30 Nov to 3 Dec 2026 · CNIT Forest, La Défense

Drupal AI Summit Paris

The whole summit on day one, talk at 14:00. Two more days of FOST to meet people. A run before breakfast every morning.

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Train to Paris, 30 November

Days

Mon 30 Nov · Travel

Zürich to Paris 🚄

  • 🚄09:34 Zürich HB → 13:38 Paris Gare de Lyon. Direct. Breakfast at home or on board.
  • 🚇RER A west from Gare de Lyon to Nanterre-Préfecture. About 25 min, no change. How →
  • 🏨Mercure is 50 m from the station exit. Check-in from 15:00. Early? Leave the bag at reception.
  • 🏃Maybe: shakeout in Parc André Malraux before dark (sunset ~16:55).
  • 🚶Walk to CNIT once (1.4 km, ~18 min). Find the entrance. Route →
  • 🎤Run the talk once. Slides on the laptop and a USB stick.

⏳ Easy dinner. Lay out run kit and talk clothes. Bed early.

Tue 1 Dec · Drupal AI Summit + FOST day 1

Talk day 🎤

  • 🏃06:40 Axe historique to the Seine, 6.9 km from the door, easy. Dark: headlamp.
  • 🥐07:40 shower, then breakfast at the hotel (buffet from 06:30).
  • 🚶08:30 walk to CNIT, 18 min. Badge pickup, coffee.
  • 👋09:15 Opening plenary: the state of Drupal AI.
  • ☕10:40 Coffee and Partners Village.
  • 🍽️13:00 Lunch. Tech check by 13:30: HDMI or USB-C, clicker, sound.

Phase 3 · Sovereign AI & Regulated Enterprise Proof Points

14:00 to 14:25 · How Clients Use Drupal AI in Production While Keeping Their Data Sovereign

  • 🇪🇺15:00 Dominique De Cooman: AI at the European Commission. Same theme, stay for it.
  • 🧬15:30 Vijay Mani: AI-assisted medical research reviews.
  • 🏗️16:30 Artem Dmitriiev: AI-enhanced is not AI-native.
  • 👏17:00 Closing remarks and wrap-up, to 17:25. Then whatever the evening brings.

Full program →

Wed 2 Dec · FOST day 2

Network the floor 🤝

  • 🚇06:15 RER A to Charles de Gaulle-Étoile, 10 min.
  • 🏃Champs-Élysées, Eiffel Tower, Trocadéro, 7.7 km loop. RER back about 07:25.
  • 🥐07:45 breakfast at the hotel.
  • 🚶08:40 walk to CNIT.
  • 🤝Networking day. Follow up with people from yesterday. Coffee, not email.
  • 🗺️25+ conferences under one roof: drop into a few talks outside Drupal, stay for the hallway chats.
  • 🎥GoPro: a few clips of the venue and the Arche at dusk.

FOST Paris →

Thu 3 Dec · FOST day 3 · Home

Last day, train at 18:22 🚄

  • 🚇06:10 RER A to Châtelet-Les Halles, 15 min.
  • 🏃Notre-Dame, Louvre, Champs-Élysées to the Arc, 6.3 km one way. RER back from Étoile about 07:20.
  • 🥐07:45 breakfast at the hotel.
  • 🧳Pack, check out, leave the bag at reception.
  • 🤝FOST until mid-afternoon. Last chance for the people you missed.
  • 🚶16:15 leave CNIT. Walk to the hotel, collect the bag.
  • 🚇16:45 RER A east from Nanterre-Préfecture to Gare de Lyon, ~25 min.
  • 🚄18:22 Paris Gare de Lyon → 22:26 Zürich HB. Direct. Dinner on board or grab something at the station.

⏳ Aim to be at Gare de Lyon by 17:45. RER A gets crowded after 17:00.