Relive the Ibexa Global Partner Conference 2024

Day 1 - Thursday 25th

08:30 - 09:30

📍Auditorium Mallorca

Welcome to the Partner Conference

Good morning Coffee & Networking

The annual in-person Ibexa Global Partner Conference is back, this time in spanish island of Mallorca. In 2024 more than ever, Ibexa would like to take our partners on a two-day journey where they can attend powerful presentations with updates related to the Ibexa Strategy, the next product release, and dedicated tracks for developers and business people. 

Additionally, the event will take you through many activities and experiences that will allow you to connect with your peers and with our family ecosystem: QNTM.

09:30 - 09:45

📍 Auditorium Mallorca

Keynote - Official Welcome & Overview

By Nicole Gajda

We'll meet in the Mallorca Congress Center to kick off the 2-day event. We suggest that you check the agenda to discover and familiarize yourself with the events planned during the conference.

Please note that the location of the gala dinner is being kept as a surprise, but fear not, it's sure to impress!

09:45 - 10:00

📍 Auditorium Mallorca

Looking back at 2023

By Tushar Marwaha & Grégory Bécue

Let's take a moment to reflect on the remarkable events that unfolded in Ibexa throughout 2023.

10:00 - 10:30

📍 Auditorium Mallorca

Digital Experiences: The long term partnership of Schwarz IT and Ibexa   

By Steffen Becker & Thomas Pfleger from Schwarz IT 

Schwarz IT is responsible for the entire IT infrastructure and software solutions of one of europes biggest retailers. In 2018, they kicked off a a project for one branch of the group to replace an older CMS with Ibexa DXP which has so far encompassed 150 sites on 10 instances. In this presentation, Schwarz IT will talk in detail about how this process was and the value that Ibexa DXP brought to the company.

10:30 - 11:00

📍Auditorium Mallorca

The Composable Opportunity for Partners 

By Bertrand Maugain 

Comprehensive summary of the year 2023, focusing on the latest market trends. You will witness a panel discussion featuring CEOs from QNTM Group, where we will delve into the challenges of differentiation and the importance of values in today's business landscape.

11:00 - 11:30

📍 Auditorium Mallorca

Ibexa’s positioning and strategy moving forward 

By Bertrand Maugain & Grégory Bécue 

11:30 - 12:15

📍 Auditorium Mallorca

Ibexa DXP 4.6 Tour     

By Sylvain Guittard, Natalia Becla, Kamil Madejski 

Introducing our latest Ibexa DXP release with user experience at its core. Changing the way users interact with Ibexa technology, this release not only sets a new standard for seamless functionality but also provides a glimpse into the future of our ongoing commitment to user-centric design and continuous improvement.

Lunch

Thursday 25th: 12:15 - 13:30

Business Track 

Thursday 25th: 13:30 - 18:00

13:30 - 14:15

📍 Room Menorca

How to pitch Ibexa DXP?   

By Tushar Marwaha & Grégory Bécue

In this session, we will demonstrate the effective strategies to pitch Ibexa DXP, showcasing real-life examples that highlight its practical applications. 

14:15 - 14:45

📍 Room Menorca

Contest - Introduction: Unlocking the DXP Universe  

By Kamil Madejski 

The contest begins with a comprehensive introduction to Ibexa DXP, providing participants with a deep dive into its features, capabilities, and real-world applications. This phase aims to equip contestants with the knowledge and insights necessary to harness the full potential of the DXP. 

14:45 - 15:30

📍 Room Menorca

Ibexa Pitch – How to demonstrate Ibexa DXP 

By Kamil Madejski 

Embark on a 45-minute exploration into the heart of Ibexa DXP with our expert speaker - unravel the intricacies of demonstrating the power and versatility of this cutting-edge digital experience platform. This talk is designed to equip attendees with practical insights, strategies, and best practices for showcasing the robust capabilities of Ibexa DXP in a compelling and effective manner

15:30 - 16:30

📍 Room Menorca

Work in Groups: Collaborate, Ideate, Innovate 

Participants will form collaborative groups, each tasked with exploring and leveraging Ibexa DXP to address a specific challenge or opportunity. This phase encourages teamwork, creativity, and problem-solving as groups navigate the complexities of the DXP landscape to craft innovative solutions. Mentors will be available to guide and support teams in their exploration. 

16:30 - 17:30

📍 Room Menorca

Presentations to Jury: Crafting the Perfect Pitch 

Armed with their innovative solutions, each group will present their DXP-powered ideas to a distinguished jury panel. This phase emphasizes effective communication, strategic thinking, and the ability to articulate the value proposition of their solutions. Participants will not only showcase their technical prowess but also demonstrate their understanding of market needs and user experiences. 

