KeyConf26

08 Oct 2026Prague, Czech Republic9am - 6pm
Our annual conference dedicated to the Keycloak user community returns, with even more content and networking opportunities than last year. It’s the perfect place to interact, learn, share, and exchange insights and real-world use cases network with fellow experts, users, and contributors.
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100+
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2
Rooms
14
Talks

About KeyConf

We’re bringing KeyConf back for the third year, continuing our mission to bring the Keycloak community together for a day of learning, collaboration, and innovation. Building on the success of previous editions, our 2026 conference will feature an even more dynamic format designed to foster deeper insights, meaningful discussions, and stronger connections across the Keycloak and security ecosystem.

Why Join Us

  • Keynote speakers and networking opportunities.
  • In-person for a chance to learn from industry experts.
  • Connect with like-minded professionals.
  • Networking lunch.
  • Business drinks (Get in touch if you would like to sponsor).
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Speakers & MC

We are delighted to be able to present you with a high-quality speaker line-up consisting of leading Keycloak developers, maintainers & experts. As the Master of Ceremony, Alexander Schwartz will lead through the day.
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Hannah Short
Hannah Short
Team Lead for Identity and Access Management
CERN
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Nathalia Pinesi
Nathalia Pinesi
Head of Demand Generation
adorsys
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Takashi Norimatsu
Takashi Norimatsu
Senior OSS Specialist
Hitachi, Ltd.
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Alexander Schwartz
Alexander Schwartz
Principal Software Engineer
IBM
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Schedule

9:00 - 9:50

Registration & Welcome Coffee

9:50 - 10:00

Welcome and Opening Remarks from adorsys

Main Room - Castle Hall
Nathalia Pinesi, adorsys

10:00 - 10:15

SIG Community Message

Main Room - Castle Hall

10:15 - 10:45

What role can Keycloak play for International Science?

Main Room - Castle Hall
Hannah Short, CERN
We will present a concise history of CERN's experience with Keycloak and how we have arrived at our current state: a highly performant and reliable SSO running on Kubernetes, serving over 14,000 clients and approximately 140,000 login events per day. We will share our solutions to some of the operational security challenges faced in recent years, and how CERN’s Keycloak falls into the bigger picture of authentication and authorisation for international research.

10:45 - 11:15

(sponsored talk)

Main Room - Castle Hall

11:15 - 11:30

Coffee Break

11:30 - 12:00

(to be announced after call for sessions)

Main Room - Castle Hall

(to be announced after call for sessions)

Room 2 - Bridge Lab

12:00 - 12:30

(sponsored talk)

Main Room - Castle Hall

(to be announced after call for sessions)

Room 2 - Bridge Lab

12:30 - 14:00

Lunch break

Let's have some delicious food together and network.

14:00 - 14:30

(to be announced after call for sessions)

Main Room - Castle Hall

(to be announced after call for sessions)

Room 2 - Bridge Lab

14:30 - 15:00

(to be announced after call for sessions)

Main Room - Castle Hall

(to be announced after call for sessions)

Room 2 - Bridge Lab

15:00 - 15:15

Coffee Break

15:15 - 15:45

(sponsored talk)

Main Room - Castle Hall

15:15 - 16:15

Wicked Keycloak challenges and how to resolve them

Room 2 - Bridge Lab
Alexander Schwartz, IBM
Keycloak has evolved over the years, and is challenging to balance simplicity, functional completeness and security by default. Join this interactive group exercise and work with users, maintainers and contributors to identify where different goals conflict in Keycloak today. As a group, we generate solution ideas on how Keycloak can improve and prioritize them, so they can make their way in the Keycloak product roadmap.

15:45 - 16:15

(to be announced after call for sessions)

Main Room - Castle Hall

16:15 - 16:45

(to be announced after call for sessions)

Main Room - Castle Hall

(to be announced after call for sessions)

Room 2 - Bridge Lab

16:45 - 17:00

Closing Remarks from adorsys

Main Room - Castle Hall
Nathalia Pinesi, adorsys

17:00 - 18:00

Business drinks

Snacks and drinks to network at the hotel.
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What's included?

  • Talks from industry-leading speakers
  • FREE drinks, refreshments and lunch throughout the day
  • The “Wicked Keycloak Challenges and How to Resolve Them” session, sharing practical insights and solutions
  • Drinks and time to connect with friends and the community after the event wraps up
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Venue

Location

Holiday Inn Prague
Na Pankráci 1684/15
140 00 Prague 4
Czech Republic

Directions

Please use Google Maps to find out how to get there.

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A big 'Thank You' to our Organizers & Sponsors:

adorsys GmbH & Co. KG
Hitachi
Banfico
Get in Touch: marketing@adorsys.com