The Future of Web: Emerging Trends
Stay ahead of the curve and ensure your organisation’s website remains relevant, secure, and high-performing in an ever-evolving digital landscape.
Join us on Wednesday 12 February for the Emerging Trends in Web seminar at ACMI, in the heart of Melbourne’s iconic Fed Square. This exclusive event will bring together industry experts to explore the latest innovations in web technology, user experience, accessibility, and performance optimisation. Gain valuable insights, network with peers, and discover practical strategies to future-proof your digital presence. Don’t miss this opportunity to stay informed and ahead of the competition!
📅 Date: 2.15pm, Wednesday 12th March
📍 Location: ACMI, Federation Square, Melbourne
Agenda
Tickets are free but seating is limited - reserve your spot now
| Time |
Description |
| 2:30pm - 3:45pm |
A panel of the best Australian digital agency leaders will discuss the emerging trends in web technologies. |
| 4:00pm - 5:00pm |
Splash Awards, celebrating the best sites developed by the Drupal community from the past year |
| 5:00pm - 7:00pm |
Networking drinks at Beer D'Luxe |
Faciliator
Mike Richardson
Managing Director
Ironstar
I love helping customers deliver value to market sooner. I've been able to do this with some of Australia's largest organisations including Bunnings, Tourism Australia, and Optus.
Panellists
Julia Topliss
Chair DrupalSouth
Digital Practice Lead @ Salsa Digital
Julia is a digital strategist with over 25 years of experience in web development, digital transformation, and business strategy. She works with government and enterprise clients to deliver technology solutions aligned with their strategic objectives. Julia’s expertise includes digital strategy, client relationship management, web development, and data analytics.
Previously, Julia was part of the team at the Australian Psychological Society, contributing to the web transformation strategy, and served as Head of Delivery at Morpht, where she managed complex GovCMS projects for federal departments. As co-founder and former CEO of Web Prophets, an award-winning digital agency, Julia played a key role in delivering both products and services.
Julia holds an MBA from RMIT Online and a Bachelor of Arts from the Australian National University, and is a Certified ScrumMaster (CSM).
Jason Coghlan
Managing Director
PreviousNext
Jason is a seasoned leader in the digital industry, with over two decades of experience managing technology businesses and developing digital strategies. His deep understanding of project management methodologies, coupled with a strong focus on building and maintaining successful commercial relationships, has enabled him to lead the PreviousNext team to deliver exceptional results for a diverse portfolio of clients. Jason is a passionate proponent of open-source technologies and has been working with Drupal since 2009.
Murray Woodman
Managing Director
Morpht
Murray is the managing director and co-founder of Morpht, a Drupal development and design agency. Murray brings 25 years of development and consulting experience to Morpht, having worked across a number of sectors and technologies. His interests include personalisation, machine learning, content modelling and the semantic web. Murray is also the product owner of Convivial CXP, a Drupal distribution with a personalisation, AI and editor experience focus.
Kurt Foster
Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
Salsa Digital
Kurt’s focus is executing Salsa Digital's strategic technology roadmap and providing technical advice that shapes Salsa’s operations. He also directs the forward-thinking and technically exciting opportunities that arise for Salsa.
Kurt helps drive standardisation across Salsa’s operations, increases efficiencies, acts as a mentor for staff, and makes sure all Salsa team members are up to date with cutting-edge technology.