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Swift & iOS Developer Conference
November 20-22, 2026 · Nashville, Tennessee

The best Swift conference in Nashville.

Three days of Swift, SwiftUI, and iOS talks, hands-on sessions, community, and festival energy.

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Early Access Passes Available
Conference
3 days of Swift & iOS sessions
Location
Loews Nashville Hotel
Audience
Apple-platform developers
Format
Where the big moments land
Headliners
Expert-led Swift and iOS talks
Openers
New voices and fresh technical angles
More surprises
Unexpected moments, hallway energy, and Music City extras
Music City
Nashville nights between sessions
About Swiftsonic

A Swift conference with a festival rhythm

Swiftsonic is a community-driven iOS and Swift developer conference in Nashville, built around practical talks, hands-on sessions, and creative opener/headliner pairings that can unfold in surprising ways.

Topics
Swift, SwiftUI, app architecture, tooling, and performance.
Pairings
Openers and headliners riff together in creative, unexpected ways.
Community
Inclusive, useful sessions for app builders, indie devs, and Apple-platform teams.
Your Stadium

Loews Nashville Hotel at Vanderbilt Plaza

Loews Nashville Hotel at Vanderbilt Plaza
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2100 West End Ave · Vanderbilt / Midtown

Swiftsonic lands at Loews Nashville Hotel at Vanderbilt Plaza: the conference home base with Music City close by.

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Swiftsonic 2026
Nov 20-22
Nashville, TN
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Three days of Swift, SwiftUI, and iOS talks, headliner and opener sessions, community, and festival energy in Music City.
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Loews Nashville Hotel at Vanderbilt Plaza
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Keynote Speakers

Betsy Langowski
Betsy Langowski
Opening keynote · Bitrig

Former Apple SwiftUI evangelist with 15 years in Cupertino.

Now at Bitrig, known for pairing deep product craft with a human touch.

Paul Hudson
Paul Hudson
Hacking with Swift · Author, educator

Creator of Hacking with Swift and author of books across Apple's platforms.

One of the Swift community's most widely used teachers.

Headliner Speakers

Kaya Thomas
Kaya Thomas
Mobile engineer · Indie app creator

Mobile developer with 10+ years across indie work, Slack, and Calm.

Creator of Milk Diary, a privacy-first app inspired by her daughter's NICU journey.

Ellen Shapiro
Ellen Shapiro
Figma · Designated Nerd Software

Engineer at Figma and founder of Designated Nerd Software.

Longtime mobile engineer, open-source contributor, speaker, and builder across Apple's platforms.

Daniel Steinberg
Daniel Steinberg
Swift educator · Author & trainer

Longtime Apple-platform educator, author, and trainer.

Known for making Swift, SwiftUI, and software design concepts approachable for working developers.

James Dempsey
James Dempsey
Swift developer, trainer & musician

Swift, macOS, and iOS developer and trainer.

Front man of James Dempsey and the Breakpoints, and member of Swift community workgroups.

Klemens Strasser
Klemens Strasser
Indie iOS developer · Apple Design Award winner

Independent iOS developer and two-time Apple Design Award winner.

Creator of Art of Fauna and Elementary Minute, with past work at Flexibits and Nuki.

Danijela Vrzan
Danijela Vrzan
Indie iOS developer · Writer & speaker

Indie iOS developer building Nunch, a calorie tracking app.

Writes and speaks about Swift, creativity, learning, and the human side of software.

Maddie McCarthy
Maddie McCarthy
AltStore · Director of partnerships

Director of partnerships at AltStore.

Works where indie apps, alternative distribution, developer relationships, and the Apple-platform ecosystem all meet.

Malin Sundberg
Malin Sundberg
Orbit · Mercury Weather

App creator behind Orbit and Mercury Weather.

Brings a design-minded, product-focused perspective on making small apps feel polished and personal.

Matt Heaney
Matt Heaney
RevenueCat · Hacked Reality

Developer Support Engineer at RevenueCat and app maker behind Hacked Reality.

Brings practical insight from indie development and helping developers ship subscriptions.

Mikaela Caron
Mikaela Caron
Senior iOS engineer · Swift Ecosystem Steering Group

Senior iOS engineer at M1 Finance and Swift Ecosystem Steering Group member.

iOSDevHappyHour organizer who shares expertise through building in public.

Chris Wu
Chris Wu
Indie iOS developer · CommunityKit

Indie iOS developer since 2017, currently building Please Don't Rain.

Organizer behind iOSDevHappyHour and CommunityKit.

Ben Freiband
Ben Freiband
Duo Mobile · Product-minded engineer

Software engineer on Duo Mobile.

Passionate about building products people love and creating environments where people learn.

Opener Speakers

Fresh voices, big ideas
Adam Lyttle
Adam Lyttle
Indie app developer

Indie developer behind Adam Lyttle Apps.

Brings a maker's perspective on building and shipping for Apple's platforms.

John Haney
John Haney
Spatial tech lead · Apps From Outer Space

visionOS and iOS developer, author, and mentor.

Builds across Apple's platforms through Apps From Outer Space.

Morris Richman
Morris Richman
SwiftUI + Vapor builder · Mcrich LLC

A prolific young developer who loves SwiftUI and Vapor.

Has a public body of projects spanning apps, tooling, and experiments.

Danielle Lewis
Danielle Lewis
Product leader · AI, cloud, cybersecurity

Principal product leader with deep experience across AI, cloud, and cybersecurity.

Brings a systems-minded product perspective to the Swiftsonic stage.

Frank Solleveld
Frank Solleveld
Software engineer · Serious App Company

Apple-platform engineer at Serious App Company.

Builds products and collaborates with teams to create polished apps.

Montana Braswell
Montana Braswell
Junior iOS developer

iOS developer bringing early-career perspective and curiosity.

Adds hands-on app-building energy to the opener lineup.

Om Chachad
Om Chachad
iOS developer · Starlight Apps LLP

iOS developer, USC student, and founder of Starlight Apps LLP.

Creator behind iTech Everything.

Harshil Shah
Harshil Shah
iOS engineer · Peak and Pause

iOS engineer who makes Peak, a personal fitness dashboard for iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch.

Also creates Pause, a Mac rest-reminder app.

Laksh Chakraborty
Laksh Chakraborty
Developer · NYU CS

Developer and NYU computer science graduate.

Brings a thoughtful builder's perspective to Swiftsonic.

Tyler Hillsman
Tyler Hillsman
Developer

Developer with a public portfolio of projects.

Brings a practical perspective on building software people can actually use.

Abhigyan Jaiswal
Abhigyan Jaiswal
Computer science + AI/ML student

Computer science student focused on AI and machine learning.

Brings a student-builder perspective to the Swiftsonic opener lineup.

Paolo Villanueva
Paolo Villanueva
Product designer · Creative technologist

Product designer and creative technologist.

Works across human-centered AI, spatial computing, multimodal products, and community building.

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Nashville · Sponsors welcome

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We blend a technical crowd with festival energy; perfect for demos, developer touchpoints, and memorable brand moments.

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