May 4–8, 2026
Web Performance Week

Five days of expert sessions on synthetic monitoring, real user data, and Core Web Vitals from the people building the tools.

The week
Mon04
Announcement & Blog Post
Stronger together: Web RUM and Synthetic monitoring
Web Performance Week kicks off with product announcements about Embrace's enhanced Web RUM and Synthetics capabilities.

Plus: Embrace Chief Experience Officer Mark Zeman on why most observability tools are still missing the mark on the front end.
Tue05
On-demand Session
Synthetic monitoring: What it catches and what it misses
A live deep dive into how proactive synthetic monitoring surfaces issues before real users hit them — and where real-user data has to take over. We'll get into how RUM and synthetics work together in practice. 45 min.

Hosted by Cliff Crocker (VP, Product) & Tammy Everts (Sr. Director, Community).
You'll leave knowing exactly when to trust your synthetic data — and when to go deeper. Watch now →
Wed06
On-demand Session
Web RUM: See 100% of what's happening in the browser
How Embrace captures full-fidelity web sessions, what Core Web Vitals actually tell you (and how to fix them), and a look at our new custom dashboards and visualizations. Live product walkthrough. 45 min.

Hosted by Andy Davies (Product Manager) & Cliff Crocker (VP, Product).
You'll leave with a clear picture of what your users are actually experiencing — and a sharper way to fix it. Watch now →
Thu07
LinkedIn AMA
Web performance AMA
Tammy Everts spent an hour answering the web performance community's hardest questions — on observability, RUM, synthetics, Core Web Vitals, and business outcomes. No slides, no pitch.

Hosted by Tammy Everts (Sr. Director, Community).
Catch up on the thread. Read on LinkedIn →
Fri08
Week wrap-up: Everything from the week, plus a real-world OpenTelemetry story
Recordings, highlights, and key takeaways from the week — delivered to your inbox.

Plus: how Embrace engineer Jared Freeze helped a community member solve a real browser OpenTelemetry problem, and what it says about where web observability is heading.
The whole week, wrapped up. Read Jared's post →

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Featured contributors
Mark Zeman
Mark Zeman
Chief Experience Officer
Mark Zeman
Chief Experience Officer

Web performance craftsperson since '94. Founded SpeedCurve to bring code, pixels, and great people together with a focus on user experience. Previously at Digital Arts and Massey School of Design.

Cliff Crocker
Cliff Crocker
VP of Product
Cliff Crocker
VP of Product

Long-time web performance advocate who has spent his career building tools that drive performance culture. Focused on improving user experience for the largest sites on the web. Previously at Akamai.

Tammy Everts
Tammy Everts
Sr. Director of Community
Tammy Everts
Sr. Director of Community

Two decades studying how people use the web. Author of Time Is Money (O'Reilly), co-chair of performance.now(), co-curator of WPOstats.com. Previously at SOASTA.

Andy Davies
Andy Davies
Senior Product Manager
Andy Davies
Senior Product Manager

Author of two books on web performance, regular conference speaker, and co-organiser of the London Web Performance meetup. Previously at NCC Group.

Jared Freeze
Jared Freeze
Senior Software Engineer
Jared Freeze
Senior Software Engineer

Maintainer of OpenTelemetry Browser and veteran web performance developer. Focused on bringing professional-grade telemetry to the browser. Previously at Yahoo!, FOX Television, and Sony Music.

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