies, and open source in Venlo, The Netherlands.

Why Attend Web Camp Venlo 2025?

  • Networking Opportunities: Connect with a diverse group of professionals from web development and open source from all over Europe.
  • Expert Insights: Learn from leading experts about the latest trends, tools, and best practices in the industry.
  • Interactive Sessions: Engage in hands-on sessions and discussions that foster collaboration and innovation.
  • Cultural Experience: Explore the charming city of Venlo through organized tours and social events.

Event Highlights and Brilliant Failure Keynote

  • 13 February: The camp kicks off with a TYPO3 certification session, followed by a guided city tour of Venlo. In the evening, attendees can unwind at the pre-party hosted at Café Central.
  • 14 February: A day dedicated to curated talks from industry experts, offering insights into the latest trends and solutions in web development.
  • 15 February: An interactive bar camp where participants can present their ideas and engage in collaborative discussions.

Paul Iske will introduce the Institute for Brilliant Failure in his keynote, stressing the importance of (joint) experiments and the need to accept risk and learn from projects that don’t produce the expected results.

Read the Full Program

Other speakers scheduled to present at Web Camp Venlo 2025 are:

  • Hidde de Vries — An expert in web accessibility and design systems, Hidde is associated with the NL Design System that “gathers the best guidelines, components, and examples to build robust websites and web applications for digital government.”
  • Jeffrey A. “jam” McGuire — From Open Strategy Partners, Jeffrey is known for his strategic insights into open-source communities.
  • Luisa Faßbender — A senior success manager at the TYPO3 Company, Luisa has been working with TYPO3 as a consultant and editor since 2015, and works for the TYPO3 company since July 2023 as a Senior Success Manager.
  • Nina Hartig — Representing KM2 >> GmbH, Nina focuses on innovative web solutions.
  • Oliver Bartsch — From b13 GmbH, Oliver is a developer with a passion for TYPO3 advancements.
  • Pascal Widdershoven — CTO of the software company Kabisa, Pascal brings expertise in AI and software development.
  • Fabrice Mous — A representative from the client-server software company Nextcloud, Fabrice brings extensive experience in open-source cloud solutions.
  • Mauricio Altamirano Silva — of Pagemachine AG, Mauricio, will reveal to us all the secrets of developing an AI gateway.
  • Hamidreza Niazi — of StudeerSnel.nl, explores why MySQL locks occur during online schema changes and learns key strategies to manage them smoothly. Join Hamidreza Niazi for insights on high-traffic environments.

CMS Panel Discussion

This year, Web Camp Venlo will feature a panel discussion. Leaders in the Open Source CMS community of Drupal, Mautic, Nextcloud, TYPO3, WordPress (Ekkehard Gümbel, Fabrice Mous, Jeffrey A. “jam” McGuire, Lenny Moskalyk and Mathias Bolt Lesniak) will talk about the future of sustainable open source.

Join us to celebrate a decade of Web Camp Venlo and be part of an event that will inspire, educate, and connect the international web community.

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