30 Jun 2026
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Drupal AI Initiative: Which AI Summit Is Right for You at DrupalCon Rotterdam?
Artificial intelligence is changing how we build, manage, and deliver digital experiences. But AI isn't just a developer conversation. It's also a conversation for architects, product owners, marketers, digital strategists, executives, and organisational leaders.
That's why DrupalCon Rotterdam is introducing two dedicated AI summits on Monday, 28th September. Each has a different focus, but together they provide a complete picture of what AI means for the future of Drupal.
The AI Dev Summit
The AI Dev Summit is built for the people creating the next generation of Drupal experiences.
If you enjoy building, experimenting, and solving technical challenges, this summit is for you. Sessions focus on practical implementation, emerging AI capabilities, and the tools developers need to begin building AI-powered Drupal solutions today.
Topics include:
- AI-assisted development
- Drupal AI and Drupal CMS
- Canvas and modern AI workflows
- Building with AI frameworks and services
- Real-world technical demonstrations
- Best practices from experienced contributors
Whether you're already working with AI or just beginning to explore what's possible, the AI Dev Summit offers practical knowledge you can apply immediately.
The Enterprise AI Summit
Technology alone doesn't create transformation. Organisations also need leadership, governance, strategy, and clear business objectives.
The Enterprise AI Summit focuses on those conversations.
Designed for digital leaders, executives, product managers, architects, and decision-makers, this summit explores how organisations can responsibly adopt AI while delivering measurable value.
Sessions examine questions such as:
- How should organisations develop an AI strategy?
- What governance models are needed?
- Where can AI deliver measurable business value?
- How do security, privacy, and compliance influence adoption?
- What organisational changes are required for successful AI implementation?
- What projects have leading global organisations deployed?
Rather than concentrating on implementation details, this summit focuses on helping organisations make informed decisions about AI.
Different audiences. Shared goals.
While each summit has its own emphasis, they are closely connected.
Successful AI initiatives require both technical expertise and organisational leadership.
Developers need leaders who understand the opportunities and challenges AI presents. Leaders need developers who can turn strategy into working solutions.
By offering both summits, DrupalCon recognises that AI adoption succeeds when technical innovation and business strategy move together.
Which summit should you attend?
Choose the AI Dev Summit if you:
- Build Drupal websites and applications
- Want hands-on technical sessions
- Are interested in Drupal AI, Canvas, and AI development tools
- Enjoy learning by seeing practical demonstrations
- Meet the makers of Drupal AI and expert practioners
Choose the Enterprise AI Summit if you:
- Lead digital strategy or technology initiatives
- Make technology investment decisions
- Manage products, teams, or digital transformation
- Want to understand how AI fits into organisational goals
- Meet leading practitioners and peers who have delivered successful solutions within their organizations
Of course, if your role bridges both worlds, you'll likely find value in either summit.
Join us in Rotterdam
Whether you're writing code, defining strategy, or helping your organisation navigate the future of AI, DrupalCon Rotterdam has a summit designed for you.
Whichever path you choose, you'll leave with practical insights, new connections, and a deeper understanding of how AI is shaping the Drupal ecosystem.
We look forward to seeing you in Rotterdam.
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Jacob Rockowitz: Vibing Drupal: New Kids on the Block
Anxiety about AI
The Drupal and broader software community are getting overly anxious about the new kids on the block… AI. I wanted to step back and explore this anxiety through the analogy of AI as the new kids on the block, or, more specifically, the new kids entering our software teams and community. It is important to view AI not as a single kid because AI consists of multiple LLMs and harnesses.
Therefore, our immediate expectation when working with AI is that there is no single way to prepare for or interact with AI that always works across all AIs. The inconsistency and unpredictability of the current state of AI, and how it impacts our work, is making people anxious, which is leading them to want tools and processes to prepare to collaborate with AI. I'm writing this post because I think people's anxiety about AI is making them overprepare.
Overpreparing for AI
A large part of the AI narrative centers on the tooling you need to use AI. I feel that most of the AI tooling is overbuilt or overplanned. At the same time, harnesses like OpenCode provide essential tools and methodologies for an LLM to write code and perform tasks. Still, a harness is just a tool for AI, like the computer and software I am using to write this post.
The tooling and planning I am concerned about involve AI-specific processes for managing and orchestrating AI agents. Many people in the software community are developing AI best practices to address the challenge of integrating AI into our software development process.
A quick aside. I think having AI best practices for Drupal as a collaborative, community-led initiative is essential to Drupal's proper adoption of agent-driven development. Before someone starts using Drupal's AI best practices, they should understand what AI is.
What exactly is AI?
I don't know...Read More
30 Jun 2026 3:13pm GMT