Zcon 7, Zcash Foundation’s annual conference focused on Zcash and privacy-preserving technologies, will be an in-person gathering taking place October 27–29, 2026 in Cancún, Mexico.
The event brings together developers, researchers, policy thinkers, builders, and community members from around the world to collaborate, learn, and shape the future of financial privacy.
The theme for Zcon7 is ¡Vamos!—Spanish for “Let’s go!” More than a slogan, ¡Vamos! is a call to action for momentum, urgency, and collective progress across the Zcash ecosystem. It represents a shift toward removing friction, accelerating development, strengthening coordination, and turning ambitious ideas into real-world impact—together and at full speed.
Venue confidentiality: For the safety of speakers and attendees, we are not publicly disclosing the resort name or precise location. We ask that community members exercise discretion when sharing these details. Accepted attendees will receive all relevant information directly.
This year’s conference will be fully in-person, with no livestream component. Hosting the event in person allows for more interactive sessions, deeper real-time discussions, and stronger opportunities for hands-on collaboration, and we encourage our community podcasters to share highlights with the greater community throughout the event.
Speakers include:
- 1337bytes, Software Engineer
- Adrian Brink, Co-Founder, Anoma
- Alex Bornstein, Executive Director, Zcash Foundation
- Alexis Roussel, COO, NYM.com
- Alfredo, Core Contributor, Zcash Foundation
- Andrew Arnott, Principal Architect, Microsoft
- Andrew Miller, Board Member, Zcash Foundation
- Anna Kaplan, Senior Cryptography Analyst, Least Authority
- Antoine, Security and Privacy Researcher, QEDIT
- Arya, Zcash Foundation
- Daira-Emma, Head of Research and Assurance, ZODL
- Dan Sequeira, Business Development, ZODL
- DC, Technical Advisor, Zcash Foundation
- Evan Greer, Director, Fight for the Future
- Frank Braun, Cypherpunk, zSTASH
- Gustavo, Zcash Foundation
- Jason McGee, Founder and Executive Director, Shielded Labs
- Jeremiah, Independent Analyst, zecstats.com
- Kris Nuttycombe, Core Protocol and Wallet Backend Developer, ZODL
- Mai Sutton, Senior Organizer, DWeb
- Marek, Engineer, Zcash Foundation
- Michae2xl, Zcash Brazil
- Mylo Bennett, Technologist and Grassroots Organizer
- Neal Jayu, Support & Community Manager, ZODL
- Pacu, Developer Relations and Integrations Engineer, ZODL
- Paul Brigner, Chief Policy & Regulatory Officer, ZODL
- Pili Guerra, Head of Engineering, Zcash Foundation
- Ryan Taylor, Organizer, Zk Av Club
- Sam H. Smith, Systems Engineer, Shielded Labs
- Scott Onder, Chief Investment & Innovation Officer, Mercy Corps
- Shielded Mark, Engineering Manager, Shielded Labs
- Shielded Nate, Zcash Developer, Shielded Labs
- Sudo, Project Lead and Chairman, Sovright
- Todd Sharpe, VP of Engineering, Foundry Digital
- Violet Rollergirl, Independent Consultant
- Za, Zingo Labs
- Zooko, Founder, Zcash
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