What is CF Summit?
CF Summit West is the world's larger ColdFusion conference organized by Adobe. It happens in Las Vegas, Nevada, in the West of the United States. Hence Summit West!
ColdFusion Summit West 2025 in Las Vegas
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Key Highlights
Learn from the best
OGs & Trailblazers Take the Stage. Immerse yourself in sessions led by the biggest names in web development—sharing the latest trends, sharpest best practices, and cutting-edge ColdFusion solutions that keep your code cool and your stack strong.
Get a Sneak Peek into Innovation
ColdFusion Gets a Power-Up. Be the first to check out what’s next in Adobe ColdFusion. Smarter tools, faster workflows, and intuitive features—everything you need to build better, with less grind.
ColdFusion Certification Program
Badge Up and level up your skills with our hands-on certification program. Join an in-person workshop on Sept 21 or 24 for just $199—then prove your ColdFusion mastery with a certification exam right after or whenever you're ready.
Partnership Opportunities
Plug In and Sync Up! Tap into ColdFusion's powerful partner network. Whether you're scaling your business or building big, the Summit is where real connections spark real collaborations.
Vegas Kick-off Party!
First We Code, Then We Jam! Get ready to roll into Vegas style with ColdFusion devs from around the world. Our epic kick-off party turns conversations into connections—and late nights into legendary stories.
Free Access to Online Adobe ColdFusion Course
Session and premium pass holders get free access to online Adobe ColdFusion Certificate curriculum. Enhance your skills with 50+ training videos, designed for developers with basic to advanced proficiency in any computer language.
When is it?
- Mon 22 September – Tue 23 September, 2025 – Conference
- Sun 21 September – Wed 24 September, 2025 – Certification
Where is it
- Resorts World
- 3000 S Las Vegas Blvd,
- Las Vegas, NV, United States, Nevada
Which is the closest airport?
Harry Reid International Airport, LAS is the closest airport. It is about 6 miles away from The Resorts World.
Tickets
You can choose two sets of tickets.
Premium Pass
Access to all sessions and workshops (Sep 22-23)
Access to first-day party
Access to ColdFusion Certification training (Sep 21 or 24)
Price: $299
Session Pass
Access to all sessions, workshops, keynotes, and speaker Q&A (Sep 22 – 23)
First-day kick-off party access
Price: $199
Sessions+ Pass
Access to all sessions, workshops, keynotes, and speaker Q&A (Sep 22 – 23)
First-day kick-off party access
ColdFusion Certification training only – exam not included
(Sep 21 or 24)
How to register
Click the link
As a bonus, every attendee gets a FREE one-year subscription to Adobe ColdFusion Standard (2025 release).
Sessions
Al in Developement
Session Title: AI Won’t Steal Your Job (But It Will Rewrite Your Regex)
Session Description
ou've survived JavaScript fatigue, framework drama, and ColdFusion syntax wars, now AI elbows it's way in to the hype-swamp. In this session, we chainsaw our way through the cyberfluff and look at how AI actually helps you in your daily work.
I've structured this session as a day in the life of a developer using tools like ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Copilot. Follow a developer workday from “what the heck did my boss just email me”, to debugging, writing SQL, migrating schemas, refactoring legacy code, and yes even help with the arcane, regular expressions (gasp)!
You'll see the strengths, the hallucinations, and where a human brain is still required. You’ll leave with a better idea of how to use AI as the tool that it is, leaving dinosaur developers in the dust.
Join me and let's have some fun, even at AI's expense. Bring coffee.
Speakers: Dan Wilson, DataCurl LLC
Session Title: Mastering Prompt Engineering: Getting AI to Work for You
Session Description
Write a high-energy, engaging conference session proposal that explains why prompt engineering matters for software engineers. Hook the audience with real-world examples of good vs. bad prompts. Explain why vague instructions lead to junk results, while structured, iterative prompts unlock AI’s full potential. Cover best practices, common mistakes, and AI-friendly phrasing that makes tools like ChatGPT a real asset in coding, debugging, and brainstorming. Provide actionable takeaways engineers can use to fine-tune their prompts for better code explanations, documentation, and problem-solving. Keep it fun, interactive, and packed with insights that make attendees walk away thinking, “Why wasn’t I doing this sooner?”
Speakers: Guust Nieuwenhuis, We Are North
Session Title: Harnessing AI Superpowers in ColdFusion
Session Description
Generative AI has become the biggest game changer in development in recent years. Using GenAI with ColdFusion has never been easier with powerful API capabilities and more. In this session, I'll introduce Google Gemini's GenAI platform and demonstrate how easy it is to use with ColdFusion. There will be plenty of demos and real practical examples of what you can do right now.
Speakers: Raymond Camden, Foxit
Session Title: Real-Time Cyber Defense: Leveraging ColdFusion, OpenAI, and Structured Outputs for Intelligent Threat Response
Session Description
Discover how to transform your ColdFusion applications into proactive cybersecurity solutions. In this dynamic session, we'll demonstrate building intelligent REST APIs integrated with OpenAI and structured outputs, allowing your application to analyze network traffic, respond instantly to threats, and dynamically modify Web Application Firewall (WAF) rules and ColdFusion configurations— all controlled effortlessly through real-time voice commands routed via speech-to-text.
