DevRelCon New York 2025

17 July 2025 to 18 July 2025

Industry City, New York, USA

DevRelCon is back in New York for two days of DevRel learning and sharing on the banks of the Hudson River in Brooklyn, hosted by MLH.

Talks from DevRelCon New York 2025

Panel: A 360 View of AI Developer Relations

Panel: A 360 View of AI Developer Relations

AI is rewriting the DevRel playbook: this panel shows how discovery, docs, and developer education are evolving fast.

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Activating the DevRel Flywheel to Create Lasting Results

Activating the DevRel Flywheel to Create Lasting Results

How to keep developer relations thriving amid operational challenges is revealed through practical insights and actionable frameworks for measuring success.

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Better Bug Reports -> Faster Fixes

Better Bug Reports -> Faster Fixes

Why DevRel should care about bugs: Eric explains how great bug reports build trust and speed up real fixes.

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Beyond badges: How gamification can supercharge developer engagement

Beyond badges: How gamification can supercharge developer engagement

How gamification strategies can fail to build community trust while providing insight into creating a cohesive developer ecosystem.

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Big Dreams, Small Budget: Successful DevRel Strategy on a Shoestring

Big Dreams, Small Budget: Successful DevRel Strategy on a Shoestring

How budget constraints challenge developer relations teams reveals actionable strategies for building effective community engagement with minimal resources.

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Build a custom sticker vending machine

Build a custom sticker vending machine

How to create engaging physical demos for events reveals the key components that make demonstrations memorable, enhancing audience interaction and participation.

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Building a Video-First PLG Strategy That Outperforms

Building a Video-First PLG Strategy That Outperforms

Why many video strategies fail despite high demand reveals a crucial focus on fixing product issues first—leading to improved user engagement and adoption.

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Building Communities: Lessons Learned from Google to a Startup

Building Communities: Lessons Learned from Google to a Startup

Why some community initiatives fail to engage; Erica Hanson reveals practical strategies from her experience at Google and Flutterflow that build lasting in-person communities.

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Community in the Age of AI

Community in the Age of AI

How AI can transform developer community dynamics while preserving human connection is explored, revealing strategies that boost engagement and collaboration.

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Creating educational videos developers actually want to watch

Creating educational videos developers actually want to watch

Anthony Giuliano says great developer videos aren’t about fancy cameras—they’re about helping people actually understand what you’re teaching.

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DevRel as a growth engine

DevRel as a growth engine

Proving DevRel’s value gets easier when you measure humans, not hits."

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DevRel Without the Developer

DevRel Without the Developer

How the rise of LLMs changes the role of developer relations, revealing new strategies to enhance documentation's effectiveness and boost developer success.

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DevRel's biggest stage yet

DevRel's biggest stage yet

The most powerful tool for leading a DevRel team isn't data; it's telling great stories.

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Docs, LLMs, agents - using AI to create a content feedback loop

Docs, LLMs, agents - using AI to create a content feedback loop

How outdated documentation erodes trust in AI tools. Justin Chavez explains a new AI-driven feedback loop for documentation that improves accuracy and user experience.

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Doing DevRel In the era of GenAI

Doing DevRel In the era of GenAI

How Qualcomm uses GenAI in developer relations shows a transformative approach to engaging third-party developers and expediting support processes.

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The Engaged Developer Funnel

The Engaged Developer Funnel

When your DevRel metrics look great but leadership doesn’t get it, maybe you’re speaking the wrong language.

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GitHub Campus Experts: Learning with Students

GitHub Campus Experts: Learning with Students

Running a student programme isn’t about promotion—it’s about empathy, honesty, and helping students help each other.

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All Bling, No Basics: How to prioritize impact in DX

All Bling, No Basics: How to prioritize impact in DX

Why DX teams fail at impact: hear how overvaluing visibility and “bling” weakens real business results.

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Individual Contributor’s Guide to DevRel Crisis Management

Individual Contributor’s Guide to DevRel Crisis Management

What to do in a crisis: learn how individual contributors can plan effectively and lead through uncertainty in DevRel roles.

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Interactive Live Streaming for In-Person Events

Interactive Live Streaming for In-Person Events

How to engage virtual audiences in hybrid events while staying within budget shows proven strategies that led to 18,000 viewers tuning in.

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How to understand user feedback even when all a user says is 'not good'

How to understand user feedback even when all a user says is 'not good'

Emily argues that even the vaguest feedback can be valuable, if you know how to read between the lines.

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Piggybacking for Popularity: Crafting Demos That Ride the Hype Wave

Piggybacking for Popularity: Crafting Demos That Ride the Hype Wave

Why piggybacking on trends can transform content strategies; Lizzie Siegle reveals how timely demos can engage audiences and improve visibility.

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DX for Humans and Machines: Redefining Developer Experience in the Age of Vibe Coding

DX for Humans and Machines: Redefining Developer Experience in the Age of Vibe Coding

AI agents are now your developers’ developers — so what happens when they start choosing which tools to use?

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Steering established ecosystems to new heights

Steering established ecosystems to new heights

The most powerful tool for leading a DevRel team isn't data; it's telling great stories.

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The DevRel Blind Spot: How to Make Your Work Impossible to Ignore

The DevRel Blind Spot: How to Make Your Work Impossible to Ignore

Bridging the gap between DevRel activities and business impact reveals how to present valuable insights to senior leadership effectively.

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The Email Is Dead. Long Live the Email!

The Email Is Dead. Long Live the Email!

Why free events often struggle with attendance and engagement; Jolo reveals how strategic email marketing increased conversion rates to 35%.

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Untangling DevRel: Using Network Graphs to Tell a Story

Untangling DevRel: Using Network Graphs to Tell a Story

How to visualize the internal structures of DevRel programs reveals a model that enhances cross-functional collaboration and boosts stakeholder engagement.

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YouTube Based DevRel

YouTube Based DevRel

Why transitioning to YouTube can be daunting; Greg Baugues shares strategies that propelled his channel to nearly 10,000 subscribers and engaged viewers.

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