# Roy Derks — Hackteam speaking archive For inquiries: [hello@hackteam.io](mailto:hello@hackteam.io). Archive entries do not confirm availability. ## GraphQL Will Do To REST What JSON Did To XML React Native EU · 2018-09-05 - [video](https://youtube.com/watch?v=oYimRomwJYo) ## Using ReasonML in Your Next React Project React Amsterdam · 2018-10-25 - [video](https://youtube.com/watch?v=x1UO-_a8GL0) ## Boilerplates Are The New Copy-Paste dotJS · 2018-11-09 - [video](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ZGxoT37eees) ## GraphQL Will Do To REST What JSON Did To XML NDC London · 2019-01-28 - [video](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Pmm12LtcPWs) ## Testing GraphQL In Your JavaScript Application FOSDEM · 2019-02-03 - [video](https://youtube.com/watch?v=IJV1IwIejM0) ## Wrapping and Securing REST APIs with GraphQL Node.js Edinburgh · 2019-02-05 - [video](https://youtube.com/watch?v=9yB40QM9J8o) ## Using the React Context API With Hooks for Identity Management React Edinburgh · 2019-02-06 - [video](https://youtube.com/watch?v=rkPZYouVif0) - [event](https://www.meetup.com/react-edinburgh/) ## GraphQL Will Do To REST What JSON Did To XML App Dev Con · 2019-03-12 - [video](https://vimeo.com/338668789) - [recap](https://vimeo.com/330012680#t=1m5s) ## GraphQL Will Do To REST What JSON Did To XML CodeMotion · 2019-03-22 ## GraphQL Will Do To REST What JSON Did To XML FrontCon · 2019-04-04 - [video](https://youtube.com/watch?v=FsAxgju5QFM) ## Handling Large-Scale State-Management with Context and Hooks React Conf Armenia · 2019-05-25 - [video](https://youtube.com/watch?v=GxjDRjpoMJg) ## The Next Generation of APIs: GraphQL over REST mDevCamp · 2019-05-31 - [video](https://slideslive.com/38916551/the-next-generation-of-apis-graphql-over-rest) ## From REST to GraphQL: Wrapping Existing APIs JNation · 2019-06-04 - [video](https://youtube.com/watch?v=bNhmukWimoU) ## Modern React: Things You Didn't Know Where Possible WeAreDevelopers World Congress · 2019-06-06 ## Testing GraphQL: From Zero to Hundred Percent NDC Oslo · 2019-06-17 - [video](https://youtube.com/watch?v=qVyPAU1Y9nk) ## Create Type Safe Web Applications with ReasonML and GraphQL GraphQL Conf · 2019-06-20 - [video](https://youtube.com/watch?v=6MDZjVOy2zw) ## Building GraphQL APIs Without A Server GraphQL Day · 2019-09-06 ## From REST to GraphQL: Wrapping Existing APIs JSDayIE · 2019-09-20 - [video](https://youtube.com/watch?v=0r1GePbPOMM) ## Open-sourcing JavaScript at the City of Amsterdam All Things Open · 2019-10-13 - [slides](/slides/speaking/all-things-open-2019.pdf#view=FitH) ## Testing GraphQL in your JavaScript application: From zero To one hundred percent coverage International JavaScript (IJS) Conference · 2019-10-21 ## Web applications of the future with TypeScript and GraphQL International JavaScript (IJS) Conference · 2019-10-21 ## Life after Redux: State in React with Context & Hooks React Munich · 2019-10-23 - [video](https://youtube.com/watch?v=W0zeL8E1Dz0) - [event](https://www.meetup.com/reactmunich/) ## GraphQL Will Do To REST What JSON Did To XM CodeMotion · 2019-10-24 ## Web applications of the future with TypeScript and GraphQL ConfrontJS · 2019-12-07 - [video](https://youtube.com/watch?v=UPA2ypDYJt4) ## Using GraphQL Without A Backend React Edinburgh · 2019-12-20 - [video](https://youtube.com/watch?v=XSZoB8zmEEY) - [event](https://www.meetup.com/react-edinburgh/) ## Testing GraphQL GraphQL Hong Kong · 2020-03-21 - [video](https://youtube.com/watch?v=fb3PwCj0YYA) - [event](https://www.meetup.com/GraphQLHongKong/events/269158848/) ## Web applications of the future with TypeScript and GraphQL ReactEurope Virtual · 2020-04-08 - [video](https://youtube.com/watch?v=zmzZwZh77_w) ## Web applications of the future with TypeScript and GraphQL