AEM Rock Star IX (2025)
Meet the winner
Experience Manager Rock Star, launched in 2017, has been on a remarkable journey of growth and popularity, surpassing the wildest expectations of its founders. What began as a modest gathering of industry enthusiasts has evolved into a thriving and influential event in the world of experience management. With each passing year, it has attracted a growing number of professionals, experts, and innovators eager to explore the latest trends and best practices in the field. This meteoric rise in the event's reputation speaks to its ability to adapt, evolve, and remain at the forefront of an ever-changing industry.
After a few years of virtual sessions necessitated by global circumstances, Experience Manager Rock Star has taken an exciting step by returning to in-person attendance. The decision to go back to face-to-face interactions underscores the event's commitment to fostering meaningful connections, real-time knowledge exchange, and hands-on experiences. This transition reflects the organizers' confidence in the event's resilience and the value it brings to the experience management community. As attendees converge in person once again, they eagerly anticipate the rekindling of old relationships and the forging of new ones, all within the vibrant and dynamic environment of Experience Manager Rock Star, making it an eagerly awaited reunion for professionals and enthusiasts alike.
Latest News
- Jack Jin wins 2024 AEM Rockstar! [recording]
- 2024 finalists have been announced.
- 2024 submission window is closed.
- Angela Fabregues wins 2023 AEM Rockstar - live from Las Vegas.
- Deepak Khetawat wins 2022 AEM Rock Star [recording]
- 2023 Summit Session registration is live.
- 2022 Submissions are closed
- 2022 Rock Star event will occur concurrently with the Adobe Developers Live: Headless event.
- Matthias Wermund wins 2021 AEM Rock Star
- The official site now runs 100% on Adobe tech
Be sure to follow @AEMRockstar on LinkedIn to get the latest news.
2024+ Rules
- Adobe employees are not eligible
- The content/code should be open-sourced if chosen as a finalist
- Teams submissions accepted - but we only pay for one Summit pass
- The previous year’s participants are not eligible.
Visit the Submission Guide to find helpful information about submitting. Hit us up on Twitter or LinkedIn if there are any questions you may have.
Here are some HOT focus areas to get you started on your 2025 submission:
- Edge Delivery Services / aem.live
- Universal Editor
- Document-Based Authoring
- AEM as a Cloud Service
- Migration tools
- Accelerators / Boilerplate
- Tools for reducing implementation time
- Commerce
- Headless
- Asset Compute Service
- Adobe IO / App Builder Integrations
- Personalization
- Adobe Experience Platform
- AI/Sensei for Editorial Experience
- Customer Experience creation