Your guide to GitHub Universe 2025 ✨
The countdown is on: GitHub Universe lands October 28–29 at Fort Mason Center in San Francisco.
Over two days, you’ll hear from industry leaders at companies like Red Hat, Cathay Pacific, HubSpot, and GitHub itself. You’ll get hands-on with AI agents, automation, and security tools shaping the future of development. Not only that, you’ll connect with open source maintainers, contributors, and peers who are pushing the ecosystem forward.
Whether you’re looking to sharpen your skills, grow your network, or get a first look at new GitHub features, Universe is built to deliver. 💪
What exactly is in store? Here’s your insider guide to Universe 2025 👇
Meet the speakers 🎤
Our lineup brings together the brightest voices in software today. Hear real stories, bold ideas, and practical lessons from global leaders, GitHub engineers, and community builders who are shaping the future of development.
- Alex Oladele, senior software engineer at Red Hat
- Rajeev Nair, general manager of IT Infrastructure and security at Cathay Pacific
- Sharanya Doddapaneni, VP of engineering at GitHub
- Den Delimarsky, principal product manager at Microsoft
- Bree Hall, developer advocate at HubSpot
- And many more, from GitHub engineers to enterprise tech leaders.
Curated agendas for every path 🎟️
With 100+ sessions and panels, it’s easy to feel spoiled for choice. That’s why we’ve built curated agendas designed for specific roles, goals, and industries. Whether you’re a developer, security leader, or innovator in financial services, you’ll find a path tailored to you.
Build, explore, and play 🛠️
Yes, Universe has typical old-school style sessions where you’re sitting in an auditorium. But it also has so much interactive goodness where you’re rolling up your sleeves, experimenting, and rediscovering the joy of building. From hardware you can hack to spaces designed for connection and creativity, here’s where the fun really happens:
- Open Source Zone: Meet contributors, maintainers, and community leaders. You’ll even catch rising stars from the GitHub Accelerator program. Want a preview? Check out our podcast episode with one of the maintainers who’ll be at the booth >
- Makerspace and Recess: Step away from the laptop and get practicing. Build something new, chat over coffee or gelato, or just rediscover the joy of tinkering.
- The Shop: Stock up on exclusive GitHub and GitHub Copilot gear you won’t find anywhere else.
Learn from experts 📚
Universe is designed to sharpen your skills, whether you’re exploring GitHub Copilot for the first time or diving deep into GitHub Advanced Security.
- GitHub Central: Live demos, customer stories, and product journeys aligned to our three core content tracks: build faster, secure every commit, and automate and scale with confidence.
- GitHub Expert Center: Book a one-on-one session or drop in for practical advice from specialists in AI, GitHub Actions, security, and scaled adoption.
- GitHub Learn: Tutorials, certifications, and learning paths to help you bring real, job-ready skills back to your team.
And don’t forget: Day 3 (Oct 30) is all about certification. Every in-person pass includes access to a GitHub or Microsoft certification exam—from Copilot to Azure.
Grow your career 💼
Are you just starting your career? Or have you been in the industry for a while? Either way, Universe is packed with opportunities to invest in yourself. From career coaching and resume reviews to student micro-mentoring, you’ll leave with fresh tools, feedback, and confidence for your next step.
- Career Corner: Book one-on-one sessions with coaches to refine your resume, polish your GitHub and LinkedIn profiles, and prep for your next interview.
- GitHub Learn: Tutorials, certifications, and learning paths to help you bring real, job-ready skills back to your team.
Join in person or virtually 🌍
Choose your own adventure: join us in San Francisco for the full experience (and legendary GitHub swag) or tune in online for free keynotes and on-demand sessions. However you attend, you’re part of the Universe community.
- In-person passes include sessions, panels, demos, all-day food and drinks, access to GitHub experts, exclusive swag, and more.
- Virtual passes (free) give you full access to live-streamed keynotes and recorded sessions on demand.
Don’t miss your moment ✨
Universe is where you’ll connect with your people, sharpen your skills, and get a front-row seat to the future of software. See you there!
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1wThanks for offering free virtual passes, though I’m having a bit of a hard time checking the free pass option at the moment. Kudos to the people there in person, it’s probably really cool.
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2wThe convergence of AI agents, automation, and developer tools is arguably the most significant shift in software development since the cloud. GitHub Universe is the perfect epicenter for this conversation. I'm particularly fascinated by how these AI-powered workflows will change the economics of software creation. The real breakthrough won't just be faster code generation, but the emergence of new, data-intensive application categories that were previously too complex or expensive to build. The infrastructure to rapidly build, test, and monetize these new types of applications will be a critical enabler for the ecosystem. Would love to connect with others attending to exchange thoughts on the practical implementation of these tools and the new business models they unlock. The future of the software lifecycle is being written now.