Speakers: Michael Hayes, Media3
Session Title: The Underbelly of Generative AI: What Every Developer Should Know
Session Description
There's a lot of promise in the use of generative AI across all aspects of daily life. As software developers, we're being pushed every day to tap into the expansive power of large language models. There is a dark underbelly to these tools, however. In this eye-opening talk, we'll look at the biases embedded deep into large language models, generative AI's impact on the environment, and the current regulatory landscape around AI. These tools have a lot of potential and power. Let's learn to use them ethically and responsibly.
Speakers: Brian Klaas, Johns Hopkins University
Session Title: AI-Driven Observability: Transforming DevOps and Application Performance with FusionReactor and OpsPilot AI
Session Description
Step into the future of DevOps with FusionReactor and its revolutionary AI companion, OpsPilot. This session will showcase how integrating advanced AI with real-time observability tools is reshaping engineering workflows, enabling faster problem resolution, proactive incident management, and optimized application performance.
We’ll reveal how OpsPilot's AI-powered capabilities, including anomaly detection, intelligent automation, and seamless integrations with tools like Slack, Microsoft Teams, and Jira, empower teams to transition from reactive troubleshooting to proactive problem-solving.
Discover how AI is reducing complexity, enhancing collaboration, and delivering actionable insights to elevate system reliability and operational efficiency. Whether you’re an engineer, DevOps professional, or IT leader, this presentation will demonstrate why AI is the key to the future of application monitoring and incident management.
Speakers: David Tattersall, Intergral
Session Title: Leveraging Adobe Firefly Services for Business Automation, Localization, and Accessibility
Session Description
Adobe's Firefly services provide a safe and powerful set of tools for businesses to help ease the burden of customized marketing workflows when dealing with localization. In this talk I'll explore how ColdFusion can integrate with these services to reduce time to market on campaigns, target local customers in the regions you're working in, and reduce the burden on your team while maximizing your ROI.
Speakers: Kevin Schmidt, Rock Ridge Digital, LLC
ColdFusion Core
Session Title: Real-Time Graphs with ColdFusion, GraphQL, and WebSockets
Session Description
Learn how to harness the power of GraphQL and WebSockets to deliver real-time data visualization in your ColdFusion applications. This session will show you how to consume live data from a GraphQL endpoint, stream it to the frontend using WebSockets, and render it in dynamic, interactive graphs. Whether you're building dashboards, monitoring tools, or live reporting interfaces, you'll gain practical strategies for integrating modern real-time features with ColdFusion.
Speakers: Dave Ferguson, Majorkey Technologies
Session Title: Mastering WebSockets with ColdFusion
Session Description
Fasten your seatbelts for a high-speed adventure into the electrifying world of WebSockets with ColdFusion! In this turbocharged session, you’ll go from zero to hero, starting with the absolute essentials. Ever wondered what WebSockets are and why they’re a game-changer in web development? Get ready to find out, and see them in action! We’ll kick things off with a live coding journey, setting up and tearing apart a simple application, illuminating the path from initial handshake to full-fledged communication.
But we won’t stop there! Once you’ve grasped the basics, we’ll accelerate into advanced techniques that take your skills to the next level. Learn the secrets of sophisticated WebSocket design, master the art of stealthy debugging, and keep your connections alive and kicking, no matter what your app throws at them. With practical tips and a drop-in console for real-time troubleshooting, you’ll be equipped to streamline your development and rocket your applications into the stratosphere.
This session is a fast-paced thrill ride designed for developers who are eager to elevate their ColdFusion applications with real-time capabilities. Ready to turbocharge your web development skills? Join me and unleash the power of real-time connectivity in your next project!
Speakers: Giancarlo Gomez, Fuse Developments, Inc.
Session Title: Legacy Code: Nightmares , Hellscapes, and Lessons Learned
Session Description
Legacy code: we've all seen it, inherited it, or—let's be honest—written it. In this session, Grant Copley takes you deep into the trenches of legacy CFML applications, where poor decisions, lack of structure, and years of “just ship it” have turned codebases into unmaintainable monsters.
But this isn't just a horror story. It's also a redemption arc.
Grant shares brutally honest examples from the worst systems he's inherited (and some he’s personally wrecked) and the practical, real-world strategies he used to refactor, modernize, and restore order. You'll learn how to recognize dangerous patterns, gradually untangle complexity, and introduce modern tooling—like testing, dependency injection, and AI-assisted refactoring—without breaking everything.
If you’ve ever stared into the abyss of a legacy ColdFusion app and wondered where to even begin, this talk is for you.
Speakers: Grant Copley, Ortus Solutions
Session Title: Asynchronous Processing in ColdFusion
Session Description
We'll explore asynchronous processing and why it might be a good fit for specific scenarios and how to leverage the various ways async processing can be leveraged in ColdFusion.
Speakers: Matt Mersing, Semify
Session Title: CF_PB&J: Enhancing ColdFusion with Command Line Magic
Session Description
In this seminar, we'll dive into the seamless integration of Adobe ColdFusion and command line programs using the CFExecute tag. Like peanut butter and jelly, ColdFusion and command line tools combine to create a powerful duo that enhances your applications and simplifies development workflows. Discover how leveraging external executables can unlock new possibilities for your ColdFusion projects.
Key Benefits:
1. OFFLINE PROCESSING: Offload tasks to command line tools for efficient processing without overburdening your ColdFusion server.
2. MANUAL TROUBLESHOOTING: Test and debug operations independently of ColdFusion, streamlining your development process.
3. CONSISTENT RESULTS: Achieve reliable outcomes across different ColdFusion versions with standardized command line tools.
