Tuesday, 14 October 2025, 13:15-14:30 CEST
DRIES BUYTAERT, DRUPAL FOUNDER & PROJECT LEAD, CO-FOUNDER & CTO & STRATEGY OFFICER OF ACQUIA
Belgium-born Drupal founder Dries Buytaert is a pioneer in the Open Source web publishing and digital experience platform space. As is tradition, Dries will take the stage at the Austria Center Vienna for his Driesnote presentation. More details to be confirmed.
#Driesnote
Wednesday, 15 October 2025, 8:45-10:00 CEST
Vera Herzmann, systemic organizational development consultant, podcast host, and advocate for neurodiversity in the workplace. With over eight years of experience, she guides organizations through transformation and innovation, currently serving as Senior Consulting Manager at Zühlke.
In tech, some of the most innovative minds think differently – and that difference is often misunderstood. People with ADHD, Autism, or High Sensitivity bring unique strengths like deep focus, pattern recognition, creativity, empathy, and sharp intuition. Yet many workplaces still see neurodivergence as a challenge, rather than recognizing it for the powerful asset it truly is. This keynote challenges that mindset and reframes neurodiversity as a competitive advantage in business. Drawing from lived experience and years of organizational consulting, you’ll gain a science-backed understanding of neurodiversity, hear real-world stories from the workplace, and explore how recognizing and embracing neurodivergent talent can unlock hidden potential in teams.
Wednesday, 15 October 2025, 13:30-14:45 CEST
What will the web look like in 10 years? Will it be open, fair, and sustainable - or fragmented, automated, and opaque?
Aikaterine Tsiboukas moderates the panel of four thought leaders to explore how today’s decisions are shaping the web of tomorrow.
Meet the Panelists
- Sebastian Bergmann - Creator of PHPUnit and advocate for sustainable software practices in the PHP ecosystem.
- Derick Rethans - Core PHP contributor and expert in standards and low-level web infrastructure, creator of Xdebug.
- Ondřej Mirtes - Creator of PHPStan, a leading static analysis tool, pushing for developer-friendly correctness and maintainability.
- Sachiko Muto - Chair of OpenForum Europe and policy strategist, driving open-source and digital sovereignty conversations at the European level.
Whether you’re a developer, marketer, agency executive, or a policy thinker this session will offer predictions about how AI, regulation, and decentralization will shape the next decade, iInsights into the future of software development, ethics, and standards, and a rare crossover between policy, tooling, and real-world developer experience
This isn’t a look back, it’s a challenge to look forward. Join us as we peer into the near future of the internet and ask: What kind of web do we want to build?
Thursday, 16 October 2025, 13:30-14:45 CEST
Meet key Drupal CMS leaders to get insights on how the platform is being built and learn about future plans. Topics include Drupal Canvas (formerly Experience Builder), AI, design systems and more.
