Enterprise AI Enterprise AI Summit 2026
MORNING
Reception
Introduction
Interview: Dries Buytaert & Peter Hinssen
Dries Buytaert and Peter Hinssen · interviewed by James Hall and Marlène de Wouters
Founder of Drupal and Executive Chair of Acquia, alongside Innovation Strategist Peter Hinssen. An on-stage conversation about the future of open-source software, AI, and the Drupal ecosystem.
The Never Normal: How to Leverage the Uncertainty Principle
Peter Hinssen
Innovation Strategist and Bestselling Author. Uncertainty is not the enemy; it is the fuel for reinvention. A keynote for leaders who see cracks in the system as windows, not warnings.
Break
ENTERPRISE AI CASE STUDIES
Introduction to block 1
Welcome back, a short sponsor film, and the line-up for the block. Be in your seat.
From Experiment to Trusted AI: How Aalto University Embedded AI Across Drupal for Content Teams and Users Alike
Robert Salven · Aalto University
From the first GPT experiments to enterprise-scale AI: multilingual content production, accessibility, vectorised content discovery, and a Knowledge Navigator that compresses weeks of staff onboarding into instant answers.
Automating Candidate Support in 24 EU Languages: an EPSO Success Story
Paulina Ryters-Menapace and Antonella Picarella · European Personnel Selection Office / Dropsolid
A RAG-powered Instant Answer Engine deployed inside Drupal in under 8 weeks, running in all 24 EU official languages. 90% fewer repeat support questions. Every answer cited to source. Zero hallucinations on manual review.
AI-Powered Matching in Drupal: A Practical Architecture for Scalable Profile Comparison
Stefan Weber
AupairWorld brings thousands of au pairs and families together every year. Not a prototype but a production AI matching system, and the practical architecture behind comparing profiles at scale on Drupal.
Lunch break
AFTERNOON
Introduction to block 2
Welcome back, a short sponsor film, and the line-up for the block. Be in your seat.
From Buzzword to Business Impact: How the American Diabetes Association Deployed AI on Drupal
Hemant Gupta · American Diabetes Association / QED42
Real AI features in the hands of real editorial teams: editorial assistance, bulk alt text generation, in-editor AI tools, and Word-to-Drupal content pipelines. Honest outcomes and lessons from the people doing the work.
Context Is Your Business: Useful, Governed, and Actionable
Scott Falconer
Enterprise AI works when it understands what makes an organisation different. How Drupal can structure and activate that context, so employees, customers, and AI assistants all deliver better outcomes.
From Navigation to Assistance: How AI is Reshaping the User Experience of the Web
Glenn Hilton · ImageX
A look at how enterprise organisations are moving from navigation-based to assistance-based user experiences, and what that shift means for Drupal implementations at scale.
Break
Introduction to block 3
Welcome back, a short sponsor film, and the line-up for the block. Be in your seat.
From Personal Stories to Global Impact: Scaling World Cancer Day with Drupal and AI
Charles Andrew Revkin and Baddý Sonja Breidert · World Cancer Day (UICC) / 1xINTERNET
How a small team manages 1,215 published cancer stories and 500,000 requests per hour at campaign peak, using AI-assisted moderation inside Drupal with human oversight retained throughout.
CPRD Electronic Research Application Portal (eRAP)
Vijay Mani · CPRD
How CPRD is using Drupal to power its Electronic Research Application Portal, streamlining the process for researchers to access real-world health data.
AI Meets Community: Can AI Strengthen Our Communities, or Will It Hollow Them Out?
Moritz Arendt · Open Social
A thought-provoking look at how AI shapes digital communities: the opportunities to deepen connection and the risks of hollowing out authentic participation.
Sovereign AI: Can We Use World-Class Technology on Domestic Terms?
Julien Blanchez · Google
Rising sovereignty expectations and what they mean in technical terms. How to keep access to world-class technology on your own terms, the role of open source and local software vendors, and how highly sensitive organisations are deploying AI today.
Closing notes & Networking