“Crafting a greener future in Drupal”
Michelle Sanver;
Short Talk (25 min, Q&A included)
As software engineers, we often get caught up in cultivating code for growth, speed, and flexibility, but we tend to overlook the sustainability of our digital gardens. Just as a gardener tends to the soil to ensure a thriving ecosystem, it’s time for us to nurture our code to be more energy-efficient and eco-friendly.
“Drupal & AI the ultimate workshop: AI for editors /AI search / Automated content input”
wouters_f;
Workshop
After this session users will have a working RAG (semantic site search), AI assistant for editors, automated content input.
“Drupal CMS now and beyond”
Cristina Chumillas;
Keynote
Drupal CMS 1.0 launched in January, and development of the next version is underway. This update covers the roadmap, current progress, future plans, and how community collaboration and research shaped the strategy.
“Going from permissive to copy-left licenses as a commercial open source company”
David Höck, Michael Bromley;
Short Talk (25 min, Q&A included)
Explore the journey of transitioning from a permissive MIT license to a GPL license as a commercial open-source company, and how this shift fosters a stronger ecosystem, ensuring sustainable growth and protecting the core values of open-source software.
“Neurodiversity: An Underrated Superpower in Business”
Vera Herzmann;
Keynote
Human brains are wired differently. In the tech industry, it’s particularly common to meet neurodivergent people – such as those with ADHD, Autism, or who identify as Highly Sensitive People (HSP). When given the right environment neurodivergent individuals offer superpowers many companies are dreaming of: hyper-focus, spotting patterns, empathy, strong intuition, and creativity.
It’s time to stop seeing neurodivergence as a deficit and start consciously managing the neurological setting of your workforce. Embracing neurodiversity not only helps address mental health challenges and improve business outcomes. It’s a competitive advantage in business. Companies that leverage the strengths of a neurodiverse team are better equipped to innovate, solve complex problems, and thrive in an ever-changing world.
“Public Money, Public Code: The Legal Journey of Open Source in Switzerland”
Olga Baranova;
Keynote
Open source and institutional politics—do they work together? Yes, they do! Let's dive into the development of Switzerland's first federal-level law on open source and explore the challenges within the political and legal framework for open data and open source software in Switzerland.
“Shaping the Web - Drupal's Success and the Future with Drupal CMS”
alexmoreno;
Talk (50 min, Q&A included)
This session intends to be a nice introduction for those that have not attended or watch the last few Drupalcon, and gives everyone context to what’s happening in the Drupal world before starting with other sessions that may be assuming that
“The Future of Gin/The Future of the Admin UI”
Sascha Eggenberger;
Talk (50 min, Q&A included)
In this session you will learn about all the important changes which are currently being worked on in terms of the Admin UI and why this is crucial for the future of Drupal.
“Update on the Experience Builder Initiative”
Lauri Timmanee;
Keynote
Join us to explore the latest updates on the Experience Builder initiative, which empowers site builders and content creators with no-code tools for theming and building Drupal websites. Learn about the challenges we’re addressing, our roadmap, and how you can get involved to shape this transformative project.
“Workshop | Nine Whys of Drupal”
Mikko Hämäläinen;
Talk (50 min, Q&A included)
Some of you might have heard of Nine Whys from Liberating Structures – and many of you probably haven't. It's an effective workshopping method for finding the motivation behind something you and your team do.
It also goes two Whys deeper than 5 Whys method used to find root causes for issues :)