Mautic World Conference 2026 brought the community together at Sea Containers in London on 4 November for a day of learning, conversation and celebration. It was a chance to reflect on the project’s progress, explore what comes next and recognise the people and organisations helping Mautic move forward.
Throughout the day, attendees reconnected with familiar faces, welcomed new community members and shared their experiences of working with Mautic.
Day one: Knowledge sharing and connection
The conference programme opened with a look at how Mautic has evolved over the past year, covering releases, community contributions and the priorities ahead.
Throughout the day, sessions covered a mix of project updates, marketing ideas and practical ways to work with Mautic. Topics included the latest developments in Mautic 7, using AI to support marketing automation, privacy and data ownership, email deliverability, and building stronger customer relationships.
A panel discussion also explored what it takes to sustain an open source project like Mautic, from funding and community contributions to the opportunities and challenges brought by AI.
Between sessions, conversations continued as attendees asked questions, exchanged ideas and got to know the people behind the project.
Recognising contribution: Mautic Awards 2026
The Mautic Awards celebrated the people, partners and projects that shaped Mautic over the past year, recognising contributions across six categories.
Before the ceremony, a warm-up quiz tested the community’s knowledge of Mautic’s year, with questions about releases, new contributors and the work behind the project’s development.
The 2026 winners and highly commended recipients were:
Community choice award
Winner: Leuchtfeuer Digital Marketing and Deutsche Bahn, for enterprise B2B marketing at scale.
Highly commended: OPEN CX and WeberHaus, for automated event communication for WeberHaus Home Tours.
Theme of the year
Winner: Crafting.email, for the Green Perk theme.
Plugin of the year
Winner: Leuchtfeuer Digital Marketing, for the Email Verification and Double Opt-In (DOI) Bundle.
Highly commended: Friendly, for the Mautic Multi Domain Plugin.
Project of the year
Winner: OPEN CX and WeberHaus, for automated event communication for WeberHaus Home Tours.
Highly commended: Leuchtfeuer Digital Marketing and Deutsche Bahn, for enterprise B2B marketing at scale.
Partner of the year
Winner: Leuchtfeuer Digital Marketing.
Highly commended: Dropsolid.
Mautician of the year
Winner: John Linhart.
Highly commended: Ayu Adiati.
The Mautician of the year shortlist also recognised Anderson José Eccel, Martin Vooremäe, Patryk Gruszka, Rahul Shinde and Tomas Votruba for their contributions across design, development, security and product leadership.
The awards highlighted the many ways people support Mautic, from maintaining documentation and welcoming contributors to building plugins and delivering projects. Explore ways to contribute to Mautic.
Continuing the conversations
After the awards, the community gathered for an evening social with food, drinks and more time together. It offered a relaxed setting to catch up, continue discussions from the sessions and make new connections.
These informal moments gave attendees time to share experiences beyond the programme and build relationships with others across the Mautic community. Mautic-branded cupcakes added a sweet touch to the day.
Contributing together: The Mautic community sprint
The conference programme continued on 5 November with a community sprint, open to both experienced contributors and people new to Mautic. It offered an opportunity to get involved across development, design, documentation, testing and community work, with mentors available to help participants find a task and get started.
We explored how to make Mautic World Conference 2027 more valuable for different audiences, particularly the people using Mautic in their day-to-day work. Ideas included more opportunities to learn from experts, discover and try plugins through interactive experiences, and return to their own Mautic programmes with new ideas and practical skills.
We also began a conversation about Mautic’s place within the marketing automation and wider email marketing ecosystems, and how we can communicate that more clearly. The sprint gave us a starting point, with further discussion needed as we develop this work together.
Privacy was another focus. We discussed how to make privacy settings easier to understand, configure and control, supporting our ambition to make Mautic the most privacy-friendly marketing automation platform.
Reflecting on Mautic World Conference 2026
Mautic World Conference 2026 gave the community time to learn together, celebrate contributions and discuss the project’s future.
Thank you to our speakers, sponsors, volunteers, award judges and everyone who joined us. Your time, ideas and contributions made the conference possible, and we look forward to seeing how the conversations and connections made in London develop in the months ahead.
