Symfony/PHP Meetup Berlin by SensioLabs

We’re excited to be back supporting the Berlin community! Join us for an evening of practical talks, Q&A, and hallway chats with fellow developers. Come share ideas, listen to real-world takeaways, and take part in friendly networking over drinks and snacks. All PHP and Symfony devs are welcome.

Agenda
18:00 🏢 Doors open
18:30 👋 Introduction from organizers
18:55 💬 Symfony Workflows, are you taking full advantage?
19:30 🍕Food & Drinks provided for all attendees
20:00 💬 Symfony Semantic Search: From keywords to intent
20:35 🌐 Networking and socializing

Speakers

Symfony Workflows, are you taking full advantage? - Iain Cambridge
See how BillaBear uses Symfony Workflows to handle events like new/cancelled subscriptions and payments. We’ll show how to add custom steps, halt on failures, and seamlessly resume processes without heavy dev work.

Symfony Semantic Search: From Keywords to Intent - Stiven Llupa
Add semantic search to Symfony using RAG and open-source LLMs. Lessons learned from an automotive PoC, architecture, pitfalls, and moving beyond keywords to intent.

Who should attend

• PHP devs, Symfony devs, and anyone building modern web backends.
• Team leads/architects curious about scaling, DX, and performance in PHP ecosystems.
• Newcomers looking to meet the local community (beginners welcome!).