Micah Adler

Founder and CEO, Anyone Can Fundraise

Micah Adler is the Founder and CEO of Anyone Can Fundraise, where he builds practical AI tools for nonprofit fundraising teams using MCP servers, Claude, Microsoft Copilot Studio, Gemini and ChatGPT. A former program director, campaign director, and settlement worker who spent 16 years in Toronto's nonprofit sector before joining Deloitte Canada's fundraising services practice, he now helps organizations use the tools they already have to raise more money with less overhead. He has trained staff at intermediary grantmakers and frontline nonprofits on everything from prospect research to donor intelligence, with one rule: if it does not save time on day one, it does not ship.

Carl Alexander

Founder, Ymir

Carl Alexander is a PHP developer and consultant from Montréal, Canada. He’s the solo founder of Ymir, a serverless DevOps platform for PHP.

Martin Anderson-Clutz

Senior Product Marketing Manager, Acquia

A recognized thought leader and tech evangelist, Martin Anderson-Clutz draws from over two decades of experience in web development and a deep specialization in the Drupal ecosystem. Currently a Senior Product Marketing Manager at Acquia, Martin holds three Triple Certifications in Drupal and a UX Certification from the world-renowned Nielsen Norman Group, establishing a foundation of both technical rigor and user-centered design expertise. His professional background is rooted in serving sectors with the most stringent compliance requirements, including healthcare, government, and higher education, where he ensures digital platforms meet WCAG and ADA standards. Martin further solidifies his standing as a trustworthy source through his roles as a maintainer of dozens of open-source modules and a correspondent and occasional host of the Talking Drupal podcast, in addition to blogging and speaking at various conferences.

Chris Bryce

Founder and CEO, Dotfusion

Chris Bryce is Founder and CEO of Dotfusion, a Toronto based Certified B Corp celebrating 27 years of building world-class digital products. Our current focus is shipping AI ready composable products, with a focus on agentic content operations and answer engine optimization.

Over the past two decades Chris has led digital strategy and transformation work for Brookfield Properties, Hockey Canada, Cirque du Soleil, Intuit, Mitsubishi, Manulife, CIBC and Sapient Razorfish. He is the creator of CREW CMS, a purpose built content platform for commercial real estate, and co-host of the Beyond the CMS video podcast.

Chris writes and speaks on where content operations is heading now that LLMs, not search engines, are the first reader of the web. He is a Sail Canada sailing instructor, a mountain biker, and a long time advocate for humanitarian impact through technology.

Christina Eftimta

Director of Quality Assurance, JAKALA

Cristina Eftimita is Director of QA at Jakala, leading quality engineering across decoupled digital platforms. With over a decade of experience, she has helped teams across industries deliver scalable, reliable, and user-focused products. She focuses on embedding quality into every stage of development, with a strong emphasis on shift-left practices, test automation, and collaboration in headless and composable architectures. Cristina leads and mentors QA teams with a strong focus on collaboration, continuous improvement, and building practical, sustainable quality strategies.

Julian Egelstaff

Founder and Lead Consultant, Formulize

Julian leads the Formulize open source project, a data management platform that turns messy information and chaotic processes into beautiful databases that blend smoothly with how people actually work. In 1996, Julian got a Bachelor of Journalism and Philosophy, and so he naturally went on to 30 years in the software industry, starting with Corel and Cognos in the late 90s. In 2003, he co-founded Freeform Solutions, a non-profit web consultancy, where the Formulize project began. Somehow, along the way, Julian became a Zend Certified Engineer.

Matteo Frana

CEO, React Bricks

Matteo Frana is a seasoned developer and entrepreneur with over 25 years of experience in web development. His journey began at age 10 when he started programming in GW-BASIC on an IBM 8088. By 17, in 1996, he had started his career as a web developer. As the founder of React Bricks, he is dedicated to transforming content management through a headless CMS with inline visual editing, bridging the gap between developers, content editors, and, most recently, AI.

Alexei Gorobet

Director of Engineering, JAKALA

Alexei Gorobet is Director of Engineering at Jakala, a software engineer and architect specializing in multi-site and platform system design, search, headless architectures, and emerging technologies. Over the last decade he has architected complex systems for clients across higher education, media, manufacturing, retail, and healthcare. He leads a team of software architects who share a common passion for software design.

Anna Kucera

Solutions Consultant, JAKALA

Anna Kucera is a Solutions Consultant at JAKALA, where she helps shape digital strategy, scope, and solution approaches for complex website and web application initiatives. Her background spans solutions consulting, project management, digital strategy, SEO, content, and user journey analysis, giving her a practical perspective on aligning business goals, content needs, and implementation realities across large organizations.

Based in Richmond, Virginia, Anna brings agency experience across enterprise web, content, and digital experience work, with particular strength in translating complexity into clear, actionable direction. She holds a B.A. from the University of Virginia in Foreign Affairs and Media Studies.

Andrew Kumar

Head of Agentic Platforms, Bloomreach

Andrew is a global leader of high-performing and diverse technology teams, with a 20-year track record in technology, marketing, commerce and content. These days, Andrew spends a lot of his focus on Integrations, APIs, AI, and he is instrumental in supporting technology platforms, agencies, and integration partners, bringing a wealth of expertise and scar tissue to the table.

