# Events for Shopify app vendors

Source: watchfor.tools, an independent directory for people who build Shopify apps. No paid placement, no affiliate links. Not affiliated with Shopify.
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Past events stay listed, so this is also a record of what the ecosystem has held. A date the organizer has not confirmed says so.

## Coming up

### Retail Tech Summit 2026

Page: https://watchfor.tools/events/retail-tech-summit
Status: Upcoming
When: 4 Nov 2026
Where: Cavendish Conference Centre, 22 Duchess Mews, London, UK
Summary: a one-day london summit on retail technology for uk retailers, run by a retail trade publication
For an app vendor: Not built for app vendors. Worth it only to meet the people who are there
Watch for: Free for retailers and brands only. The organizer voids registrations from anyone else, so a vendor gets in as a paying partner through its partnerships team. The speakers are UK high-street retailers, not ecommerce software people. Registering means agreeing that sponsors may contact you after the event.

### NXT:Commerce Summit 2026

Page: https://watchfor.tools/events/nxt-commerce-summit
Status: Upcoming
When: 5 Nov 2026
Where: Felix Meritis, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Summary: an amsterdam summit for fashion, lifestyle and beauty brands, run by a shopify agency
For an app vendor: A Shopify merchant event with app vendors in the room
Watch for: Run by Ask Phill, a Shopify agency in Amsterdam, for the kind of brands it builds stores for. The site shows no ticket price, no speaker names and no sponsor names. It says 2,600+ people have attended over seven years, which is a few hundred per edition.

### Web Summit 2026

Page: https://watchfor.tools/events/web-summit
Status: Upcoming
When: 9 to 12 Nov 2026
Where: Lisbon, Portugal
Summary: General tech conference in Lisbon, for startups, investors and media
For an app vendor: Not built for app vendors. Worth it only to meet the people who are there
Watch for: Nothing on the program is about Shopify or ecommerce apps specifically. At this size, you will not meet your buyers by chance. Go for investors or press, not merchants.

### Ongefilterd: De feed die je webshop opvreet

Page: https://watchfor.tools/events/ongefilterd
Status: Upcoming
When: 19 Nov 2026
Where: Heineken Experience, Stadhouderskade 78, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Summary: a free one-day dutch event for brands and retailers on social commerce and ai shopping agents, run by an agency
For an app vendor: Not built for app vendors. Worth it only to meet the people who are there
Watch for: Run by De Nieuwe Zaak, a Dutch agency that builds on BigCommerce, Shopify Plus and Intershop. The main sponsor is Commerce, the company behind BigCommerce, and one talk is theirs. It is for brands and retailers. The organizer says it may cancel sign-ups from outside that group, so an app vendor may be turned away. Entry is free, but a no-show costs €50. Signing up means agreeing to marketing email from both companies. The page is in Dutch.

### The Holiday A-List

Page: https://watchfor.tools/events/holiday-a-list
Status: Upcoming
When: 8 Dec 2026
Where: Zero Bond, 0 Bond St, New York, USA
Summary: a small new york holiday gala for brand and ecommerce leaders, with audience-voted awards, run by a shopify app
For an app vendor: A Shopify merchant event with app vendors in the room
Watch for: Run by Shoplift, which sells an A/B testing app for Shopify. The room is 50 to 60 guests, and every request needs the host's approval. An app vendor gets in mainly as a sponsor, one per category, with two guest places. The 15 awards are for brands and people, voted by the audience, and none is for an app. This is the first edition, and the date has already moved once, from 11 to 8 December.

### WORLDEF Prime Antalya 2026

Page: https://watchfor.tools/events/worldef-antalya
Status: Upcoming
When: 8 to 10 Dec 2026
Where: Kremlin Palace, Antalya, Türkiye
Summary: a resort-hosted ecommerce summit built around pre-matched meetings
For an app vendor: Not built for app vendors. Worth it only to meet the people who are there
Watch for: The Summit Pass is $540, or $740 with a stay. Partnership packages cost from $5,990 to $51,990, so vendors pay a lot for the meetings. Ecommerce in general, not Shopify.

