LavaCon started in Hawaii (hence our name) to help organizations implement state-of-the-art content and publishing technologies.
However, LavaCon is more than just a conference. It’s a gathering place where content professionals share best practices and lessons learned, network with peers, and build professional relationships that will last for years to come.
LavaCon is for the people responsible for making enterprise content work—across teams, systems, channels, and the customer journey. Because successful content initiatives require collaboration across disciplines, attendees come from a wide range of roles, including:
Chief Content Officers
CMS/CCMS Administrators
Content Architects
Content Designers
Content Managers
Content Strategists
Database Architects
DITA XML Specialists
Documentation Managers
Information Architects
Instructional Designers
Knowledge Engineers
Knowledge Managers
Semantic Data Architects
Sr. Technical Writers
Taxonomists/Ontologists
UX Content Designers
UX Content Strategists
XML Specialists
XSLT Programmers
And More—
Here are just a few of the Content Rockstars who are speaking at LavaCon Charlotte:
Our 2026 program includes over 70 sessions and hands-on workshops on how to plan, implement, and manage enterprise content initiatives. LavaCon’s overall focus:
Reducing Costs, Generating Revenue, and Improving the Customer Experience Through Better Content
In addition to tracks on Content Strategy, Content Operations, and TechComm Management, the theme for this year’s AI track is:
From Experimentation to Execution: Scaling AI in Content Ops
See the Program Page for the Schedule at a Glance and detailed program.
Many thanks to the speakers, sponsors, volunteers, and staff who made LavaCon Atlanta our best to date! From content strategy rockstars to comfort llamas, check out the 2025 recap video:
“One of the attractions of LavaCon to me is how sassy (for the lack of a better term) it is. It gets big names from major companies covering really important stuff, but there is also a sense of playfulness.”
L.R., Senior Content Developer
“I meet the most generous people at LavaCon. Attendees are quick to share their experiences and learned best practices, and as a team of one at my company, I feel like I have unofficial teammates at the conference.”
J.P., Content Experience Strategist
“The best all-around content strategy conference right now is LavaCon—especially for enterprise content strategy, content operations, technical communication, AI in content, and proving business value.”
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