JSHeroes 2026 | Community Organized JS Conference

Meet the heroes of 2026

Phil Hawksworth Head of DevRel Deno

Phil Hawksworth Head of DevRel @ Deno

With a passion for browser technologies, and the empowering properties of the web, Phil loves seeking out ingenuity and simplicity, especially in places where over-engineering is common.

After 25 years of building web applications for companies such as Google, Apple, Nike, R/GA, and The London Stock Exchange, Phil has worked to challenge traditional technical architectures in favour of simplicity and effectiveness.

Phil is co-author of “Modern Web Development on the Jamstack” (O’Reilly, 2019)

Talk: The time traveller's guide to JavaScript

With JavaScript turned 30 last year, it feels like a good time to look back at where we came from, and look forward to where we might be heading.

In this nostalgic talk, Phil will reflect on some of the moments of our past as JavaScript and web technologies evolved, share thoughts on some of our collective hits and misses, and present some hopes and insights on what the future could hold.
Suz Hinton Indie Developer

Suz Hinton Indie Developer

Suz Hinton is a senior software engineer, most recently at CrowdStrike where she developed advanced threat hunting technologies on their research team. Suz has been in the industry for over 15 years holding positions at Microsoft, Stripe, and Kickstarter. She’s also an advocate for accessibility, privacy, security, and prioritizing the user experience.

Talk: TBA
Daniel Roe Team lead, Nuxt Vercel

Daniel Roe Team lead, Nuxt @ Vercel

Daniel leads the Nuxt core team. Previously, he was CTO of a SaaS startup and founder of a creative agency focusing on clarity of vision and message.

He is part of the team at Vercel where he is employed to work full-time on Nuxt.

His open source work has a focus in the Vue.js and Nuxt ecosystems. He’s a keynote speaker at conferences around the world, particularly around frontend, web performance, serverless and software architecture.

Talk: Working backwards
Dominik Dorfmeister Frontend Engineer Sentry

Dominik Dorfmeister Frontend Engineer @ Sentry

Dominik is a frontend engineer and open-source maintainer from Vienna, Austria. He is a core maintainer of TanStack Query and blogs about all things React & Typescript at tkdodo.eu.

Talk: Dead Code Shouldn't Exist: How We Removed 28k Lines of Code, One Knip at a Time

Ever wonder how much of your codebase is just… hanging around, doing nothing? At Sentry, we did too - and the answer was more than we expected. In this talk, I’ll share how we used Knip, a powerful tool for detecting unused files, exports, and dependencies, to declutter our frontend codebase. You’ll learn about the practical steps we took to safely identify and remove dead code, how we integrated Knip into our workflows, about unexpected edge-cases and what we learned along the way. Whether you’re maintaining a massive monolith or just looking to tidy up, this session will give you practical strategies - and maybe a little inspiration - to start decluttering your own codebase, one Knip at a time.
Craig Abbott Principal A11y Specialist TetraLogical

Craig Abbott Principal A11y Specialist @ TetraLogical

Craig is a Principal Accessibility Consultant at TetraLogical and the former Head of Accessibility at the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) in the UK Government. He has over 15 years’ experience designing and building user-centred products, previously working as a UX Designer and Design Manager. He specialises in sustainable accessibility, developing policies and processes that help teams develop the capabilities needed to consistently deliver accessible products and services.

Talk: AI and Human Centred Accessibility

In this talk, Craig will cover some of his research into using AI tools for accessibility. He will highlight some shortcomings and over promises, and discuss why accessibility and inclusion work is unlikely to be displaced by AI any time soon!
Cyd Stumpel Creative Developer

Cyd Stumpel Creative Developer

Cyd creates accessible, creative, award winning websites for individuals and companies.

Sharing knowledge is big part of what she likes about being a developer. She does that by blogging, at meetups, conferences and by teaching the next generation of web developers at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences at the Associate Degree Frontend Design & Development and the Minor Web Design & Development.