### WORLDEF Dubai 2027

Page: https://watchfor.tools/events/worldef-dubai
Status: Upcoming
When: 26 to 28 Jan 2027
Where: Dubai CommerCity, Dubai, UAE
Summary: a middle east ecommerce expo with a free general pass
For an app vendor: Not built for app vendors. Worth it only to meet the people who are there
Watch for: General entry is free, with Executive passes from $199 and VIP from $999. Marketplace-led, with Amazon, Alibaba and noon among the partners, so Shopify's share of the attendees is small.

### Shoptalk Luxe 2027

Page: https://watchfor.tools/events/shoptalk-luxe
Status: Upcoming
When: 2 to 4 Feb 2027
Where: Emirates Palace Mandarin Oriental, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Summary: shoptalk's luxury retail edition in abu dhabi
For an app vendor: Not built for app vendors. Worth it only to meet the people who are there
Watch for: Built for luxury brands. Vendors pay to attend, at a price that is not published. Only relevant if luxury merchants are who you sell to.

### eCommerce Berlin Expo 2027

Page: https://watchfor.tools/events/ecommerce-berlin-expo
Status: Upcoming
When: 17 to 18 Feb 2027
Where: Messe Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Summary: a large berlin ecommerce trade show, mostly brands and their suppliers
For an app vendor: Not built for app vendors. Worth it only to meet the people who are there
Watch for: The site does not say which company runs it, and ticket prices are not shown. A general ecommerce show where Shopify is one platform among many.

### The Acquiror Conference

Page: https://watchfor.tools/events/acquiror-conference
Status: Not confirmed
When: Date not confirmed. Last held 9 March 2026, so placed around 9 March 2027 until the organizer announces the next one.
Where: 1 Liberty Street, New York, USA
Summary: a small new york gathering of people who buy ecommerce brands
For an app vendor: Not built for app vendors. Worth it only to meet the people who are there
Watch for: Run by a sell-side M&A advisory firm. The event is where its deal flow comes from. About buying merchants, not apps. Useful only if you are thinking about who would buy you.

### Shoptalk Spring 2027

Page: https://watchfor.tools/events/shoptalk-us
Status: Upcoming
When: 22 to 24 Mar 2027
Where: Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, USA
Summary: the large us retail conference, where brands attend and vendors pay to meet them
For an app vendor: Not built for app vendors. Worth it only to meet the people who are there
Watch for: Qualifying retailers and brands can attend free, and technology providers pay. That is the business model: as an app vendor, you are the one paying for access. Not about Shopify apps. Worth it only if enterprise brands are your buyer.

### Webwinkel Vakdagen 2027

Page: https://watchfor.tools/events/webwinkel-vakdagen
Status: Upcoming
When: 7 to 8 Apr 2027
Where: Jaarbeurs Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
Summary: the largest dutch ecommerce trade fair, free to visit, with 290+ exhibitors
For an app vendor: Not built for app vendors. Worth it only to meet the people who are there
Watch for: Free for visitors because the exhibitors pay for stands. Most conversations on the floor are sales pitches. Shopify itself had a stand in 2026, but the visitors run webshops on every platform. Tickets for 2027 are not open yet.

### Accelerate 27

Page: https://watchfor.tools/events/accelerate
Status: Upcoming
When: 19 to 21 Apr 2027
Where: Salt Lake City, USA
Summary: a marketplace-selling summit run by pattern, mostly about amazon
For an app vendor: Not built for app vendors. Worth it only to meet the people who are there
Watch for: Run by Pattern, which sells marketplace management to the brands attending, so the program is partly its sales pitch. Marketplaces rather than Shopify.

