DrupalCon Vienna 2025 Schedule

***Sessions and speakers are subject to change. Additional sessions will be added as they become available.

Tuesday, 14 Oct - Tuesday, 14 Oct

09:30 to 18:00 CEST

Location
Contribution Room (Hall K)
When
Tuesday, October 14, 2025 - 09:30 to Tuesday, October 14, 2025 - 18:00
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10:30 to 11:55 CEST
Location
Auditorium (Hall D)
When
Tuesday, October 14, 2025 - 10:30 to Tuesday, October 14, 2025 - 11:55
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other
11:55 to 13:15 CEST
Location
Exhibition Hall - Open Stage
When
Tuesday, October 14, 2025 - 11:55 to Tuesday, October 14, 2025 - 13:15
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coffee & lunch break time
13:15 to 14:30 CEST
Location
Auditorium (Hall D)
When
Tuesday, October 14, 2025 - 13:15 to Tuesday, October 14, 2025 - 14:30
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keynote
14:30 to 14:45 CEST
When
Tuesday, October 14, 2025 - 14:30 to Tuesday, October 14, 2025 - 14:45
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other
14:45 to 16:45 CEST
Location
Room 5 (-2.43)
When
Tuesday, October 14, 2025 - 14:45 to Tuesday, October 14, 2025 - 16:45

The intersection of accessibility, sustainability, and open web principles forms the foundation for digital experiences that truly serves us all.

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open web
Speakers

John Lockhart (jwlockhart)

14:45 to 15:30 CEST
Location
Room 4 (-2.42)
When
Tuesday, October 14, 2025 - 14:45 to Tuesday, October 14, 2025 - 15:30
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agency & business
14:45 to 15:30 CEST
Location
Auditorium (Hall D)
When
Tuesday, October 14, 2025 - 14:45 to Tuesday, October 14, 2025 - 15:30

DrupalCon Vienna marks the arrival of Experience Builder 1.0, ready for production. It's time to adopt new mental models for the fundamental shift in how we build Drupal sites. Get practical insights from key contributors who've been shaping Experience Builder from its inception.

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drupal cms
Speakers

Lauri Timmanee (lauriii), Bálint Kléri (balintbrews)

14:45 to 15:30 CEST
Location
Room BoF 4 (-2.82)
When
Tuesday, October 14, 2025 - 14:45 to Tuesday, October 14, 2025 - 15:30
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14:45 to 15:30 CEST
Location
Room 2 (-2.33)
When
Tuesday, October 14, 2025 - 14:45 to Tuesday, October 14, 2025 - 15:30

A scalable multi-brand design system enables companies to effectively manage multiple brands, reduce costs, comply with accessibility regulations and deliver a consistent user experience across all digital touchpoints.

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clients & industry experiences
Speakers

Olga Tsiamliak (volha-tsiamliak), Bastien Chanot

14:45 to 15:30 CEST
Location
Room 1 (-2.32)
When
Tuesday, October 14, 2025 - 14:45 to Tuesday, October 14, 2025 - 15:30

Experience dramatic performance gains by diving beneath Drupal's application layer into the network protocols that power the web. This session explores cutting-edge transport layer technologies to supercharge your Drupal sites without changing a single line of PHP code.

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infosec & devops
Speakers

Nicolas PERUSSEL (mamoot)

14:45 to 15:30 CEST
Location
Room 3 (-2.41)
When
Tuesday, October 14, 2025 - 14:45 to Tuesday, October 14, 2025 - 15:30

When things are going well, agencies fall into the trap of cognitive ease. There is a false sense of security in the status quo. This sense of security is often disrupted by a change in the business environment. Cognitive ease leaves agencies unprepared for this disruption.

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agency & business
Speakers

Hetal Mistry (Hetalad)

14:45 to 15:30 CEST
Location
Room 7 (Hall G2)
When
Tuesday, October 14, 2025 - 14:45 to Tuesday, October 14, 2025 - 15:30

Have you wanted to organize a new Drupal camp or similar event that features community-provided talks? Feeling daunted by the prospect of creating a website that will allow your team to efficiently collect, evaluate, moderate, and schedule the submitted sessions?

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community health
Speakers

Martin Anderson-Clutz (mandclu)

15:30 to 16:00 CEST
When
Tuesday, October 14, 2025 - 15:30 to Tuesday, October 14, 2025 - 16:00
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coffee & lunch break time
16:00 to 16:45 CEST
Location
Room 4 (-2.42)
When
Tuesday, October 14, 2025 - 16:00 to Tuesday, October 14, 2025 - 16:45
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community health
16:00 to 16:45 CEST
Location
Room 7 (Hall G2)
When
Tuesday, October 14, 2025 - 16:00 to Tuesday, October 14, 2025 - 16:45

Drupal CMS 1.0 has arrived, but what’s next? Join us as we unveil the roadmap for the next versions, explore key development areas to shape the future of Drupal.

