ThingsCon is shaped by a broad community of workshop organisers, speakers, exhibitors, and authors. Between 2014 and 2025, ThingsCon was shaped by a broad community of 392 people. 89 of them returned in more than one year, often shifting roles along the way: from hosting workshops to speaking, organising salons, contributing to exhibitions, or writing for RIOT.
This list celebrates that shared effort and the many people who helped ThingsCon grow as a community of practice around responsible connected technologies.*
Aadjan van der Helm, Achilleas Psyllidis, Adrian Gradinar, Aduén Darriba Frederiks, Afzal Mangal, Albrecht Kurze, Alec Shuldiner, Alessandro Ianniello, Alexander van Wijnen, Alexandra Deschamps-Sonsino, Alexandra Fraser, Alper Çugun, Ame Elliott, Amin Zayani, Andrea Krajewski, Andreas Bischof, Andrew Spitz, Andy Börner, Anna Garghetti, Anna Merl, Anna Nikolaeva, Anna Noyons, Anne Arzberger, Anne Bruinsma, Anne Peetoom, Anne Schneider, Annelie Berner, Annelies Termeer, Anner Tiete, Anthony Liekens, Antja Karoli, Antoine Hogenboom, Arne Berger, Arnout Peeters, Åse Håtveit, Ashlee Valdes, Bart Ahsmann, Bart van den Berg, Bas Flipsen, Bas Pijls-Van Kooten, Bas Rajmakers, Bas van Abel, Bas van der Poel, Bettina Nissen, Bilgi Karan, Bob Wang, Bram Geenen, Brendan Dawes, Brittany Burns, Bruce Sterling, case studies, Casper Koomen, Cayla Key, Cennydd Bowles, Chris Adams, Chris Elsden, Chris Speed, Christian Beaumont, Christian Schmitz, Christian Villum, Claire Rowland, Cristina Zaga, Dairanne DeFreitas, Daniel Goddemeyer, Daniel Klein, David Li, David Valentine, David Verweij, Davide Gomba, Deborah Carter, Denis Jaromil Roio, Dick Lee, Diderik van Wingerden, Dietrich Ayala, Dimitri Hadjichristou, Dirk Jan Mulder, Domenika Tomasovic, Dries De Roeck, Eduardo Magrani, Edwin Dertien, Edwin Jakobs, Eef Lubbers, Elif Ozcan Vieira, Elina Faber, Elisa Giaccardi, Elise Marcus, Elise van Beurden, Ellis Bartholomeus, Eric Bezzem, Eric Voigt, Erik de Winter, Erik Pouwen, Erik van der Wal, Eriol Fox, Ester Fritsch, Esther Hammelburg, Eva van der Born, Ewout Karel, Federico Bonelli, Felipe Pierantoni, Ferdinand Burgersdijk, Fieke Jansen, Filippo Lodi, Francesco Gianni, Francesco Sollitto, Frank Kresin, Fransje Christiaans, Frederik De Bleser, Freek van ‘t Ooster, Frieda Bellmann, Funda Ustek-Spilda, Gabriela Avram, Gabriele Zipf, Gaia Scagnetti, Garrath T. Wilson, Gaspard Bos, Geke van Dijk, Gemma Jones, Gerard Walsh, Gerd Kortuem, Gert Franke, Giacomo Orsi, Gijs Boerwinkel, Gijs Huisman, Ginger Coons, Guus Baggermans, Hanna Niemi-Hugaerts, Hanne Marckmann, Hans Schreuder, Harald Feijth, Harald Welzer, Harm van Beek, Harm van Vugt, Heather Wiltse, Hein Wils, Helena Fitzgerald, Hermen Maat, Holly Hudson, Holly Robbins, Huangyi Xing, Hugo Niesing, Ianus Keller, Iohanna Nicenboim, Irene Alcubilla Troughton, Irene Maldini, Irina Shklovski, Isabel Ordóñez, Iskander Smit, Jacky Bourgeois, James Pierce, Jan Belon, Jan Meininghaus, Jan van Erp, Jan van Loenen, Jan Willem Smeenk, Janet Huang, Jann de Waal, Jasmina Tesanovic, Javier Buron Garcia, Jeff Katz, Jens Ewald, Jeroen Barendse, Jeroen Langendam, Jessica Cobb, Jet Gispen, Jiska Engelbert, Jochem Meuwese, Joe Fletcher, Joep Frens, Joeri de Graaf, Joey van der Bie, Johan Redström, John Tillema, Jon Rogers, Jonne van Belle, Joost van Hoevelaak, Joost Zuidema, Jorge Appiah, Joris Lam, Joris Wauters, Julia Metzmaier, Julian Jagtenberg, Justus Sturkenboom, Justyna Zubrycka, Kai Hermsen, Karen Lancel, Karola Köpferl, Kars Alfrink, Kasia Odrozek, Kasper