Hidde’s upcoming schedule

Hidde de Vries is presenting at these upcoming events.

Freiburg, Germany

Smashing Conference

Five essential ingredients for a web that serves us all

The web is for everyone. That was the promise in 1994, and it held up for long. For years, we’ve been using the web to make money, do admin, watch cat gifs, and share what we want with the whole world. Fast forward to 2026: issues of speed, access, dullness are emerging on the platform. Does the web still serve us all?

In this talk, you’ll learn more about what we could improve, with practical tips on building the web to make it more sustainable, ethical, accessible, fun, and, last but not least, ours.

07 September 2026

Freiburg, Germany

Smashing Conference

Let’s dive into Modern CSS

07 September 2026

Hilversum, Netherlands

NL Standardisation Forum

Human rights & standards

21 September 2026

Inclusive Design 24

How we want to make WCAG 3 better

24 September 2026

Bristol, UK

Web Dev Conference

Creativity cannot be computed

09 October 2026

Brighton, UK

ffconf

The future of the web is green

The tech sector has an elephant in the room: the energy use of digital services can be enormous. In 2024, the World Bank estimated the internet to account for 1-4% of global greenhouse emissions, similar to aviation. The good news is: there are documented and measurable opportunities to improve. From code to infrastructure. As web developers, we can make the web greener at work.

In this talk, we’ll look at best practices from the W3C’s new Web Sustainability Guidelines and beyond, focusing on lessons you can apply today.

13 November 2026

London, UK

Techshare Pro

Better accessibility through better reporting

Everyone can say their digital product is accessible, but the proof of the pudding is in the eating: thorough testing is key. Globally, there is quite some variety in testing procedures. WCAG-EM is one of them, and this year, it’s received its first update in over 10 years, bringing it up to date with emerging technologies. In this talk, you’ll hear why testing structurally can help monitoring efforts of large organisations and governments alike, and find out what’s new in WCAG-EM 2, from one of its editors.

18 November 2026