NoirCon 3: For privacy developers
Class is in session. The syllabus just got released.
NoirCon 0 launched one year ago at DevConnect Bangkok. Needless to say, privacy szn is here, and we’d love to share some of what we've learned with you. That’s why we’re shifting from a conference to a workshop series with three parallel workshop tracks designed to get you shipping in a single day.
Pick Your Major:
Noir: Master the fastest growing ZK programming language from the basics with workshops from Stellar, TACEO, MoPro, and the Privacy Stewards of Ethereum (PSE).
Aztec: Build privacy-first dApps on the private world computer. This is the most advanced collection of Aztec workshops ever offered.
Privacy Community (Curated by the Ethereum Foundation): Learn about Ethereum's privacy roadmap, experiment with MPC, identity systems, and mobile ZK.
What You'll Do:
10am: Write your first proof
Noon: Debug your tenth
2pm: Study up at Office Hours with the Noir & Aztec team
4pm: Leave with working code and dangerous ambitions
Big Announcement: We're revealing some big news about Noir - come to NoirCon 3 to be the first to know.
12+ workshops. 4 talks. No panels - well, 1 fireside chat with Claire Kart (Aztec, Head of Marketing) and Joe Andrews (Aztec, Co-Founder). A few networking breaks. Teams are already shipping privacy to tens of thousands of users.
Space is limited.
The Schedule
Noir Room
🕚 11:00–11:15
Opening Talk
Speaker: Zac Williams
Kick off NoirCon3 with opening remarks and reflections from Aztec’s Co-founder.
🕦 11:15–12:15
Workshop — Learn Noir in an Afternoon (Or Your Money Back)
Speaker: Harsh Bajpai, DevRel Engineer, Aztec Labs
Your introduction to Noir, the programming language for private apps. Get hands-on with the basics and start building privacy-preserving applications in just one session.
🕛 12:15–1:15
Workshop — Beyond Basics: Building a Production-Ready Library in Noir
Speaker: Maxim Vezenov, Noir Software Engineer, Aztec Labs
Dive deeper into Noir through a real-world case study — building a simplified big number library. Explore advanced features like traits, generics, and metaprogramming to create scalable, testable, and performant code.
🕑 2:00–2:30
Talk — Noir 1.0
Speaker: Savio Sou, Noir Product Manager, Aztec Labs
After years of research and development, Noir is approaching its first major release. Learn what’s coming in Noir 1.0, what it includes, and when it’s landing.
🕝 2:30–3:30
Workshop — Write Circuits, Not Code: Practical Optimisation Strategies in Noir
Speaker: Guillaume Drevon, Noir Software Engineer, Aztec Labs
Circuit complexity is one of the biggest challenges in zero-knowledge development. Learn practical optimisation techniques using Noir’s profiler and unconstrained functions to speed up proving times while maintaining security guarantees.
🕞 3:30–4:15
Workshop — Mopro: Powering Noir on Mobile
Speaker: Moven Tsai, Developer (Mopro, PSE), Ethereum Foundation
Learn how to build ZK-powered mobile apps using Mopro. This session explores how to integrate Noir circuits and the Barretenberg backend into mobile environments, enabling seamless privacy-focused applications.
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Aztec Room
🕦 11:15–12:00
Workshop — Aztec Foundations: Protocol Architecture Overview
Speaker: Ciara Nightingale, Technical Education Lead, Cyfrin
Get a high-level understanding of how the Aztec network functions. This session walks through the lifecycle of an Aztec transaction to help you grasp the core components and concepts essential for building applications on the network.
🕛 12:00–12:45
Workshop — Local Setup and First Run
Speaker: Josh Crites, Developer Relations Engineer, Aztec Labs
Set up your local development environment and take your first steps building on Aztec. Perfect for developers looking to start coding with the Aztec SDK and Noir.