4. REDUCED JAVA HEAP REQUIREMENTS: Lower memory usage by delegating resource-heavy tasks to external programs.
5. EXPANDED FEATURES AND OPTIONS: Tap into a broader range of capabilities offered by specialized command line utilities.
6. BROADER FORMAT SUPPORT: Process a wider variety of file formats and data types not natively supported in ColdFusion.
7. PERFORMANCE BOOST: Optimize task execution with high-performance command line tools.
Through practical examples and hands-on demonstrations, you'll learn how to:
1. Execute command line programs with CFExecute and capture their output effectively.
2. Integrate popular command line tools into your ColdFusion applications.
3. Tackle real-world scenarios like image processing, file conversions, and data manipulation.
4. Troubleshoot and fine-tune your command line integrations for maximum efficiency.
Whether you're a veteran ColdFusion developer or new to CFML, this session will provide you with practical skills to elevate your applications. Join us to see how CF_PB&J brings the best of ColdFusion and command line tools together!
Speakers: James Moberg, SunStar Media / Solestella Technologies, LLC
Session Title: Boosting ColdFusion Application Security
Session Description
In this session developers will learn to protect their ColdFusion applications from several types of common web application security vulnerabilities. We'll walk through a fictitious application that made all the wrong choices, and look at how we can improve it to be more secure. Developers will leave this session with essential knowledge and the confidence to build secure applications with ColdFusion.
Speakers: Pete Freitag, Foundeo Inc.
Session Title: Getting Started with Content Security Policy
Session Description
In this session we'll explore one of the new technologies that ColdFusion 2025 supports: Content-Security-Policy, or CSP. Through this session we'll bring an understanding of what CSP is, how it can improve the security of your web applications, and how to implement it.
Speakers: Pete Freitag, Foundeo Inc.
Session Title: Getting going with Coldfusion Builder
Session Description
Perhaps you've heard that Adobe offers a free extension for VS Code called Coldfusion Builder–or maybe this is news, though it's nearly 3 years old. Perhaps you wonder how it compares to other cfml extensions for vscode (Kamasamak's, Ilya's, or that from the Boxlang team), or how it compares to the “simplicity” of Dreamweaver, HomeSite+, or editors like Notepad++, Sublime, etc. In this session, veteran CFer Charlie Arehart will address those audiences and highlight things that CFBuilder can do that most or none of them can, including the CF Security Code Analyzer, PMT code profiler, CF step debugger, and more.
Speakers: Charlie Arehart, CArehart
Session Title: Getting Started with MVC in ColdFusion using FW/1
Session Description
The Model-View-Controller (MVC) approach to application design is the foundation of modern application and API development. ColdFusion MVC frameworks have been available for more than a decade. One of the most popular MVC frameworks is FW/1 (and it’s companion dependency injection framework DI/1).
In this session, we’ll answer the following questions using examples of procedural code and FW/1 MVC code: What advantages does the MVC approach have over procedural applications? How can MVC make writing and maintaining application code easier and more testable? How can you start using MVC now, even if existing applications are written in procedural style (aka “how do I migrate”)?
Speakers: Carl Von Stetten, Central San
Session Title: Agentic Data Workflows in ColdFusion: Autonomous, Multi-Step Processing for High-Volume Documents
Session Description
In this session, we’ll showcase a real-world, end-to-end solution for automating complex invoice processing using Adobe ColdFusion combined with Model Context Protocol (MCP)-powered autonomous agents. Attendees will learn how to design and execute multi-step workflows that blend AI reasoning and robust ColdFusion capabilities to process high volumes of unstructured and semi-structured data asynchronously. The workflow begins with ColdFusion ingesting and pre-processing invoices—including OCR extraction, CSV parsing, and metadata capture. Next, MCP agents perform intelligent validation, auto-correction, and enrichment, dynamically deciding whether documents can proceed automatically or require human review through ColdFusion-based interfaces. Once validated, enriched invoice data is routed to storage systems and triggers real-time notifications and reporting dashboards. This demonstration highlights how ColdFusion and MCP can collaborate to:
Automate data extraction and validation at scale
Reduce manual intervention in repetitive tasks
Enable intelligent decision-making within workflows
Integrate seamlessly with schedulers, storage systems, and notification channels
Whether you handle finance documents, customer records, or compliance forms, this session will inspire you to reimagine what’s possible with modern ColdFusion and AI-powered agents.
Speakers: Nikhli Dubey, Adobe systems
Session Title: ColdFusion Security in Action: Defend, Secure, and Update
Session Description
In today’s security-first development landscape, creating a secure ColdFusion application is not just a best practice—it’s a necessity. ColdFusion provides a powerful set of built-in security features that developers must actively use to protect applications against evolving threats. Understanding and mitigating vulnerabilities like those listed in the OWASP Top 5—including injection flaws, broken authentication, and sensitive data exposure—is crucial, and ColdFusion offers native capabilities to help address these risks. This session will emphasize secure coding practices and highlight the developer’s responsibility in safeguarding applications from design to deployment. We’ll also cover recent security updates from the ColdFusion engineering team, the significance of breaking changes introduced for security hardening, and how failing to apply these updates can leave applications dangerously exposed. How modern ai tools can be leveraged for secure coding and production ready applications. Finally, we’ll explore Adobe’s ongoing commitment to a security-first approach and demonstrate, with a live example, how unpatched applications can be easily compromised—underscoring the importance of staying informed and proactive in ColdFusion security
Key takeaway:
1. Leverage ColdFusion’s Built-in Security Options
Utilize platform-level features such as Lockdown Guides, Sandbox Security, and secure configurations to harden your CF environment.
