Acquia Engage Returns This November, Featuring an Unprecedented Lineup of Digital Experience Leaders

BOSTON, MA--(Marketwired - Oct 20, 2016) - Acquia, the digital experience company, today announced keynote speakers, sponsors and sessions for Acquia Engage, the premier event for digital experience leaders and practitioners. Executives from global organizations will gather at the Boston Park Plaza Hotel from November 1-3 to share their stories of digital innovation and transformation.

Acquia Engage brings together today's digital leaders to discuss the most pressing challenges, share their strategies for success, and inspire others who are in the midst of their own digital transformations.

Acquia Engage features a can't-miss agenda. Executive presenters from IBM, GE, Nasdaq, Nestlé, Pfizer, reddit, the Australian Department of Finance, WPP and more will showcase the winning digital strategies that help their organizations think ahead. Featured speakers also include novelist and journalist Dan Lyons, whose latest book Disrupted: My Misadventure in the Startup Bubble is a New York Times best seller. The conference's rich agenda features hands-on best practices sessions, technical sessions, organizational strategy sessions, and executive business sessions all focused on helping organizations succeed with their digital initiatives.

"In just a few short weeks, hundreds of digital leaders will converge upon Boston and showcase what happens when the best strategic, creative and technical minds in digital come together in a single place to learn from and be inspired by one another," said Loren Jarrett, Acquia chief marketing officer. "This year's conference will be the best yet. Our agenda features an unprecedented collection of speakers who are achieving true transformation through cloud and open source technologies."

Conference sessions will be delivered in three tracks:

Steal This Idea: Learn what's moving the needle for the companies that are bringing today's leading digital experiences to life. This track features forward-thinking Acquia customers who will share their lessons learned and helpful insights to be put into action. Topics include:

• Transforming Banking in Emerging Economies
• The True Story of a Digital Transformation Project
• Content & Commerce: Creating Engaging Web Experiences

Tech Talk: Discover how they built it with Acquia and Drupal 8 technology. Technical peers share best practices and the secrets to how they did it using Acquia products and Drupal 8. Selected topics include: