# Announcing Keycloak's Identity Summit: KEYCONF26

DevFeed: [Announcing Keycloak's Identity Summit: KEYCONF26](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/announcing-keycloak-s-identity-summit-keyconf26-31774.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.keycloak.org/2026/05/keyconf26-prague-announce>)

Author: Nathalia Pinesi, Alexander Schwartz

Published: 2026-05-02T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Keycloak Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/keycloak-blog.md>)

Topics: [Keycloak](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/keycloak.md>), [IAM](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/iam.md>), [identity and access management](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/identity-and-access-management.md>), [OAuth 2.0](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/oauth2.md>), [OpenID connect (OIDC)](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/oidc.md>), [Single sign-on (SSO)](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/sso.md>), [Kubernetes](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/kubernetes.md>), [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>)

Tags: [2026](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/2026.md>), [conference](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/conference.md>), [identity](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/identity.md>), [identity-and-access-management](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/identity-and-access-management.md>), [idm](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/idm.md>), [implementation](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/implementation.md>), [kerberos](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/kerberos.md>), [keycloak](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/keycloak.md>), [kubernetes](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/kubernetes.md>), [ldap](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ldap.md>), [oauth2](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/oauth2.md>), [oidc](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/oidc.md>), [openid-connect](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/openid-connect.md>), [saml](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/saml.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [sso](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/sso.md>), [summit](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/summit.md>)

## AI overview

Keycloak announces KEYCONF26, its annual Identity Summit for the Keycloak user community, taking place in Prague on October 8, 2026. The event will feature interactive sessions, practical discussions, networking, and a call for speakers and sponsors.

## Source excerpt

Our annual conference dedicated to the Keycloak user community returns, with even more content and networking opportunities than last year. It's the perfect place to interact, learn, share, and exchange insights and real-world use cases, network with fellow experts, users, and contributors. 📍 Introducing KEYCONF26 - taking place in Prague on October 8th, 2026! This year's edition of the Keycloak Identity Summit features interactive sessions, and even more opportunities to engage with the people shaping the future of identity and access management. Call for sessions The call for sessions is open until May 24th, 2026 -- we'd love to hear from you! We're looking for sessions on topics such as: Keycloak deployment and operations at scale Human and non-human identities in the world of AI OAuth2, OIDC, and evolving identity standards Security best practices and hardening EU Digital Identity Wallets and eIDAS Migration stories and real-world use cases Extending and customizing Keycloak Submit your proposal now! What to expect at KEYCONF26 Inspiring Keynote Speaker Hear from Hannah Short, Team Lead for Identity and Access Management at CERN, how they are using Keycloak as a highly performant and reliable SSO running on Kubernetes. Connect with like-minded professionals From long-time contributors to those just starting their IAM journey, KEYCONF26 is the perfect place to meet others working with identity, OAuth2, OIDC, and more. Networking lunch Our extended lunch break is designed to help you meet fellow attendees, swap ideas, and build meaningful professional connections in a relaxed setting. Business drinks Stick around after the last session for informal networking over drinks. Want to sponsor this year's Business Drink? Get in touch with us--we'd love to partner with you! Expert sessions and real-world use cases Gain practical insights into Keycloak implementation, security improvements, OAuth2 best practices, and evolving identity standards. Learn how to use EU Digital