🕧 12:45–1:15
Fireside Chat — How Aztec Will Build the Products That Make Millions of Users Private
Speakers: Joe Andrews, Co-founder & Head of Product, Aztec Labs
Claire Kart, Head of Marketing, Aztec Labs
Web3 has a product problem—great tech often overshadows great user experience. In this conversation, Joe and Claire discuss how Aztec will build both the infrastructure and the applications that will bring privacy to millions.
🕑 2:00–3:00
Workshop — Author a Simple Private Contract
Speakers: Zorzal (Team Lead), Shaito (Partner Lead), Pepe (Developer), DeFi Wonderland
Build a counter contract that allows whitelisted users to privately increment a public counter. Learn about notes, private-to-public execution, and note nullification. You’ll also write Noir unit tests, perform end-to-end JS tests, and deploy your contract to devnet.
🕒 3:00–4:00
Workshop — ZKPassport: What’s Under the Hood of Private FaceMatch
Speaker: Théo Madzou, Founder, ZKPassport & Obsidion
Explore how ZKPassport uses Apple’s and Google’s App Attestations in Noir to enable privacy-preserving identity verification. A technical walkthrough of how FaceMatch achieves privacy and trust on-chain.
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Privacy Community Room
🕦 11:15–12:15
Workshop — Privacy-First Stablecoin Transfers: Noir + MPC in Action
Speaker: Roman Walch, Lead Cryptographer, TACEO
Discover how Noir and multi-party computation (MPC) work together to enable privacy-first stablecoin transfers. This session covers coSNARKs, single- vs. multi-user private state, collaborative Noir (“coNoir”), and practical applications of ZK + MPC.
🕧 12:45–1:15
Talk — Verifiable Randomness and ZKPs: An Overview
Speaker: Yolan Romailler, CTO, Randamu (Protocol Labs Ecosystem)
Applied cryptographer Yolan Romailler shares insights on verifiable randomness and zero-knowledge proofs. Drawing from years of research across threshold cryptography, distributed randomness, and functional encryption, Yolan highlights emerging techniques and lessons from real-world deployments.
🕑 2:00–3:00
Workshop — Verifying circuits on Stellar with an opening talk by Carsten Jacobsen
Speaker: Pamphile Roy, Principal Software Engineer, The Aha Company
In less than a hour, you will be able to run your local Stellar node and deploy your ZK smart contract. We will go through Stellar smart contract architecture, what primitives are available and what is coming with the next protocol release of the Stellar Core.
🕒 3:00–4:00
Workshop — Zashi Onboarding and Its Privacy Boundaries
Speaker: ml_sudo, Board Member, Electric Coin Company (Zcash)
Learn how to implement shielded transactions, syncing, and privacy functionality within Zashi — the official Zcash wallet. This session explores best practices for building with privacy in mind while avoiding metadata leaks.
The Sponsors
Stellar is a decentralized, public blockchain that gives anyone the tools to create experiences that are more like cash than crypto. The network is faster, cheaper, and far more energy-efficient than most blockchain-based systems.
Protocol Labs is an innovation network driving breakthroughs in computing, to push humanity forward. PL connects more than 600 tech startups, funds, accelerators, foundations, open source projects, service providers, and other organizations. Their work spans the entire R&D pipeline, across fields like web3, AI, AR, VR, BCI, hardware, and more.
The Venue
Date: November 20
Location: Ceibo Rooms, La Rural Convention Center
Address: Av. Sarmiento 2704, Palermo, Buenos Aires
NoirCon takes place in the same venue as Devconnect — La Rural Convention Center in Palermo, Buenos Aires. Please use the main entrance on Av. Sarmiento 2704, which is the attendee entrance for Devconnect and NoirCon.
Once inside, follow these directions:
After the co-working pass the music stage where the RED PAVILION building is located.
Enter the Red Pavilion building, You’ll see escalators and stairs next to each other — take either to reach the upper level.
The Ceibo Rooms (Salas Ceibo) are located upstairs to your right.
A lift (elevator) is also available a bit further along the hallway for those who prefer not to use stairs or escalators.
If arriving by car or taxi, request drop-off at “La Rural – Entrada Av. Sarmiento 2704” for the most direct access.
See You There Noirians!