The community of organizations that use Drupal and the agencies that provide professional services for them are an engine room of innovation and ideas. At DrupalCon, this community comes together to share ideas, discuss challenges and offer actionable advice.
TARGET AUDIENCE
The Agency & Business track is tailored for agency owners and executives, website product teams, project managers and marketers to share their knowledge and insight.
TRACK GOALS
Topics in this track range from ‘how to leverage Drupal to achieve business goals’, ‘building, managing and growing Drupal agency teams’ and ‘ensuring Drupal projects are delivered on-time while maintaining high standards’. Sessions will be non-technical by nature, focusing on the latest thinking in agency management, project delivery and how technology drives business change.
TRACK KEYWORDS
Digital Agency, Leadership, Project Management, Sales
Dive into the technical heart of Drupal with the Coding & Site Building track. Designed for engineers, advanced site builders, and developers, this track explores the nuances of Drupal’s architecture, modern PHP development practices, and advanced techniques for site building.
TARGET AUDIENCE
Whether you’re mastering custom module development, optimizing performance, or leveraging Drupal’s API-first capabilities, this track provides the knowledge to push your projects to new heights.
TRACK GOALS
Sessions in this track focus on engineering excellence, covering topics such as PHP/Web Development best practices, decoupled Drupal approaches, debugging, and extending Drupal with integrations and customizations.
TRACK KEYWORDS
Drupal Development, Advanced Site Building, Custom Modules, Engineering Best Practices, API Integration
The Community Health track focuses on the importance of creating a culture where individuals feel valued, safe and supported, creating an inclusive environment for the open source community members.
TARGET AUDIENCE
The Community Health track welcomes everyone who identifies as part of the community, whether you're a long-time contributor, a newcomer looking to get involved, or simply someone who cares about fostering a welcoming, inclusive, and sustainable environment.
TRACK GOALS
The sessions within this track include ideas about increasing diversity, equity, and inclusion, fostering productive teamwork, encouraging community contributions and providing insights into improving mental and physical well-being.
TRACK KEYWORDS
Community Contributions, Open Source, Diversity & Inclusion, Teamwork, Mental Health
The Clients & Industry track showcases how Drupal empowers businesses to achieve key goals like boosting SEO, optimizing conversions, and enhancing customer engagement. Learn from industry leaders how Drupal supports scalable digital transformation, streamlines operations, and integrates with enterprise systems. Through real-world case studies and expert insights, discover how Drupal drives innovation, improves performance, and delivers measurable results across industries.
TARGET AUDIENCE
The sessions are targeted at digital managers and executive decision makers using Drupal or considering its use as their next digital experience management platform. Agency leaders, product owners, and tech leads can also benefit from the showcases in this track.
TRACK GOALS
The sessions aim to generate ideas and inspiration for digital strategy and best practices. Participants will learn about upcoming trends and ways to improve Drupal. By sharing case studies, the track seeks to add business value to the conversations, told by ‘clients’ themselves or agencies and their clients.
TRACK KEYWORDS
Digital Transformation, Digital Experiences, Business Case Studies, Content Management System
Drupal CMS is the ‘low code/ no code’ solution for site builders and content creators. It is an ‘out of the box’ CMS that provides site builders with a user-friendly interface to quickly design and build their website, leveraging AI assistants and pre-defined workflows to assist in the process. With pre-configured features and tools like analytics and search, Drupal CMS provides a complete website platform without the need for technical expertise.
The Drupal CMS (aka Starshot) Initiative has made much progress and continues to evolve. This track will highlight topics such as the progress of the initiative as well as solutions that have been implemented using Drupal CMS.
TARGET AUDIENCE
This track targets both a technical and non-technical audience interested in learning about Drupal CMS. Sessions will overlap with the focuses of other tracks, so a clear focus on Drupal CMS is a requirement for this track.
TRACK GOALS
Attendees obtain a better understanding of how to implement and leverage Drupal CMS for their needs.
TRACK KEYWORDS
Drupal, CMS, Analytics, Search, Site builders, Marketers, Low Code
The InfoSec & DevOps track dives into security, performance, automation, and site reliability, bringing the latest trends and best practices to the Drupal world. Expect insights, real-world strategies, and practical takeaways to optimise and secure your projects.
TARGET AUDIENCE
The InfoSec & DevOps track is for technical enthusiasts of all skill levels who focus on fields that complement day-to-day Drupal development, including security hardening, hosting, automation, and site reliability engineering.
TRACK GOALS
Sessions will aim to provide practical strategies for improving Drupal’s performance, security, and reliability through DevOps and InfoSec. They will showcase case studies, explore emerging trends, and demonstrate tools that optimise workflows and security practices.
Maintaining an Open Web is essential for innovation, inclusion, and collaboration. This track explores key principles like open source technologies, web standards, and decentralization in shaping a more equitable digital world. Engage with passionate communities and discover how Drupal and other projects are driving better digital assets globally.
TARGET AUDIENCE
The track is for developers, site builders, advocates, and policymakers shaping an open, accessible, and decentralized web. It welcomes anyone invested in web standards, digital equity, and the future of open-source collaboration.
TRACK GOALS
The track explores web standards, decentralization, and digital equity, highlighting open-source contributions like Drupal. It fosters collaboration and equips attendees with the tools to protect and advance an open, accessible web.
TRACK KEYWORDS
Open Web, Interoperability, Decentralization, Web Standards, Digital Equity