### The Wide Event

Page: https://watchfor.tools/events/the-wide-event
Status: Not confirmed
When: Date not confirmed. Last held 18 May 2026, so placed around 18 May 2027 until the organizer announces the next one.
Where: Paris, France
Summary: a paris meetup for people who build shopify apps or sell on shopify, run by an app vendor
For an app vendor: Built for people who build on Shopify
Watch for: Run by Mat De Sousa, whose company makes WideBundle, a bundle app, and AppstorePulse, an App Store tracker listed here. So a bundle app or a rank tracker vendor who attends is at a competitor's event. It is announced through Eventbrite and his personal X account, so the next date is usually announced late. Held in May in 2024, 2025 and 2026, at a different venue each year.

### Shoptalk Europe 2027

Page: https://watchfor.tools/events/shoptalk-europe
Status: Upcoming
When: 1 to 3 Jun 2027
Where: Fira Gran Via, Barcelona, Spain
Summary: shoptalk's european edition, for senior retail and brand executives
For an app vendor: Not built for app vendors. Worth it only to meet the people who are there
Watch for: Same model as the US edition: free for qualifying retailers, paid for vendors, and the vendor price is not published. The audience is enterprise retail, not the Shopify app ecosystem.

### E-commerce Live! 2027

Page: https://watchfor.tools/events/ecommerce-live
Status: Upcoming
When: 10 Jun 2027
Where: WTC Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Summary: a one-day dutch ecommerce conference in rotterdam, run by emerce
For an app vendor: Not built for app vendors. Worth it only to meet the people who are there
Watch for: Tickets are €195 to €295 before 21% VAT, and the price goes up as the date gets closer. The site and most session titles are in Dutch. Speakers come from Dutch retail and travel brands, and Shopify is not mentioned anywhere on the site.

### WORLDEF Istanbul 2027

Page: https://watchfor.tools/events/worldef-istanbul
Status: Upcoming
When: 17 to 19 Jun 2027
Where: WOW Istanbul, Istanbul, Türkiye
Summary: worldef's flagship istanbul expo for sellers, marketplaces and their suppliers
For an app vendor: Not built for app vendors. Worth it only to meet the people who are there
Watch for: The business is selling exhibitor and sponsor places. The 30,000 figure is the organizer's. It focuses on sellers and marketplaces, not Shopify, so most attendees do not run a Shopify store.

### DotDev

Page: https://watchfor.tools/events/dotdev
Status: Not confirmed
When: Date not confirmed. Last held 21 July 2026, so placed around 21 July 2027 until the organizer announces the next one.
Where: 105 Princes' Blvd, Toronto, Canada
Summary: shopify's own developer conference, attended by the platform's engineering teams
For an app vendor: Built for people who build on Shopify
Watch for: Tickets were $499, and the 2026 edition sold out with a waitlist. So the hard part is getting a ticket, not the price. No date for the next one yet. The site only offers a sign-up for news about it.

### Merchant Inspiration Talks

Page: https://watchfor.tools/events/merchant-inspiration-talks
Status: Not confirmed
When: Date not confirmed. Last held 17 September 2026, so placed around 17 September 2027 until the organizer announces the next one.
Where: Festsaal Kreuzberg, Berlin, Germany
Summary: a german-language conference for shopify merchants in the dach region
For an app vendor: A Shopify merchant event with app vendors in the room
Watch for: Mainly a merchant conference. Agencies and vendors take part as paying partners, so an app vendor is there to meet buyers, not peers. The program is in German. There is a 2027 save-the-date sign-up but no date.

### ShopX

Page: https://watchfor.tools/events/shopx
Status: Not confirmed
When: Date not confirmed. Last held 17 September 2026, so placed around 17 September 2027 until the organizer announces the next one.
Where: New World Saigon Hotel, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Summary: an apac shopify summit in ho chi minh city, mostly merchants, with apps and agencies named in the audience
For an app vendor: A Shopify merchant event with app vendors in the room
Watch for: Organized by GemCommerce, the company behind the GemPages page builder. GemCommerce also sponsored the $149 delegate pass, which made the pass free. An app vendor in page building is a guest at a competitor's event.

