PyTorch Con 2026
Tuesday, 7 April 2026
StationF, Paris
I will be at PyTorch Con 2026 in Paris, and I want to hear about your projects and ideas. If you’re attending, please reach out and let’s chat!
Events
I have spoken at and reported on hundreds of events around the world.
Fosdem 2026
Sunday, 1 February 2026
ULB, Brussels
This year at Fosdem I'm helping organise the Documentation tooling developer room, so drop on by.
Open Everything 2026
Wednesday, 21 January 2026
University of Canberra, Canberra
Vale was created as open source language “linter” to help people check their text for grammar and style rules, violations, and style. Especially in technical audiences, Vale has proven popular with several high profile companies and teams using it and a healthy ecosystem of rulesets and tooling.
However, for the most part Vale uses regular expression to check text and while this is effective, it means Vale has no context of what you’re actually writing. As an open source, locally run tool, this was always the point, but in the times of an AI writing assistant almost everywhere, people have come to expect more.
This presentation shows how efforts using the Vale MCP server and open models (as possible) are attempting to create a smarter, text assistant that merges Vale’s highly configurable rules with the power of LLMs to create an open and self-sovereign alternative to other closed source grammar checking tools.
API Days
Wednesday, 10 December 2025
CNIT Forest, Paris
Vale was created as open source language “linter” to help people check their text for grammar and style rules, violations, and style. Especially in technical audiences, Vale has proven popular with several high profile companies and teams using it and a healthy ecosystem of rulesets and tooling.
However, for the most part Vale uses regular expression to check text and while this is effective, it means Vale has no context of what you’re actually writing. As an open source, locally run tool, this was always the point, but in the times of an AI writing assistant almost everywhere, people have come to expect more.
This presentation shows how efforts using the Vale MCP server and open models (as possible) are attempting to create a smarter, text assistant that merges Vale’s highly configurable rules with the power of LLMs to create an open and self-sovereign alternative to other closed source grammar checking tools.
Web Summit
Tuesday, 11 November 2025
MEO Arena, Lisbon
Chris is back at Europe's pre-eminent event for Startups and keen to meet interesting products, projects and people.
How to Web 2025
Wednesday, 1 October 2025
Bucharest, Romania
Eastern Europe’s technology conference that brings builders and visionaries together.
IT Arena 2025
Friday, 26 September 2025
Lviv, Ukraine
Chris is back to see what Ukrainian entrepreneurs are working on.
Linux Foundation Energy
Wednesday, 10 September 2025
Aachen, Germany
Linux Foundation Energy is a conference dedicated to accelerating the energy transition through open source technology and collaboration. The event brings together industry leaders, developers, and stakeholders to discuss and showcase innovative solutions for a sustainable energy future.
IFA
Thursday, 4 September 2025
Berlin, Germany
I'm at IFA, the world largest consumer electronics show to see what crazy ideas the world is working on.
We are developers congress 2024
Thursday, 10 July 2025
Berlin, Germany
I am back, covering the world's leading event for developers and tech decision-makers.
London Tech Week
Monday, 9 June 2025
Berlin, Germany
Innovators. Investors. Tech giants. The visionaries applying new tech to solve the world’s biggest problems. Enterprise tech leaders who are creating solutions to make work easier and life more fun.
They all come to London Tech Week to see where tech will take them next.
With over 90 countries represented, this is where the global tech ecosystem intersects with the investment, innovation and talent which calls London home.
Gitex Europe
Tuesday, 20 May 2025
Berlin, Germany
The European version of the world’s largest tech fair from Dubai is coming to Berlin in 2025. GITEX Europe is the meeting point for tech innovators, governments, and industry leaders from around the world. Be part of the event as delegations from Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia gather in Berlin to accelerate technological transformation and shape a globally connected future.
Green Tech Festival
Tuesday, 20 May 2025
Berlin, Germany
The GREENTECH FESTIVAL is where sustainability drives business success, innovation meets cutting-edge technology, and changemakers come together to shape a greener future. Connect with industry leaders, discover the latest in green tech, and join a global community dedicated to turning sustainability into business opportunities and transformative change.
Deep Tech Momentum
Tuesday, 13 May 2025
Berlin, Germany
DTM is Europe’s largest, invite-only growth engine for Deep Tech, connecting top-tier startups, investors, and industry leaders to fast track funding and partnerships at scale.
Opera Days
Wednesday, 9 April 2025
Lisbon
Opera's regular announcement event of new products and features, and a chance to meet the team behind the browser.
FOSS Backstage
Monday, 10 March 2025
ExRotaprint, Berlin
The conference on everything related to governance, collaboration, legal and economics within the scope of FOSS.
WAICF 2025
Thursday, 13 February 2025
Cannes, France
Europe's leading AI conference is back in Cannes, and Chris is keen to hear about your projects and ideas.
Fosdem 2025
Saturday, 1 February 2025
ULB
This year at Fosdem I'm helping organise the Documentation tooling developer room, so drop on by.
API Days
Wednesday, 4 December 2024
CNIT Forest, Paris
API documentation is generally predictable, follows common patterns, and is one of the least interesting tasks in a documentation project. It's also a task that has had a degree of automatic generation tools and practices for some time.
It sounds like a perfect use case for AI-assistive tools!
In this presentation, I look at general and specialised tools that help you generate API documentation from code and text-based prompts. I look at how you can train them to be more precise and accurate as well as the potential problems and pitfalls to look for in bringing any generated docs into production for end users.
Some of these include tools you already have access to, such as GitHub Copilot and Gemini, and specialised tools, such as DocuWriter. I also cover how to test generated output to ensure it's accurate.
SU&W Community symposium
Thursday, 21 November 2024
Cambridge, UK
Web Summit
Wednesday, 13 November 2024
MEO Arena, Lisbon
Chris is back at Europe's pre-eminent event for Startups and keen to meet interesting products, projects and people.
IT Arena 2024
Thursday, 26 September 2024
Lviv, Ukraine
Chris is back to see what Ukrainian entrepreneurs are working on.
Shift
Sunday, 15 September 2024
Zadar, Croatia
Infobip Shift returns to Croatia, bringing together the global tech community once more. Join us as we connect, innovate, and explore the future of code together. Developers, software engineers, founders, disruptors, coding pros, enthusiasts, and everyone in between – this one's for you.
Euruko
Wednesday, 11 September 2024
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
I return to the Balkans to cover Europe's largest Ruby event.
CIVO Navigate
Tuesday, 10 September 2024
Berlin, Germany
Civo Navigate Europe 2024 is a tech event packed with talks and workshops focused on navigating and succeeding within the cloud native landscape.