The opening keynote of WWDC has been presented by Tim Cook every year since 2012, but as his time as CEO draws to an end, there is speculation over whether he’ll make one last appearance.
Apple CEO Tim Cook will present WWDC 2026, but many of his executive team will feature too – image credit: Apple
Apple CEO Tim Cook will present WWDC 2026, but many of his executive team will feature too – image credit: Apple
Tim Cook does appear, unsurprisingly, to have already handed over the reins to the incoming CEO John Ternus for Apple’s future planning. But Cook remains CEO until September, so the first time we’ll see Ternus hosting an event will be the iPhone launch later that month.
Speculation by Bloomberg backs up the idea that Cook will have one last hurrah. However, it argues that Cook will quickly hand over to Apple’s Craig Federighi for the majority of the keynote video. This is fairly typical of WWDC, though.