{"id":8,"date":"2024-07-21T12:30:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-21T16:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/speakers\/"},"modified":"2025-10-07T22:54:32","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T02:54:32","slug":"speakers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/about\/speakers\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Our Speakers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap is-style-text-subtitle is-style-text-subtitle--1\"><strong>What one place will gather the most inspiring lineup of WordPress experts, designers, developers, educators, and community leaders to speak this year? You can make a good case for WordCamp Canada.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Start with our visionary keynotes: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/wceh-keynote-dave-winer\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"3442\">Dave Winer<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/wceh-keynote-evan-prodromou\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"3650\">Evan Prodromou<\/a><\/strong>, and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/wceh-keynote-jill-binder\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"7813\">Jill Binder<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then add everything from lightning talks to technical deep dives and hands-on workshops, from the hallway track to discussion panels. Whether you&#8217;re looking for new skills, a spark for your creativity, or a roadmap to the future, the outstanding people below are ready to bring it all to one place: Carleton University.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-default is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3eb37ff4 wp-block-group-is-layout-flow has-background\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);background-image:url(&apos;https:\/\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/07\/SiNC-featured.jpg&apos;);background-size:cover;background-attachment:fixed;\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center is-style-text-display has-accent-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-bed8abe81d3d350d772d5a806b72372a is-style-text-display--2\" id=\"matt\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><strong>Matt Mullenweg<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-f14094b9 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-wordcamp-canada-2025 wp-block-embed-wordcamp-canada-2025\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"Hgh0CUCVYZ\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/breaking-matt-mullenweg-to-host-town-hall-at-wordcamp-canada\/\">BREAKING: Matt Mullenweg to Host Town Hall at WordCamp Canada<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;BREAKING: Matt Mullenweg to Host Town Hall at WordCamp Canada&#8221; &#8212; WordCamp Canada 2025\" src=\"https:\/\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/breaking-matt-mullenweg-to-host-town-hall-at-wordcamp-canada\/embed\/#?secret=fD1hh9vbzJ#?secret=Hgh0CUCVYZ\" data-secret=\"Hgh0CUCVYZ\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center is-style-text-display has-accent-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b7dfed8517ce36a6650a92eee760d07f is-style-text-display--3\" id=\"keynotes\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><strong>Keynote Speakers<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-style-default is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-10e71053 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"flex-basis:33.34%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-wordcamp-canada-2025 wp-block-embed-wordcamp-canada-2025\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"ujiKdcmM1z\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/wceh-keynote-dave-winer\/\">WCEH Keynote: Dave Winer<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;WCEH Keynote: Dave Winer&#8221; &#8212; WordCamp Canada 2025\" src=\"https:\/\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/wceh-keynote-dave-winer\/embed\/#?secret=SWEu6zDkiq#?secret=ujiKdcmM1z\" data-secret=\"ujiKdcmM1z\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"flex-basis:33.34%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-wordcamp-canada-2025 wp-block-embed-wordcamp-canada-2025\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"VC11Klx1tK\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/wceh-keynote-jill-binder\/\">WCEH Keynote: Jill Binder<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;WCEH Keynote: Jill Binder&#8221; &#8212; WordCamp Canada 2025\" src=\"https:\/\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/wceh-keynote-jill-binder\/embed\/#?secret=jPahxnvX1p#?secret=VC11Klx1tK\" data-secret=\"VC11Klx1tK\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-wordcamp-canada-2025 wp-block-embed-wordcamp-canada-2025\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"RI5aAjdYAQ\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/wceh-keynote-evan-prodromou\/\">WCEH Keynote: Evan Prodromou<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;WCEH Keynote: Evan Prodromou&#8221; &#8212; WordCamp Canada 2025\" src=\"https:\/\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/wceh-keynote-evan-prodromou\/embed\/#?secret=SMvKvED76b#?secret=RI5aAjdYAQ\" data-secret=\"RI5aAjdYAQ\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query alignwide has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-query-is-layout-constrained\"><ul class=\"columns-3 alignwide wp-block-post-template is-layout-grid wp-container-core-post-template-is-layout-2d080239 wp-block-post-template-is-layout-grid\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-3051 wcb_speaker type-wcb_speaker status-publish hentry wcb_speaker_group-first-round\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-accent-1-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-edf83851 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-color:#d8d6c8;border-width:1px;border-radius:4px;min-height:100%;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><figure style=\"width:96px;height:96px;\" class=\"is-style-rounded wp-block-wordcamp-avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2b381920a8e32b2e51640d6b984bec83b17067bb3c540eaffff636f633991fe1?s=96&amp;r=g\" alt=\"Alex