Benjamin Dunphy
Co-founder of the AI Engineer conferences; earlier founded Reactathon.
Founded
- Benjamin Dunphy is a conference organizer and co-founder of AI Engineer, which he launched with swyx.
- Before AI Engineer he founded the Reactathon conference.
- He also built Jamstack Conf for Netlify.
Why it matters. For people who attend or sponsor AI Engineer events; he runs the business and creative side of the conferences while swyx leads as CEO.
- Current role
- Co-founder, VP of Sales and Creative Director, AI Engineer1
- Responsible for
- Global sponsorship strategy, creative vision and partner relations1
- Organizing since
- 2014 (frontend meetups in San Francisco and New York)2
- Founded
- Reactathon (seven conferences) and EventLoop, an events-production company2
- Earlier work
- Principal at Real World React; built Jamstack Conf for Netlify, including its first four in-person events2
- Other
- Hosted a frontend-engineering track at QCon San Francisco in 20222
Interviews
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5 years ago
How to Run a Conference with Benjamin Dunphy (Syntax #302) (opens syntax.fm)
On starting and growing Reactathon: audience, speaker recruitment and events after Covid.
Links
Sources
- About - AI Engineer (opens ai.engineer) read 30 Sep 2026
- Benjamin Dunphy - AI Engineer speaker page (opens ai.engineer) read 30 Sep 2026
- Syntax #302: How to Run a Conference with Benjamin Dunphy (opens syntax.fm) read 30 Sep 2026
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