Deep Dish Swift 2025
Josh Holtz founded Deep Dish Swift in September of 2022 out of a deep love for developer conferences.
Deep Dish Swift is hosting its third conference in Chicago in 2025. The conference aims to bring together developers of all experience levels and backgrounds in an inclusive environment to share knowledge and experience from a diverse set of speakers.
Deep Dish Swift is Chicago's premier Swift developer conference, bringing together developers from around the world. Started in 2023, we've grown into a vibrant community focused on sharing knowledge, fostering connections, and celebrating Swift development.
Our conference features a unique mix of technical talks, indie development sessions, and social events - all while showcasing Chicago's famous hospitality and deep dish pizza culture.
Join us at the Loews Chicago O'Hare Hotel in Rosemont, IL - our home for three years running.
Conference Room Block Rate: $209/night
Book using our special rate →
Registration, opening keynote, and Swift speakers
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 11:00am to 12:45pm | Registration opens |
| 12:45pm to 1:00pm | Event intro |
| 1:00pm to 1:45pm |
Opening Keynote - "Chasing Fun: Creating a Career You Love"
with Michael Flarup
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| 2:00pm to 2:45pm | TBD - History Lesson |
| 3:00pm to 3:30pm | TBD - Swift Tips |
| 3:30pm to 4:00pm | Break |
| 4:00pm to 4:45pm | TBD - Compiler |
| 5:00pm to 5:45pm |
"Prompt Engineering for Accessibility"
with Allison McEntire
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Swift speakers, indie dev speakers, and live podcast
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 7:30am to 8:55am | Breakfast |
| 8:55am to 9:00am | Morning welcome |
| 9:05am to 9:45am |
"From Overwhelmed to Confident: Understanding Swift Concurrency"
with Antoine van der Lee
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| 10:00am to 10:45am |
"I'm the Problem, It's Me"
with Andrian Eves
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| 11:00am to 11:45am | TBD - Contributing to Swift Compiler |
| 11:45am to 1:00pm | Lunch |
| 1:00pm to 1:45pm |
Indie Talk - "Make Nice Things: An Engineer's “Made-Up Guide to App Design"
with Daniel Gauthier
|
| 2:00pm to 2:45pm |
Indie Talk - "Learning in Public: My Journey to 10"
with Danielle Lewis
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| 3:00pm to 3:45pm | TBD (Indie dev speaker) |
| 3:45pm to 4:30pm |
Indie Talk - "The Roast of your App's Design"
with Hidde van der Ploeg
|
| 4:30pm to 5:00pm | Break |
| 5:00pm to 5:45pm | Launched Live with Charlie Chapman and Ryan Ashcraft, Neem Serra, and Edward Sanchez |
Swift speakers, performance, closing keynote, and closing thoughts
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 7:30am to 8:55am | Breakfast |
| 8:55am to 9:00am | Morning welcome |
| 9:00am to 9:45am |
"App Intents, Actions, and Personal Context - Oh My!"
with Matthew Cassinelli
|
| 10:00am to 10:45am |
"Serving Slices of Your App: The Underrated Potential of App Clips"
with Matt Heaney
|
| 11:00am to 11:45am | TBD - Shaders |
| 11:45am to 1:00pm | Lunch |
| 1:00pm to 1:45pm | TBD - Macros and Architecture |
| 2:00pm to 2:45pm | TBD - Vapor |
| 3:00pm to 3:45pm | TBD - Coordinate Spaces |
| 4:00pm to 4:45pm | Musical performance by James Dempsey and the Breakpoints |
| 5:00pm to 5:45pm | Closing Keynote |
| 5:45pm to 6:00pm | Closing Words |
The schedule will generally look like this but may reorder or shift slightly.
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Definitely not Josh! The Deep Dish Swift logo was made by the amazing Matthew Skiles ❤️
Yes! There is a block of rooms at Loews Chicago O'Hare Hotel for Deep Dish attendees at $209/night.
Book your room at the special rate here: www.loewshotels.com/chicago-ohare/group-deep-dish-swift-2025
There is a free shuttle running every 15 minutes between O'Hare and Loews 24 hours a day.
The shuttles can be tracked live. Pick-up for all flights is located at Terminal 2, on the lower-level for Arrivals, in the middle lane between doors 2A and 2E. Exits to the shuttle pick-up are located by baggage claim. Follow airport signage.
Yes, the event will be streamed and recorded. All sessions will be published after the conference.
Yes! The conference and venue are fully accessible, including wheelchair access and compliance with ADA standards. If you have specific access needs or questions, please email us at team@deepdishswift.com.
We're here to help! Reach out to us via:
team@deepdishswift.com
@DeepDishSwift