17:30 - 18:00

📍 Exhibition Area

Final: Celebrating Innovation and Excellence

A grand finale where finalists from each group present their refined pitches to a broader audience. The judging criteria will include technical proficiency, creativity, and the potential impact of the proposed solutions. The winners will be celebrated for their ingenuity, and the contest will conclude with insights and reflections from industry leaders, providing participants with valuable takeaways for their future endeavors in the ever-evolving DXP landscape.

Tech Track 

Thursday 25th: 13:30 - 18:00

13:30 - 13:45

📍 Room Ibiza

Ibexa Year in a rear-mirror    

By Łukasz Serwatka 

Get a glimpse of what you can expect during the Technology Track sessions: join Łukasz Serwatka, the CTO of Ibexa, on a journey through the company's distant and recent past. After a brief introduction of this year's agenda, Łukasz will discuss changes that Ibexa's LTS versions went through and give you a presentation of the latest discoveries and introductions. 

13:45 - 14:30

📍 Room Ibiza

Ibexa DXP v4.6 for Developers    

By Maciej Kobus 

Explore the Ibexa DXP v4.6 from a developer's perspective, highlighting new APIs and tools designed to accelerate project development. 

14:30 - 15:15

📍 Room Ibiza

How to integrate ChatGPT/DALL-E/Whisper with Ibexa Connect     

By Bertrand Dunogier 

Last year at this very event, Ibexa Connect was launched. In this two-part presentation, we will first go over the Connect changes, additions and features from 2023. We will then go into a practical integration with some of the new AI apps added to our integration platform these last months. 

15:15 - 16:00

📍Room Ibiza

Ibexa Commerce PoC ("Power of Context")

By Konrad Oboza

Orchestrating custom shopping experience with Ibexa Commerce has never been easier! We will deep dive into recent features allowing us to supply PIM with remote data, personalize available products "on the fly" and adjust shopping workflow to handle custom orders. 

Concepts we will explain and explore together are (among others): 

  • remote PIM, 
  • product context, 
  • orders custom workflow, 
  • Symfony serialization. 

Live Demo included!

Coffee break

Thursday 25th: 16:00 - 16:30

16:30 - 17:15

📍 Room Ibiza

Overriding Ibexa DXP 

By Bartłomiej Wajda 

Ibexa DXP covers all our angles when it comes to seemless B2B experience, but you do not necessarily need to agree with the Ibexa's vision in all aspects. Fortunately, Ibexa DXP is flexibile and easily extensible due to its modularity and proper coding standards. 

In this presentation we would be glad to show you ways of modifying and enchancing Ibexa DXP's internal mechanisms by utilizing Symfony and Webpack tools that allow you to override multiple parts of the system. 

17:15 - 18:00

📍 Room Ibiza

Frontend components extensibility in Ibexa DXP 

By Dariusz Szut & Jakub Brzegowski

Being able to modify UI is crucial for delivering data to the user and making the user's life easier. 

To allow making these modifications with ease we developed Ibexa DXP components with extensibility in mind. 

In this talk, we show you the most important extensibility points of our frontend components including twig, JS and React. 

18:30 - 19:30

 Welcome drinks - Awards

📍 Reception at the reception of the Auditorium Mallorca

This year, the Ibexa Excellence Partner Awards will take place in the Mallorca's Convention Center. We would like you to join us for a drink before the ceremony starts.

19:30 - 20:30

Ibexa Partner Excellence Awards Ceremony

📍Auditorium Mallorca

During this ceremony we will reveal the winners of the prestigious Ibexa Awards, celebrating the latest successes and enjoying a memorable show.

20:30 - 21:00 | Entrance Auditorium Mallorca

Bus transfer to a secret location for our Gala Dinner

We'll pick you up after the awards, and travel to our the location where the Gala Dinner and Party will take place, only 10 minutes away.

21:00 - 23:00

📍 Secret location

Gala Dinner and Party

The cocktail-dinner will end at 23.00, but if you'd like to continue at the bar afterwards, your first drink is on us!

23:00 - 01:00

Return bus transfer 

Gala Dinner location to the Meliá Palma Bay

If you plan to return to the Meliá Palma Bay, staggered bus transfers will be driving directly there between 23.00 - 01.00. Each bus will carry approximately 30 people.

If you wish to travel to another location, we can support you in booking taxis from the awards venue.