2. Stay Current with Security Updates
Understand the importance of applying the latest security patches. Learn why breaking changes are sometimes necessary—through real-world demos and use cases.
3. Explore New Security Features
Gain insights into enhancements like serialfilter, pathfilter, updated JVM flags, and other emerging tools that strengthen runtime protection.
4. Harness AI to Write More Secure Code
Discover how modern AI tools can assist in identifying vulnerabilities, suggesting secure coding patterns, and improving code reviews.
5. Understand Adobe’s Commitment to Security
Learn about Adobe’s ongoing investments in security, including response timelines, secure software practices, and community-driven improvements.
Speakers: Satyam Mishra, Adobe systems
Session Title: Deep Dive into ColdFusion Performance Monitoring Toolset
Session Description
Want deep insights into how your ColdFusion applications perform at runtime? In this session, we’ll walk through the Performance Monitoring Toolset (PMT)
This session will guide you through effortless onboarding of ColdFusion applications, real-time server, memory and thread metrics, Code-level insights using code profiling, Customizable alerting and error and request drill-down for fast debugging
A live demo will showcase how PMT captures slow requests, exceptions, and performance trends over time — all designed to help you understand and enhance application performance.
Speakers: Megha Bhat, Adobe Systems
Beyond ColdFusion
Session Title: Stop developing on production! CI/CD pipelines for small business that are fast, effective, and inexpensive.
Session Description
If you're developing against production, or have a very limited budget for infrastructure, this session will teach you the ins and outs of creating a continuous integration and continuous deployment pipeline. You'll learn about creating a local development environment for your application using ACF Docker containers. You'll use a cloud repository, and code deployment pipeline to deploy your code to a production server automatically when you push to production. We will discuss AWS in specifics, but the concepts are also available on GCP and Azure. Most importantly, this session will focus on cost-effective ways to manage this all!
Speakers: David Byers, Code Monkey Studios
Session Title: Git Smarter: 20 Practical Tips from Beginner to Power User
Session Description
Whether you're just getting started with Git or looking to level up your workflow, this session is packed with actionable tips for every stage of your version control journey. We'll cover core commands, best practices, and powerful techniques that make Git less intimidating and more productive. You'll learn how to keep your commit history clean, recover from mistakes, manage branches with confidence, and automate your workflow. Each tip is designed to be practical, clearly explained, and immediately usable in real-world projects. Walk away with a stronger Git toolkit and fewer headaches in your development process.
Speakers: Jacob Beers, Ortus Solutions
Session Title: Understanding and Implementing Passkeys
Session Description
Passkeys are quickly maturing and becoming more widespread as a preferred way to securely authenticate users. In this session you will learn how Passkeys work, and how to natively implement them into your ColdFusion applications to provide a secure, modern approach to authentication that goes way beyond usernames and passwords.
Speakers: Justin Scott, Smart Communications
Session Title: Breaking Language Barriers: i18n Strategies for Developers
Session Description
In today’s interconnected world, users expect applications to feel native—no matter their language or location. But achieving seamless internationalization (i18n) goes beyond simple translation. It requires a deep understanding of cultural nuances, localization best practices, and scalable development strategies.
In this session, we’ll explore the essentials of i18n, common pitfalls to avoid, and practical strategies for integrating localization/internationalization into your development workflow. From handling dynamic content and date formatting, implementing right-to-left (RTL) support, to SEO strategies, you’ll walk away with actionable insights to make your apps truly global. Whether you're building a startup or scaling an enterprise product, mastering i18n is key to reaching a worldwide audience.
Join us to break language barriers and ensure your software speaks to everyone!
Speakers: Kevin Wright, Kinetic InterActive
Session Title: ColdFusion Meets Microsoft Graph: Securely Configuring Your Entra Apps for the Modern Microsoft Ecosystem
Session Description
In this session, we’ll explore how ColdFusion 2025 works hand-in-hand with Microsoft Graph (MsGraph) to streamline data access and interaction across the Microsoft ecosystem. We’ll walk through the essentials of securely configuring your Entra (Azure AD) applications—from app registrations and OAuth flows to permissions and consent—while highlighting key best practices that apply across all modern Microsoft APIs and services. Attendees will learn how to fortify their applications with robust identity and authorization measures, understand the secure application model, and ensure compliance with evolving security standards. By the end of this talk, you’ll be equipped with the tools and insights to confidently build scalable, secure integrations for your enterprise applications and beyond.
As an added bonus I will show tactics for reverse engineering all of this from existing enterprise Applications that are built by Microsoft, and how these concepts apply to virtually any API you come across.
Speakers: Michael Hayes, Media3
Session Title: H1B Application Automation Using ColdFusion and Sunapsis
Session Description
Since January 2025, we have been streamlining the H-1B application process within the Office of International Services at Oregon State University. Our automation initiative leverages ColdFusion Schedules, ColdFusion File Management, and the ColdFusion API to enhance workflow efficiency, reduce manual intervention, and improve processing timelines. This session will explore our implementation journey, highlight key technical components, and share the impact of automation on our international services operations.