Melen\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);\" class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\">Alex Melen<\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-excerpt has-medium-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Alex Melen, co-founder of SmartSites, is an award-winning entrepreneur and keynote speaker featured in Forbes and Bloomberg for digital innovation. <\/p><\/div>\n\n<a style=\"border-radius:4px; padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);\" class=\"wp-elements-244e0172efd3c537c2da961ad4e9d89b wp-block-read-more has-text-color has-accent-1-color has-background has-custom-a-11-y-red-text-background-color has-small-font-size\" href=\"https:\/\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/speaker\/alex-melen\/\" target=\"_self\"><strong>View Profile<\/strong><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Alex Melen<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-3764 wcb_speaker type-wcb_speaker status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry wcb_speaker_group-second-round\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-accent-1-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-edf83851 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-color:#d8d6c8;border-width:1px;border-radius:4px;min-height:100%;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><figure style=\"width:96px;height:96px;\" class=\"is-style-rounded wp-block-wordcamp-avatar\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/06\/alycia-leno.png?fit=96%2C96&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-96x96 size-96x96 wp-post-image\" alt=\"Alycia Leno\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/06\/alycia-leno.png?w=200&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/06\/alycia-leno.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" data-attachment-id=\"5911\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/speaker\/alycia-leno\/alycia-leno\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/06\/alycia-leno.png?fit=200%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"200,200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"alycia-leno\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/06\/alycia-leno.png?fit=200%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/06\/alycia-leno.png?fit=200%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);\" class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\">Alycia Leno<\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-excerpt has-medium-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Alycia crafts bold, intuitive marketing strategies that blend storytelling and tech to help brands grow with clarity, creativity, and purpose. <\/p><\/div>\n\n<a style=\"border-radius:4px; padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);\" class=\"wp-elements-244e0172efd3c537c2da961ad4e9d89b wp-block-read-more has-text-color has-accent-1-color has-background has-custom-a-11-y-red-text-background-color has-small-font-size\" href=\"https:\/\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/speaker\/alycia-leno\/\" target=\"_self\"><strong>View Profile<\/strong><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Alycia Leno<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-3455 wcb_speaker type-wcb_speaker status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry wcb_speaker_group-second-round\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-accent-1-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-edf83851 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-color:#d8d6c8;border-width:1px;border-radius:4px;min-height:100%;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><figure style=\"width:96px;height:96px;\" class=\"is-style-rounded wp-block-wordcamp-avatar\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/06\/anthony-moore.jpg?fit=96%2C96&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-96x96 size-96x96 wp-post-image\" alt=\"Anthony Moore\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/06\/anthony-moore.jpg?w=400&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/06\/anthony-moore.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/06\/anthony-moore.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" data-attachment-id=\"5795\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/speaker\/anthony-moore\/anthony-moore-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/06\/anthony-moore.jpg?fit=400%2C400&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"400,400\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"anthony-moore\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/06\/anthony-moore.jpg?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/06\/anthony-moore.jpg?fit=400%2C400&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);\" class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\">Anthony Moore<\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-excerpt has-medium-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Anthony Moore of Trew Knowledge brings 20 years of experience leading digital transformations for top Canadian brands and global organizations. <\/p><\/div>\n\n<a style=\"border-radius:4px; padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);\" class=\"wp-elements-244e0172efd3c537c2da961ad4e9d89b wp-block-read-more has-text-color has-accent-1-color has-background has-custom-a-11-y-red-text-background-color has-small-font-size\" href=\"https:\/\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/speaker\/anthony-moore\/\" target=\"_self\"><strong>View Profile<\/strong><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Anthony Moore<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-3654 wcb_speaker type-wcb_speaker status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry wcb_speaker_group-second-round\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-accent-1-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-edf83851 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-color:#d8d6c8;border-width:1px;border-radius:4px;min-height:100%;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><figure style=\"width:96px;height:96px;\" class=\"is-style-rounded wp-block-wordcamp-avatar\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/06\/austin-atkinson.jpg?fit=96%2C96&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-96x96 size-96x96 wp-post-image\" alt=\"Austin Atkinson\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/06\/austin-atkinson.jpg?w=400&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/06\/austin-atkinson.