### DMEXCO 2027

Page: https://watchfor.tools/events/dmexco
Status: Upcoming
When: 22 to 23 Sep 2027
Where: Koelnmesse, Cologne, Germany
Summary: europe's large digital marketing trade fair
For an app vendor: Not built for app vendors. Worth it only to meet the people who are there
Watch for: A marketing and media show rather than a commerce one. Relevant to an app vendor only through the agencies that attend.

### eCommerce Expo 2027

Page: https://watchfor.tools/events/ecommerce-expo-london
Status: Upcoming
When: 22 to 23 Sep 2027
Where: ExCeL London, London, UK
Summary: a free-to-visit london ecommerce trade show
For an app vendor: Not built for app vendors. Worth it only to meet the people who are there
Watch for: Free for visitors because exhibitors pay. Expect to hear as many sales pitches as you give. General ecommerce, not Shopify apps.

### EcomExpo 2027

Page: https://watchfor.tools/events/ecomexpo-vilnius
Status: Upcoming
When: 30 Sep 2027
Where: Samsung Conference Center, Tech Zity, Vilnius, Lithuania
Summary: a one-day baltic ecommerce conference in vilnius
For an app vendor: Not built for app vendors. Worth it only to meet the people who are there
Watch for: Early bird is €150 plus VAT, and the 2026 price reached €300. A regional merchant audience, few of them on Shopify.

### Shop Quest

Page: https://watchfor.tools/events/shop-quest
Status: Not confirmed
When: Date not confirmed. Last held 3 October 2026, so placed around 3 October 2027 until the organizer announces the next one.
Where: JW Marriott Bengaluru, Bengaluru, India
Summary: india's shopify builder event, for developers, agencies and app founders
For an app vendor: Built for people who build on Shopify
Watch for: Run by FoxSell, which sells a Shopify bundle app. A bundle app vendor who attends is attending a competitor's event. The 2026 edition sold out, and no ticket price was shown.

## Dates not announced

### Dotdigital Summit

Page: https://watchfor.tools/events/dotdigital-summit
When: Dates not announced.
Where: London, UK
Summary: an email and sms platform's customer conference
For an app vendor: Not built for app vendors. Worth it only to meet the people who are there
Watch for: A vendor's own customer event. The roadshow page is gone and the summit page redirects to the homepage.

### eCom Collab Club

Page: https://watchfor.tools/events/ecom-collab-club
When: Dates not announced. Last held 9 September 2026.
Where: London, UK
Summary: a recurring uk morning meetup of panels and speed networking for ecommerce people
For an app vendor: Not built for app vendors. Worth it only to meet the people who are there
Watch for: Dates are published only as Eventbrite listings, not on its own site, and the site does not say who runs it. It meets several times a year, so there is no annual date to expect.

### Successify

Page: https://watchfor.tools/events/successify
When: Dates not announced. Last held 15 October 2026.
Where: Manchester, UK
Summary: a free afternoon shopify meetup in manchester for merchants, agencies and technology partners
For an app vendor: A Shopify merchant event with app vendors in the room
Watch for: Run by Pixel Kicks, a Shopify agency in Manchester and part of the PushON Commerce Group. Most of the room is the merchants an agency wants as clients. It started in 2025 and meets a few times a year, so there is no annual date to expect. The page names no date after 15 October 2026.

## Past

### DTC Dines Vancouver

Page: https://watchfor.tools/events/dtc-dines-vancouver
Status: Past
When: 29 Oct 2026
Where: Vancouver, Canada
Summary: an application-only dinner for ecommerce brand operators in vancouver
For an app vendor: Not built for app vendors. Worth it only to meet the people who are there
Watch for: Sponsored by Klaviyo and Dataships, and the venue is disclosed only after your application is approved. Built for brand operators, so an app vendor would be applying to join a group of prospects.

