Future Of Software Technology
GraphQL Day at apidays
CNIT La Defense, Paris
About
GraphQL day is a one day event organized by the community for the community, hosted by apidays Paris.
This focused event brings together GraphQL practitioners, innovators, and thought leaders for a day of deep technical discussions and hands-on learning.
Whether you're already using GraphQL in production or just getting started, this is your opportunity to connect with the community, share best practices, and discover the latest developments in the GraphQL ecosystem.
Schedule
December 11
Room: Aubepine 3/4
Breakfast
GraphQL: Untangling under- and overfetching problem at the largest e-commerce in NL/BE
An Ngo, Lead Engineer, bol
Grafast: A Declarative Solution to GraphQL's Execution Woes
Benjie Gillam, GraphQL Technical Steering, GraphQL Foundation
Introducing Fission: The Intent-first Approach to Schema Design and Microservice Governance
Nithin Kumar B, Founding Engineer, WunderGraph
Jens Neuse, CEO and Co-funder, WunderGraph
Coffee Break / Networking / Expo
Partners Village
Features You May Not Be Using (But Will Love)
Aurélien David, Co-founder & CTO, Pennylane
From Isolated Services to Agentic Platforms
Michael Staib, Co-Founder, ChilliCream
Pascal Senn, COO, ChilliCream
Unlocking Performance with Response Caching
Benjamin Coenen, Rust Sr Staff Software Engineer, Apollo GraphQL
GraphQL, Pothos & SQLite: a perfect match
Matthias Le Brun, Frontend developer & designer
Lunch Break
An Eventful Journey: Building Federated GraphQL Subscriptions
Alessandro Pagnin, Go Developer, WunderGraph
What if Your API Spoke Accessibility?
Vanessa Johnson, Android Engineer, The New York Times
GraphOps: Bringing DevOps to GraphQL with the Apollo GraphOS Operator
Jonathan Rainer, Staff Software Engineer, Apollo GraphQL
Coffee Break / Networking / Expo
Partners Village
Beyond SDL: Into the Wonderful World of Graphs
Ivan Goncharov, Head of R&D, Keenethics
Closing remarks
Martin Bonnin, Android Engineer, Apollo GraphQL
Become a speaker
Any GraphQL topic is welcome: feedback from the trenches, introductions, technical deep-dives, workshops, lightning talk and more! Submit your talk using the dedicated form.
The apidays audience includes non-GraphQL experts from other communities (AsyncAPI, OpenAPI, JSON schema, ...) as well as CTOs and business deciders. Submissions that address this diverse audience are especially appreciated. You can read more in the apidays speaker guidelines.
The talks are not recorded live but you may record a talk in advance that will be made available after the conference. All speakers will get a free conference ticket.
The CFP closes on Oct. 30th, 12:00pm CET.
CFP ClosedWhy attend GraphQL Day?
Technical Deep Dives
Learn advanced patterns, performance optimization techniques, and architectural decisions from teams running GraphQL at scale.
Best Practices Exchange
Share your learnings and challenges with fellow practitioners. Discover how others solve common GraphQL problems.
Innovation Showcase
Explore cutting-edge tools, upcoming features, and experimental approaches that are shaping GraphQL's future.
Community Building
Connect with the European GraphQL community. Build relationships that extend beyond the conference.
Hands-on Learning
Interactive sessions where you can experiment with new tools and techniques in real-time.
Q&A Sessions
Direct access to library maintainers and core contributors. Get your specific questions answered.
Venue & Location
Centre of New Industries and Technologies
Located in Puteaux, at the doorstep of Paris, CNIT is an iconic venue offering state-of-the-art facilities and easy access to public transportation, making it perfect for technology conferences.
Centre des nouvelles industries et technologies
2 Pl. de la Défense
92800 Puteaux, France
2 Pl. de la Défense
92800 Puteaux, France
Getting There
By Metro/RER
Take RER A or Metro Line 1 to "La Défense" station.
The venue is directly accessible from the station.
The venue is directly accessible from the station.
From Airports
Charles de Gaulle: Take RER B to Châtelet-Les Halles, then RER A to La Défense (45 minutes total).
Orly: Take Orlyval to Antony, then RER B to Châtelet, then RER A to La Défense (60 minutes total).
Orly: Take Orlyval to Antony, then RER B to Châtelet, then RER A to La Défense (60 minutes total).
Parking
Multiple parking facilities available in La Défense.
We recommend using public transportation when possible.
Early booking recommended for parking spaces.
We recommend using public transportation when possible.
Early booking recommended for parking spaces.
Event Partners
GraphQL Day is organized by the community for the community and hosted by apidays Paris.
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