Looking back through the feedback and all of the smiles in the event photos, the blog posts and related social media posts, we're reminded of how much we enjoyed welcoming you all to Sheffield, it was a cracking day.
Salma on centre-stage entertaining the Sheffield audience
Thank you to our speakers and emcees
We were blessed to welcome 8 talented speakers to Sheffield: Andy Bell, Amy Hupe, Amy Rogers, Craig Abbott, Joe Hart, Nils Binder, Olu Niyi-Awosusi and Salma Alam-Naylor.
Thank you for inspiring our audience, and for volunteering your time, you didn't just make our event possible, you were the event, and you were brilliant.
To our emcees, Dave Letorey and Chad Gowler, you are both fantastic humans, and we couldn't have chosen safer hands to place the reigns of our event in!
For those of you who submitted a talk to our Call for Proposals - you made deciding our speaker schedule very difficult, and we loved reading every single one of them.
Olu captured mid-talk at Front End North
Thank you to our volunteers
Our 13 volunteers managed an endless amount of logistical and miscellaneous tasks that freed up us organisers to be more reactive and flexible throughout the day.
We couldn't have run Front End Sheffield 2025 without the time and support of Alfie, Becky, Bruno, Daniel, Hanna, Irene, James, Jennie, JP, Matt, Nick, Olakunle and Päivi - thank you for your positive energy and for ensuring the day ran so smoothly!
Bruno welcoming guests at the event registration desk
Thank you to our sponsors
To put it simply, Front End North cannot run without sponsorship, either this year's event, or any future event. As a not-for-profit conference, sponsorship ensures that we can not only operate, but also dictates our ticket price, and helps us ensure the event is accessible and inclusive to all.
20i, Mux, and With Jack made FEN 2025 possible, and have given us the opportunity to come back in the future - we're forever grateful!
Tom celebrating his success at 20i's 'spin the wheel'
Thank you to our attendees
We are humbled to have hosted just shy of 200 of you, our community, to Sheffield. Watching you all stream in on the day reminded us of why we do this, and how important it is for us all to take a step away from the daily grind to meet new people, share ideas, be inspired, and just have a little bit of fun.
Thank you for choosing to attend our event, we loved having you join us. A shout-out to those of you who completed the feedback form, we really appreciate your thoughts, the good and the bad, so we can learn and improve our future events.
A lovely shot of the attendees of FEN 2025
Special shout-outs
- To Andy Carter, our reserve speaker - Having Andy on standby gave us great confidence that we had a brilliant speaker ready to step in case of a last minute change. Keep an eye out for Andy speaking at future events, he's fantastic
- To our after party venue, The National Videogame Museum - we loved our social, and from our feedback, so did our attendees. Pre-event planning was a breeze, thanks Cat and team!
- To our photographer, Paul Currie - Paul was responsible for all the great shots, and for capturing the energy of the day
- To our venue hosts, Sheffield Hallam University - thanks to Zara and Emmanuel for answering a gazillion questions in the build up to the day!
- To everyone who boosted our socials, passed on the word, shared slides at their own conferences, and generally helped build a buzz around our event - we appreciate you all!
Attendees taking the opportunity to grab a photo with Sonic at the social!
Looking forwards to the future
So what next for Front End North? Watch this space, but not too closely, as we'll not be bouncing straight back in 2026.
Running an event at this scale is a big commitment, and we only want to return when we have the right balance of time, energy and focus. With lots going on in our personal and professional lives, we're going to take a break next year, with the plan of returning in the future, bigger and better than ever.
What to look out for in the meantime
- Front End Sheffield - If you're in Sheffield or close by, come and join us at our monthly meet-up! Whether you want to practice your speaker skills, learn from others, or just fancy the social, join us on the last Thursday of every month.
- State of the Browser - there's not long to go until SoTB is back at the iconic Barbican Center on 28th February 2026, with tickets available online now.
- All day Hey! - Our Yorkshire friends return for their 10th and final conference on 7th May 2026 over in Leeds, and have just made their first release tickets available. We hope to see you there, it's going to be great!
- We're also keeping our eyes peeled for events that may happen later in 2026, such as WDC and FFConf!
- If monthly meet-ups are your thing, here's a pick of some other local events: Leeds JS, NUX Sheffield Sheffield AI, Sheffield Women in Tech.
- And finally, bookmark Sheffield Digital's event calendar to keep up to date with all the latest and greatest Sheffield tech events.