DrupalCon Vienna
14-17 October 2025
DrupalCon is the place to be for everyone who builds with and benefits from Drupal. We’re excited to be a Diamond Sponsor again for 2025. See you in the City of Music!
About
DrupalCon is the premier global Drupal event for developers, marketers, agency leaders, and business decision makers. Each year, we get together to learn about and share the latest Drupal developments and contribute to the future of the platform. Join us to get an inside look at the world of Drupal, Acquia’s own innovations in the Drupal-sphere, and see how to use Drupal to launch better digital experiences.
As a Presenting Sponsor, Acquia is excited to bring you our team of Drupal experts, informative content, and social spirit. Be sure to stop by, check out our featured sessions, fun stand activities, and join the DE/AE Splash Awards After Party, sponsored by Acquia!
Our Sessions
Tuesday 14th October
Driesnote
Date: Tuesday, October 14, 2025
Time: 1:15 PM - 2:30 PM CEST
Presented by Dries Buytaert, Founder, Executive Chairman, Acquia
Drupal Canvas unleashed: The future of Drupal is here
Date: Tuesday, October 14, 2025
Time: 2:45 PM - 3:30 PM
Location: Auditorium (Hall D)
Presented by Lauri Timmanee, Product Manager, Acquia Source and Drupal Canvas, Acquia & Balint Kleri
Your Camp Website Here! What’s New and Exciting with Drupal’s Event Platform
Date: Tuesday, October 14, 2025
Time: 2:45 PM - 3:30 PM
Location: Room 7 (Hall G2)
Presented by Martin Anderson-Clutz, Principal Solutions Engineer, Acquia
Our Sessions
Wednesday 15th October
How to Build a Site Template
Date: Wednesday, October 15, 2025
Time: 11:30 AM - 12:15 PM CEST
How do you start Drupal sites the right way? Site templates! Learn everything you need to know to build awesome templates and share them with the world.
Presented by Adam Globus-Hoenich, Acquia
AI Bots & Drupal: Protecting Your Sites, Powering Your Content
Date: Wednesday, October 15, 2025
Time: 12:30 PM - 1:15 PM
Location: Exhibitions Hall Open Stage
This talk explores how AI bots are transforming the web and what that means for Drupal-powered enterprise sites. It distinguishes between helpful bots (like search engine crawlers) and harmful ones (like content scrapers or rogue AI harvesters), and shows why businesses must manage bot traffic strategically.
Presented by Greg O’Toole, Senior Technical Product Marketing Manager, Acquia.
Redefining Leadership: How Adversity can cultivate Strength, Empathy, and Leadership Skills
Date: Wednesday, October 15, 2025
Time: 5:40 PM - 6:00 PM
Location: Room 4 (-2.42)
Presented by Rae Pizer, Director, PS, Acquia
How to Land an EPIC Contribution in Drupal (Without Losing Your Mind)
Date: Wednesday, October 15, 2025
Time: 4:15 PM - 5:00 PM
Location: Room 2 (-2.33)
Presented by Matt Glaman, Principal Software Engineer, Acquia
Our Sessions
Thursday 16th October
Drupal CMS Spotlights
Date: Thursday, October 16, 2025
Time: 1:30 PM - 2:45 PM CEST
Presented by Gábor Hojtsy, Full Stack Community Organizer, Drupal Acceleration Team, Acquia
Top 10 Composer Problems in Drupal Projects: Solutions from Real-World Sites
Date: Thursday, October 16, 2025
Time: 5:15 PM - 5:35 PM CEST
Location: Room 1 (-2.32)
Presented by Mohammad Zomorodian, Lead Support Engineer, Acquia
Designing with Purpose: How to Integrate Your Features into Drupal Canvas
Date: Thursday, October 16, 2025
Time: 5:40 PM - 6:00 PM CEST
Location: Room 2 (-2.33)
Presented by Renee Lund, Senior Product Designer, Acquia
Acquia Partner Summit
Date: Wednesday, October 15, 2025
Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM CEST
Location: Level -2, Room 2.93
Join us at the Acquia Partner Summit at DrupalCon Vienna on October 15th for an insightful session designed to align partners with Acquia’s vision and strategies. Discover the roadmap and strategy, dive into the realm of innovation with AI, and learn the invaluable benefits of contributing to Drupal . Finally, explore partner opportunities as we explain how Acquia aligns with partner success to foster mutual growth. Don’t miss the chance to engage with industry leaders and elevate your partnership with Acquia.
Workshop
Acquia Source, an AI powered SaaS
Date: Wednesday, October 15, 2025
Time: 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM CEST
Location: Level -2, Room 2.93
Join Raphael Khaiat and Lauri Timmanee to discover how Acquia Source powered by Drupal CMS will enable site builders, content editors, developers and marketing teams create enterprise grade digital experience through simplified content creation and optimization tools without the burden of CMS maintenance.
Acquia Presents
DE/AT Splash Awards After Party
Location: Palais Wertheim, Canovagasse 1a, 1010 Wien
Date: Wednesday 15 October 2025
Awards: 6:30 - 8:30 PM CEST
After Party: 8:30 PM until late CEST (Sponsored by Acquia)
Beers, Bratwursts and Entertainment
No RSVP Needed
To access the After Party just wear your DrupalCon Badge.
Booth Activities
Swag
Come and join in the fun with our surfing photo shoot and who doesn’t love to win prizes playing Cornhole!
Demos
Join us for exclusive product demos and discover how our solutions can elevate your Drupal projects!
Chat with Our Drupal Experts
Come and grab a barista coffee and chat with one of our Drupal Experts.
Acquia Certification Exams
Demonstrate and promote your Drupal and Acquia product skills with Acquia certification exams. Acquia certification exams (including Drupal 11) are multilingual and administered online at Acquia Academy with our partner, ProctorU. Visit our booth to find out more and to obtain one of our limited number of exam vouchers.
