Frontrunners Conference

March 21, 2025

Frontrunners is a JavaScript and web developers conference held annually in the Washington, DC area. We feature a full day of interesting presentations from excellent speakers on a variety of web development topics.

Come discover how the best minds use the latest technologies to build solutions for the web. Network with other DC area web developers, and discuss the newest emerging trends and techniques.

Tickets!

Regular admission Frontrunners 2025 tickets are available, until March 10. Get yours today for the best price!

Frontrunners Conference
Frontrunners Conference
Frontrunners Conference

Where?

Frontrunners 2025 will be held at GMU's Van Metre Hall in Arlington, Virginia, a fantastic facility for both speakers and attendees.

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Frontrunners 2024 was Awesome!

Frontrunners 2024 was a blast, even bigger and better than 2023! Thank you to all of our speakers, attendees, volunteers and sponsors for making it fantastic! To see for yourself, check out our 2024 Videos.

2025 Speakers

Kilian Valkhof

Stop using JavaScript for that: moving features from JS to CSS and HTML

Courtney Yatteau

A Developer's Guide to Open Source Web Mapping Libraries

Alex Riviere

Fresh Hot CSS Features!

Jen Person

Not another chatbot: building AI agents that don't suck

Tony Bradley

ECS and Engine-less GameDev in TypeScript

Shri Khalpada

Code As A Canvas: Exploring Creative Coding With JavaScript
Nathan Long

Nathan Long

Building Motion for the Web: Practical Strategies for Designers and Developers
Kito Mann

Kito Mann

Future-proof your Web Apps with Web Components and Lit
Zack Krall

Zach Krall

Bringing Voice First Experiences to the Web

2025 Schedule

8:30 AM
Registration
9:30 AM
Kilian Valkhof — Stop using JavaScript for that: moving features from JS to CSS and HTML
Stop using JavaScript for that: moving features from JS to CSS and HTML
10:00 AM
Kito Mann — Future-proof your Web Apps with Web Components and Lit
Future-proof your Web Apps with Web Components and Lit
10:30 AM
Break
11:00 AM
Tony Bradley — ECS and Engine-less GameDev in TypeScript
ECS and Engine-less GameDev in TypeScript
11:30 PM
Courtney Yatteau — A Developer's Guide to Open Source Web Mapping Libraries
A Developer's Guide to Open Source Web Mapping Libraries
12:00 PM
Lunch Break
1:20 PM
Alex Riviere — Fresh Hot CSS Features!
Fresh Hot CSS Features!
1:50 PM
Break
2:20 PM
Zach Krall — Bringing Voice First Experiences to the Web
Bringing Voice First Experiences to the Web
2:50 PM
Nathan Long — Building Motion for the Web: Practical Strategies for Designers and Developers
Building Motion for the Web: Practical Strategies for Designers and Developers
3:20 PM
Break
3:50 PM
Jen Person — Not another chatbot: building AI agents that don't suck
Not another chatbot: building AI agents that don't suck.
4:20 PM
Shri Khalpada — Code As A Canvas: Exploring Creative Coding With JavaScript
Code As A Canvas: Exploring Creative Coding With JavaScript
5:00 PM
Happy Hour at Spider Kelly's bar!
3181 Wilson Blvd, Arlington, VA 22201

Sponsors

For sponsorship information visit our sponsorship page, or email us at info at frontrunners dot tech.