Prerequisite

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Speakers

Cristina Chumillas (ckrina), Pamela Barone

16:00 to 16:45 CEST
Location
Room BoF 4 (-2.82)
When
Tuesday, October 14, 2025 - 16:00 to Tuesday, October 14, 2025 - 16:45
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16:00 to 16:45 CEST
Location
Room 3 (-2.41)
When
Tuesday, October 14, 2025 - 16:00 to Tuesday, October 14, 2025 - 16:45

Git into the groove and git ready to move from freelance to working in an agency. In this session, learn the basics of version control, branches & local environments... all to the tune of our favorite 80s songs!

Prerequisite
Basic Command Line knowledge

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coding & site building
Speakers

AmyJune Hineline (Volkswagenchick)

16:00 to 16:45 CEST
Location
Room 2 (-2.33)
When
Tuesday, October 14, 2025 - 16:00 to Tuesday, October 14, 2025 - 16:45

Drupal’s technical innovation has reached new heights, but marketing must now match its ambition. This session unites community leaders to present a bold plan: align global efforts, amplify success stories, and trigger a new wave of Drupal adoption in the accelerating AI-driven digital world.

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open web
Speakers

Lenny Moskalyk (Lenny Moskalyk), James Hall (james.h), David Bishop (David_bishop), Anoop John, Paul Johnson (Pdjohnson)

16:00 to 16:45 CEST
Location
Room 1 (-2.32)
When
Tuesday, October 14, 2025 - 16:00 to Tuesday, October 14, 2025 - 16:45

In today's threat landscape, securing Drupal applications is paramount. This session diving into the practical application of 'Secure by Design' principles.

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infosec & devops
Speakers

Janna Malikova (Jannakha)

16:00 to 16:45 CEST
Location
Room 6 (Hall G1)
When
Tuesday, October 14, 2025 - 16:00 to Tuesday, October 14, 2025 - 16:45

Static analysis tools like PHPStan have become essential for PHP developers, and Drupal projects can benefit greatly from custom rules tailored to their specific architecture and conventions.

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coding & site building
Speakers

Ondřej Mirtes

17:00 to 17:20 CEST
Location
Room 7 (Hall G2)
When
Tuesday, October 14, 2025 - 17:00 to Tuesday, October 14, 2025 - 17:20

The European Accessibility Act has come into force, bringing new responsibilities for our clients.

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agency & business
Speakers

Paul Sebborn (psebborn)

17:00 to 17:20 CEST
Location
Room 3 (-2.41)
When
Tuesday, October 14, 2025 - 17:00 to Tuesday, October 14, 2025 - 17:20

Imagine walking through the jungle in shoes 5 sizes too big for you. It would be uncomfortable and you would look much clumsier than you really are. This feeling is the closest I can think of to what dyslexics experience when faced with long written conversations.

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community health
Speakers

Alvaro J Hurtado Villegas (Alvar0hurtad0)

17:00 to 17:20 CEST
Location
Room 2 (-2.33)
When
Tuesday, October 14, 2025 - 17:00 to Tuesday, October 14, 2025 - 17:20

Explore practical strategies for adopting Drupal's Experience Builder in existing platforms, ensuring a smooth transition without compromising current investments.

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coding & site building
Speakers

Boyan Borisov (boyan.borisov)

17:00 to 17:20 CEST
Location
Room 5 (-2.43)
When
Tuesday, October 14, 2025 - 17:00 to Tuesday, October 14, 2025 - 17:20

To be honest, I would've rather preferred not having had to deal with Azure AD. You know! The Open Source vs. the-other-way-around thing. But once I was asked to do that and was not in a power position to avoid it completely, I tried to make the best out of it.

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coding & site building
Speakers

Rodrigo Panchiniak Fernandes (Rodrigo-panchiniak-fernandes)

17:00 to 17:20 CEST
Location
Room 4 (-2.42)
When
Tuesday, October 14, 2025 - 17:00 to Tuesday, October 14, 2025 - 17:20

Listen to the unfiltered inner worlds and experiences of Designers contributing to critical OSS projects in order to make your projects more accessible to designers and design contributions.

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open web
Speakers

Eriol Fox, Victory Brown (Victory Brown)

17:00 to 17:20 CEST
Location
Room 6 (Hall G1)
When
Tuesday, October 14, 2025 - 17:00 to Tuesday, October 14, 2025 - 17:20

Tempted by SaaS CMS promises? The marketing for SaaS CMS solutions is persuasive, often highlighting ease of use and contrasting it with traditional CMS systems.

I got sold on those claims and decided to put them to the test by migrating our website from Drupal to Storyblok.

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clients & industry experiences
Speakers

Iztok Smolic (iztok)

17:30 to 18:30 CEST
Location
Auditorium (Hall D)
When
Tuesday, October 14, 2025 - 17:30 to Tuesday, October 14, 2025 - 18:30
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other
18:30 to 19:30 CEST
Location
Exhibition Hall - Open Stage
When
Tuesday, October 14, 2025 - 18:30 to Tuesday, October 14, 2025 - 19:30
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other