

TezDev 2025: Bakers Meetup – Cannes Edition
TezDev 2025: Bakers Meetup – Cannes Edition
📍 Location: TezDev Hôtel Martinez, Cannes, FR
TezDev 2025: Catalyst will take place at the iconic Hôtel Martinez, situated on Cannes' famous Boulevard de la Croisette. It is a 15-minute walk from the EthCC[8] venue.
📅 Date: Thursday, July 3, 2025
⏰ Time: 10:30 AM – 5:00 PM (Drop-in friendly)
*🎟️ Limited seats – RSVP required!
🔥 About the Bakers Meetup
Whether you’re running your own Tezos baker or just getting started, this is the session for you. Join us at TezDev 2025 in Cannes for a hands-on workshop and idea sprint designed to help bakers thrive. Expect practical guidance, juicy setup tips, and real-world stories from the front lines of baking on Tezos.
🗓️ Agenda
🕘 10:30 – 11:00 | Networking & Swag Drop
Grab a coffee ☕
Meet fellow bakers and swap setup stories
Pick up exclusive swag: stickers, baker hats, and TezDev-themed shirts 👕
🕚 11:00 – 12:20 | Workshop: “Setting Up a Baker” with Chris Pinnock (Chief Baker)
We will learn about the basic components of the Octez software: the Node, the DAL Node and the Baker. We will set up a Tezos Baker on the test network Rionet. You will be able to follow along on a virtual machine or just watch in amazement at how easy it is. We will then talk about setting up a production baker on Tezos mainnet.
A hands-on session to get your baker up and running: Bring your laptop – this is an interactive setup session!
🕐 15:30 – 16:30 | Lightning Sessions / Idea Sprint
Fast-paced talks to inspire and educate:
“How to Pimp My Baker?” – Aurélien Monteillet
Monitoring your baker performance - Germán Delbianco
“Lightning-Fast EVM Node Setup on Your Baker” – Aurélien Monteillet
“Understanding Teztale and how to use it to measure attesting performance” - Germán Delbianco
Open mic!
Share your ideas, challenges, and solutions with the group!
🕛 16:30 – 17:00 | “My Baker Story” – Lightning Talk
A real-world baker shares their story: the ups, the downs, and the config files in between.
🎁 Special Bonuses
🧢 Swag drop: baker hats, and stickers
💡 Pitch your own “Become a Baker” idea and help shape future support programs
🎯 Who’s This For?
Anyone running or wanting to run a Tezos baker
Infrastructure nerds, devs, and ops-minded folks
Curious Tez heads looking to level up their node game
🚀 Secure Your Spot
Spots are limited and this workshop is designed for hands-on participation. Make sure to RSVP!
TezDev Registration required
For more info on TezDev, please visit the TezDev 2025 webpage.