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/06\/austin-atkinson.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" data-attachment-id=\"6100\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/speaker\/austin-atkinson\/austin-atkinson\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/06\/austin-atkinson.jpg?fit=400%2C400&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"400,400\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"austin-atkinson\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/06\/austin-atkinson.jpg?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/06\/austin-atkinson.jpg?fit=400%2C400&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);\" class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\">Austin Atkinson<\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-excerpt has-medium-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Austin is a front end developer working for the Australian based The Code Co, specializing in Enterprise WordPress publishing. <\/p><\/div>\n\n<a style=\"border-radius:4px; padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);\" class=\"wp-elements-244e0172efd3c537c2da961ad4e9d89b wp-block-read-more has-text-color has-accent-1-color has-background has-custom-a-11-y-red-text-background-color has-small-font-size\" href=\"https:\/\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/speaker\/austin-atkinson\/\" target=\"_self\"><strong>View Profile<\/strong><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Austin Atkinson<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-3750 wcb_speaker type-wcb_speaker status-publish hentry wcb_speaker_group-first-round\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-accent-1-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-edf83851 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-color:#d8d6c8;border-width:1px;border-radius:4px;min-height:100%;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><figure style=\"width:96px;height:96px;\" class=\"is-style-rounded wp-block-wordcamp-avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0f219af141e0d97c4964e706d66bcc74b4e2ed3dad974b991e57cff19907e7e7?s=96&amp;r=g\" alt=\"Brent Toderash\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);\" class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\">Brent Toderash<\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-excerpt has-medium-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">With 25+ years in IT, Brent advocates WordPress, FLOSS, and decentralized package management through AspirePress and FAIR to reduce supply chain risk. <\/p><\/div>\n\n<a style=\"border-radius:4px; padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);\" class=\"wp-elements-244e0172efd3c537c2da961ad4e9d89b wp-block-read-more has-text-color has-accent-1-color has-background has-custom-a-11-y-red-text-background-color has-small-font-size\" href=\"https:\/\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/speaker\/brent-toderash\/\" target=\"_self\"><strong>View Profile<\/strong><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Brent Toderash<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-3465 wcb_speaker type-wcb_speaker status-publish hentry wcb_speaker_group-first-round\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-accent-1-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-edf83851 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-color:#d8d6c8;border-width:1px;border-radius:4px;min-height:100%;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><figure style=\"width:96px;height:96px;\" class=\"is-style-rounded wp-block-wordcamp-avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f0b87af273f6934952a49147f56928924d02ff2d0609def8ac4566aa029298e1?s=96&amp;r=g\" alt=\"Brian Coords\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);\" class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\">Brian Coords<\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-excerpt has-medium-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Brian Coords is a WordPress developer, writer, and WooCommerce Developer Advocate who hosts Webmasters.fm and writes for top industry sites. <\/p><\/div>\n\n<a style=\"border-radius:4px; padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);\" class=\"wp-elements-244e0172efd3c537c2da961ad4e9d89b wp-block-read-more has-text-color has-accent-1-color has-background has-custom-a-11-y-red-text-background-color has-small-font-size\" href=\"https:\/\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/speaker\/brian-coords\/\" target=\"_self\"><strong>View Profile<\/strong><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Brian Coords<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-3008 wcb_speaker type-wcb_speaker status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry wcb_speaker_group-second-round\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-accent-1-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-edf83851 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-color:#d8d6c8;border-width:1px;border-radius:4px;min-height:100%;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><figure style=\"width:96px;height:96px;\" class=\"is-style-rounded wp-block-wordcamp-avatar\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/05\/carlalexander.jpeg?fit=96%2C96&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-96x96 size-96x96 wp-post-image\" alt=\"Carl Alexander\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/05\/carlalexander.jpeg?w=200&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/05\/carlalexander.jpeg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" data-attachment-id=\"4758\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/speaker\/carl-alexander\/carlalexander\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/05\/carlalexander.jpeg?fit=200%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"200,200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"carlalexander\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/05\/carlalexander.jpeg?fit=200%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/05\/carlalexander.jpeg?fit=200%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);\" class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\">Carl