The New England Drupal Camp is excited to announce Ethan Marcotte as our 2026 keynote speaker! A designer, writer, and speaker whose work has helped shape the modern web, Ethan will join us at NEDCamp this November to explore how our industry is changing and how we can play a role in shaping what comes next.

KEYNOTE: The Work We Want

Something new is happening in tech. That’s a line we’ve been hearing quite a bit, isn’t it? We’ve seen tremendous change in our industry, from the explosion of mobile all the way to today’s “artificial intelligence.” During times of constant change, it can be challenging to predict how our work is changing—and how our future might be changing with it.

In this talk, designer Ethan Marcotte will share some observations of how tech work has changed in recent years and, just as importantly, ask some questions about designing the future we want.

Introducing Ethan Marcotte

Ethan Marcotte is a designer, speaker, and author. He’s perhaps best known for creating responsive web design, which helped the industry discover a new way of designing for the ever-changing Web. Ethan is also the author of two popular books on the topic, Responsive Web Design and Responsive Design: Patterns and Principles.

Over the last two decades, Ethan’s clientele has included New York Magazine, Adobe, The Boston Globe, and more; he also cofounded Editorially, a platform for collaborative writing and editing. Additionally, Ethan has been a featured speaker at conferences across the globe, including Adobe MAX, SXSW Interactive, and Webstock.

Ethan’s most recent book is You Deserve a Tech Union.