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.

World-class speakers

What is CMS Connect?

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.

Conferences come in many shapes and sizes. This one has a maximum of 150 participants and in 2024 we sold out in June.

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, SearchStax, SimpliCity and Staffbase. 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, 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.

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.