Speakers: Venkata Vasantha Phani Sai Paramkusham, Oregon State University
Session Title: Mastering ColdFusion Servers: JVM Tuning and Java Diagnostics
Session Description
Unlock the full potential of your ColdFusion servers by diving into the Java layer. Learn how to tune the JVM for optimal performance, update Java safely, and use Java-based tools to monitor and troubleshoot ColdFusion issues effectively.
Speakers: Dakota Clum, xByte Cloud
Session Title: Navigating ColdFusion Modernization: A Tale of Two Projects
Session Description
What does a successful ColdFusion modernization look like—and how can it go wrong? In this session, I’ll walk through two real-world modernization projects: one that failed due to rigid thinking and poor planning, and another that succeeded through collaboration, flexibility, and smart use of tools like REST APIs, AWS, and OpenAI. We’ll explore how ColdFusion can still play a strategic role in modern web application stacks, how to balance legacy stability with forward-looking architecture, and how cloud and AI technologies can simplify migration efforts. Whether you’re considering a full rewrite or a hybrid approach, this session offers valuable lessons and actionable strategies to help you modernize with confidence and avoid common pitfalls.
Speakers: Jae Jung, WAM DevTecc, Inc.
Session Title: Modern ColdFusion: Unlocking Scalable, Asynchronous, Multithreaded and Cloud-Ready Distributed Architecture
Session Description
My journey to ColdFusion came after working with various tech stacks over the years. What started as a shift driven by project needs, ended up being a pleasant surprise. ColdFusion delivered not just speed and simplicity, but also robust support for object-oriented programming and seamless integration with both legacy systems and modern architectures. What truly stood out was its ability to manage asynchronous job queues with post-execution hooks and multithreading – features typically associated with more complex architectures. Additionally, integrating AWS SNS and SQS into ColdFusion workflows enabled us to build scalable and reliable distributed systems. In this session, I’ll share how we’ve harnessed these capabilities in real-world scenarios and why ColdFusion remains a surprisingly powerful tool in today’s modern development ecosystem.
Speakers: Rickson Chew, Semify
Session Title: Unlock AWS DevOps: Streamline CI/CD, Scale Effortlessly, and Secure Your Configurations
Session Description
In this session, we’ll dive straight into the heart of AWS developer tools, uncovering CodePipeline for seamless orchestration, CodeBuild for automated building and testing, and CodeDeploy for flawless deployments through real-world examples and proven best practices to supercharge your CI/CD pipelines. Then, elevate your skills with expert strategies for Auto Scaling Groups to handle dynamic loads, clever EC2 user-data scripts for instant instance bootstrapping, and smooth integration with AWS Systems Manager Parameter Store for bulletproof, dynamic parameter management—arming you to craft unbreakable, high-performance applications on AWS.
Speakers: Brian Bockhold, Coalesce Solutions
Sponsors
Speakers
Brian Sappey
Brian Sappey is the Senior Director of Architecture for Guerrilla RF, responsible for the strategic direction, vision, and growth of the company's software initiatives. As a seasoned professional with more than 15 years of experience, Brian is known for his innovative solutions, integration processes and complex problem solving skills to quickly and effectively address company and client needs. Before his move into the Semiconductor industry, Brian spent over 10 years in developing custom E-commerce platforms. Brian is an avid supporter of service-based environments, automation, DevOps, and all things ColdFusion.
Brian Klaas
Brian Klaas is the Assistant Director for Technology at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health's Center for Teaching and Learning. He also has a faculty appointment in the School's R3 Center for Innovation in Science Education. He teaches graduate level courses on communications design and data visualization for non-expert audiences as well as applications of generative artificial intelligence in public health. Brian leads a team of developers who build learning experiences for the School of Public Health, including tools that harness generative AI to improve student writing and assist faculty in the creation of effective assessments. He is a frequent speaker on both storytelling in the health sciences and practical use of generative AI for public health professionals at health science conferences and workshops around the country.
Brian Bockhold
Brian is co-founder of Coalesce Holdings and serves as Vice President and CIO. He has developed systems in ColdFusion for over 20 years, both in his current and prior roles leading system development and architecture teams for global organizations. Brian is a certified AWS Solutions Architect – Associate and AWS Developer – Associate.
Carl Von Stetten
Charlie Arehart
A veteran server troubleshooter who’s worked in enterprise IT for more than three decades, Charlie Arehart (@carehart) is a longtime community contributor who as an independent consultant provides remote, short-term, and even on-demand troubleshooting/tuning assistance for organizations of all sizes and experience levels (carehart.org/consulting).
Dakota Clum
Dakota is the CTO at xByte Cloud with a specialization in cloud and dedicated infrastructure solutions. With a deep background in ColdFusion server solutions, I’ve had the unique opportunity to deploy, tune and optimize hundreds of ColdFusion Enterprise server environments at scale within the Cloud.
Dan Wilson
With 25 years in product engineering, product marketing, and architecture, I’ve built and scaled software for startups, Fortune 500s, and open-source communities alike. My work spans full-stack development, rapid prototyping, product marketing, and go-to-market strategy. I’ve led engineering teams, architected platforms, and delivered developer tools used around the world. I also bring hands-on experience with AI tools and workflows, helping product teams use AI to accelerate delivery without sacrificing quality. A frequent speaker with 80+ global presentations and active contributions to open-source, I enjoy writing, teaching, and talking about where code, product, and business meet. Outside the session, I accept conversations, bug reports, and hot takes on AI. Let’s talk shop.