Alexander<\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-excerpt has-medium-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Carl Alexander is a PHP developer and founder of Ymir, sharing serverless DevOps expertise to help the WordPress community tackle complex topics. <\/p><\/div>\n\n<a style=\"border-radius:4px; padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);\" class=\"wp-elements-244e0172efd3c537c2da961ad4e9d89b wp-block-read-more has-text-color has-accent-1-color has-background has-custom-a-11-y-red-text-background-color has-small-font-size\" href=\"https:\/\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/speaker\/carl-alexander\/\" target=\"_self\"><strong>View Profile<\/strong><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Carl Alexander<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-3227 wcb_speaker type-wcb_speaker status-publish hentry wcb_speaker_group-first-round\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-accent-1-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-edf83851 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-color:#d8d6c8;border-width:1px;border-radius:4px;min-height:100%;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><figure style=\"width:96px;height:96px;\" class=\"is-style-rounded wp-block-wordcamp-avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/be1aa705d2a4ecc0028646c119241b15c8a560809582d416bfdf388ebcd2768f?s=96&amp;r=g\" alt=\"Daniel Paz\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);\" class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\">Daniel Paz<\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-excerpt has-medium-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Technical SEO and WordPress expert with 16+ years\u2019 experience. Founder of WP Alta Performance and CTO at Genesis Digital, boosting site speed and ROI. <\/p><\/div>\n\n<a style=\"border-radius:4px; padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);\" class=\"wp-elements-244e0172efd3c537c2da961ad4e9d89b wp-block-read-more has-text-color has-accent-1-color has-background has-custom-a-11-y-red-text-background-color has-small-font-size\" href=\"https:\/\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/speaker\/daniel-paz\/\" target=\"_self\"><strong>View Profile<\/strong><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Daniel Paz<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-3198 wcb_speaker type-wcb_speaker status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry wcb_speaker_group-first-round\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-accent-1-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-edf83851 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-color:#d8d6c8;border-width:1px;border-radius:4px;min-height:100%;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><figure style=\"width:96px;height:96px;\" class=\"is-style-rounded wp-block-wordcamp-avatar\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/10\/dave_winer.jpg?fit=96%2C96&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-96x96 size-96x96 wp-post-image\" alt=\"Dave Winer\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/10\/dave_winer.jpg?w=588&amp;ssl=1 588w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/10\/dave_winer.jpg?resize=300%2C298&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/10\/dave_winer.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/10\/dave_winer.jpg?resize=302%2C300&amp;ssl=1 302w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" data-attachment-id=\"9141\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/dave_winer\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/10\/dave_winer.jpg?fit=588%2C585&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"588,585\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"dave_winer\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/10\/dave_winer.jpg?fit=300%2C298&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/10\/dave_winer.jpg?fit=588%2C585&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);\" class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\">Dave Winer<\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-excerpt has-medium-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Dave was an early open web developer who built core tools behind WordPress. Software developer, blogger, and podcaster sharing insights on web technology. <\/p><\/div>\n\n<a style=\"border-radius:4px; padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);\" class=\"wp-elements-244e0172efd3c537c2da961ad4e9d89b wp-block-read-more has-text-color has-accent-1-color has-background has-custom-a-11-y-red-text-background-color has-small-font-size\" href=\"https:\/\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/speaker\/dave-winer\/\" target=\"_self\"><strong>View Profile<\/strong><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Dave Winer<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-3730 wcb_speaker type-wcb_speaker status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry wcb_speaker_group-second-round\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-accent-1-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-edf83851 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-color:#d8d6c8;border-width:1px;border-radius:4px;min-height:100%;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><figure style=\"width:96px;height:96px;\" class=\"is-style-rounded wp-block-wordcamp-avatar\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/06\/dee-teal.jpeg?fit=96%2C96&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-96x96 size-96x96 wp-post-image\" alt=\"Dee Teal\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/06\/dee-teal.jpeg?w=200&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/06\/dee-teal.jpeg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" data-attachment-id=\"5613\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/speaker\/dee-teal\/dee-teal\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/06\/dee-teal.jpeg?fit=200%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"200,200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"dee-teal\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/06\/dee-teal.jpeg?fit=200%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/06\/dee-teal.jpeg?fit=200%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);\" class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\">Dee