Rich Lawson

Associate Director of Technology, Evolving Web

Rich is a seasoned technical leader with over 20 years of experience in digital and over a decade in agency settings. At Evolving Web, he builds and mentors the technical lead practice, ensuring project accountability, cross-functional collaboration, and client satisfaction. He oversees key client and internal projects and supports strategic growth across U.S. markets.

Rich is known for launching accessible, performance-driven digital platforms for clients across sectors, from non-profits and higher education to Fortune 50 enterprises. He fosters strong collaboration across engineering, design, and client teams, ensuring alignment between technology and organizational outcomes.

James Luterek

VP of Engineering, Aries Solutions

James Luterek is the VP of Engineering for Aries Solutions. With two decades of experience in retail & software, he has led software development, architecture, presales, consulting, marketing, & training across multiple companies. He has advised startups to Fortune 100 companies including Ulta Beauty, NBC Universal, PGA Tour, Five Below, and Green Thumb Industries on commerce implementations for custom builds and off-the-shelf software packages including Magento and commercetools. James has degrees in Mathematics and Computer Science from the State University of New York.

Chaney Moore

Director of Client Success, JAKALA

Chaney Moore is a former marketing and communications executive with 20 years’ experience across the for-profit and nonprofit sectors; she has previously worked at Stanford, UC Berkeley and Rick Steves’ Europe. She advises Fortune 500 companies, top-tier universities and multinational enterprises on digital strategy, with emphases on marketing technology, CRM implementation, organizational capacity building, change management and technology adoption support.

Simon Morvan

Director of Technology, Evolving Web

Romain Nugou

Senior Full-Stack Developer, Evolving Web

Senior Full-Stack Developer at Evolving Web.

Joyce Peralta

Keynote Speaker

Manager, Digital Communications, McGill University

Joyce Peralta is a digital communications leader focused on content strategy, governance, and scalable editorial operations. As Manager, Digital Communications, at McGill University, she partners with cross‑functional teams to shape accessible, sustainable content ecosystems. Joyce's work focuses on aligning communications, user experience, and digital infrastructure to optimize content workflows and deliver cohesive experiences across complex ecosystems.

An award‑winning speaker, she has presented at international conferences including DrupalCon, CMS Connect, Confoo, ContentEd, Digital Collegium, and EvolveDigital.

Brian Perry

Founding Engineer, Actual AI

Brian is a versatile front end developer with experience building complex, interactive web applications in support of large-scale localized sites. Within the Drupal community has focused his efforts on evolving Drupal front-end development practices, decoupled Drupal, and design systems and has spoken on these topics at various Drupal events. Recently he has been exploring the AI-driven development landscape as a founding engineer at Actual AI.

Ray Saltini

Senior Director of CX Solutions and Partnerships, JAKALA

Ray joined JAKALA in 2010 after an extensive career in communications, public policy, and digital strategy. As Senior Director of CX Solutions & Partnerships, he leads JAKALA's solutions and technical consulting practice and shapes their global partnership program. He has spoken extensively at events in the US and Europe on open source, scalability, digital transformation, and governance.

Matthew Saunders

AI Ambassador, amazee.io

Matthew Saunders is an AI Ambassador at amazee.io, where he works on applying AI to real-world delivery challenges. His focus is on practical implementation, data sovereignty, and ensuring organisations maintain control over the systems they rely on. Matthew has over two decades of experience in Drupal, leading community initiatives, organizing events, and contributing to advancing modern web architectures. His current work explores how to integrate AI into systems effectively and accountably.

Arvin Singla

Open Source Consultant, arvinsingla.com

Arvin is a full-stack software engineer with 14+ years of experience developing scalable web applications and SaaS platforms. He wants to build things that enable people to live, work, and play the way they want. A perpetual tinkerer, he'll talk your ear off about 3D printing, home automation, and self-hosting all the things.

Sibu Stephen

Senior Drupal and WordPress Consultant, sibustephen.me

Sibu Stephen is a seasoned web developer and UX enthusiast with over 7+ years of experience crafting engaging, accessible digital experiences. Specializing in front-end development and CMS platforms like Drupal, WordPress, Squarespace, HubSpot, delivered solutions for energy-as-a-Service, SaaS, and product-based companies like Acquia. Currently working as a Consultant in Edmonton, Canada, Sibu is passionate about sharing knowledge—whether through tech talks, blog posts, or open-source contributions—and advocates for inclusive, decoupled architectures around Drupal.

Tyler Struyk

Drupal Developer, University of Waterloo

Tyler Struyk has worked as a Drupal developer at the University of Waterloo for the past 14 years, specializing in modern Drupal development, component-based architectures, and enterprise integrations.

He has been working with Drupal since 2007 and has experience across theming, front-end development, and custom module development. Prior to focusing on Drupal, Tyler spent five years working in network administration and security.

Throughout his career, Tyler has contributed to a wide range of Drupal projects and enjoys exploring new approaches to integrating modern front-end technologies with Drupal’s editorial experience.