# Foojay Podcast #31: Report of Devoxx 23 in Belgium > The first week of October, the 20th edition of Devoxx took place in Antwerp, Belgium. I got the opportunity to walk around with a microphone and talk to visitors and speakers! - URL: https://foojay.io/today/foojay-podcast-31/ - Published: 2023-10-16 - Authors: Frank Delporte - Categories: Conference, Java Core, JavaFX, JDK21, Machine Learning, Podcast, Videos The first week of October, the 20th edition of Devoxx took place in Antwerp, Belgium. Over 3000 Java developers, speakers, and enthusiasts gathered to share their knowledge and learn from each other. I got the opportunity to walk around with a microphone and talk to visitors and speakers. Not all of them, as there were just too many people and too many exciting sessions happening simultaneously. {{< youtube VJJmoiP7e-I >}} ## Podcast Apps You can listen and subscribe to the Foojay Podcast on: * [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/show/6CpTfgn9LirzJGAtc4ICdQ) * [Apple Podcasts](https://podcasts.apple.com/be/podcast/foojay-io-the-friends-of-openjdk/id1652281304) * And most others... ## Content 00:00 Introduction with the Father of Java 01:20 Stephan Janssen, founder of Devoxx 05:39 Celestino Bellone and Mike Seghers, members of the organization 06:12 What visitors want to learn and see 10:12 Why attending Devoxx 11:32 How is Java being used by the attendees 12:17 Anton Arhipov 13:19 Bruno Borges and Sean Phillips 18:10 Ivar Grimstad 20:51 Paul and Gail Anderson 23:16 Mario Fusco 24:39 Roni Dover 25:28 Nicolai Parlog 27:58 Renato Cavalcanti 29:17 Sami Ekblad 30:20 Mariama Diaby 30:58 AV room with Bart Vervaet 32:20 James Gosling 36:14 Outro ## Music * Barbershop John * Hermine Deurloo * Synapse by Shane Ivers -