A supreme Swift developer conference
being served in Chicago, Illinois*

* Technically it's Chicagoland

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April 30th to May 2nd in 2023

1/2 day of indie development talks
2 days of Swift and iOS talks

Our Event

Josh Holtz founded Deep Dish Swift in September of 2022 out of a deep love for developer conferences.

Deep Dish Swift is a brand new conference being held in Chicago in 2023. 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.

The event will be kicked off on April 30th with a half day of talks focused on indie development. This is an experiment in replacing what would usually be a day of workshops. The following two days (May 1st and May 2nd) will be a single track focused on Swift and iOS development featuring talks from 14 talented speakers. Come meet and hear in person the voices you know and respect online.

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Our Venue

Deep Dish Swift is being held at Loews Chicago O'Hare Hotel in Rosemont, IL.

  • 3 miles from O'Hare with a free shuttle running every 15 minutes
  • Directly off of I-90 and I-294 for attendees traveling by car
  • 1 mile from CTA Blue Line (train to go downtown) with free shuttle

Room Block: https://www.loewshotels.com/chicago-ohare/group-deep-dish-swift

It's easily accessible to attendees whether traveling by plane, train, or automobile. Loews offers a conference space that will give attendees a comfortable room to listen to speakers and a foyer to network and talk to our amazing sponsors.

The venue also is within walking distance of plenty of restaurants, the Rosemont entertainment district, and the Fashion Outlets of Chicago. There is also an Uber-able casino if you are into that kind of activity!

Loews is the perfect venue for Deep Dish Swift's first year.

Note: Attendees will receive information on how to book rooms within the Deep Dish Swift block to receive a lower room rate.

Our Speakers

Indie Dev Track

April 30th

Indie developers giving motivational talks about how to develop and grow an indie app.

Curtis Herbert
Slopes
"SUBS 301"
Malin Sundberg
Orbit | Mercury Weather
"Indie Dev Talk (Working Title)"
Kai Dombrowski
Orbit | Mercury Weather
"Indie Dev Talk (Working Title)"
Emmanuel Crouvisier
CardPointers
"Going Full Indie: From side project to best job you've ever had"
Ariel Michaeli
Appfigures
"It's Not the App Store, It's You - App Store Optimization for Indies"
Rudrank Riyam
Codemagic
"Build Fast, Ship Faster: CI/CD for Indies"

Keynote Speaker

May 1st

An inspirational talk kicking off the main track speakers.

Peter Steinberger
Founder of PSPDFKit
"Opening Keynote"

Main Track

May 1st and May 2nd

Swift developers giving talks on all things Swift and iOS development from beginner to advanced topics.

Ben Scheirman
Nike | NSScreencast
"Modular Architecture with Swift"
Tunde Adegoroye
Bally's Interactive | YouTuber
"My NavStack brings all the boys to the yard"
Ellen Shapiro
Designated Nerd Software
"Server-Side Swift And GraphQL: A Match Made in Heaven or Hell?"
Danijela Vrzan
iOS Developer at theScore | Article Author for kodeco.com
"Algorithms: Where No Developer Wants To Go"
Mikaela Caron
Lickability
"13 Tips to Write Code like a Swiftie"
Marc Aupont
Nike | Swift Core Team
"Unlocking the Power of Swift Playgrounds: Creating Engaging Learning Experiences"
Ben Proothi
Proothi Tech | High School Student
"Machine Learning in Swift: Practical, Trendy, or Both?"
Via Fairchild
iOS Developer at Spectrum
"What is mentorship and why you’re ready to be a mentor"
Paul Hudson
Hacking with Swift
"Closing Keynote"
Vince Davis
iOS Engineer at United
"Live Activities and Dynamic Island 🏝️ Made Simple"
Vui Nguyen
iOS Engineer
"Make Porting Custom SwiftUI Design Elements Easy With Swift Packages"
Simon B. Støvring
Shape | Indie developer of Runestone, Scriptable, and more
"Documenting Your Project With DocC"
Zach Brass
iOS Engineer
"DeckUI: Coding your next presentation... in Swift?"

