Drupal Mountain Camp 2025

Alejandro is a seasoned Computer Scientist specializing in Artificial Intelligence and a renowned speaker in the Drupal and CMS community. He has delivered dozens of talks on Drupal, Software Engineering, and Project Management to audiences ranging from dozens to several thousand. Notable appearances include Drupalcamp in London (2020), Drupalcon Amsterdam (2020), Drupalcon Barcelona (2021, remote due to the pandemic), where he introduced Dries Buytaert's Driesnote, Drupalcon Prague (2022), Drupalcon Lille (2023), Drupalcon Pittsburgh (2023), and Drupalcon Portland (2024), as well as Developer Days in Guent.
Over his dynamic career, Alejandro has embraced various roles, from software development to leading teams of different sizes, and has co-founded three companies in diverse sectors including Technology, Content Management, Online Marketing, and Tourism. He has served as a Software Engineer, Consultant, and Technical Architect at renowned companies like Capgemini and Acquia, contributing to high-profile projects for major brands such as Royal Mail, Parcelforce, the BBC, Novartis, and Bayer
As the Innovation Manager at the Drupal Association, Alejandro has significantly influenced the future direction of Drupal. He initiated key projects such as the Bounty Program, which strategically directs contributions to high-impact areas, and the Contribution Health Dashboards, which provide valuable insights into the state and health of the Drupal community and its open-source projects.
Nowadays he works as Partner Manager and Developer Relations for Pantheon, a cloud company who builds tools for developers specialised in Drupal and Wordpress hosting based in San Francisco (US)
Education
Computer Science, European University of Madrid
Java Certified, University of Valencia
Acquia Developer Certified
Surf Certified, #DrupalCampSpain 2019
For more information, visit his LinkedIn profile.

Drupal and custom PHP (laravel/symfony) developer.

Full stack developer based in Lausanne, Switzerland.

I work with Drupal since 2008 and integrate decoupled solutions with GraphQL and React based frameworks.

When I'm not coding, I enjoy hiking in the mountains with our dogs 🐾, longboarding, reading tons of comic books, painting and photography.

Lead Engineer at Lullabot, Drupal CMS UX Lead, Drupal core Front-end framework manager, UX, core Navigation and Claro co-maintainer. Involved in Barcelona's local community organizing Drupal and other tech-related events.

David Buchmann works at Liip as Symfony expert. He is active in several Open Source projects, notably the FOSHttpCache library and the HTTPlug client abstraction. When he is not coding, he enjoys travelling with his girlfriend, music, Magic the Gathering and other games.

David Höck is a seasoned technology leader and entrepreneur, currently serving as the CEO of Vendure and ELEVANTIQ (formerly ALPIN11). With a strong engineering background and extensive experience in product management, David has successfully navigated the challenges of building and scaling innovative software solutions. He is passionate about the intersection of open-source principles and commercial strategy, advocating for sustainable business models that empower both developers and enterprises.

Multi-lingual Web developer and jack of all trades that likes to act as a bridge between specialties/cultures and solving problems.
Currently working at interpunkt in Switzerland

Software Architect & Backend Developer at Helga

With over 15 years of experience in Drupal and PHP web development, Immaculate is a seasoned technical lead at Material, specializing in building portals, e-commerce platforms and social networking sites across Drupal versions 7 to 10. Immaculate has advanced skills in custom module development, theming, Twig, configuration management and integration with Acquia Site Studio.

Immaculate’s technical expertise extends to MVC frameworks, such as CodeIgniter and Symfony, as well as scripting languages, including HTML5, CSS3, ReactJS, JavaScript and jQuery. She has extensive experience in platform deployment and migration across AWS and OpenStack, optimizing performance using tools like Varnish and Redis Cache, and managing RDBMS databases like MySQL/MariaDB.

Immaculate excels in SSO implementations with OAuth and JWT, integrating social media APIs and using DevOps tools like Jenkins for CI/CD pipelines. Known for her leadership and technical guidance, Immaculate excels at enhancing project scalability and stability by delivering optimized code and processes

Imre Gmelig Meijling is business owner and CEO of React Online digital agency based in Eindhoven, The Netherlands. In his 25 years Imre has worked in various roles in different agencies in Europe. With a digital ‘maker’ background he has learned many lessons across many disciplines in the digital industry. Imre worked for Heineken, United Nations, Suzuki and Disney. Imre has also been an active member of the Drupal community since 2006 and is on the Executive Committee of the DrupalCon Europe Advisory Board and he is active Board Member at the Drupal Association. He is former chair of the Dutch Drupal Association and cocreator of the Splash Awards and Drupaljam.

Italo Mairo is a Senior Web Architect and Developer with over 15 years of experience, specializing in Drupal, PHP and JavaScript. An expert in Digital Communication, Web and Web GIS 2.0 Mapping, he has played a key role in advancing the Drupal community, particularly in the integration of Geographic Information Systems.
Since Drupal 8, Italo has been the driving force behind the Drupal Geofield Stack, maintaining and improving its core components and also contributing to widely adopted modules such as Layout Paragraphs, Media Library Importer and Entity PDF.
His professional experience includes collaborations with public and private entities, including recent engagements with the United Nations and Unity Technologies.
For a few years, Italo has been collaborating with the European Commission's FOSSEPS initiative, developing strategies and tools to promote Free and Open Source Software Solutions for European Public Services.

I’m a seasoned Drupal developer with experience in both frontend and backend, actively contributing to and maintaining several contrib modules.

Hi 👋, my name is Jasper and I am Belgian web developer who lives in Nijlen, a small town in the Kempen. My main professional focus is Drupal and everything that's related to it. I maintain a couple of small modules but I'm also working on bigger items like ECA or AI.

