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JCON EUROPE 2026: Why the Java Community Still Meets in Person

Mon, 01 Jun 2026 07:00:00 +0000

Every year, when we start planning JCON EUROPE, one question always guides us:

How do we create a conference that developers genuinely enjoy attending?

Not just another event with slides and sponsor booths. Not a place where people passively consume information and leave. We wanted to create an environment where developers actively connect, discuss, challenge ideas, and solve real-world problems together.

Looking back at JCON EUROPE 2026, I believe this spirit was visible everywhere.

Architect Your Own Experience: Creating Your Individual JCON 2026 Journey

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 12:00:03 +0000

The JCON EUROPE 2026, taking place from April 20 to 23 at the Cinedom Multiplex Cinema in Cologne, consistently focuses on a format that offers participants maximum flexibility. Instead of a fixed schedule, the individual design of one’s own conference experience takes center stage.

With a wide range of sessions, formats, and networking opportunities, visitors can decide for themselves which content, conversations, and contacts they want to focus on.

The central foundation for this is the JCON Schedule: participants can create their personal agenda, bookmark relevant sessions, and organize targeted 1:1 meetings with speakers or exhibitors. This turns the conference into something that is not just consumed, but actively shaped—depending on individual interests, projects, and professional priorities.

The Inconvenient Truth About Code, 30 Years of Java & Sovereign AI – The Keynotes of #JCON2026

Fri, 27 Mar 2026 07:00:01 +0000

4 Days | 100+ Speakers | 100+ Sessions | In-Person

JCON EUROPE 2026 is just around the corner and once again brings the international Java community to Cologne. At the Cinedom Cinema, attendees can expect an extensive program with over 100 sessions as well as three central keynotes that will open each conference day.

Three Keynotes at a Glance

Java: 30 Years and Beyond

Tuesday, April 21 | 10:15 AM | Cinema 5
Speaker: Sharat Chander (Senior Director & Head of Global Devleoper Programs, Oracle)

Cinema, Code, Community: JCON EUROPE 2025 raises the bar for Java events

Fri, 30 May 2025 09:33:47 +0000

From hands-on workshops to live coding on the big screen to the new mentoring revolution – JCON EUROPE 2025 in Cologne was a celebration for Java enthusiasts from around the globe.

A global gathering of the Java community

From May 12–15, 2025, Cologne became the epicentre of the international Java community. For the tenth edition of JCON EUROPE, developers from more than 60 countries across five continents gathered at the Cinedom to celebrate 30 years of Java. The atmosphere? Euphoric, collaborative – with plenty of good humour.