### Shopify Freelancers Meetup by Nexfal

Page: https://watchfor.tools/events/nexfal-freelancers-meetup
Status: Past
When: 25 Oct 2026
Where: Surat, India
Summary: a free two-hour morning meetup for shopify freelance developers in surat, run by an app vendor
For an app vendor: Not built for app vendors. Worth it only to meet the people who are there
Watch for: Run by Nexfal, which sells the Shopify apps Rivyo, Wishlist Club and Editly. Its partner program pays developers and agencies up to 20% commission for referrals. So the people in the room are the people Nexfal wants to sign up. Seats need the host's approval, and the address is shown only after you register.

### E-commerce Warsaw Expo 2026

Page: https://watchfor.tools/events/ecommerce-warsaw-expo
Status: Past
When: 23 Oct 2026
Where: EXPO XXI, Prądzyńskiego 12/14, Warsaw, Poland
Summary: a one-day ecommerce trade fair in warsaw for polish online stores, with about 100 exhibitors
For an app vendor: Not built for app vendors. Worth it only to meet the people who are there
Watch for: A general trade fair for the Polish market. Most exhibitors sell marketplaces, logistics and payments, and few are Shopify apps. Klaviyo and the agency wecanfly are among them. A standard ticket is 196 zł plus VAT. It drops to 49 zł if you pick an exhibitor as patron, and that exhibitor then gets your contact details. The 3,000 visitors figure is the organizer's own.

### Shopify Meetup Dublin 2026

Page: https://watchfor.tools/events/shopify-meetup-dublin
Status: Past
When: 22 Oct 2026
Where: Liberties Suite, Aloft Dublin City, Dublin, Ireland
Summary: an evening shopify meetup in dublin for merchants, agencies and app vendors, run by an agency
For an app vendor: A Shopify merchant event with app vendors in the room
Watch for: Run by Vevol Media, a Shopify Plus agency that also builds apps and sells a theme. Growave gives the keynote as its premier partner. eDesk, ServeApps and Omniconvert give the lightning talks. One panelist runs a brand listed in Vevol Media's own portfolio. Tickets are 20 to 77 euros with no refunds.

### Flight Club: E-commerce Retention Meetup

Page: https://watchfor.tools/events/wecanfly-flight-club
Status: Past
When: 22 Oct 2026
Where: Mysia 3, Warsaw, Poland
Summary: an afternoon meetup in warsaw on ecommerce retention, for merchants, run by a shopify plus agency
For an app vendor: A Shopify merchant event with app vendors in the room
Watch for: Run by wecanfly, a Shopify Plus agency, for its merchant community. The four talks are given by vendors: Shopify with wecanfly, Love Loyalty, Juo and Base.com, with Klaviyo on the panel. A loyalty or subscription app vendor would watch a competitor on stage. Vendor seats are capped at about 10, cost 1,399 zł and were sold out on 19 October 2026. Merchant seats are 99 zł.

### Shopify Partner Meetup Warsaw

Page: https://watchfor.tools/events/shopify-partner-meetup-warsaw
Status: Past
When: 21 Oct 2026
Where: Google Campus, Plac Konesera 10, Warsaw, Poland
Summary: an afternoon meetup in warsaw for shopify partners, run by shopify
For an app vendor: Built for people who build on Shopify
Watch for: Sign-up is a waitlist, so a place is not confirmed. The one partner talk is Synerise, on its own Shopify integration. The page gives no price and no size. Its page description still says Montréal, so the page was copied from another city's meetup.

### The DTC Aperitivo

Page: https://watchfor.tools/events/dtc-aperitivo
Status: Past
When: 23 Sep 2026
Where: The Cocktail Club Canary Wharf, 9 Cabot Square, London, UK
Summary: a free evening drinks event in london during ecommerce expo, hosted by app and service vendors
For an app vendor: A Shopify merchant event with app vendors in the room
Watch for: Run by the vendors who sell to the people in the room: Zipchat and ABsolutely host it, with Omnisend, Thrivelia, hypefill and FForder as co-hosts. It names Shopify app teams in its audience. There are no talks, so the value is who turns up. The site gives no earlier edition and does not say it will run again.

