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The Matrix Conference 2026

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https://conference.matrix.org/
A vision for a next-generation timeline
20 min

A vision for a next-generation timeline

The Matrix State of the Union
28 min

The Matrix State of the Union

Making Matrix Feel Like WhatsApp Without Centralizing It
7 min

Making Matrix Feel Like WhatsApp Without Centralizing It

A Year (and a half) of Continuwuity
8 min

A Year (and a half) of Continuwuity

How Encryption works in Matrix
50 min

How Encryption works in Matrix

FluffyChat
31 min

FluffyChat

Creating a [matrix] messenger for individuals

Element's year in review: Interoperability in the real world.
25 min

Element's year in review: Interoperability in the real world.

Next Generation Matrix: P2P, DMLS and more!
27 min

Next Generation Matrix: P2P, DMLS and more!

Open protocols unite: Common goals in advocating?
10 min

Open protocols unite: Common goals in advocating?

Opening
10 min

Opening

Bringing MatrixRTC to the Matrix Ecosystem
25 min

Bringing MatrixRTC to the Matrix Ecosystem

Matrix and MLS - The next step of the evolution
23 min

Matrix and MLS - The next step of the evolution

Making Custom Profiles in Matrix More Useful
27 min

Making Custom Profiles in Matrix More Useful

Why Is There Rust in our Matrix?
26 min

Why Is There Rust in our Matrix?

Matrix in Public Sector - Panel Discussion
54 min

Matrix in Public Sector - Panel Discussion

Robrix: a pure Rust multi-platform Matrix client, and a peek at its future
24 min

Robrix: a pure Rust multi-platform Matrix client, and a peek at its future

Bridging private federations across borders
14 min

Bridging private federations across borders

Homeserver Decentralisation Working Group Report
26 min

Homeserver Decentralisation Working Group Report

Using Matrix to extend trust across military C2 infrastructure
24 min

Using Matrix to extend trust across military C2 infrastructure

MSG GOV: Building Brazil's Sovereign Government Messaging Platform on Matrix
24 min

MSG GOV: Building Brazil's Sovereign Government Messaging Platform on Matrix

How can governments collaborate digitally without forcing every organization onto the same platform?
23 min

How can governments collaborate digitally without forcing every organization onto the…

Speedrun Client with the Matrix Rust SDK
22 min

Speedrun Client with the Matrix Rust SDK

Sovereignty meets Interoperability:
20 min

Sovereignty meets Interoperability:

The European Commission's Matrix Story

Closing
24 min

Closing

Building a safer network, together
26 min

Building a safer network, together

A common journey to user federated search
22 min

A common journey to user federated search

Practical insights of using Matrix in Germany:
18 min

Practical insights of using Matrix in Germany:

External Security, Healthcare & Public Sector

Project Hydra (phase 2+3): further improving the security of the federation protocol
27 min

Project Hydra (phase 2+3): further improving the security of the federation protocol

The Adoption Gap: How Choice and Stigma Shape User Acceptance of Metadata-Private Messaging
25 min

The Adoption Gap: How Choice and Stigma Shape User Acceptance of Metadata-Private…

Implementing Security Labels in Matrix
27 min

Implementing Security Labels in Matrix

As a [server administrator], I want to [run Element successfully in my organisation/community]
24 min

As a [server administrator], I want to [run Element successfully in my…

Federated Scheduling:
24 min

Federated Scheduling:

Integrating JSCalendar (RFC 8984) into Matrix

New phone who dis: User verification using X.509 certificates
25 min

New phone who dis: User verification using X.509 certificates

A faster, rustier Element Web
23 min

A faster, rustier Element Web

Towards a Post-Quantum Matrix Protocol: A Hybrid Design Adapted to the Brazilian Scenario
27 min

Towards a Post-Quantum Matrix Protocol: A Hybrid Design Adapted to the Brazilian Scenario

When to Change the Locks in Your Matrix
25 min

When to Change the Locks in Your Matrix

NeoBoard at scale - Demo
22 min

NeoBoard at scale - Demo

Between the protocol and the customer: federation expectations in production
22 min

Between the protocol and the customer: federation expectations in production

Starting a Sovereign Chat Project in the Dutch Government: Early Lessons
24 min

Starting a Sovereign Chat Project in the Dutch Government: Early Lessons

Foundation & Governing Board update
25 min

Foundation & Governing Board update

Disappearing the Protocol: Integrating Matrix into a Multi-App Platform
19 min

Disappearing the Protocol: Integrating Matrix into a Multi-App Platform

Challenges of Matrix within Europe's most sovereign, most secure and largest IT Infrastructure
19 min

Challenges of Matrix within Europe's most sovereign, most secure and largest IT…

Introduction to custodial / janitorial moderation and why you are already doing it
9 min

Introduction to custodial / janitorial moderation and why you are already doing it

The Engineering Behind Matrix Notifications
22 min

The Engineering Behind Matrix Notifications

Matrix as an App Backend: The perfect container for private structured Data
6 min

Matrix as an App Backend: The perfect container for private structured Data

Preserving Integration, Rebuilding the Core: Matrix for Healthcare Communication
24 min

Preserving Integration, Rebuilding the Core: Matrix for Healthcare Communication

Integrations at Work: Bringing Workplace Apps into Element
12 min

Integrations at Work: Bringing Workplace Apps into Element

Widgets Working Group
26 min

Widgets Working Group

When the Bridge Looks Like an Attacker: Building a Focus App on Matrix Instagram Bridges
5 min

When the Bridge Looks Like an Attacker: Building a Focus App on Matrix Instagram Bridges

Side Effects Include: Data Breaches, GDPR Fines, and a Group Chat With 47 Nurses
23 min

Side Effects Include: Data Breaches, GDPR Fines, and a Group Chat With 47 Nurses

Matrix Wrench - an admin tool for operators and community managers
24 min

Matrix Wrench - an admin tool for operators and community managers

Europe’s tech sovereignty: what’s in it for Matrix?
25 min

Europe’s tech sovereignty: what’s in it for Matrix?

Digital Sovereignty Is No Longer a Buzzword — It's Procurement Policy
22 min

Digital Sovereignty Is No Longer a Buzzword — It's Procurement Policy

Integrating Matrix Chat into the Waldur Resource Management Platform for Sovereign Conversations
18 min

Integrating Matrix Chat into the Waldur Resource Management Platform for Sovereign…

Common challenges for organizations when deploying [matrix]
22 min

Common challenges for organizations when deploying [matrix]

From helplessness to sovereignty: Matrix as a use case for fairer information infrastructure
18 min

From helplessness to sovereignty: Matrix as a use case for fairer information…

What's New in the Matrix Rust SDK
24 min

What's New in the Matrix Rust SDK

Sustainable Digital Sovereignty
25 min

Sustainable Digital Sovereignty

Forrester Report: Open source and open standards for sovereignty, privacy, and security
20 min

Forrester Report: Open source and open standards for sovereignty, privacy, and security

TI-Messenger goes Europe: Austrian healthcare adopts matrix protocol
25 min

TI-Messenger goes Europe: Austrian healthcare adopts matrix protocol

Open, Secure Collaboration at Scale:
20 min

Open, Secure Collaboration at Scale:

How UNICC Leverages Matrix

NI2CE network effects in a voluntary adoption paradigm
25 min

NI2CE network effects in a voluntary adoption paradigm

Server-side functionality for multilateral use
21 min

Server-side functionality for multilateral use

Feature asymmetry in interoperable messaging - a barrier for mitigating network effects?
24 min

Feature asymmetry in interoperable messaging - a barrier for mitigating network effects?