Talk: You might not need JS

Motion on the web has come full circle: from simple CSS animations and transitions, to JavaScript libraries, and now back to CSS again. With the View Transitions API and Scroll-Driven Animations we’ll explore how modern CSS is reshaping creative development today and where you can replace JS with CSS solutions.
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Looking into the future 🔮

In 2026, we will explore the latest trends in engineering and architecture and the tools and frameworks that will shape our work in the years to come. Our speakers will share their insights on the technologies and practices that can help us navigate through constant changes and growing complexities. They will also emphasize the skills and competencies that are essential for our professional growth.

At JSHeroes, we always ventured outside the language ecosystem, so expect to see a variety of talks covering the entire landscape of web development and JavaScript as a universal programming language. But of course, we will not neglect the human side of things, in our effort to paint a full picture for the development community in 2026.

Do you want to speak at JSHeroes? Submit a proposal today!

Top venue, good vibes 🥳

We are hosting JSHeroes 2026 at Grand Hotel Italia, a 5-star hotel in the beautiful city of Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

All the spaces where the event takes place are wheelchair accessible, including the restrooms and the lunchroom. Additionally there is direct access from the parking lot to the event area. You can read more about the venue facilities on our accesibility page.

A variety of food and drink options are offered during the lunch break, as well as during the coffee breaks. The lunch area will have clearly marked dairy and gluten free options. Additionally, the coffee stand from the main lobby will offer dairy free milk as well as regular one.

By the community for the community ❤️

JSHeroes is a non-profit community-organized event, held every year in Cluj, Romania. Our goal is to bring together JS and Web/Frontend enthusiasts from all over the world for a single-track two-day conference with: quality content, amazing networking and tons of fun. You bring your ideas and desire to learn, we provide the relaxed atmosphere and the good vibes.

We believe that the community and the open-source models are well suited for our core values: learning, teaching and knowledge sharing. Our mission is to inspire other communities with the concept of open-source events.

We’re publishing all data about this conference, in full transparency. We are also available at any time for inquires and we’re really looking forward to sharing our knowledge about organizing international events. This way, whenever a community wants to start something similar, they can build on our knowledge.

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The team behind 👊

Ale Retegan

Ale Retegan Organizer

Alexandra is a dynamic and passionate individual who has taken on the role of the main organizer of JS Heroes. With a background in project management and a deep love for the tech industry, Alexandra has a keen eye for detail and an unwavering commitment to excellence, which means that no stone is left unturn and no piece of information about the event is tracked in a spreadsheet.
Alex Moldovan

Alex Moldovan Organizer

Alex is one of the founders of JSHeroes and coordinates the effort behind the content of each edition. During the event, he will occasionally pick up the microphone and introduce speakers, but he prefers to keep a watchful eye over the conference, to make sure everything is on time and the event is as smooth as possible.

He works as a Frontend Engineer at CodeSandbox, where he gets to practice his passion for both sides of the user experience vs developer experience dilemma.
Alexandra Mînzat

Alexandra Mînzat Organizer

Alexandra is a lovely “sunny” person, she’s our admin girl, on board with JSHeroes since 2017.

Her aim is to make sure everything is done on time, the speakers arrive and leave safely, and urgent matters are attended to during the entire conference week.
Anamaria Oros

Anamaria Oros Organizer

Ana is a dedicated volunteer who has been involved with the JSHeroes conference from the very beginning. Her initial role was to take care of the traveling arrangements of the conference speakers, earning her the affectionate nickname “trip advisor”. However, Ana’s life changed when she became a mother, which made it challenging for her to continue with her initial responsibilities. Nevertheless, she remained committed to the conference and continued to volunteer her time whenever she could, taking on any tasks that were available.