Dave Ferguson
Dave has spent the majority of his life living in sunny Southern California. Over the past, almost 20 years he has worked in information technology after his attempt at being a career restaurant manager failed miserably. He has spent the majority of that time specializing in large enterprise-class systems. His primary areas of focus have been around process improvement, development life cycle, and standards implementation. He also enjoys the challenges of finding solutions to complicated issues. In his free time, he works on smaller pet projects and continues his training in TaeKwonDo.
David Tattersall
David Tattersall has been in working in IT for over 30 years. Since co-founding Intergral in 1998, he focused on company management, business development and sales & marketing. Intergral has become a leader in server monitoring and application performance monitoring (APM) solutions in the ColdFusion / Java segment. His flagship product – FusionReactor – www.fusion-reactor.com is used on over 25,000 production servers and has been purchased by over 5,000 customers.
David Byers
David Byers has been a ColdFusion leader, developer, proponent, user group manager, community contributor, two-time presenter at CF Summit, and attendee to every in-person Summit since its inception. David has held C-level positions with Epicenter Consulting and Modloft, and promotes the modern use of ColdFusion in organizations, breaking the preconceptions and stigma of the platform. His goal is to become the ColdFusion Evangelist when Mark Takata hits the lottery and disappears, but only because he lives in Las Vegas and can't conveniently play the lottery himself.
Giancarlo Gomez
Giancarlo is a full-stack developer with over 25 years of experience with various languages and a passion for continuing to learn. He is the owner/lead developer of Fuse Developments, Inc., established in 2004, his consulting business specializing in web and mobile development. He is also the co-manager of the South Florida Adobe ColdFusion Users Group. You can find him on Twitter and GitHub @GiancarloGomez and read his occasional ramblings at giancarlogomez.dev.
Grant Copley
Grant Copley is a senior developer at Ortus Solutions, creator of CBWIRE, and a core contributor to CBFS. With over 25 years of experience in web development, Grant specializes in building intuitive tools that simplify complex problems—from file system abstraction to reactive components to legacy code modernization.
Guust Nieuwenhuis
Guust Nieuwenhuis is a Full Stack Web Wizard with experience in a wide range of technologies. Over the last couple of years, he has been involved in projects for various clients like the European Commission, NSHQ (NATO), Adobe, AS Adventure Group, NS (Dutch railways), CZ Groep, Proximus, Avery Dennison, ZilliZ and Mediagenix. Through We Are North, he does ‘Customization-As-A-Service'. They don't build from scratch, but find the best solutions out there and tailor them to their customers' business needs. In doing so, they never lose sight of the goal of the client. In his free time, Guust play the double bass and drums, cross the forest on his mountain bike and coaches the youth at his local football club (where he's a board member as well). He like spending time with my wife and two kids or meeting friends for a chat, game or drink. When Guust still have some time left, he mainly spends it behind his computer to fulfil his hunger for the latest trends in IT.
Jacob Beers
Jacob is a Senior Developer at Ortus Solutions, Corp. While he has been working as a programmer for the past 10 years he never intended to make a career out of it. His professional journey thus far has been marked by a diverse set of pursuits including 3d animation, game design, fine art, special education, and operating a survival swim school. He likes to think his unusual combination of experiences provides him with a unique and pragmatic approach to software development.
Jae Jung
I’m the President and CEO of WAM DevTech, Inc., a company I founded in 2007 to focus on building custom web solutions across government, business, and consumer sectors. Over the years, I’ve led the design and delivery of data-driven applications, workflow systems, SaaS platforms, and cloud-native architectures tailored to a wide range of industries.
In addition to leading WAM DevTech, I serve as the Chief Technology Officer at Geneva Media Services, where I oversee the development of dealership-focused application suites that streamline operations in sales, service, and finance.
In partnership with CF Webtools, I’ve also served as a fractional CTO and contributed to various business ventures leveraging ColdFusion expertise. This includes co-leading the technology strategy and modernization efforts at ICVM Hawk—a joint initiative with another company—as well as working on separate projects with CF Webtools to modernize legacy applications using ColdFusion and React.js.
With over 25 years of experience, my expertise spans cloud architecture, ColdFusion modernization, and AI-assisted development. I'm passionate about translating complex business needs into technology strategies that deliver scalable, long-term value.
James Moberg
James Moberg, the CTO of SunStar Media in Monterey, CA, is a ColdFusion veteran with over two decades of experience, having started with Cold Fusion 3.0 in 1997. He leads the research and implementation of emerging technologies and oversees network operations, driving innovation at SunStar Media. His extensive career includes developing hundreds of custom web applications for industries like real estate, hospitality, and non-profits, rooted in a programming passion that began with the Commodore 64 in the early 1980s.
Justin Scott
Justin is the Chief Information Security Officer at Smart Communications and has been working with ColdFusion for 26 years. His career has spanned application architecture and development, network engineering, systems administration, database management, as well as risk management and compliance. He resides in Vancouver, WA and when not working on technical matters enjoys reading and occasionally playing competitive dodgeball. He has previously spoken at Adobe Summit on Advanced Encryption.
