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

14:45 to 16:45 CEST

Location
Room 7
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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John Lockhart (jwlockhart)

16:00 to 16:45 CEST
Location
Room 2
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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Paul Johnson (Pdjohnson), David Bishop (David_bishop), James Hall (james.h), Anoop John, Lenny Moskalyk

17:00 to 17:20 CEST
Location
Room 6
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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Eriol Fox

Wednesday, 15 Oct - Wednesday, 15 Oct

10:30 to 11:15 CEST

Location
Room 6
When
Wednesday, October 15, 2025 - 10:30 to Wednesday, October 15, 2025 - 11:15

Want a secure and scalable AI tool on your terms? Join our session to learn how local LLMs offer unmatched privacy and flexibility and how to integrate them into your projects seamlessly.

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Volodymyr Andrushchak

15:00 to 15:45 CEST
Location
Room 1
When
Wednesday, October 15, 2025 - 15:00 to Wednesday, October 15, 2025 - 15:45

Since 2018 the Local Digital Fund has provided over £16 million of funding and support to 61 council-led projects in the UK, including LocalGov Drupal, Open Referral, Local Gov IMS and Open Digital Planning. What can we learn from this and how can we replicate the successes?

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Finn Lewis (finn lewis), Will Callaghan

16:15 to 17:00 CEST
Location
Room 6
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Wednesday, October 15, 2025 - 16:15 to Wednesday, October 15, 2025 - 17:00
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16:15 to 17:00 CEST
Location
Room 4 (Hall G2)
When
Wednesday, October 15, 2025 - 16:15 to Wednesday, October 15, 2025 - 17:00

Journey inside Yale's digital transformation as we reveal how our Drupal-based YaleSites platform has become the foundation for Beacon—an AI system that transforms bureaucratic complexity into intuitive conversations.

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Franz Joseph Hartl (Franzhartl)

17:15 to 17:35 CEST
Location
Room 1
When
Wednesday, October 15, 2025 - 17:15 to Wednesday, October 15, 2025 - 17:35

Supercharge your QA automation with Cuppet - the all-in-one Node.js framework designed to streamline functional, performance, SEO, and accessibility testing - for free!

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Miroslav Rusev (Mup0), Daniel Angelov (danielangelov)

Thursday, 16 Oct - Thursday, 16 Oct

10:30 to 11:15 CEST

Location
Room 2
When
Thursday, October 16, 2025 - 10:30 to Thursday, October 16, 2025 - 11:15

Accessibility is no longer an afterthought — Drupal 11 builds it into every site by default. Discover how Single Directory Components, Recipes, and real-time tools empower you to create inclusive, scalable experiences effortlessly.

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Ulka Bendale (Bendale)

10:30 to 11:15 CEST
Location
Room 1
When
Thursday, October 16, 2025 - 10:30 to Thursday, October 16, 2025 - 11:15

Ready to make your content sing? Join us for a deep dive into inclusive content creation, alt text best practices, and how 80s imagery can help bring it all to life. Let’s ensure every reader feels the beat!

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Chris Vickery (Kafkadoodledoo), AmyJune Hineline (Volkswagenchick)

10:30 to 11:15 CEST
Location
Room 5
When
Thursday, October 16, 2025 - 10:30 to Thursday, October 16, 2025 - 11:15

Login today often limits users to a few big tech providers -and compromises their privacy. Let's explore how Drupal can lead a new movement: one where users choose how they log in, safely and freely.

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Unnikrishnan B (Unnikrishnan), Santhosh Raju, Anish Anilkumar (anish.a), Dick Hardt

16:15 to 17:00 CEST
Location
Room 1
When
Thursday, October 16, 2025 - 16:15 to Thursday, October 16, 2025 - 17:00

For a frontend developer, Drupal is old-school. For the past decade, developers have been experimenting with JavaScript-based frontend frameworks that completely replace Drupal's frontend. But what if we could inject a fully modern JavaScript API into Drupal's rendering system?

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John Albin Wilkins (Johnalbin)

17:40 to 18:00 CEST
Location
Room 1
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Thursday, October 16, 2025 - 17:40 to Thursday, October 16, 2025 - 18:00

The open web benefits from collaboration of many people on projects, but how can you encourage people to contribute to yours?

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James Shields (Lostcarpark)