Drupal Developer at Liip AG, Switzerland.

Drupal Enthusiast since more than 15 years.
Drupal Maintainer and Open-Source contributor for more than 30 drupal modules.
Drupal Developer at Liip AG, Switzerland.

I have 10 years of experience as Aeronautical Engineer and 17 in software development, with almost 20 years in Drupal.org. I have covered all possible roles from Developer to Solutions Architect, including Project and Product Management.

I am an interdisciplinary team player at the intersection of technology, user experience and business. With technical experience, analytical skills and empathy, I help teams remove impediments and continue their journey to understand and create business value. I strive for diversity & inclusion and sustainable, open source solutions. Let's improve the status quo using open communication, creative tools and validating ideas.

Lauri is a product manager with over a decade of experience from open source product development. Currently, he is the Product Lead for the Experience Builder initiative and works as a Product Manager in Acquia’s Drupal Acceleration Team.

Transformation Catalyst, Digital Strategist, Maker, Gardener

Lukas is working in the Digital Space for over 20 years as a entrepreneur, developer and consultant for SMEs and global enterprises alike. He's founder of NETNODE AG, a digital agency based in Lucerne, Switzerland.

Lead developer for @sparkfabrik. #Drupal, #Symfony and #Go developer. Maintainer of the Drupal WebProfiler and Monolog modules. Scout leader and father of two.

Head of IT and Data Management at UNICEF Switzerland and Liechtenstein.

Drupal Contributor since 2010. Worked on Drupal 8 Core Multilingual and many other contrib modules.
Co-Founder of Amazee Labs. General Manager and Co-Founder of amazee.io.

Michelle Sanver works remotely from Sweden as a senior software developer and architect at Liip. A self organised Swiss web agency.

Michelle loves anything community related and is a big advocate of Open Source. She is a code- passionate colourful geek with an expertise in backend development API's and the Symfony framework. With more than 20 years of PHP experience she is eager to share her extensive knowledge.

Michi Mauch, an IT Services Engineer HF, has been working as a developer, consultant, and project manager in various companies and digital agencies since 1999.

He lives with his wife in a compact 36m² tiny house. In his free time, you can find him on the solar roof, traveling in his camper van, or hiking. Recently, gravel biking has also become one of his hobbies.

Mikko loves dogs, technology and agile development. He has worked 20 years with content management systems, has a tech background but currently focuses in business development.

He is the CEO of a Finnish Drupal company Druid ltd and tries his best to be an active member in the Drupal community.

He spends his free time with his family and dogs doing outdoorsy stuff, doing small software development projects and studying.

Open * strategy consultant, founder of MD Systems, Drupal contrib initiative leader and maintainer.
Specialist for Accessibility and Inclusion.

I am a software engineer with a decade of experience in the industry. I have a wide work experience - from game dev startups to huge corporations like Google and Booking.com. Through years I've been both the pure technical and more managerial roles, finding interesting challenges on both sides.
In private life I am interested in diverse scientific topics, especially around physics, as well as computer and board games.

With a background in Swiss politics and political campaigning, Olga co-founded CH++ over four years ago. Working alongside a broad network of civil society organizations, CH++ is transforming digital policies in Switzerland toward a more open, secure, and citizen-centered digitalization.

Staff Product Designer at GitLab by day, a leader for the Drupal Admin UI and the creator of the Gin Admin Theme by night.

Drupal Core subsystem maintainer and maintainer of various contrib projects such as Paragraphs, Token, Pathauto, Redirect, TMGMT and more.

As the Technical Evangelist at Varnish Software, Thijs Feryn focuses on web performance, software scalability, and content delivery. He demonstrates content-driven and technical messaging through presentations, videos, books, blog posts, social media posts, podcasts, and other media.

Thijs is a published author and wrote Getting Started with Varnish Cache and Varnish 6 by Example. As a public speaker, he has a track record of over 360 presentations in 25 different countries, where he is often praised for his energetic and engaging presentation style.

As an evangelist, Thijs is also active in many open-source communities, most notably the Varnish and PHP community. He has contributed to various communities for over 15 years both technically and as an organizer and facilitator.

Prior to joining Varnish Software, Thijs Feryn spent 15 years in the web hosting industry, tackling web performance and scalability issues on a daily basis and evangelizing these topics.

For more information about Thijs’ past & upcoming presentations, please visit https://feryn.eu/speaking.

Tobias Tschopp is a digital consultant and project manager—unflappable even in hectic times. As a scout and passionate camper, he values adventure and enjoys spending his free time outdoors, whether on his bike or snowboard. As a father, he skillfully balances work and family life with dedication and composure. During his breaks, Tobias loves nothing more than playing a spirited round of table football.

Vera Herzmann has been a systemic organization development consultant for over 8 years and supports companies in transformation and innovation processes. Human beings and their interactions belong to her core business. As a highly sensitive person she is host of the podcast “zartkraft” and researches, speaks and writes about Neurosensitivity and Neuromanagement. Vera Herzmann holds a master’s degree in Management, Organization Studies & Cultural Theory from the University of St.Gallen in Switzerland. She is a licensed Neuro-Coach according to Dr. Patrice Wyrsch and a trained Council Guide in the tradition of the Origin Teachings of the Delicate Lodge in New Mexico. She is known as a free spirit and for always hunting new stuff, whether as a moderator, sparring partner or speaker. Before working for Zühlke, she specialized in New Work and self-organization. Stations in holacratic organizations shape her career. Vera Herzmann grew up in St.Gallen and lives in Berne (Switzerland).

Frederik has a strong interest in integrating AI with Drupal, presenting on topics such as Drupal and OpenAI, and 'From 0 to 100 in Drupificial Intelligence'. Frederik loves to inspire in the Drupal community and beyond.