Schedule

9:00 AM - 9:45 AM

Simplify your deployments to any host with this one-size-fits-most GitHub Actions workflow

Bob McDonald
Managing Drupal sites across hosts like Pantheon, Acquia, and Platform.sh often requires separate CI/CD workflows—adding complexity and maintenance overhead. Attendees will leave with a ready-to-use template and practical strategies for customizing it, managing Drupal settings per environment, reducing rebuilds, and improving reliability through automation.

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

AI Summit

Are you interested in AI? Wondering what the magic is all about? How to get started? Come to the BADCamp AI summit and learn from experts!

10:00 AM - 10:45 AM

Preparing your Pipeline for the AI Revolution

James Sansbury
🚀 AI codes in seconds, but your testing pipeline wasn't built for that speed. Learn how to evolve your deployment strategy to match AI velocity without sacrificing quality. Essential for CTOs & engineering leaders navigating the AI development revolution.

11:00 AM - 11:45 AM

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Backdrop Summit

Backdrop CMS is the Drupal fork. It has most of the features seen in Drupal 8 and beyond (as well as some new ones), but with a built-in upgrade path for your current website.

1:00 PM - 1:45 PM

Quick and Easy Migrations and Upgrades Using AI

Luke McCormick
In this hands-on session at #BADCamp, you’ll learn how to use real AI tools to streamline Drupal migrations and upgrades — no “vibe coding,” just practical results.

Creating an AI Chatbot in Drupal: The Easy Way

Jordan Koplowicz
In this presentation, I'll show you how to build your own AI chatbot in Drupal, which can answer questions based on your own website content. This is Retrieval Augmented Generation. By the time we're done, you'll have all the tools you need to build your own RAG. Even better, there's no coding required; you can build the whole thing using nothing but community-contributed modules. (Plus a couple API keys, and some fine tuning... but we'll get there!)

2:00 PM - 2:45 PM

3:00 PM - 3:45 PM

Preparing for the future of AI: The Changing Consumption Landscape and Combating AI threats

Steve Carlson
Content creators shouldn't have to choose between giving away their work for free or blocking AI entirely—there's a third option where you can actually get paid for AI access to your content.
As AI-powered cyberattacks get more sophisticated, it's time to fight AI with AI rather than relying on outdated security tools that can't keep up.