How Drupal is keeping pace with a changing digital market and how it can benefit your organisation
Time: Thursday 14th May 09:40-10:10
Room: Te Aro
Track: People & Culture
The past two years have seen major changes in the Drupal market from myriad angles: Budget cuts as clients deal with market uncertainty; Immense competition from hundreds of SAAS and Enterprise CMS products; Broader market disruption from the rapid growth of AI; the list goes on. But Drupal, now in its 26th year as a CMS product, has continued to anticipate where the market is moving and innovate to keep pace. The pace of this change has been rapid, from the launch of Drupal CMS to the enterprise-ready Drupal Core 11.3 and the global Drupal AI Initiative, all while the Drupal Association is investing heavily in product marketing. So how will this benefit your organisation, whether you're a digital agency building sites for clients, or a client currently using Drupal or considering adopting it? This talk will draw on Owen's six years as a Director and Chair of the Drupal Association Board, looking at the bigger picture as to why certain strategic decisions have been made about Drupal and what their implications are for the future.
Speakers
Owen Lansbury
Owen worked for global digital agencies from the mid 1990s before co-founding PreviousNext in 2009. With a background in user experience design, his focus these days is on sustainable business and open source community engagement. He was a founder of the DrupalSouth Steering Committee and was appointed to the global Drupal Association Board of Directors in 2019, acting as Chair from 2023 to 2025.
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