Brighton recap

Create With 2026,
Brighton, 25 June 2026.

A day of talks, hands-on workshops, a Tech for Good hackathon and the kind of conversations that make people want to keep building.

600+
builders: 30+
speakers: 3
stages: 6
workshops

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The full experience

Four days in Brighton.

Wednesday 24 June

The pre-party

Coppa Club, The Lanes

Attendees, speakers and the team met for drinks before the conference.

Thursday 25 June

Conference day

Brighton Centre

Twenty-plus talks across three stages, six hands-on workshops and a room of 600+ builders.

Thursday 25 June

The afterparty

Sea Lanes

The conversations carried on by the water into the evening.

Friday 26 June

EVOLVE Brighton

Brighton Centre

The community gathered again with our partner conference the following day.

On the day

Talks and workshops that stuck.

Talks

Practical stories on shipping apps, AI agents, automations and better ways of working.

Workshops

Ship your first app live; run a business on Claude Cowork; make Google and ChatGPT love your SaaS; build a web app with Softr; and plan a career in an AI-first world.

Conversations

Panels, demos and honest questions from people building in public and inside organisations.

Tech for Good

40+ apps for three local non-profits.

The Create With × EVOLVE hackathon brought people together to build for Figment Arts, Over The Moon and Apron Creative. Across the online and in-person rounds, more than 40 apps took shape, most of them by people who had never shipped anything before. Six judges chose the winning builds: Make Your Mark for Figment Arts, The Moon Guild for Over The Moon, and the Apron Community Farm App for Apron Creative.

The brief was simple: make something a local organisation could genuinely use.

Finalists from the Create With 2026 Tech for Good hackathon

2026 lineup

The people who took the stage.

A small client-side feed keeps this archive aligned with the published 2026 speaker list.

JJ Englert

Andrew Bryce

Andy Claremont

Cien Solon

Claudia Cafeo

Harish Malhi

Karla Fernandes

Laura Richards

Max Haining

Oana May

Toby Allen

Yaokai Jiang

The photo roll

Brighton, on film.

Every one of the 73 frames by Beth Moseley Photography. Click any of them.

Registration: the Create With team handing out lanyards at the venue entrance

The Create With team behind the registration desk

An attendee checking in beside the conference banner at the entrance

A ticket being scanned at the registration desk

Attendees arriving and queueing at registration

An attendee talking with the Bubble team at the Bubble stand

A speaker on the main stage, microphone in hand

A speaker walking the audience through the day's plan on the main stage

The main stage audience, packed under the festoon lights

Two attendees building on their laptops on a sofa in the Creator Lounge

A full workshop room beside the Create With sign

A workshop speaker at the lectern with slides projected

A workshop room with the presenter at the front and attendees seated

The hackathon brief on screen: Build for good. Build for Brighton.

A speaker on stage in front of a Why Bubble slide

The audience laughing and applauding during a talk

Two attendees in the audience smiling at their phones, one in a Create With cap

An attendee showing her laptop to another attendee at a stand

Two attendees at the Softr stand with a laptop and swag

A speaker on stage presenting The AI-native solopreneur

The main stage from the back of the room, a speaker in white in front of a full house

A Create With team member helping an attendee with her phone

A speaker at the Bubble and Create With lectern

Hackathon participants gathered for a group photo with their laptops

An attendee watching a demo at the Momen stand

The sponsor stands, including a training partner's stand

A speaker on the main stage: Skills are the new building blocks. Write once. Run everywhere.

The main room from the back: audience, stage and festoon lights

The main stage from the side under pink and blue light

Two attendees in front of the Create With backdrop

A workshop room from the back, attendees on laptops

A workshop presenter beside a fishbone diagram slide

Two facilitators leading a small-group session on finding the real cause of a problem

A workshop facilitator talking with attendees

A speaker on the main stage with the audience in the foreground

Attendees in the audience talking and laughing between sessions

A speaker on stage in front of the seated audience

A speaker on stage: Gain authority so you can be sourced

A speaker in a gold blouse at the lectern

A speaker on stage with the crowd, Create With lectern in front

A workshop speaker with a What tool to use? slide

A panellist seated on stage beside the Create With, Glide and Bubble cubes

A panel on stage in front of a packed room

Three panellists seated on stage, one speaking

The panel on the opportunities for non-technical builders in 2026 and beyond

A speaker on a smaller stage with the audience in the foreground

The non-technical builders panel and its audience

Five panellists on the non-technical builders panel

Attendees chatting outdoors at the afterparty

Two Create With team members on a bench at the afterparty

The host closing the day on the main stage

The full main room from the side, hundreds of seats taken

A speaker telling the story of finding a Udemy course called Bubble

The main stage room from the back with a speaker on stage

A speaker on stage in warm light with the audience seated

Three people at a stand in Create With shirts

A speaker seen from the audience, sponsor cubes at the front

Two attendees on the lounge sofa, one waving at the camera

The main stage with sponsor logos on screen: Bubble, Glide, Softr, Make

The audience applauding, faces lit by the stage

The Create With team on stage under the Create With screen

The afterparty on the beach terrace, umbrellas and bunting

Community voices

What people say about Create With

Notes from people who have spent the day in the room.

Joe Pound

“Awesome to meet so many like-minded people... First time going, but will definitely be back next year!”

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Maarten Munster

“I met a ton of smart, generous people who reminded me that sharing what you build matters.”

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Jonathan Horden

Head of Product Operations

“One of the most inspiring events I've been to... You just need a laptop, a bit of drive, and the right toolkit.”

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Yaokai Jiang

Founder @ Momen

“What an incredible day! Loved the vibe, the insights shared, and the connections made.”

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Petter Amlie

Author & Speaker

“The Create With conference really was an amazing event... You can either hop on your surfboard and ride this wave—or your competitor will.”

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Neil G.

“Can't wait to be in London this week at the Create With AI Conference!”

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Shamini Kumar

“Don't think I've ever connected with so many at a conf before... I've come away feeling enriched and optimistic. The future is in our hands.”

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Antonia Bartels, ICF ACC

“Felt like standing on the edge of the future. Not just talk about change, people creating it. Real. Raw.”

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Dominic Norton

“Apps that Build Apps - showing how easy it is to build them in 2025.”

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Kelly Goss

“The main day was packed with so many interesting talks, lots of networking and catching up with some pals (and making new pals). Can't wait for next year!”

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Rebecca Ferguson

“I'm at Create With today expanding my knowledge of no-code, AI and vibe coding ✨ If you're here let's connect!”

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Alaina Roberts - DipM CIM

“At the Create With Conference today to learn about all things #AI and how to implement and scale some of the latest tools into business effectively. #createwith25 Bright”

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Jamie Boyd

Jotform

“Really friendly crowd full of smart people building some very cool things with AI and no-code tools.”

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GoodBarber

Partner

“Brilliant minds, inspiring sessions, and plenty of biscuits to fuel the fun!”

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Joao C.

“A bit late for this party, but I couldn't forget to share about the Create With event a few weeks ago. It was one of the most interesting and insightful events I've been too, and it was so nice to talk to a bunch of diverse people about no code and all the visual development AI is allowing us to do! Can't wait for the next one ☺️”

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