Teal<\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-excerpt has-medium-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Dee Teal is a WordPress community leader, podcast host, and advocate for diverse, collaborative teams, with deep experience in digital communication and project delivery. <\/p><\/div>\n\n<a style=\"border-radius:4px; padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);\" class=\"wp-elements-244e0172efd3c537c2da961ad4e9d89b wp-block-read-more has-text-color has-accent-1-color has-background has-custom-a-11-y-red-text-background-color has-small-font-size\" href=\"https:\/\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/speaker\/dee-teal\/\" target=\"_self\"><strong>View Profile<\/strong><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Dee Teal<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-3768 wcb_speaker type-wcb_speaker status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry wcb_speaker_group-second-round\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-accent-1-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-edf83851 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-color:#d8d6c8;border-width:1px;border-radius:4px;min-height:100%;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><figure style=\"width:96px;height:96px;\" class=\"is-style-rounded wp-block-wordcamp-avatar\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/07\/django-profile.jpg?fit=96%2C96&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-96x96 size-96x96 wp-post-image\" alt=\"Django Doucet\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/07\/django-profile.jpg?w=400&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/07\/django-profile.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/07\/django-profile.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" data-attachment-id=\"6541\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/speaker\/django-doucet\/django-profile\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/07\/django-profile.jpg?fit=400%2C400&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"400,400\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"django-profile\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/07\/django-profile.jpg?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/07\/django-profile.jpg?fit=400%2C400&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);\" class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\">Django Doucet<\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-excerpt has-medium-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Django Doucet, Developer with CoLab Cooperative, advances education, advocacy, and media while contributing to WordPress and ActivityPub. <\/p><\/div>\n\n<a style=\"border-radius:4px; padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);\" class=\"wp-elements-244e0172efd3c537c2da961ad4e9d89b wp-block-read-more has-text-color has-accent-1-color has-background has-custom-a-11-y-red-text-background-color has-small-font-size\" href=\"https:\/\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/speaker\/django-doucet\/\" target=\"_self\"><strong>View Profile<\/strong><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Django Doucet<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-4468 wcb_speaker type-wcb_speaker status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry wcb_speaker_group-first-round\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-accent-1-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-edf83851 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-color:#d8d6c8;border-width:1px;border-radius:4px;min-height:100%;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><figure style=\"width:96px;height:96px;\" class=\"is-style-rounded wp-block-wordcamp-avatar\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/06\/image_editor_output_image-51138141-1727156756623.webp?fit=96%2C96&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-96x96 size-96x96 wp-post-image\" alt=\"Evan Prodromou\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/06\/image_editor_output_image-51138141-1727156756623.webp?w=639&amp;ssl=1 639w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/06\/image_editor_output_image-51138141-1727156756623.webp?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/06\/image_editor_output_image-51138141-1727156756623.webp?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" data-attachment-id=\"3931\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/wceh-keynote-evan-prodromou\/image_editor_output_image-51138141-1727156756623\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/06\/image_editor_output_image-51138141-1727156756623.webp?fit=639%2C639&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"639,639\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Evan Prodromou\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Evan Prodromou&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/06\/image_editor_output_image-51138141-1727156756623.webp?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/06\/image_editor_output_image-51138141-1727156756623.webp?fit=639%2C639&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);\" class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\">Evan Prodromou<\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-excerpt has-medium-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Evan Prodromou co-authored ActivityPub and led W3C Social Web standards. He builds open web tools like Wikitravel and GNU social. <\/p><\/div>\n\n<a style=\"border-radius:4px; padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);\" class=\"wp-elements-244e0172efd3c537c2da961ad4e9d89b wp-block-read-more has-text-color has-accent-1-color has-background has-custom-a-11-y-red-text-background-color has-small-font-size\" href=\"https:\/\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/speaker\/evan-prodromou\/\" target=\"_self\"><strong>View Profile<\/strong><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Evan Prodromou<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-3708 wcb_speaker type-wcb_speaker status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry wcb_speaker_group-first-round\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-accent-1-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-edf83851 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-color:#d8d6c8;border-width:1px;border-radius:4px;min-height:100%;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><figure style=\"width:96px;height:96px;\" class=\"is-style-rounded wp-block-wordcamp-avatar\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/07\/jeff-paul.png?fit=96%2C96&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-96x96 size-96x96 wp-post-image\" alt=\"Jeff Paul\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/07\/jeff-paul.png?w=768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/07\/jeff-paul.