Our Schedule
April 30
Registration and indie dev Speakers
Time Event
11:00am to 12:45pm Registration Opens
12:45pm to 1:00pm Event Intro
1:00pm to 1:45pm
"Indie Dev Talk (Working Title)"
with Malin Sundberg and Kai Dombrowski
2:00pm to 2:45pm
"SUBS 301"
with Curtis Herbert
3:00pm to 3:30pm
"Build Fast, Ship Faster: CI/CD for Indies"
with Rudrank Riyam
3:30pm to 4:00pm Break
4:00pm to 4:45pm
"Going Full Indie: From side project to best job you've ever had"
with Emmanuel Crouvisier
5:00pm to 5:45pm
"It's Not the App Store, It's You - App Store Optimization for Indies"
with Ariel Michaeli
May 1
Keynote, Swift speakers, live podcast
Time Event
7:30am to 9:00am Breakfast
9:00am to 9:15am Opening Words
9:15am to 9:45am
"Opening Keynote"
with Peter Steinberger
10:00am to 10:45am
"Algorithms: Where No Developer Wants To Go"
with Danijela Vrzan
11:00am to 11:45am
"Modular Architecture with Swift"
with Ben Scheirman
11:45am to 1:00pm Lunch
1:00pm to 1:45pm
"What is mentorship and why you’re ready to be a mentor"
with Via Fairchild
2:00pm to 2:45pm
"Unlocking the Power of Swift Playgrounds: Creating Engaging Learning Experiences"
with Marc Aupont
3:00pm to 3:45pm
"Make Porting Custom SwiftUI Design Elements Easy With Swift Packages"
with Vui Nguyen
3:45pm to 4:15pm Break
4:15pm to 5:30pm Launched Live with Charlie Chapman and Jacob Eiting
May 2
Swift speakers and closing thoughts
Time Event
7:30am to 9:00am Breakfast
9:00am to 9:45am
"My NavStack brings all the boys to the yard"
with Tunde Adegoroye
10:00am to 10:45am
"Server-Side Swift And GraphQL: A Match Made in Heaven or Hell?"
with Ellen Shapiro
11:00am to 11:45am
"DeckUI: Coding your next presentation... in Swift?"
with Zach Brass
11:45am to 1:00pm Lunch
1:00pm to 1:45pm
"Live Activities and Dynamic Island 🏝️ Made Simple"
with Vince Davis
2:00pm to 2:45pm
"13 Tips to Write Code like a Swiftie"
with Mikaela Caron
3:00pm to 3:45pm
"Documenting Your Project With DocC"
with Simon B. Støvring
4:00pm to 4:45pm
"Machine Learning in Swift: Practical, Trendy, or Both?"
with Ben Proothi
5:00pm to 5:45pm
"Closing Keynote"
with Paul Hudson
5:45pm to 6:00pm Closing Words
The schedule will generally look this like but may shift slightly or reorder.

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FAQ
Q: That is a great logo! Who made it?
Definitely not Josh! The Deep Dish Swift logo was made by the amazing Matthew Skiles ❤️
Q: Is there a block of rooms in the hotel for attendees to get a great rate?
Yes! There is a block of rooms at Loews Chicago O'Hare Hotel for the Deep Dish attendees at a discounted rate.

The room can be booked under the block at $199/night at https://www.loewshotels.com/chicago-ohare/group-deep-dish-swift
Q: What is the best way to get from O'Hare to the venue?
There is a free shuttle running every 15 minutes between O'Hare and Loew's 24 hours a day.

View this PDF to all the information needed including where the pick up spot is and what to do if you are arriving on an international flight.
Q: I have a question and I don't see it here. How can I get it answered?
Send an email to team@deepdishswift.com or tweet to @DeepDishSwift.
Q: Will the event be streamed?
The event will most likely be not streamed. This is the first year of Deep Dish Swift and we want to focus on making sure we can host the perfect in-person conference before also expanding it remotely.
Q: Will the talks be recorded and published?
This is not a hard no but it is currently not planned. The Deep Dish Team will be looking into the cost of doing this as well as seeing which speakers may or may not be interested in this.
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