Roundtable discussions is an important part of our format. Here’s Joel Varty from Agility CMS spotted in conversation
CMS Kickoff 26
A vendor-neutral international conference focused on CMS
Happening on January 13 - 14 2026 at the James Museum in St. Pete, Florida
Join us for the 4th annual edition of our prestigious international conference dedicated to the global CMS community.
World-class speakers at CMS Kickoff 26 will soon be announced
get in touch if you are interested in sharing your story
What is the CMS Kickoff?
We started with CMS Kickoff 23, which was quite well received. We made it bigger and importantly better at CMS Kickoff 24 and CMS Kickoff 25. Now we’re building on it and working on making it even better with input and participation from our global CMS Expert community.
Open source was also well represented at Kickoff 25 with participation from the WordPress, Drupal and TYPO3 community. Karim Marucchi, who leads Crowd Favorite, shared an update on what’s happening in the WordPress community
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 already the commitment to learning and networking. We’ll keep this list updated as we get nearer January.
At the conference you can learn from practitioners from ICANN and several others.
Among the vendors and open source projects attending are Kentico, Magnolia, SearchStax, Solodev, TYPO3 and Umbraco. 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 Blend Interactive, Distinction and SilverTech. 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 Dan Drapeau from DXP Catalyst, Matt Garrepy from CMS Critic and our host Janus Boye from Boye & Co in Denmark.
Conference partners
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Venue
Once again we will be at the The James Museum of Western & Wildlife Art in downtown St. Pete and what an ideal setting for a conference like ours with its spectacular modern and historic works of art that evoke the spirit of a wide-open frontier and the beauty of life in the American West.
For accommodation, St. Pete has many hotels in all budget ranges within walking distance.
And how to get there: Tampa International Airport is about 30 minutes drive away.