Despite the challenges of motherhood and the demands of her busy schedule, Ana remained dedicated to the conference and always showed up with a positive attitude and a willingness to help wherever needed. Her hard work and dedication were greatly appreciated by everyone involved, and she was admired for her ability to balance multiple responsibilities and still make time to give back to the community.
Claudia Țicle

Claudia Țicle Organizer

Claudia loves people and has a strong sense of curiosity. Believes that design and technology are changing the world. For 💙JSHeroes💙 she 🌔gravitates towards visual design and content usability.
Eliza Nițoi

Eliza Nițoi Organizer
Florin Tomozei

Florin Tomozei Organizer

Florin participated at the conference from the beginning and was impressed by the incredible community around it. With his previous volunteering experience, in 2023 he decided to join the team and help.

In the meantime, he works as a Software Engineer and occasionally finds some time for one of his passions, photography.
Irina Georgescu

Irina Georgescu Organizer
Radu Blana

Radu Blana Organizer

Radu joined the JSHeroes community in 2023 and never looked back. He appreciates the high level of interest, commitment, and fun that everybody in the JSHeroes ecosystem promotes, and is keen to be at its core for the years to come. He is passionate about everything in the Web space, from the bare bits that built up UIs, to UX research and design, developer productivity, healthy work environments and many more. During the event he helps looking after the speakers, making sure that the flow of the conference is as good on stage as it is back-stage. Radu is a UI Developer turned UX designer and Product Owner, currently setting up the bases of a technology consulting business called Bridgeford.
Vlad Ionescu

Vlad Ionescu Organizer

Vlad has been helping organize the event three years running, being the man behind the scenes. Vlad is also in charge of all social events/parties, so if you want to find out where to get a beer in Cluj, Vlad is your man. You can also come find Vlad if you want to talk about LEGO, basketball or video games.

He works as a Full-Stack Engineer at FanDuel, where he gets to have fun doing a bit of everything.

The event volunteers ✋

Alex Paușan

Alex Paușan Organizer
Daniel Mocan

Daniel Mocan Organizer

Daniel mostly focuses on the JSHeroes local meetups, but during the conference gives a helping hand where it is needed. He is usually in charge of the JSHeroes Blood Donation campaign.

He works as Full Stack JavaScript developer, with React on the frontend and Node on the server side.
Melania Moldovan

Melania Moldovan Organizer
Oana Muntean

Oana Muntean Organizer
Oana Șipoș

Oana Șipoș Organizer

The brand ambassadors 📢

Andrei Antal

Andrei Antal Ambassador
Andrei Pfeiffer

Andrei Pfeiffer Ambassador

Andrei is an eclectic code designer, developing websites and web apps since 2000. Currently working as a Platform Engineer, his everyday battles revolve around Clean Code Design, User & Developer Experience, Performance, and fighting software entropy through constant Refactoring, Automated Testing, and Code Reviews.
Benedek Gagyi

Benedek Gagyi Ambassador
Carmen Popoviciu

Carmen Popoviciu Ambassador

Carmen is an emoji hyper-user disguised as a web developer in real life. She enjoys building things on the web and does exactly that on the Pages team at Cloudflare. If you are ever stranded on a remote island and have only three attempts to recover your master password, the secret key code is “dance”.
Ioana Chiorean

Ioana Chiorean Ambassador

Ioana is an engineer manager flavored in communities, and devrel, that has more than 12 years of experience in tech with a specialization in mobile apps and web. Besides her daily job, she dedicates her time to building tech communities and improving the access to education. She is the Module Owner for Mozilla Reps, one of the alumna of MozTechSpeakers, and stands as an ambassador for CodeWeek at the European Commission.

In her free time, she contributes to Open Source, tech or sports events, and different volunteering programs. all these while enjoying a coffee or a good wine.
Jeremias Menichelli

Jeremias Menichelli Ambassador

He developed interest in the web back when a dial-up modem was the fastest thing on the planet. Now, he has more than a decade of experience building web products of all kinds and lately working in design systems, performance, education and community.
Sara Vieira

Sara Vieira Ambassador
Tejas Kumar

Tejas Kumar Ambassador

Tejas Kumar is an international keynote speaker with an engineering background spanning 22 years, from design to frontend to backend to devops. Today, Tejas shares talks at large with developer communities worldwide, equipping them to do their best work.