Today at Liferay DevCon 2025, I had the opportunity to watch two live demos showcasing the brand-new Liferay + Camunda partnership, and they were genuinely impressive. The demos showed not only the technical integration points, but also how AI-infused process orchestration can transform onboarding, customer service, financial workflows, and more.

I captured several photos during the sessions. They’re not the best quality (conference lighting + phone camera = apologies in advance!), but I hope they still help convey the ideas. Both presentations were recorded, so if you missed them you'll have the opportunity to see them (likely with significantly improved videos).

Demo 1 — Camunda + Liferay in Action

Presented by: Stefan Wiese, Senior Technical Partner Manager at Camunda

From Enterprise Chaos…

The one of the first slides Stefan showed was a painfully familiar one: a tangled mess of enterprise system flows that naturally evolve over time. Lines crossing everywhere, systems loosely coupled in unpredictable ways, and processes that are hard to monitor, much less change.

Even in an AI-driven world, simply “adding agents” on top of chaotic infrastructure doesn’t magically fix this.

…to a Clean, Orchestrated Architecture with Camunda

The next slide was the contrast. In this view, Camunda becomes the orchestrating AI-enabled conductor, ensuring:

• No criss-crossed spaghetti flows

• Centralized visibility

• Real-time monitoring

• Easy change management

• Clear, logical data movement

Camunda becomes the brain coordinating the entire application landscape, with UI tools that show the flow of tasks live as they happen.

The New Liferay Connectors

The heart of the Liferay/Camunda partnership is the introduction of two new Liferay connectors in the Camunda Marketplace:

1. Inbound Connector — Liferay → Camunda (trigger Camunda processes)

2. Outbound Connector — Camunda ↔ Liferay (read and update Liferay data via headless APIs)

The outbound connector is especially powerful because it gives Camunda processes the ability to change Liferay data mid-flow, turning Liferay into a full participant in enterprise automation.

The Camunda-Powered AI Chatbot

Stefan then demoed something that truly stood out: A Liferay-based website with an AI chatbot, except this chatbot wasn’t just conversational, it was process-aware.

This wasn’t a typical “ask a question → get an answer” bot.
This was: “ask a question → trigger a business process → perform real actions → update systems”.

He presented two scenarios:

a. Applying for a Car Loan

Stefan told the chatbot he wanted a 15,000€ car loan.
Here’s what happened:

• Liferay sent a message to Camunda via the Inbound Connector

• Camunda AI routed it to a loan process

• The process needed more info, so Camunda used the Outbound Connector to ask Liferay to prompt the user

• After the user responded, Camunda used the data and account history to pre-approve the loan

• A final message returned to Liferay: “Approved, e-sign paperwork is on the way.”

All fully automated.

b. Reporting a Stolen Credit Card

Next, Stefan reported to the bot that his credit card had been stolen.
Camunda:

• Routed the request to the credit card process

• Blocked the card

• Issued a replacement

• Sent two status updates back Liferay-side for the user

Real actions. Real system updates. All via headless APIs.

Best Practices for PO&A

In the final slide, Stefan shared best practices for implementing PO&A (Process Orchestration & Automation).

My Takeaway from Demo 1

This was a very strong demonstration. If your organization already uses Camunda, these connectors open the door for Liferay to participate meaningfully in sophisticated enterprise processes: either as the trigger for a process, or as a data provider/consumer inside a flow.

Demo 2 — The Liferay-Side Integration

Presented by: Davide Micunco, Sales Engineer at Liferay

The second demo complemented the first brilliantly, this time focusing on how Liferay developers build solutions that plug directly into Camunda processes.

The Scenario

A gaming company is hiring developers. Applicants submit a job form on the website.

The flow:

• Application created in Liferay

• AI pre-screens it

• If weak → rejected

• If good → HR

• If exceptional → Hiring Manager

• HR or Hiring Manager can approve or reject

This entire decision tree lives in Camunda.

The Liferay Implementation Details

Liferay Object + Object Action → Webhook

The job application form is backed by a Liferay Object.

An On After Add action sends a webhook to Camunda.
This is what starts the Camunda business process.

Camunda → Liferay via Headless APIs

As the process continues, Camunda uses the Outbound Connector to:

• Update the application status

• Set flags and workflow states

• Reflect decisions made by AI, HR, or the Hiring Manager

When Davide opened the Liferay Application Object viewer, you could clearly see:

• Rejected applications

• In-review applications

• Approved applications

• All updated automatically by Camunda

This Was the “Aha!” Moment

The key insight is this:

Liferay doesn’t just trigger a Camunda process, Camunda can drive Liferay.

This creates a powerful close-loop integration model.

What I Learned from Both Demos

These demos highlight what a Liferay + Camunda integration really looks like:

1. Liferay → Camunda

Anywhere Liferay can invoke a webhook, it can trigger a Camunda process:

• Object Actions

• Liferay Workflow

• Client Extensions

• Commerce events

• Custom triggers

• Anything that can call an HTTP endpoint

Using the Liferay Inbound Connector, Camunda can receive those webhook-triggered events and route them into any process.

2. Camunda ↔ Liferay (bi-directional)

The Liferay Outbound Connector lets Camunda:

• Fetch data from Liferay

• Update records

• Drive business logic inside the DXP

• Push decisions into dashboards and UIs

• Close the automation loop

Between Liferay’s headless APIs and Camunda’s process orchestration, a huge amount becomes possible.

Final Thoughts

After seeing both demos, I walked away excited.

This partnership feels natural, timely, and genuinely useful; especially with the rise of AI-powered process automation.

If you're already a Camunda customer, definitely explore the new connectors in the Camunda Marketplace. They open the door to integrating Liferay more deeply into your enterprise processes, whether you need Liferay to trigger workflows or serve as a data platform inside them.

If you want help exploring possibilities, feel free to reach out. This is going to be a game-changer.