Kevin Wright
Through his consulting company, Kinetic InterActive, Kevin provides businesses insight into the use of technology to solve a variety of business challenges. Providing business workflow analysis, user experience design, website usability and custom software, Kevin helps organizations understand the importance of technology in today’s business environment. Past projects have included work for VirginMobile, NBC Universal, Fox Home Entertainment in addition to many local small businesses and startups
Kevin Schmidt
Matt Mersing
Megha Bhat
My name is Megha Bhat K and I work as a Lead Software Engineer at ColdFusion, Adobe. I have been working with ColdFusion for the past 4.5 years. In my leisure time I like to sing and paint as well.
Michael Hayes
Michael Hayes is a seasoned technology expert with deep experience in software development, infrastructure automation, and cybersecurity. Specializing in ColdFusion, Azure integrations, RESTful APIs, and automated tooling, Mike combines innovative use of AI technologies like OpenAI with structured programming to create intelligent, real-time mechanisms. He has extensive expertise in optimizing databases, crafting automated system solutions with PowerShell, and streamlining cloud-based infrastructure deployments. With a passion for turning complex technical challenges into streamlined, efficient solutions, Mike is dedicated to empowering development teams to build secure, robust, and scalable applications.
Nikhil Dubey
Nikhil Dubey works as Computer Scientist in the Adobe ColdFusion team. His areas of work include Performance Monitoring Toolset, language features – integration of cloud Services like SQS, SNS and Azure ServiceBus, ColdFusion Builder. When free, he likes to spend some time with family, with books, with tech blogs, with sports and travelling.
Pete Freitag
Pete Freitag has more than two dozen years of experience building web applications with ColdFusion. In 2006 he started Foundeo Inc (foundeo.com), a ColdFusion consulting and products company. Pete helps clients develop and architect custom ColdFusion applications, as well as review and improve the performance and security of existing applications. He has also built several products and services for ColdFusion including a CFML Code Scanner called Fixinator (fixinator.app), a Web Application Firewall for ColdFusion called FuseGuard (fuseguard.com) and a ColdFusion server security scanning service called HackMyCF (hackmycf.com). Pete holds a BS in Software Engineering from Clarkson University.
Raymond Camden
Raymond Camden is an experienced developer advocate and evangelist. His work focuses on APIs, the web platform, and generative AI. He is the author of multiple books on development and has been actively blogging and presenting for over twenty years. Raymond can be reached at his blog (www.raymondcamden.com) or via email at [email protected].
Rickson Chew
A Software Engineer with over 20 years of experience in various web and application programming, managing a technical team providing expertise in determining the strategic technical direction, project and dev management, and system architecture for initiative and sustainment projects in collaboration with several respected companies and very creative people including those in the Fortune 500 list.
Satyam Mishra
Venkata Vasantha Phani Sai Paramkusham
I'm Venkata Vasantha Phani Sai Paramkusham, an Analyst Programmer at Oregon State University. I work with the Office of International Services, where I focus on automating and optimizing processes using ColdFusion and Sunapsis. Most recently, I’ve been leading the automation of our H-1B application workflow — using ColdFusion Schedules, File Management, and APIs — to streamline operations and reduce manual work. I'm passionate about solving real-world problems with clean, efficient code and building systems that make a meaningful impact.
That is the end of this year's summit info. Below is archive of prior years' summits.
Contents
- What is CF Summit?
- ColdFusion Summit West 2025 in Las Vegas
- ColdFusion Summit West 2024 in Las Vegas: Innovative Solutions
- Adobe ColdFusion Summit 2023 (the Epicenter of Coding)
- Adobe ColdFusion Summit 2022 Online (It's FREE)
- Adobe CF Summit 2022 Conference (In-person, again)
- Adobe ColdFusion Summit 2021
- Adobe ColdFusion Summit West 2020 (You Can Still Network With The Best CFers)
- Adobe ColdFusion Summit West 2019 (Full Report)
- About ColdFusion Summit
- Adobe ColdFusion Specialist Certificate Program
- Adobe ColdFusion Summit West 2019- Two Days of “Everything CFML”
- CF Summit 2019, and CF Alive podcast with Darren Pywell
- CF Summit 2019, and CF Alive podcast with Jason Long from Mura
- CF Summit 2019, and CF Alive podcast with Luis Majano- Learn CF in 100 minutes
- Adobe CF Summit 2019 Slides and Presentations
- Adobe ColdFusion Keynote by Ashish Garg
- ColdFusion and Vue – building CFML-powered reactive applications by Matt Gifford
- Practical Functional Programming in ColdFusion by Abram Adams
- Shake N'Bake: Top 10 Performance Tuning Tricks to put you in First Place by Elishia Dvorak
- Try This At Home: Building Your Own ColdFusion Swarm by Matthew Clemente
- ColdFusion for the next decade – All about the buzzworthy ColdFusion 2020 by Rakshith Naresh