Spaan, Katerina Khomenchuk, Katy Barnard, Klaas Kuitenbrouwer, Klasien van de Zandschulp, Klaus Stephan, Kliment Yanev, Ko Nakatsu, Koen van Niekerk, Kris Vanherle, Krista Hendriks, Laura Duncker, Laura James, Laura Martin, Laura van der Vlies, Laurens Slats, Lena Trotereau, Lenneke Kuijer, Leo Remijn, Leonardo Amico, Leonieke Verhoog, Lieke Ypma, Lily Higgins, Lily Kollé, Linda Vlassenrood, Lisette Vonk, Lorenzo Romanogli, Lorna Goulden, Louise Hugen, Luca van der Heide, Maaike Harbers, Maarten Lens-FitzGerald, Maja Riemann, Malou Beemer, Mannan Gupta, Manon den Dunnen, Mara Balestrini, Marcel Darienzo, Marcel Schouwenaar, Marco Faasse, Marco Rozendaal, Marco van Heerde, Mareile Zuber, Maria Luce Lupetti, Marina Castán, Marina Toeters, Marius Brémond-Vaquer, Marleen Stikker, Martijn de Waal, Martijn Pool, Martijn The, Martijn van Loon, Martijn Voerman, Martin van Rijn, Martina Huynh, Matas Petrikas, Mathias Funk, Mathias Großklaus, Matt Cottam, Matt Gorbet, Matt Webb, Matthew Lee-Smith, Matthew Philpott, Matthijs van Dijk, Maud de Vries, Max Krüger, Maximilian Brandl, Maya Indira Ganesh, Megan Anderson, Melanie Gorka, Michael Stead, Michal Čáp, Michel Witter, Michelle Thorne, Micky van Zeijl, Mike de Kreek, Mike Shorter, Mirena Papadimitriou, Mirko Ross, Monique van Dusseldorp, Nadya Peek, Namrata Primlani, Naomi Schiphorst, Natalie Kane, Nazli Cila, Nicky Lenstra, Nicola Liberati, Niels Jerichau Clausen, Nils Wolff, Ola Bonati, Oluwatobi Oyinlola, Omar JW Heuves, Omar Tegel, Omotola Bolarin, Orlando Closs, Otto Rønnest, Parazyd, Patrick Tanguay, Paul Coulton, Paul Geurts, Paul Hekkert, Paul Mignot, Paul Skinner, Paul Stefaan Mooij, Peter Bihr, Péter Kun, Peter Mazereeuw, Peter van Waart, Philip van Allen, Philipp Kaltofen, Pieter Diepenmaat, Pieter Duysburgh, Pieter Floris, Rachel Douglas-Jones, Rachel Sender, Rafi Haladjian, Raimo van der Klein, Raymond van Ophoven, Ren Yee, Ricardo Brito, Rick Voogt, Riëtte Meijer, Rob Heyman, Rob van Kranenburg, Robert Collins, Ron Evans, Ronald Haverkamp, Ronald Haverman, Ronaldo Lemos, Roos Groothuizen, Rosa Louwerse, Rosie Burbidge, Ross Atkin, Sabine Reitmaier, Sadie Girigorie, Sam Warnaars, Sami Niemelä, Sarah Gold, Sarah Kiden, Sarah Lerch, Saskia Videler, Scott Jenson, Scott Smith, Sebastian Hølt Bak, Sen Lin, Seowoo Nam, Seyram Avle, Shay Raviv, Shenubian Boasman, Shirley Niemans, Sietse Taams, Silvia Lindtner, Simon Höher, Simone Mora, Simone Rebaudengo, Sjef van Gaalen, Sjoerd ter Borg, Slava Kozlov, Sophie Bloemen, Sophie Kleber, Stefan Zoll, Stephan Hildebrandt, Stephen Kinsella, Sunjoo Lee, Susan Cox-Smith, Susan LK Gorbet, Taco Carlier, Tejaswini Nagesh, Tessa Steenkamp, Theo Veltman, Thieme Hennis, Thijs Kremers, Thijs Turel, Thomas Amberg, Thomas de Wolf, Thomas Visser, Tijmen Schep, Timo Jakobi, Tina Aspiala, Titus Ververloo, Tjerron Boxem, Tobias Revell, Tom Kuijvenhoven, Tom van Arman, Tomasz Jaskiewicz, Tomo Kihara, Toon Welling, Tracy Rolling, Trammell Hudson, Troy Nachtigall, Ugo Vallauri, Usman Haque, Vera van de Seyp, Vera van der Burg, Vikenti Kumanikin, Viktor Bedö, Vitor Freire, Vladan Joler, Wienke Giezeman, Willemien Laenens, Wouter Konings, Wouter Reeskamp, Zeynep Ugur
For the 10th year celebration Bart Buerman made this great compilation:
*) We like to apologise upfront for missing names. We consulted both Claude Co-work and OpenAI Codex to extract the names from all program files, websites, and other sources. Not everything was available, like the first two German editions. So we might have missed some names.