Day 2 - Friday 26th

08:30 - 09:30

📍Exhibition Area

Good morning Coffee & Networking

Get ready to kick-off with our second day. Today you will be able to connect with our sister companies from QNTM and with our sponsors, Symfony and Platform.sh through the different activities planned within the business track and the tech track.

09:30 - 10:00

📍Exhibition Area

Wake up! It is QUIZZ TIME

After a fun but long night, let's bring the energy back up! We will start the day with a fun QUIZZ where we will test you on important topics about Mallorca, Ibexa DXP, and much more!

Business Track 

Friday 26th: 10:00 - 13:00
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10:00 - 10:15

📍Exhibition Area

Flash talk Opening: What’s the state of the Experience Market?

By Janus Boye

Join this fast paced glance into how traditional models are challenged and the evolution of technologies. We'll talk about big topics like inconvenient truths, lies and reinvention, we'll go under the hood with headless, hybrid, composability (and a few other buzzwords), and we'll also talk how the MACH Alliance approach, vs the QNTM approach might help your approach. Bonus: There's also AI. 

10:15 - 10:30

📍Exhibition Area

Flash Talk 1 : Interactive content to collect first and zero data collection with Ibexa Engage by Qualifio

By Laurent Mélon from Qualifio

In the post-GDPR era, brands and media groups have no choice but to design regulation-compliant, attractive and efficient data collection strategies. With Ibexa Engage by Qualifio, discover how your customers can add interactive content widgets on their website to engage their audience and collect consented data to personalize their marketing.

10:30 - 10:45

📍Exhibition Area

Flash talk 2 : Visit Andorra case - An ambitious project of personalization

By Alex Net

Explore the case of Visit Andorra with Infinitum and uncover the powerful potential of using a framework to enhance relevance. Discover how Ibexa DXP can seamlessly integrate with your Personalisation Strategy.

10:45 - 11:00

📍Exhibition Area

Flash Talk 3 : A holistic view of the client: Ibexa CDP’s Single Customer View

By Damian Korostynski

Enhancing your understanding of individual customer journeys and their value to your business. Dive into each individual customer that enters your business and learn about their patterns, timeline, and which audiences they belong to.

Coffee break

Friday 26th: 11:00 - 11:30

11:30 - 11:45

📍Exhibition Area

Flash Talk 4 - Omnichannel and multi-channels in Ibexa DXP

By Stephane Bureau

The ability to manage several channels and websites is one of the most important features of a DXP. Omnichannel and multi-channels are essential in digital transformation to offer a first level of personalization, to remove silos, to create consistent digital identity, to simplify content management at company level.

This flash talk will detail the different goals of omnichannels and multichannels and the different ways to implement them in Ibexa DXP -multiple repositories, site factory - to best fit all needs.

11:45 - 12:00

📍Exhibition Area

Flash Talk 5 : Orchestration Experiences with Actito and Ibexa

By Rimantas Sipkus & Sylvain Guittard

Learn more about the concept of scenario builder and how it will allow the enrichment of Ibexa DXP with a connection with segment. 

12:00 - 12:15

📍Exhibition Area

Flash Talk 6 - Inception to Implementation: The Journey of a Digital Experience Platform Selection

A short story about how we accompanied our client from the initial idea of a website relaunch to the start of development with Ibexa DXP.

12:15 - 12:30

📍Exhibition Area

Flash Talk 7 : High performance DXP Projects 

This session will delve into advanced strategies and best practices high traffic DXP projects. Learn about innovative approaches to enhance performance, scalability, and user engagement in your Ibexa DXP projects. Gain insights from real-world case studies and expert tips from Artur and Tushar, who bring a wealth of experience in digital experience solutions.

12:30 - 12:45

📍Exhibition Area

Flash Talk 8 - PaaS vs SaaS by P.sh 

By William Rollin and Gauthier Garnier

In this presentation, you will discover an abundance of diverse methods to deliver apps, each offering unique perspectives on anticipating the future.

Business Certifications

Friday 26th: 10:00 - 13:00

10:00 - 12:00

📍Room Menorca 1+2

Business // Self-certification preparation

By Stephanie Kawan

If you're gearing up for your business certification exam, look no further! Join us in this exclusive room for an entire morning dedicated to exam preparation. Our team of seasoned experts will be on hand to provide you with all the support you require during this crucial phase.

12:00 - 13:00

📍Room Menorca 1+2

Business Track - Certifications

It's finally here! Now that you've prepared, it's time to put all your knowledge to the test and earn your business certification in Ibexa DXP. Wishing you the best of luck!

