VibeConf 2026 · Programme
The programme.
Tuesday 6 October 2026 · Pathé Tuschinski, Amsterdam
One room. No competing tracks. Nine speakers and eight sessions, closing with film teasers made with AI, hosted throughout the day by Mila Jovićević.
Doors at 09:00 · Programme 10:00–16:40. All times Amsterdam. VIP Room 2, Pathé Tuschinski.
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The running order.
Agenda is subject to change.
All times Amsterdam. Session slots include introductions, questions and handovers.
Morning
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Doors open. Coffee, introductions and networking.
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Welcome and opening remarks
- –Opening keynote
What Changes Next
Marijn Markus · AI Lead, Capgemini
- The question
- Where is technology actually heading—and what changes when AI becomes infrastructure rather than a separate tool?
- You leave with
- A grounded map of what has changed, what may come next, and the questions to carry into the day’s sessions on talent, engineering and product.
- –Talk
Permission first, Process second
Jim van der Waal · Head of Product, Polarsteps
- The question
- What actually shapes whether a team builds things: the tools you give them, or the culture you create around them?
- You leave with
- A concrete sense of what to try out, what to make a routine, and what to challenge in your product processes.
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Coffee break
- –Live build
Vibecoding mobile apps for non-tech people
Elena Avramenko · Founder, modaal.dev
- The question
- What does it take for a non-technical person to turn an idea into the first working screens of a real mobile app?
- You leave with
- Know when your idea needs mobile, which tools to start with and how to prompt the agent without breaking the build.
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Lunch. On your own, nearby. Lunch tips near the venue →
Afternoon
- –Talk
When the Job Description Falls Behind
Debora Gallo · VP Talent Development, Mews
- The question
- How do you rethink talent practices when AI changes what people can do faster than roles and organisations can adapt?
- You leave with
- A practical lens for recognising where AI is already changing work, deciding what talent practices need to evolve and starting meaningful change without waiting for a transformation programme.
- –Talk
Dream Machine or Co-Designer?
Damian Skotzke · Founding Product Designer, Kyoso
- The question
- Where does AI stop being a tool and start acting like a collaborator in the design process?
- You leave with
- A clearer way to decide when to direct AI and when to design with it.
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Coffee break
- –Joint keynote
Your Personal Brand Has an AI Problem.
Corinne Aaron · Marketing & Growth Leader and Elisa Viaud · Organisational Psychologist & Executive Coach
- The question
- When AI can make everyone sound polished, what keeps your personal brand authentic, distinctive and recognisably yours?
- You leave with
- A practical approach to using AI to articulate and amplify your personal brand while preserving your uniqueness, personality and distinctive voice to stand out.
- –Live build
Build your first useful AI agent
Dmitrii Abramov · Founder, Vibe Coding Amsterdam / Product Lead, Foundever
- The question
- How do you turn one recurring piece of work into a small AI agent you will actually use again—without building a platform first?
- You leave with
- A clearly scoped first-agent blueprint and a practical method for building one useful loop: one input, one response, one remembered state, one approval and one return test.
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Coffee break
Closing
- –Closing talk
An artist’s case for building with AI
Thomas Termaat · Founder, TAG & De Franse Kamer
- The question
- What if AI is the artist’s new spray can: a medium to explore, not a replacement?
- You leave with
- A creative workflow with AI you can borrow, shown on real work, and a reason to pick up the new spray can instead of waiting for the debate to settle.
- –Open Q&A
Final remarks, questions and closing of the day
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Heading out
Agenda is subject to change.
After the programme.
Drinks at Café Café from 17:00. Café Café is at Amstel 1, 1011 VW Amsterdam, about a 7-minute walk from Tuschinski. Round off the day together on the Amstel. The space is booked and arriving a little early is fine; everyone pays for their own drinks.
Where.
Pathé Tuschinski, Reguliersbreestraat 26-34, 1017 CN Amsterdam. Sessions take place in VIP Room 2. Doors at 09:00 · Programme 10:00–16:40.
See the day as a map: the nearest tram and metro stops, lunch spots and the walk to the drinks.
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Good to know.
- Coffee and small bites are provided at walk-in and in the breaks.
- Lunch, 12:20–13:30, is on your own outside the venue. We put together lunch spots a few minutes’ walk away. Aim to be back in VIP Room 2 by 13:25.
- Each talk and live build in the running order links to its own page with the full session description.
Join us in Amsterdam
One day. One room. People who build.
VibeConf 2026 takes place on 6 October 2026 at Pathé Tuschinski in Amsterdam. Around a hundred seats, eight sessions, and a room full of people from every function who build things themselves.
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