### A New Era '26

Page: https://watchfor.tools/events/a-new-era
Status: Past
When: 17 Sep 2026
Where: London, UK
Summary: a free invite-led evening for brand founders, hosted by a shopify agency
For an app vendor: Not built for app vendors. Worth it only to meet the people who are there
Watch for: Charle's own marketing event, which included an announcement about the agency's future. The venue was shared only with confirmed guests.

### DTC Dines NYC

Page: https://watchfor.tools/events/dtc-dines-nyc
Status: Past
When: 15 Sep 2026
Where: Brooklyn, NY, USA
Summary: a dinner for ecommerce brand operators in brooklyn
For an app vendor: Not built for app vendors. Worth it only to meet the people who are there
Watch for: The Luma listing has been removed, so nothing here could be checked against the organiser.

### Ecom Elevated, Fall 2026

Page: https://watchfor.tools/events/ecom-elevated
Status: Past
When: 24 to 25 Aug 2026
Where: Hilton Salt Lake City Center, Salt Lake City, USA
Summary: a two-day brand operator event in salt lake city, run twice a year
For an app vendor: Not built for app vendors. Worth it only to meet the people who are there
Watch for: Funded by sponsors. Vendors are admitted by selection, not with an open ticket. Runs in spring and fall, and the spring 2027 date is not published.

### Camp Commerce 2026

Page: https://watchfor.tools/events/camp-commerce
Status: Past
When: 7 Aug 2026
Where: Southampton, NY, USA
Summary: an invite-only day for consumer brand executives in the hamptons
For an app vendor: Not built for app vendors. Worth it only to meet the people who are there
Watch for: Powered by Shoplift, a Shopify A/B testing app, with Northbeam and Attentive as partners. It is an app vendor's own marketing event, so another app vendor attends as its guest. No sign yet of another edition.

### SUITETALKS at Shoptalk

Page: https://watchfor.tools/events/suitetalks-shoptalk
Status: Past
When: During Shoptalk, March 2024. No exact date was published.
Where: Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, USA
Summary: a shopify plus agency's hospitality suite running alongside shoptalk
For an app vendor: Not built for app vendors. Worth it only to meet the people who are there
Watch for: A client-acquisition suite run by Avex with Shopify, Loop, Gorgias and Rebuy. The organiser's page gives no exact day, only that it ran during Shoptalk 2024.

### EComm Connect Denver

Page: https://watchfor.tools/events/ecomm-connect-denver
Status: Past
When: June 2023. No exact date was published.
Where: Ocean Prime, Denver, USA
Summary: a dinner for merchants hosted by a shopify plus agency
For an app vendor: Not built for app vendors. Worth it only to meet the people who are there
Watch for: A one-off client dinner run by Avex with EcoCart and Retention.com, with no sign of a repeat. The write-up gives the month but not the day.

### Digital Commerce Today Live, Boston Spring Summit 2023

Page: https://watchfor.tools/events/digital-commerce-today-boston
Status: Past
When: Spring 2023. No exact date was published.
Where: Boston, USA
Summary: an ecommerce agency's spring summit in boston
For an app vendor: Not built for app vendors. Worth it only to meet the people who are there
Watch for: Trellis's own event, and its pages now redirect to Zaelab and 404.

### Shopify Unite

Page: https://watchfor.tools/events/shopify-unite
Status: Discontinued
When: Discontinued, last held in 2022.
Summary: shopify's old partner and developer conference, replaced by editions and now dotdev
Watch for: Discontinued in practice, not by announcement. The last single Unite was a livestream in June 2021. In 2022 it was a series of two-day events in London, Toronto and Melbourne. Its old address was returning errors when checked.