Day 2 - Tech Track

Friday 26.01: 10:00 - 13:00

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10:00 - 10:30

📍Room Ibiza

Embracing the Future with Symfony 7

By Nicolas Grekas - Symfony

In the ever-evolving landscape of web development, staying ahead with robust and cutting-edge tools is paramount. Symfony 7, the latest iteration of the foundational PHP framework, continues to push the boundaries of efficiency, performance, and flexibility. This talk will dive into the core innovations that Symfony 7 brings to the table. We'll explore new features, enhancements, and integrations that make Symfony 7 a powerhouse for developers seeking to build scalable and sophisticated web applications. 

10:30 - 11:00

📍Room Ibiza

Getting the most out of Ibexa Cloud

By Lucas Stil - Platform.sh

In this engaging presentation, Platform.sh will delve into the remarkable world of Ibexa Cloud, showcasing its exceptional features, providing insightful usage examples, and unveiling an exciting roadmap for what lies ahead.

Coffee break

Friday 26th: 11:00 - 11:30

11:30 - 12:00

📍Room Ibiza

A Deep Dive into Testing Custom Integrations in Ibexa DXP

By Paweł Niedzielski

Delve into testing within the Ibexa DXP framework. We will focus on empowering partners to increase their code stability and reliability with tools that are already used by Ibexa DXP developers, for extensions we build ourselves. 

We will quickly showcase static analysis, followed by exploration of integration testing and its configuration. 

12:00 - 12:30

📍Room Ibiza

Why should Ibexa developers take the Symfony 7 Certification exam?

By Ludovic Duval from Symfony

You work with Ibexa on a daily basis, but did you know that Ibexa is based on a bunch of Symfony components? 

To optimize Ibexa from a technical standpoint, training and certifying your development team on Symfony is a significant advantage. 

In his talk, Ludovic Duval, General Manager at SensioLabs, the creator of Symfony, will explain the best way to learn Symfony and get ready for the new Symfony 7 Certification when working with Ibexa. 

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12:30 - 13:00

📍 Room Ibiza

Ibexa DXP Project Profiling 

By Mateusz Bieniek 

Even a race car can be slow when driving on a bumpy road. Let's dig into the Ibexa DXP projects to pinpoint those bumps to boost the performance of your application. 

Let's dig into the code armed with a set of tools, storming through graphs, metrics, and data to squeeze more out of the available resources and improve your project's response times.

Tech Certifications

Friday 26th: 10:00 - 13:00

10:00 - 12:00

📍Room Menorca 3+4

Tech // Self-certification preparation

By Adrien Dupuis & Julita Falcon

If you're gearing up for your tech certification exam, look no further! Join us in this exclusive room for an entire morning dedicated to exam preparation. Our team of seasoned experts will be on hand to provide you with all the support you require during this crucial phase.

12:00 - 13:00

📍Room Menorca 3+4

Tech Track - Certifications

It's finally here! Now that you've prepared, it's time to put all your knowledge to the test and earn your tech certification in Ibexa DXP. Wishing you the best of luck!

Lunch

Friday 26th: 13:00 - 14:30

Tech Track 

Friday 26th: 14:30 - 16:00

14:30 - 15:15

📍Room Ibiza

Continuous performance testing - Blackfire Player

By Marek Nocoń

Being sure that your application can handle the incoming traffic is a great feeling - and it's even better when you're sure that it stays that way, even when you're constantly changing the code and adding more data. 
 
With Blackfire Player you can do just that - create tests that measure your application's performance that can be executed periodically, also in Continuous Integration environments. 
 
In this talk we want to introduce you to this tool and share the lessons we've learned while using it. 

15:15 - 16:00

📍Room Ibiza

Pratical example of integration with ERP system

By Artur Wawrzynkiewicz

Take a look under the hood and get inspired by flexibility of the Ibexa Commerce solution, the embedded PIM and Ibexa Connect and their interoperability. Get to know how easily they can be extended and configured to replicate daily business use cases. 

With the power of Ibexa Connect you will see live examples of following use cases: 

  • Custom checkout workflow 
  • Product availability on the fly 
  • Product Pricing 
  • Order synchronization 
  • Customer Portal enrichment with remote data 

 

Additional activities

Friday 26th: 14:30 - 16:00

14:30 - 16:00

📍Room Menorca 1+2

1:1 Business Meeting

Get together to have dedicated meetings with the Ibexa team or other partners. You can take a seat Room Menorca 1- 2, or meet within different open areas in the hotel such as the lobby or the bar. 

14:30 - 16:00

📍Room Menorca 3+4

Product Café

We invite you to a relaxed session where you can meet our team of experts. This is your opportunity to find out more about Ibexa products and discover what you need to grow your business.