We are excited to announce our very own developer conference at Money2020! Taking place October 10th at the Aria Hotel in Las Vegas, the Ripple Developer Conference 2013 will feature executive presentations and the opportunity to network with the team.

We’re offering free Ripple Developer Conference tickets and 50,000 XRP on a limited, first-come, first-served basis. To secure a seat, please tweet @ripple why you’re excited to develop for Ripple or attend the event.

Attendees will hear from our CEO Chris Larsen, CTO Stefan Thomas, Engineer Bob Way and Chief Cryptographer David Schwartz. Check out the lineup:

8:30-9:30am – Registration

9:30-9:50am – Welcome and Introduction, Chris Larsen

CEO Chris Larsen provides an overview of Ripple and shares the latest news.

9:50-10:20am – Ripple Technical Overview, Evan Schwartz

Engineer Evan Schwartz will unpack Ripple from a technical perspective, and offer examples of what developers could build and have built on the Ripple Network.

10:20-11:10am – Integrating with Ripple for Merchants and Gateways, Bob Way, Denis Kiselev and Brian Keller-Heikkila

Integration Engineer Bob Way will explain how merchant and gateway integration works. Bob will interview Denis Kiselev, founder and CEO of SnapSwap, about his team’s experience building the first U.S. Ripple Gateway. Brian Keller-Heikkila, CTO of ZipZap, will join Bob and Denis on stage to share special news.

11:10-11:20am – Break

11:20am-12:10pm – Ripple Architecture and Advanced Uses, David Schwartz

Chief Cryptographer David Schwartz will discuss Ripple’s architecture, including a deep-dive on consensus, and interesting, advanced applications to consider.

12:10-12:30pm – Future Focus for Our Engineering Team, Stefan Thomas

CTO Stefan Thomas will offer a sneak peak of our roadmap.

12:30 onward – Networking

Money2020 came on the scene in 2012 and was a breakout hit for emerging payments and financial services conferences, and this year promises to be even bigger. Attendees of the Ripple Developer Conference will have the opportunity to attend Money2020 at a 20% discounted price using the code RIPPLE20, although they do not have to register for Money2020 to attend the Ripple Developer Conference. Additionally, everyone who is already registered for Money2020 may attend the Ripple Developer Conference at no additional cost.

We hope to see you there!

Post updated Oct 1, 2013 at 11:43am PT – Updated the schedule.

Post updated Sept 12, 2013 at 4:26pm PT – Updated the schedule.

Post updated Sept 11, 2013 at 10:01am PT – Added 2013 to title, Money2020 discount code. Clarified that Ripple Developer Conference attendees do not have to register for Money2020, and that Money2020 registrants can attend the Ripple Developer Conference at no additional cost.