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

Drupal AI Summit Paris

Tuesday 1 December, opening day of FOST. Program, getting there, weather and morning runs from CNIT, all welcome.

Summit program →

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Train to Paris, 30 November

Days

One plan for the four days. Running too? Join the 06:45 group run from the CNIT Parvis, Tuesday to Thursday.

Mon 30 Nov · Travel

Train to Paris 🚄

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

⏳ Easy dinner, run kit out, early night.

Tue 1 Dec · Drupal AI Summit + FOST day 1

Drupal AI Summit 🤖

  • 🏃06:45 Group run from the CNIT Parvis, ~5 km. No sign-ups? Esplanade from the Mercure.
  • 🥐07:40 breakfast at the hotel (buffet from 06:30).
  • 🚶08:30 walk to CNIT, 18 min. Badge pickup, coffee.

⭐ Session to plan for · 14:00 to 14:25

How Clients Use Drupal AI in Production While Keeping Their Data Sovereign

Phase 3: Sovereign AI & Regulated Enterprise Proof Points. Tech check over lunch, by 13:30.

Program

TimeSession
09:15
09:40		Opening Plenary: Welcome & The State of Drupal AI
09:45
10:10		The New Rules of Marketing Online: Why Your Website Should Be Built on an AI Harness
Martin Anderson Clutz
10:15
10:40		How to Build an AEO System: Optimize Your Content for AI
Christoph Breidert
10:40☕ Coffee break, networking, expo
Partners Village
11:00
11:25		Open Source knowledge management in the age of AI agents
Wolfgang Ziegler
11:30
11:55		AI as editor, not author: Keeping content standards consistent across hundreds of pages
Bruno Bruno
12:00
12:25		The AI Safety Net: Let AI Coordinate Changes Across Your Site Without Risking Production
Fabian Franz
12:30
12:55		How Open Source Ecosystems Are Powering the Next Wave of AI
Jamie Abrahams
13:00🍽️ Lunch, networking, expo
Partners Village
14:00
14:25		⭐ How Clients Use Drupal AI in Production While Keeping Their Data Sovereign
Dan Lemon
14:30
14:55		Acquia featured session
15:00
15:25		Adopting AI at the European Commission: Sovereign, zero-hallucination AI across 24 languages
Dominique De Cooman
15:30
15:55		AI Assisted Medical Research Reviews with Drupal
Vijay Mani
16:00☕ Coffee break, networking, expo
Partners Village
16:30
16:55		AI-Enhanced Is Not AI-Native: Rethinking CMS Architecture for the Agentic Era
Artem Dmitriiev
17:00
17:25		Closing Remarks & Day Wrap-Up
Summit Organizers

Organisers may change the program. Check the official page on the day.

Full program on drupal.org →

Wed 2 Dec · FOST day 2

Network the floor 🤝

  • 🏃06:45 Group run from the CNIT Parvis, ~5 to 10 km.
  • 🚇No sign-ups? Solo: 06:15 RER into Paris, Eiffel Tower loop, back about 07:25.
  • 🥐07:45 breakfast at the hotel.
  • 🚶08:40 walk to CNIT.
  • 🤝Networking day. Coffee, hallway chats, the Partners Village.
  • 🗺️25+ conferences under one roof: drop into a few talks outside Drupal, stay for the hallway chats.

FOST Paris →

Thu 3 Dec · FOST day 3 · Home

Last day, train at 18:22 🚄

  • 🏃06:45 Group run from the CNIT Parvis, ~5 to 10 km.
  • 🚇No sign-ups? Solo: 06:10 RER to Châtelet, Notre-Dame to the Arc, back about 07:20.
  • 🥐07:45 breakfast at the hotel.
  • 🧳Check out, bag at reception.
  • 🤝FOST until mid-afternoon. Last chance to say hello.
  • 🚶16:15 leave CNIT for the train.
  • 🚄18:22 Paris Gare de Lyon → 22:26 Zürich HB. Direct.

⏳ At Gare de Lyon by 17:45: RER A gets crowded after 17:00.