Virtual event | OCT 1, 2026
GristCon 2026
GristCon 2026 is over!
Thank you to all our speakers and everyone who joined – you can find all the recordings on YouTube.
GristCon 2026 Agenda
* all times Eastern Time Zone
9:00-
9:15AM
Opening remarks
Stefano Maffuli (Grist Labs)
Stefano welcomes everyone with a general overview of Grist progress, touching on the open source environment, sovereignty, and AI as a user-enabling tool.
9:15-
10:00AM
Three types of Grist deployments in the real world
Clémence Fernandez, w/ Christophe Cardona, Kada Sahnine, André Gauffier
Join Clémence and company as she demonstrates three unique modes of running Grist: 1) backend + interface, 2) backend as a service, and 3) a backend database. Three modes and three real world examples: a collaborative tool for veterinarians, a modular HR application for onboarding/transfers, and a backend database for the national tax service.
10:00-
11:00AM
Gristifying science: the high- and low-tech ways a lab uses Grist
David Fabijan (J. Stefan Institute)
Last year David Fabijan walked us through how his advanced materials research lab replaced sticky notes with Grist. He’s back this year to share further examples of how “Gristification” has taken hold, especially in two areas: getting different kinds of data into Grist efficiently and consistently, and then the human side of lab admin and project management. From a furnace control system to a picnic planner, Grist is helping make science happen, and keeping scientists (somewhat) sane.
11:00-
11:30AM
Santa as a Service: orchestrating Christmas gift approval at scale
Gaylord Leroy (au carré)
The title is not a joke! Grist partner au carré has created a workflow that combines forms, custom widgets, and complex access rules to facilitate decentralized selection, approval and ordering for over 55,000 gifts sent to employees’ children. If you’ve ever built an approvals workflow, you know how tricky managing cross-departmental back-and-forth collaboration can be. See how they did it in Grist.
11:30-
12:00PM
Solving manufacturing software adoption with a Grist-based tenancy model
Ishan Bhanuka (ContextWeaver)
You’ve built a Grist doc that eliminates years of tech debt and enables modern workflows across multiple departments. Will anyone use it? Join Ishan as he demos a role-based operational model that shows how Grist’s stable data model and UI flexibility lets them deploy built-to-order interfaces that everyone will use – from platform admins, SREs, FDEs, tenant admins and end users. Also: see a unique approach to reliable, mobile-first data entry using a custom widget that’s ready for the shop floor.
12:00PM-
12:30pm
30 minute BREAK
12:30-
1:00PM
Reproducible randomness: semi-deterministic sampling in Grist
Guillaume Olivrin (ASP)
In real world workflows, randomness is rarely random. If your work has traceability requirements, Excel’s =RAND() function isn’t nearly enough – you need to show your work. Join Guillaume Olivrin as he demonstrates a simple, step-by-step approach to salt hashing in Grist that generates representative and reproducible samples for further processing.
1:00-
2:00PM
Spreadsheet makeover/takeover: human-led processes for agents that work
Anais Concepcion (Grist Labs)
Anais is known for rebuilding busted-yet-critical Excel documents and data workflows in Grist. Join her for a live demo of how MCP tool-calling, agents, and skills can not only build prototypes from scratch, but turn an existing document into an automated app without losing control. See how long-term collaborative iteration with guardrails, spot checks and confidence scores get you consistency without constant oversight.
2:00-
2:30PM
CEO Ask Me Anything + closing remarks
Anais Concepcion (Grist Labs)
You have questions, Grist CEO Anais has answers. Join her for a relaxed AMA as we wind down GristCon, and maybe even have a sneak peek of what’s in the pipeline…
See what it’s all about
Grab your free spot now and meet us live on Discord at GristCon 2026.
Who is this for?
Everyone is welcome, and we want to invite and showcase our dedicated community members who have made Grist what it is today. If you find yourself…
Eager to connect with fellow Grist users live and swap tips
Curious about upcoming features and the product roadmap
Exploring Grist Partner resources and co-selling opportunities
Seeking hands-on guidance and real-time spreadsheet feedback