One of the underlying strengths of the Magento ecosystem is the vibrant and thriving community. Engagements and knowledge sharing lead to a better understanding of the software, and how it could be used to leverage online commerce as a primary source of income for merchants. Now is the time to ask yourself: Do such events hold any value for a Magento store owner or developer? The answer is a resounding “yes”.
We have compiled a list of the most happening and useful conferences for anyone involved with Magento. These top Magento Conferences are a must-attend if you’d like to boost your store sales and improve the overall UI/UX for your customers.
Are you ready to learn from thought leaders of the Magento world? Want tips and tricks by the savviest and innovative developers? Wondering how you should adapt your selling strategies to align with changing market dynamics? Face the challenges of the present and future by marking your presence at any of the following events.
Let’s take a look.
Magento Live
This is a premier Magento conference spanning three major countries. The event will be held in the United Kingdom, Australia, and France.
Sydney, Australia | November 7-8, 2016
Some of Magento’s heavyweights will grace the occasion with their knowledge and presentations. The speakers include Magento CEO, Mark Lavelle, Magento Senior VP Strategy and Growth, Mark Lenhard, and VP Product Management, Paul Boisvert. Other senior Magento officials will also be speaking.
Expanding upon the list of big hitters, VP and GM of Paypal, Steve Fusco, VP of Channel Sales Nexcess, Jerry Eadeh, Head of Research Bronto, Jim Davidson, Founder & CEO DCKAP, Karthik Chidambaram, will be presenting, among several others.
The agenda includes general sessions, networking dinners, breakout sessions, and special sessions. If you’re down under and a Magento site owner or developer, don’t forget to be there!
Paris, France | February 6-7, 2017
Many of the speakers from the other two conferences will be present in the Paris conference as well. Speakers from the ecommerce industry include CTO, Agence Dn’D, Aymeric Aitamer, COO & CFO De Fursac, Rodolphe Bereby, Magento Expert X2i, Christophe Le Bot to name a few.
The agenda includes discussions and presentations on introduction to Magento 2.0, commerce conversations, applying design thinking to your website, Magento 2.0 Technical Deep Dive, Merchant to Merchant and more.
London, UK | June 27-28, 2017
Again, the agenda is rich in useful information for Magento site owners and developers. Some of the topics to be discussed include International Expansion: Lessons Learnt from Going Global with Big Brands, Payment microscope – Understand the Little Things that Make a Big Impact, The Deconstructed Magento Module.
As you have noticed, the topics are divided into customer success stories, business track, and technology track categories. You may participate in any talk which piques your interest. Other important discussions include Foundations of B2B eCommerce Success, Personalization: Balancing Business Wants With Customer Needs, and Lightning Fast Development With the Power of Composer, to name just a few.
Meet Magento
One of the finest Magento community events is the series of Meet Magento conferences. You’ll be blown away by the wealth of knowledge and networking opportunities available. According to the official site, “The Meet Magento is a unique opportunity to talk to many decision-makers and experts about Magento and e-commerce. Get new contacts, talk about the trends of tomorrow and benefit from the synergy effect.”
Events are available in several worldwide locations. The Meet Magento will be held in the following cities on the mentioned dates:
- New York City, USA on October 5th, 2016
- Poznan, Poland on September 19th and 20th, 2016
- Athens, Greece on October 12, 2016
- Madrid, Spain on October 25, 2016
- Tokyo, Japan on November 22, 2016
To see if Meet Magento is being held near you, check out the official website.
Mage Titans
Here is one for the developers. Yup, the Mage Titans meetup is geared towards the more technically inclined users of Magento. It is being held in Austin, TX, USA on September 8th and 9th, 2016.
Several veterans from the Magento world will be the speakers at Mage Titans. The star-studded lineup of speakers includes Kimberely Thomas, Allan MacGregor, Sherrie Rohde, Brent Peterson, Brent Peterson among others.
The agenda includes topics such as Magento APIs and RabbitMQ integration, micro-services for Magento 2, ecommerce machine learning, scrum and agile for development, browser testing, webhooks and so much more. This is super cool! Mage Titans an event worthy of its admission price.
Magento Imagine
This year’s Magento Imagine was a smashing success, and the 2017 event will be no different. The Magento Imagine event will be held between April 3rd – April 5th, 2017 at Las Vegas, NV, USA.
The conference is colossal in size and scope, and by attending it, you can reap magnificent benefits. The organizers hope to inspire you to advance the Magento platform, educate each other at the conference, and collaborate to gain mutual benefits in the ecommerce industry.
The 2017 event’s agenda hasn’t yet been finalized, but based on this year’s event, you can expect topics to cover a broad spectrum of ecommerce related topics. Development, extensions, frontend, backend, order management, UI/UX and many other topics will be covered.
More Events
There are other conferences which haven’t yet announced their dates for the next version. Check out the official websites of Mage Unconference, Developer Paradise, Bargento to know when they’ll be held next. Sign up for their newsletter list to make sure you don’t miss out on anything.
If you are attending any of these conferences, let us know in the comments! See you there!
