I visited Porto once back in the ’90s when I was Interrailing (traveling by train on a relatively affordable ticket valid in most European countries) across Europe with some friends. But that was a while ago, so it was about time I returned.

The day before the conference, there was a speaker dinner at a local restaurant where we were served a variety of dishes from the local cuisine. It is always nice to meet new and old friends at dinners like this.

My talk Jakarta EE Meets AI was scheduled as one of the first talks after the opening keynote. It was very well attended and I had some interesting discussions afterwards.

Porto Tech Hub 2024 gathered over 1000 attendees at an awesome conference venue by the river. The exhibition hall was bustling with energy, especially in the coffee breaks between the sessions.