- Customer Showcase: Learn How Central San uses ColdFusion to Interconnect and Manage Enterprise Infrastructure Assets by Carl Von Stetten
- Prepare for “Super Bowl” Traffic by Bruno Zugay
- WebSockets 101 : An Introduction to WebSockets on ColdFusion by Giancarlo Gomez
- Approaches to more secure ColdFusion code by Pete Freitag
- Start `Integrated` Testing – The biggest and easiest ( testing ) bang for your buck by ( George ) Gavin Pickin
- The business case for upgrading ColdFusion in 5 easy steps by Dan Wilson
- WebSockets 201 : Beyond the introduction by Giancarlo Gomez
- Automating your tasks using ColdFusion Scheduler by Suchika Singh
- From Legacy to Modern, Techniques to update your Legacy Sites by Daniel Fredericks
- Making Modules — Utilizing Reusable Code through ColdBox Modules by Eric Peterson
- Spreadsheet Magic with ColdFusion by Kevin Wright
- Reinforcement Learning with ColdFusion – Adding Practical Autonomy To Your Web Applications by Minh Vo
- Step-by-Step: Migrating Existing ColdFusion Workloads to the AWS Cloud by Brian Bockhold
- Testing – How Vital and How Easy to use by Uma Ghotikar
- Using ColdFusion to produce Dynamic Financial Letters by Mike Collins
- Humor That Works: The Secret to Being More Productive, Less Stressed, and Happier by Andrew Tarvin
- GET /cfml – A Guide to Writing API Wrappers by Matthew Clemente
- Getting Started With CF's Docker Images by Charlie Arehart
- RuleBox : The natural rule engine for CFML by Luis Majano
- The What, When and How of Eerie Real-Time Personalization by Brian Sappey
- Beyond “Read All”: Build Fine-Grained Control of Amazon Web Services in Your ColdFusion App by Brian Klaas
- Document workflow and management made easy with ColdFusion by Kailash Bihani
- No more excuses – let FusionReactor instantly show you performance problems and defects in your code by David Tattersal
- SQL, I learned enough to break everything by Dave Ferguson
- Angular for ColdFusion Developers by Josh Kutz-Flamenbaum
- Meet Solr, ColdFusion's Search BFF by Rick Buongiovanni
- Shut the door to vulnerabilities in your code with these tools by George Murphy
- Unleash the Power of the Adobe API Manager by Paul Dumas
- [Angularjs + Reactjs + Vuejs] + CF – Integrating modern day JS frameworks with ColdFusion by Uday Ogra
- Augmented Reality powered by React Native and ColdFusion – A transformation to mobile app development by Edwin Samuel Jonathan
- Caching and Performance in ColdFusion by Denard Springle
- Harness the Best of the Best: ColdFusion and Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) Integration by Andy Lambert
- Please pass the salt: Serve up passwords with a side of entropy by Brad Wood
- Rapidly Prototyping Single-Page Applications with Coldfusion & Javascript by Mark Takata
- Real-time SMS Texting with ColdFusion & AWS by Greg Stanley
- Scaling enterprise applications with ColdFusion by Piyush Kumar Nayak
- CF Alive at CF Summit
- Rakshith Naresh from Adobe talks about ColdFusion 2019 at CF Summit
- Learn ColdFusion in a Week with Carl Von Stetten, Daniel Fredericks and Dave Ferguson at CF Summit
- Adobe ColdFusion Summit West 2019
- The Adobe Coldfusion Summit 2018
- The End of CF Summit 2018 (an Amazing Time for ColdFusion)
- CF Summit 2018: Real World Scenarios for Modern CFML
- Adobe ColdFusion Summit 2018 Pre-Conference Shows- and It Looks Awesome!
- Adobe CF Summit 2018: A Sneak Peek Into the Hottest Topics
- Amazon Alexa Skills with Adobe ColdFusion w/ Mike Callahan
- Intro to Unit Testing, BDD, and Mocking using TestBox & MockBox w/ Uma Ghotikar
- The Many Hidden Benefits of the Adobe API Manager to Unlock the Power of APIs w/ Brian Sappey
- Take your CF Apps from Local Dev to Production with CommandBox and CFConfig and Docker w/ Brad Wood
- Deploying ColdFusion to the Amazon Cloud w/ Keen Haynes
- Real World Scenarios for Modern CFML w/ Nolan Erck
- CF Summit 2018: Adobe ColdFusion 2018 and Amazon Alexa Skills
- ColdFusion Summit 2017 Full Review & List of Presentations
- 1. 3 ways to test your ColdFusion API by Gavin Pickin
- 2. CFConfig – A New Way to Manage Your ColdFusion Engine Config by Brad Wood
- 3. What's new in CF 10, 11, and 2016 that you may have missed? by Charlie Arehart
- 4. Adventures With WebSockets by Giancarlo Gomez
- 5. Practical Digital Accessibility: Problems and Solutions, by Bouton Jones
- 6. Solving problems in ways never before possible, with FusionReactor 7 and FR CLOUD, by David Tattersall
- 7. Level Up Your Web Apps with Amazon Web Services, by Brian Klaas
- 8. Power of Simplicity in FW/1 Framework, by Masha Edelen
- 9. HMVC Modular Architecture, by Luis Majano
- 10. Keep Control of your PDF Files, By Shirak Avakian
- 11. send.Better() – Giving Email a REST, by M. Clemente
- 12. From Legacy to Modern, Techniques to update your Legacy Sites, by Dan Fredericks
- 13. Building Better SQL Server Databases, by Eric Cobb
- 14. Writing Secure CFML, by Pete Freitag
- Comprehensive list of ColdFusion Conferences 2017, and What Can We expect in 2018
- Muracon 2017
- Adobe ColdFusion Government Summit
- IntoTheBox 2017 ColdFusion Conference
- Featured Technologies
- cf.Objective 2017
- NCDevCon
- CFCamp 2017
- Adobe ColdFusion Summit 2017
- ColdFusion webinars
- ColdFusion Docker Containers Roadshow Webinar
- ColdFusion Conferences 2018
- ColdFusion 2018 Conferences full report
- Join the CF Alive revolution