Java by the harbour.
Auckland
Sunday, November 2, 2025
The Parnell Hotel & Conference Centre · New Zealand
This event has concluded.
Moments from Auckland
A look back at ChurConf Auckland 2025.
A message from the organisers
Hear directly from the team behind ChurConf Auckland.
Our speakers
The voices behind ChurConf Auckland.
Rob Bygrave
Creator of Avaje & Ebean ORM
The Auckland JVM Group
Phillip Kruger
Quarkus Core contributor
Red Hat
Ivar Grimstad
Jakarta EE Developer Advocate
Eclipse Foundation
Tom Hombergs
Principal Developer
Atlassian
Paul King
VP Apache Groovy
Apache Groovy
Mihaela Gheorghe-Roman
Software architect
Systematic
Baruch Sadogursky
Head of DevRel
TuxCare
Michael Barker
Software consultant
Independent
Recordings & schedule
The full conference was streamed in one go — watch it all below.
Registration
Opening
Never Trust a Monkey: The Chasm, the Craft, and the Chain of AI-Assisted Code
The Past, Present, and Future of Enterprise Java
AOT - Ahead of Time
Coffee Break
AI with (and in) Quarkus – Building and Using Intelligent Java Applications
Lunch Break
Unlocking Java's Code Maze
A little bit of AI fun with Groovy
Coffee Break
Selling Maintainability
Crazy Fast and Bullet Proof Applications
The venue
Where it all happened.
The Parnell Hotel & Conference Centre
10-20 Gladstone Road, Parnell, Auckland 1052
Auckland, New Zealand
Getting there
Located in Parnell, a short drive from the CBD with easy motorway access. Bus routes run along Parnell Road. Auckland Airport is about 20 km away.
Accommodation
The venue itself offers 101 rooms and apartments on-site. Newmarket shopping district and additional hotels are a short walk away.
Parking
Free on-site parking available for conference guests, subject to availability. The venue sits on a 3.5-acre property.
Wifi & facilities
Free high-speed wifi throughout the venue. On-site restaurant, bar, and coffee shop. 8 conference rooms accommodating up to 300 delegates.
Our sponsors
Auckland 2025 was made possible by these partners.
Platinum
Community supporters
Auckland 2025 was backed by these communities.
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