Drupal Powers EU Open Source Week 2026 With Policy, Innovation, and Community Events

Staff Reporter

The Drupal Association has confirmed its major presence at EU Open-Source Week 2026, taking place from 26 January to 1 February in Brussels. Featuring a wide array of events—from a Drupal AI Hackathon to high-level policy summits the weeklong program positions Drupal as a key contributor to Europe's digital and Open-Source agenda.

The Association's leadership, including board members Baddy Sonja Breidert, Tiffany Farriss, Sachiko Muto, Imre Gmelig, and Alex Moreno, alongside CEO Tim Doyle, CTO Tim Lehnen, and Head of Global Programs Meghan Harrell, will engage in both community-driven and institutional events during the week.

Key Drupal-led and supported events include:

Play to Impact – Drupal AI Hackathon: Beginning online on 22 January and continuing in person on 27–28 January, this two-day collaboration invites developers, designers, and digital thinkers to build AI-driven solutions using Drupal.
Drupal Pivot: A peer-led un-conference on 27–28 January for agency founders and senior executives to tackle business strategy and future directions within the Drupal ecosystem.
Drupal EU Government Day: Set for 29 January, this one-day event gathers public sector leaders and technologists to explore the role of Open Source in modern digital governance across Europe.
EU Open Source Policy Summit: An invite-only gathering hosted by Open Forum Europe, with online public access. The Drupal Association joins as a Bronze sponsor. Baddy Sonja Breidert will join a panel titled “Europe as the World’s Home for Open Source,” while Sachiko Muto will discuss “UN Open Source Principles.”
FOSDEM 2026: A volunteer-driven Open Source event on 31 January–1 February. Attendees from around the world will convene in Brussels for devrooms, code sharing, and in-person collaboration, without fees or barriers.

EU Open Source Week offers rare opportunities to:

Engage directly with European policymakers on digital sovereignty
Collaborate with global developers on emerging Open-Source tools
Build networks across sectors and geographies
Strengthen public-private alliances for Open-Source innovation

The Drupal Association encourages global participation in these events, reinforcing the project’s long-standing contributions to public digital infrastructure and open collaboration in Europe and beyond. For more details, click here.

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