Name: FusionConf: Composable Edition
Start: 2025-12-11T13:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-12-11T17:00:00-05:00
Location: The Carolina Theater

[FusionConf](https://www.thecarolina.com/events/detail/antifusion-g5evzbyhwov9t) is returning after a long hiatus. FusionConf has been a been a long-time mini-conference for Charlotte’s design, technology, and strategy community to explore new ideas, discover practical insights and connect with like-minded peers.

This year, the conference will be hosted at the newly renovated Carolina Theater. [Register on the Carolina Theater website](https://www.thecarolina.com/events/detail/antifusion-g5evzbyhwov9t).

**Why attend?**

1. **Half the day, all the value**
Seven curated sessions in just five hours. Every session is designed to deliver practical, useful insight.
2. **Modern topics, real tactics**
Headless CMS, AI-driven workflows, serverless platforms, GEO and more, shared by practitioners and teams working across the industry.
3. **Gather with the Charlotte community**
Spend time with your peers and continue to help foster a strong, connected community in Charlotte.

**What's on the Agenda?**

* **Opening Keynote — The Future is Composable**
*Bermon Painter, Global Composable Platforms Leader*
* **Panel Discussion — The Modern Mar-tech Stack: Platforms in Practice**
A discussion with platform leaders on enabling faster delivery, smarter content, and scalable architecture.
*Panelists: Contentful, Algolia, Vercel, Bynder and the MACH Alliance*
* **Personalization at Scale**
 How teams are using behavioral data and headless platforms to deliver real-time, context-aware experiences. 
*Kat Saks, Marketing Transformation Leader*
* **GEO, AEO, and Content AI Enablement**
 Preparing your content systems for AI: generative enrichment, semantic optimization, and editorial automation. 
*Nick Miller, Digital Strategy and AdTech Leader*
* **Case Study — Composable in the Real World**
* **Panel — Martech Leaders on the Ground**
Get a real-world perspective from leaders in Charlotte.
*Panelists: Jenn Grabbenstater, Andy Vitale, and others (to be announced).*
* **Closing Keynote — Design for the Systems Age** 
Closing insights on designing scalable, inclusive systems with long-term impact.
[Karen McGrane](https://karenmcgrane.com/), Customer Insights & Adoption at Contentful

**Sponsors:**
Special thanks to [Slalom Consulting](https://www.slalom.com), [Contentful](https://www.contentful.com/), [Vercel](https://vercel.com), [Bynder](https://www.bynder.com), [Algolia](https://www.algolia.com/) and the MACH Alliance for sponsoring the event.

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