ReactADelphia Remote · 2020-05-27 - [video](https://youtube.com/watch?v=O7Pzjm_C2qM) ## Web applications of the future with TypeScript and GraphQL JNation Virtual · 2020-06-02 - [video](https://youtube.com/watch?v=x15pav5Jmts) ## GraphQL for Cities (and other public organizations) API Days Live · 2020-06-30 - [video](https://youtube.com/watch?v=SYDTkVi6B24) - [slides](/slides/speaking/apidays-interface-2020.pdf#view=FitH) ## Web applications of the future with TypeScript and GraphQL Frontcon · 2020-08-12 ## React Superpowers with TypeScript and GraphQL React Live Virtual · 2020-09-11 - [video](https://youtube.com/watch?v=x7Tip76pX7g) ## Let’s Talk GraphQL With Your Services GraphQL Galaxy · 2020-11-02 - [video](https://youtube.com/watch?v=DszRpn5dQq0) ## GraphQL for a better JavaScript Developer Experience (DX) Dev Con 2020 · 2020-11-10 ## React Superpowers with TypeScript and GraphQL JSWorld Conference · 2021-02-22 - [video](https://youtube.com/watch?v=9qpeHCJaeb8) ## Server-Side Authentication in GraphQL GraphQL Asia · 2021-02-24 ## From REST to GraphQL: Migration Plans That Actually Work API Con The Hague · 2021-04-12 ## Enriching Commerce Data In Headless Architectures Strapi Conf · 2021-04-22 - [video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sspThwfY5oc) ## How Your Bundle Size Affects The Climate Tweakers Developers Summit 2021 · 2021-06-02 - [event](https://tweakers.net/partners/devsummit/1444/royderks/) ## Getting Started With GraphQL DevBreak · 2021-09-08 ## Enriching Data In Headless GraphQL Architectures GraphQL Conf Virtual · 2021-09-29 - [video](https://youtube.com/watch?v=hNNB7eNL-qk) ## From REST to GraphQL: Migration Plans That Actually Work API Con Berlin · 2021-10-11 ## Killing BFFs with GraphQL and Next.js React Advanced · 2021-10-22 - [video](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Gjx5r9smEu4) ## How Your Bundle Size Affects The Climate WeAreDevs JS Congress 2021 · 2021-10-24 - [video](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/en/videos/308/how-your-bundle-size-affects-the-climate) ## Why GraphQL Is Perfect For Microservices VisugXL · 2021-10-27 ## Web applications of the future with TypeScript and GraphQL Developers.nl TechNight · 2021-11-24 - [video](https://youtube.com/watch?v=XMcAZhAfdNs) ## Web applications of the future with TypeScript and GraphQL React India · 2021-11-11 - [video](https://youtube.com/watch?v=fhfR8xDQrO0) ## Why GraphQL is Perfect For Microservices GraphQL Berlin · 2021-11-16 - [video](https://youtube.com/watch?v=DKvhI_pMpO8) - [event](https://www.meetup.com/de-de/graphql-berlin/) ## Why GraphQL is Perfect For Microservices apidays Live Paris · 2021-12-07 - [video](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Zk3FnxnJAMY) ## When (Not) To Create A GraphQL Server GraphQL Galaxy · 2021-12-09 - [video](https://youtube.com/watch?v=SIq8g9vMVHc) ## GraphQL As A Data Layer For Your UI TheJam.dev · 2022-01-26 - [video](https://youtube.com/watch?v=-VtXt1YCsQo) ## Why GraphQL is Perfect For Microservices CityJS London · 2022-03-25 - [video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTU2oQPRrcg) ## Kiling BFFs with GraphQL and Next.js React Conference Live · 2022-04-01 - [video](https://youtube.com/watch?v=qejgaQTGE2I) ## Why GraphQL is Perfect For Microservices GraphQL Wroclaw · 2022-04-04 - [video](https://youtube.com/watch?v=HywEHN2RNpI) - [event](https://www.meetup.com/graphql-wroclaw/) ## Why GraphQL Is Perfect For Node.js Microservices International JavaScript (IJS) Conference · 2022-04-25 - [video](https://youtube.com/watch?v=vQOS-834ZYs) ## Web Applications of the Future With TypeScript and GraphQL DevDays Europe 2022 · 2022-04-27 ## Getting Started With GraphQL DevDays Europe 2022 · 2022-05-03 ## Getting Started With GraphQL TeqNation · 2022-05-12 ## Why GraphQL Is Perfect For Node.js Microservices JSDay Canarias · 2022-05-05 - [video](https://youtube.com/watch?v=TkzKXvR-jj8) ## How Your Bundle Size Affects The Climate JSConf · 2022-06-02 - [video](https://youtube.com/watch?v=_LEzWJOrle0) ## Why GraphQL Is Perfect For Microservices JNation · 2022-06-07 - [video](https://youtube.com/watch?v=4Ok1C-qGLnw) ## GraphQL as Data Layer for Your Application Code on the Beach · 2022-07-25 - [video](https://youtube.com/watch?v=XEYYIQnfav8) ## Why GraphQL Is Perfect For Microservices DevConf · 2022-09-01 ## GraphQL For Frontend Developers React India · 2022-09-23 ## GraphQL Is No Excuse To Stop Writing Docs GraphQL Conf Virtual · 2022-09-29 - [video](https://youtube.com/watch?v=9d8TzRqcYl8) ## GraphQL For Frontend Developers React Alicante · 2022-09-29 ## Web Applications of the Future With TypeScript and GraphQL React Alicante · 2022-10-01 - [video](https://youtube.com/watch?v=sddohzxA5pk) ## GraphQL as Data Layer for Your Application ArmadaJS · 2022-10-06 ## GraphQL For A Better DX International JavaScript (IJS) Conference · 2022-10-25 ## Composing Data In Headless Architectures International JavaScript (IJS) Conference · 2022-10-25 ## Why GraphQL Is Perfect For Microservices Porto Tech Hub · 2022-10-27 ## GraphQL For Frontend Developers Connect.tech · 2022-11-07 ## Why GraphQL Is Perfect For Microservices Connect.tech · 2022-11-09 ## GraphQL Is No Excuse To Stop Writing Docs API The Docs Virtual · 2022-11-16 - [video](https://youtube.com/watch?v=p1SUaDdCF18) ## Web Applications of the Future With TypeScript and GraphQL Conf42 JavaScript · 2022-11-17 - [video](https://youtube.com/watch?v=437uNCsnG5c) ## GraphQL as Data Layer for Your Application Modern Frontends Live · 2022-11-17 ## GraphQL For Frontend Developers React Day Berlin · 2022-12-07 - [video](https://gitnation.com/contents/graphql-for-react-developers) ## GraphQL Explained Through Performance Testing ngIndia · 2023-02-25 - [video](https://youtube.com/watch?v=rkkvH0ndOHY) ## GraphQL Is Just HTTP ConfrontJS · 2023-03-24 - [video](https://youtube.com/watch?v=4sDJxsaQtmM) ## Web Applications of the Future With TypeScript and GraphQL CityJS · 2023-04-05 - [video](https://youtube.com/watch?v=s-h9Gtu3aNs) ## GraphQL For Frontend Developers App Dev Con · 2023-05-09 ## Doubling Down on GraphQL – With REST Software Design & Development (SDD) Conference · 2023-05-18 ## GraphQL As The Magic Glue For Your APIs Software Design & Development (SDD) Conference · 2023-05-18 ## GraphQL Explained Through Performance Testing JSDay Canarias · 2023-05-25 ## Doubling Down on GraphQL – With REST JNation · 2023-06-06 - [video](https://youtube.com/watch?v=hJVGYigjQWs) ## Build a GraphQL API In Minutes With API Connect and IBM StepZen Graph Server Think on Tour · 2023-06-14 ## GraphQL For Frontend Developers CityJS Singapore · 2023-07-26 ## GraphQL Is More Than a Type System CityJS Singapore · 2023-07-28 - [video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2AKid9ihQo) ## Beyond REST: What you need to know about creating and managing GraphQL and AsyncAPI API Days London · 2023-09-13 ## Go Beyond The Spec With Custom Directives GraphQL Conf · 2023-09-19 - [video](https://youtube.com/watch?v=0XiDFUp32gM) ## The State of GraphQL Clients in 2023 React Alicante · 2023-09-28 - [video](https://youtube.com/watch?v=dU3UURhRAbs) ## Build a GraphQL API In Minutes With API Connect and IBM StepZen Graph Server IBM Labs Come to You · 2023-10-03 ## GraphQL Explained Through Performance Testing Frontmania · 2023-10-12 - [video](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ZjSjDCKnTGs) ## GraphQL is just HTTP Fullstack Europe · 2023-10-18 ## GraphQL Explained Through Performance Testing Porto Tech Hub · 2023-10-27 - [video](https://youtube.com/watch?v=FCHXwYB9e7Y) ## Build a GraphQL API In Minutes With API Connect and IBM StepZen Graph Server API Days Paris · 2023-12-06 ## Building AI Applications For The Web React Day Berlin · 2023-12-18 - [video](https://gitnation.com/contents/building-ai-applications-for-the-web) ## GenAI For Web Developers ngIndia · 2024-02-24 - [video](https://youtube.com/watch?v=QyCKFAfFZ1Q) ## Why API Middleware Is Needed For Enterprise AI Integrations Put AI To Work · 2024-03-19 ## GenAI For Web Developers CityJS · 2024-04-03 - [video](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Z24tgJbUd3E) ## GraphQL In The Era of Server Components React Connection · 2024-04-22 - [video](https://youtube.com/watch?v=d0vugg96PME) ## GraphQL Is More Than a Type System DevSum · 2024-05-16 ## Why API Middleware Is Needed For Enterprise AI Integrations Put AI To Work · 2024-05-28 ## Going Beyond Prompt Engineering JNation · 2024-06-04 - [video](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Um8s2-iA3eI) ## Leveraging LLMs to Build Intuitive AI Applications JSNation · 2024-06-07 - [video](https://gitnation.com/contents/leveraging-llms-to-build-intuitive-ai-experiences-with-javascript) ## Leveraging LLMs to Build Intuitive AI Applications C3 Fest · 2024-06-14 ## Why AI Needs Middleware For Enterprise Adoption Ai4 · 2024-08-12 - [video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVUYZ-2W7yM) ## GraphQL In The Era of Server Components GraphQL Conf · 2024-09-10 - [video](https://youtube.com/watch?v=0IcZGcO9Vm0) ## Building AI Applications for the Web International JavaScript (IJS) Conference · 2024-10-07 ## Building AI applications Using JavaScript International JavaScript (IJS) Conference · 2024-10-07 ## LLMs For Web Developers Workshop IBM TechXchange · 2024-10-22 ## LLMs For Web Developers IBM TechXchange · 2024-10-23 ## Demystifying GraphQL: Explore the Truth Behind the Myths API World · 2024-11-06 ## Building AI Applications With IBM watsonx MLops World · 2024-11-07 ## GraphQL In The Era of Server Components Connect.tech · 2024-11-19 - [video](https://youtube.com/watch?v=XbZogYMLRo4) ## LLMs for Web Developers Connect.tech · 2024-11-20 - [video](https://youtube.com/watch?v=dXoUkLfJkXU) ## Tool Calling is not just plumbing for AI Agents AI Engineer Summit · 2025-02-22 - [video](https://youtube.com/watch?v=zuMw0pkPXpU) ## GraphQL: The Missing Link in your GenAI strategy TechCon 2025 · 2025-03-20 - [video](https://youtube.com/watch?v=-AqkQjq1iBM) ## Tool Calling is not just plumbing for AI Agents MITechCon · 2025-03-27 ## Effective API Strategies for MCP and Tool Calling APIDays NYC · 2025-05-15 ## 2025: The Year of Agents, Vibe Coding and MCP IJS San Diego · 2025-05-21 ## Tool Calling is Not Just Plumbing for AI Agents IJS San Diego · 2025-05-21 ## Building AI Agents Using JavaScript IJS San Diego · 2025-05-22 ## The AI Boom Leaders in Finance AI · 2025-06-05 - [event](https://www.leadersinfinance.nl/summary-leaders-in-finance-ai-event-2025/) ## Effectively use AI Agents to Maintain Your Docs AI The Docs · 2025-06-24 - [video](https://youtube.com/watch?v=KBaGF0_a6RE) ## Building Agents with MCP & Langflow MCP Agent Silsila · 2025-09-16 ## Tool Calling is Not Just Plumbing for AI Agents Artificial UnIntelligence Conference · 2025-09-16 - [video](https://www.unintelligence.ai/video-gallery-1/tool-calling-is-not-just-plumbing-for-ai-agents-hd) ## Ingesting Unstructured Data with Docling OpenRAG Summit · 2025-11-13 - [video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hw5P6xCoChw) ## Workshop: Learn to Unlock Document Intelligence with Open-Source AI SCaLE 23x · 2026-03-05 - [event](https://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale/23x/presentations/workshop-learn-unlock-document-intelligence-open-source-ai) ## When MCP Becomes a Product MCP Dev Summit North America · 2026 - [event](https://mcpdevsummitna26.sched.com/event/2IaYG/when-mcp-becomes-a-product-gautam-baghel-hashicorp-roy-derks-ibm) - [event](https://events.linuxfoundation.org/mcp-dev-summit-north-america/) - [video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjOWGzovw_U) ## Building the AI Stack of Tomorrow TechEx North America · 2026-05-18 - [event](https://techexevent.com/event-information/) ## Effective API Strategies for MCP and Tool Calling apidays New York · 2026 - [announcement](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/apidays-conferences_apidays-activity-7459686663225630720-cIfJ) - [event](https://www.apidays.global/archive/2026/new-york) - [announcement](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/gethackteam_back-in-nyc-to-talk-about-mcp-it-only-share-7459496102753542144-qypC/) ## Simplifying MCP Tool Sprawl With GraphQL GraphQLConf 2026 · 2026-05-19 - [event](https://graphql.org/conf/2026/schedule/f297e99f14761e6bb70006c8fe641692/?name=Simplifying%20MCP%20Tool%20Sprawl%20With%20GraphQL%20-%20Roy%20Derks,%20IBM) - [event](https://graphql.org/conf/2026/schedule/) - [video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKpDvWQBm1U) ## Beginner's Guide to Building a Recommendation System with Vector Search, IBM Granite, & watsonx.data IBM TechXchange 2026 · 2026-10-28 - [event](https://reg.tools.ibm.com/flow/ibm/techxchange26/sessioncatalog/page/sessioncatalog/session/1779116037952001azld) ## Simplify AI-Ready Tables (Tableflow + watsonx.data + Catalog) IBM TechXchange 2026 · 2026-10-27 - [event](https://reg.tools.ibm.com/flow/ibm/techxchange26/sessioncatalog/page/sessioncatalog/session/1779462002453001p1wR) ## Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) Accelerated Presto Lab IBM TechXchange 2026 · 2026-10-26 - [event](https://reg.tools.ibm.com/flow/ibm/techxchange26/sessioncatalog/page/sessioncatalog/session/1783717568748001ipj0) ## Intro to JavaScript ES6/7/8 WeWork Amsterdam · 2018-06-21 ## The Future of GraphQL Postman Galaxy · 2021 ## GraphQL Without a Database Frontend Love · 2020-02-19 - [event](https://2020.frontenddeveloperlove.com/program/) ## How Your Bundle Size Affects The Climate Before DevBreak by talent.io · 2021-03-31 ## GraphQL for a Better Developer Experience (DX) Reactive Online Meetups · 2020-12-01 ## GraphQL Without a Database Byteconf GraphQL 2020 · 2020-01-31 - [announcement](https://dev.to/bytesizedcode/graphql-without-a-database-bha) - [video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGwsn0kZfLY) ## GraphQL Microservices Lunch Workshop HeadFWD · 2022-07-01 ## Building AI Applications for the Web CityJS London · 2024-04-04 ## GraphQL & TypeScript Workshop CityJS London · 2023-03-29 ## GraphQL for React Developers GraphQL Galaxy · 2022-12-07 ## State-Management in React with Context and Hooks Ilionx DevDays · 2019-11-01 ## State-Management in React with Context and Hooks Saxum Meetup · 2019-05-16 ## GraphQL for Frontend Developers Untangling GraphQL · 2022-04-07 ## TypeScript Fundamentals JSWORLD Conference · 2022-04-01 ## Building AI Applications for the Web JNation · 2024-06-05 - [announcement](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/gethackteam_ai-genai-aiengineers-share-7204830549465579520-n5Gd/) ## From Web to Mobile Developer with React and React Native Developers.nl TechNight · 2018-10-31 - [video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ixO50OKaP4) ## Web Applications of the Future With TypeScript and GraphQL The Future of Frontend: GraphQL, Typescript and Nx · 2022-09-12 - [event](https://beta.guild.host/events/the-future-of-frontend-7qx32r) ## Agent Sandboxes Are the Missing Runtime for AI PLATFORMday San Francisco · 2026-11-06 - [event](https://platformday.com/2026-san-francisco-q4/)