I always feel very blessed when I get to the Sitecore Symposium. I especially enjoy it when it takes place in a city I have never been to (Nashville). Besides seeing my co-workers from RBA I get to see a lot of people from the Sitecore community. Plus there is the MVP Summit, events, cool swag, the walks/runs I am going to organize etc… Most of all there are the presentations. I love attending them and sharing what I got to see. Hopefully I will get to implement some new ideas too.

1. MVP Summit – Well this is a mix of presentations. What I hope to get out of it is learn what is coming out in the future. The Q&A sessions is my favorite part as I get to ask questions to various Sitecore representatives.
2. Welcome Reception -This always gets me excited. It is a great way to kick off the Symposium and gives attendees a peak into the future of Sitecore.
3. Rocking your website searches with AI magic and GenAI for translation. Just like everyone else I am excited about AI. I have been using AI in Content Hub lately, in programming, social media and soon hopefully in my next iPhone.
4. A fireside chat with Katie Ledecky – I always love the insight of someone who is driven to succeed. Can’t wait to hear about her accomplishments.
5. Disrupting the experience with generative AI – I am already using copilot. Finding out about generative AI will be great. It will add more tools to my development environment.
6. Is AI bias the new elephant in the room? – I know based on the presenters this will be a great presentation. I know I will come out with a different perspective after this one.
7. Sitecore Content Hub R&D roadmap and Continuous improvement with Sitecore Content Hub: From DAM to CMP and beyond – I love the Content Hub. Anything I can do to learn more about it is an opportunity I will take.
8. Next-gen frontend development with XM Cloud – I am mainly a back-end developer, but I always want to learn more of the front-end. This presentation sounds perfect to take the next step.
9. Driving engagement: From 0-60 in just 3 months to implement Sitecore Search and Personalize – This one sounds interesting as most clients need something yesterday to stay ahead of the curve.
10. How to make generative AI think like your design team – This one involves combining Content Hub and AI. Sounds good to me.
11. Drive hyper-personalized engagement in the healthcare and life sciences industries – I feel this is an important topic. Shared health data is important these days and seems to be the trend.
12. Sitecore CDP: Unlock your data with unified tracking – Recently I have been engaging with Sitecore on this. I can’t wait to learn more.
13. Building resilient integrations with XM Cloud – I know this presenter well. I have no doubt I will come out of this one with lots of new information.
14. Revive, renew, reimagine: Sitecore XP renaissance – I really love XP. It may not always be the new shiny jewel, but it is extremely powerful still. Can’t wait to hear what is next as many clients still use it and are happy to continue using it.
15. Headless SXA vs. Component Builder: The rock-off of the year – Always enjoy a good fight between to great ways to do things.
16. A fireside chat with Brendan Hunt – Last, but not least. I am a huge Ted Lasso fan. I loved Coach Beard and also like the actor that portrays him even more being a fellow Chicagoan. I can’t wait to watch.