Conference Schedule
Check out our full schedule for Rust Nation UK 2026. We have a wide range of talks and keynotes lined up.
Keyrock Platinum lightning talk
What if the way you code could change the planet?
Every line of code you write runs somewhere. Often in a large data centre quietly consuming power on our behalf. As the digital world expands so does its energy footprint. Whilst data centres are working hard to minimise their impact, the way we build software can make a difference. Rust offers us a way to write code that is fast, efficient and safe; and greener by design.
In this keynote, we will explore an example where performance, sustainability and collaboration come together in microBioRust, an open-source toolkit for microbial genomics built in Rust. This is where coding meets the code of life.
This is also a story about code that respects both performance and planet, and how the language and community are shaping a smarter, more sustainable future for us all.
Building an OSS Remote Pair Programming App in Rust
Hopp is a multi-user remote control and screen sharing app designed for fast, natural collaboration. This talk walks through how the system works end ...
Show moreFrom Tiny Chips to Server Racks: Deploying AI Everywhere with Rust
Turns out, that when your job is "figure out the best way to deploy AI models on whatever our clients use" you end up testing basically every infer...
Show moreScaling Large Organizations: Empowering Independent Teams with Crux Micro‑Frontends
Proton is a suite of privacy-focused, end-to-end encrypted, productivity applications. Proton loves Rust and is currently building next-generation ...
Show moreFrom fRusTrait-ion to Async Mastery: Become a Rust Trait Hero in One Hour
Ever felt the fRust-ration of Rust traits?Fledgio's Lawrence Freeman is back with a high-energy talk and hands-on tutorial designed to smash...
Show moreRust for Foundation Software
Rust in 2026 is poised to be a natural fit for foundational software. If we take a step back, many safety-critical systems are entirely foundational:...
Show moreLet's write an async runtime
Have you ever wondered what exactly the async/await syntax in Rust really does behind the scenes, or what this whole async runtime business is all ...
Show moreuse<'lifetimes> for<'what>
As Rust has become more ergonomic, lifetimes have become more nuanced.By thinking of lifetimes as sets of loans, rather than using the tradi...
Show morePyO3 102 - Building a Python library with PyO3
Part 1 - Introduction and Getting StartedWhat's the difference between Rust and PythonWhy using PyO3...
Show moreIf it can compute, it can run Ratatui.
Ratatui has become the foundation of a growing ecosystem of creative terminal tools, proving that the terminal can be a canvas for anything. But it...
Show moreDemystifying LLVM: Writing Your First Compiler - The Good, The Bad, The Ugly
Ever wondered how programming languages work? I decided to build my own toy compiler using LLVM and Rust. This talk shows you what it's actually li...
Show moreRust & Rig: Building for Stability in a Rapidly Changing AI Landscape
This talk will be talking about Rig, the currently leading agentic AI framework in Rust. We'll be discussing a library that lives at the cutting ed...
Show moreHands-On with Advanced Rust Types
This hands-on tutorial is aimed at experienced Rust developers who want to push the limits of the type system. Participants will bring their laptops, ...
Show moreRust is NOT hard to learn!
Many people think Rust is hard to learn, but that's not entirely true! The real challenge isn't the language itself, but getting used to new ideas lik...
Show moreExtending Rust’s notions of sizedness
This talk is based on work being completed upstream by myself, co-lead of the compiler team and lead of Arm’s Rust team. It is based on this RFC - htt...
Show morerk8s: A Lightweight Rust-based Alternative to Kubernetes
Kubernetes powers modern infrastructure but sometimes feels heavy and complex. Rk8s, implemented entirely in Rust, offers a fresh take on container...
Show moreSolana as a Global Distributed VM for Rust Programs
Solana is often described as a blockchain — but it's more useful to think of it as a global, distributed virtual machine with a shared state and a ...
Show moreRust Adoption At Scale with Ubuntu
