Upcoming Events
NRF 2026: Retail’s Big Show — New York City, NY
The NRF 2026: Retail's Big Show convenes the world's biggest retail brands, digital innovators and industry leaders to tackle the future of commerce. Anchored by keynotes, sessions on digital strategy, in-store innovation and evolving consumer expectations, the show remains an important event for industry change-makers. Northern will attend to meet with partners, clients and prospects while discovering trends shaping the future of omnichannel retail experiences.
eTail West 2026 — Palm Springs, CA
Set against the desert backdrop of Palm Springs, eTail West 2026 gathers leaders in e-commerce and retail for four straight days of strategic insights, connections and growth. Featuring topics from acquisition and retention strategies to performance marketing and personalization, the conference offers actionable take-aways for brands driving growth. Northern will join discussions surrounding emerging commerce technologies and relationship building across the D2C and retail ecosystem.
DrupalCon North America 2026 — Chicago, IL
DrupalCon North America 2026 is the largest gathering of the open-source community focused on developing and leading the future of content and digital experience architecture. Northern’s team will convene with long-time platform partners to collaborate on topics related to content strategy, accessibility and scalable digital ecosystems for public and commercial entities.
Adobe Summit 2026 — Las Vegas, NV
Digital experience professionals from around the world will come together at Adobe Summit 2026 to discuss the latest in analytics, content supply-chain and AI-powered personalisation. Northern will join the global Adobe community to continue the conversation on how data, creativity and strategy work together to create meaningful customer outcomes across platforms.
Past Events
NCMPR District 1 Conference — Pittsburgh, PA
Northern will be attending the NCMPR District 1 Conference in Pittsburgh, connecting with higher education marketing leaders to share insights on content strategy, analytics, and digital transformation. This three-day event brings together community college professionals to explore trends, technologies, and creative ideas shaping the future of education marketing.
Southwestern Ontario Drupal Camp — Kitchener, ON
A full day of Drupal learning, community, and networking for developers, designers, site builders, content teams, and anyone Drupal-curious. Look for Northern in the speaker lineup as we share our expertise with the Drupal community.
AI & Your Content Strategy: Harnessing the Power Without Losing Your Edge
Artificial intelligence is changing the way we create, manage, and govern content. In this session, Northern’s Victor Harris will share his experience about the opportunities and risks of AI-enabled content creation—from enhancing creativity and efficiency to losing authenticity, quality, and trust. Attendees will learn practical lessons and insights on how to find the right balance of AI and humans for content creation, governance, and optimization (SEO, accessibility, mobile, etc.).
Digital Collegium — Grand Rapids, MI
As part of Digital Collegium, Northern will co-host “Putting the ‘you’ in Canisius U: The importance of embracing UX/UI” with Canisius University. The session highlights how our multi-year, multi-project engagement laid a foundation of user experience research that enabled success across multiple critical areas for the university.
London Drupal Users Group (Hybrid) — London, ON
After a Covid-induced hiatus, the London Drupal Users Group is back. Whether you’re new to Drupal or a seasoned pro, join us for a hybrid meetup hosted at Northern HQ with an online option. Look for Northern on the program as we share insights alongside the local Drupal community. Quarterly meetups to follow.
20th Annual Golf Scramble at Bristol Ridge
Join us for a charity golf event benefiting the Somerset Youth Hockey Association and enjoy a great day on the course at the beautiful Bristol Ridge Golf Course while supporting a meaningful cause. The format is a 4-person scramble with no minimum shot requirements per player. Proceeds help make hockey more affordable for young athletes in the Somerset community.
Shoptalk Fall — Chicago, IL
Northern will be at Shoptalk Fall, where senior executives get hands-on workshops, peer-led strategy sessions, tours of Chicago’s boldest retail innovators, insights from 130+ industry luminaries, and highly targeted connections through Meetup — the most efficient meetings platform in retail. Will we see you there?
Webinar: Consent as a Competitive Advantage: Aligning Business Strategy with Global Privacy Laws
In this live session, Scotty Hagen (VP, Data & Analytics) and Colton Hathaway (VP, Technology) will walk through the most common enforcement mistakes, share real-world examples of major brands facing consequences, and provide practical steps to strengthen compliance and data governance. You’ll also gain insights into frameworks, tools, and strategies that help businesses stay ahead of CCPA/CPRA, Quebec Law 25, GDPR, and more.
Join us at Adobe Summit 2025
Offering expert guidance in marketing strategy for the Adobe Stack, including Adobe Analytics, Launch, Target, CJA, AEP, AEM, and more. Connected with industry leaders and learned about the latest Adobe innovations.
