AWS Community Day CEE is back (Sept 17, Budapest)
For anyone based in/near Central & Eastern Europe (or looking for an excuse to visit Budapest in September), AWS Community Day CEE is returning for its second edition in September.
See useful links as a comments.
It’s 100% community-organized by regional AWS User Groups rather than AWS corporate. Last year had ~300 attendees, and this year is stepping up the scale.
Quick Details
- Date: September 17, 2026
- Location: Kristály Színtér, Margaret Island (Margitsziget), Budapest
- Format: 3 parallel tracks, 20+ speakers from 10+ countries, and 4+ hours of hands-on workshops
- Tickets: €25 / €45 / €100 tiers on Eventbrite (link in comments)
Exciting lineup
- Opening Keynote: Liam Greenamyre (Principal PM at AWS, Agent Toolkit & AWS MCP servers), who will be covering where AI assisted software development actually stands as of September 2026.
- Closing Keynote: Meridith Grundei (creator of Amazon New Voices, 3 years coaching re:Invent speakers) focusing on tech communication—a solid palate cleanser after a technical deep-dive day.
Last year's speakers included Massimo Re Ferrè (Kiro) and María Encinar (who runs the global AWS User Groups program), so the bar for "people you'd otherwise have to fly to Vegas to see" is already established.
Bonus Context
The day after (Sept 18), Budapest is hosting the first EMEA User Groups Summit, so expect a solid turnout of EMEA/CEE cloud community leads and builders floating around for both days.
(I am not affiliated with the organizing team—just a local engineer excited to see solid re:Invent-caliber speakers coming to CEE without the 12-hour flight to Vegas).