CMS Connect 25
A vendor-neutral conference focused on CMS
We are delighted to present our 2nd annual summer edition of our prestigious international conference dedicated to the global content management community.
Happening on August 5 - 6 in Montréal, Canada, this event will bring together top-notch speakers, our renowned learning format, and engaging social events.
Updates:
* June 26: Mark Demeny writes: “The true value of these events is meeting a community of peers in order to get validation and support for the challenges you are solving”
* June 26: Umbraco will also join us
* June 24: Pantheon joins as conference partner!
* June 20: Maddy Vidda from Novartis will lead a session on From Clicks to Connections: Creating content to propel your customer journey
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Roundtable discussions is an important part of our format. Photo from CMS Connect 24
Don’t take our word for it
”Here's the thing about this conference: it's smaller than you're used to, and it's way more... intimate. You don't just go listen to people talk; you get to know people. You get all up in their business and their hopes and fears for the industry and the practice.”
- Deane Barker on LinkedIn (June 16, 2025)
Tired of impersonal and overwhelming gatherings? Picture this event as a unique blend of masterclasses, insightful talks, interactive discussions, impactful learning sessions, and authentic networking opportunities. Conferences come in many shapes and sizes. This one has a maximum of 150 participants and in 2024 we sold out in late June.
Finally, our friends at Canadian CMS vendor Agility CMS published a blog post titled Bienvenue à Montréal! Join Agility CMS at CMS Connect 25 and says this a “A must-attend event for anyone in the CMS space”
See you in Montréal!
World-class speakers
Allison Abraham (CA)
Managing Director Americas at Valtech
Joyce Peralta (CA)
Manager, Digital Communications at McGill University
Greg Dunlap (US)
Director of Content Strategy at Bixal
What is CMS Connect?
Don’t take our word for it
“great to hear from iconic leaders in the content management system industry” - Joyce Peralta, Manager Digital Communications at McGill after attending CMS Connect 24
Based on popular request from our community, we launched CMS Connect 24 last year as a North American summer edition of our conference series.
As a recap, Mark Garrepy from CMS Critic wrote about the heart of content, open source, pragmatic AI, IA and more.
Good times on the boat trip at CMS Connect 24 with Gavin Colborne, Janus Boye, Joyce Peralta and Anders Hansen.
The sessions are without the usual sales and marketing pitches. There’s also plenty of time for conversations, so that you can bring actionable insights back to your desk and your projects.
Who’s joining us?
It is an international conference with confirmed participants from Europe and North America. A friendly mix of vendors, agencies, analysts and customers who get together to learn, network and talk about what really matters when it comes to creating better digital experiences right now and for the foreseeable future
Thanks to all who have made the commitment to learning and networking. We’ll keep this list updated as we get nearer August.
At the conference you can learn from practitioners from ICANN, McGill, Novartis, TELUS and several others.
Among the vendors and open source projects attending are Adobe, ai12z, Agility, Conscia, HCL, Kentico, Kajoo.ai, Kontent.ai, Magnolia, Pantheon, SearchStax, SimpliCity, Staffbase, Umbraco and Uniform. As you can see, it’s not just the usual CMS vendors, but also from the larger ecosystem.
On the agency and consulting side you can meet 9thCO, B13, Bixal, BizStream, Blend Interactive, Crowd Favorite, dotfusion, Evolving Web, Inorbital, Kingsway Digital, Leadpulse, Toumoro, Valtech and Verndale. Talk to them about what happens “when the rubber hits the road” and they’ll help you towards 2025 project success.
Among the analysts joining us are Cathy McKnight from Seventh Bear, Mark Demeny from MACH Alliance, Matt Garrepy from CMS Critic and our host Janus Boye from Boye & Co in Denmark.
Conference partners
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Venue
The conference will be held at Montréal CoWork, a place we selected for its uplifting atmosphere and environment conducive to creativity, new ideas and teamwork. It was also the venue last year and this year they added a new space, so that we can accommodate a few more participants.
The lounge at CoWork, a good place to hangout and continue the conversation in between sessions
It’s located in Le Plateau-Mont-Royal, a hip part of Montreál. Surrounded by quirky shops, colorful buildings with twirling iron staircases, and third-wave coffee shops. There are nearby hotel in all price ranges. Many of us are staying at the Sonder around the corner.