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/07\/jeff-paul.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" data-attachment-id=\"6856\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/speaker\/jeff-paul\/jeff-paul\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/07\/jeff-paul.png?fit=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"768,768\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"jeff-paul\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/07\/jeff-paul.png?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/07\/jeff-paul.png?fit=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);\" class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\">Jeff Paul<\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-excerpt has-medium-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Jeffrey Paul is VP of Open Source at Fueled, leading WordPress core efforts, plugin sustainability, and contributor strategy across the ecosystem. <\/p><\/div>\n\n<a style=\"border-radius:4px; padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);\" class=\"wp-elements-244e0172efd3c537c2da961ad4e9d89b wp-block-read-more has-text-color has-accent-1-color has-background has-custom-a-11-y-red-text-background-color has-small-font-size\" href=\"https:\/\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/speaker\/jeff-paul\/\" target=\"_self\"><strong>View Profile<\/strong><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Jeff Paul<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-5792 wcb_speaker type-wcb_speaker status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry wcb_speaker_group-second-round\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-accent-1-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-edf83851 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-color:#d8d6c8;border-width:1px;border-radius:4px;min-height:100%;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><figure style=\"width:96px;height:96px;\" class=\"is-style-rounded wp-block-wordcamp-avatar\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/08\/jeffrey-zalischi.jpg?fit=96%2C96&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-96x96 size-96x96 wp-post-image\" alt=\"Jeffrey Zalischi\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/08\/jeffrey-zalischi.jpg?w=460&amp;ssl=1 460w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/08\/jeffrey-zalischi.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/08\/jeffrey-zalischi.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" data-attachment-id=\"6198\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/speaker\/jeffrey-zalischi\/jeffrey-zalischi-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/08\/jeffrey-zalischi.jpg?fit=460%2C460&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"460,460\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"jeffrey-zalischi\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/08\/jeffrey-zalischi.jpg?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/08\/jeffrey-zalischi.jpg?fit=460%2C460&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);\" class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\">Jeffrey Zalischi<\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-excerpt has-medium-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Jeffrey Zalischi specializes in AI integration, performance optimization, and scalable enterprise solutions at Trew Knowledge. <\/p><\/div>\n\n<a style=\"border-radius:4px; padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);\" class=\"wp-elements-244e0172efd3c537c2da961ad4e9d89b wp-block-read-more has-text-color has-accent-1-color has-background has-custom-a-11-y-red-text-background-color has-small-font-size\" href=\"https:\/\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/speaker\/jeffrey-zalischi\/\" target=\"_self\"><strong>View Profile<\/strong><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Jeffrey Zalischi<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-3094 wcb_speaker type-wcb_speaker status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry wcb_speaker_group-first-round\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-accent-1-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-edf83851 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-color:#d8d6c8;border-width:1px;border-radius:4px;min-height:100%;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><figure style=\"width:96px;height:96px;\" class=\"is-style-rounded wp-block-wordcamp-avatar\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/07\/JenniferCurryJahnke-Headshot2023-sized-edited.jpg?fit=96%2C96&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-96x96 size-96x96 wp-post-image\" alt=\"Jennifer Curry Jahnke\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/07\/JenniferCurryJahnke-Headshot2023-sized-edited.jpg?w=1475&amp;ssl=1 1475w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/07\/JenniferCurryJahnke-Headshot2023-sized-edited.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/07\/JenniferCurryJahnke-Headshot2023-sized-edited.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/07\/JenniferCurryJahnke-Headshot2023-sized-edited.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/07\/JenniferCurryJahnke-Headshot2023-sized-edited.jpg?resize=768%2C767&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" data-attachment-id=\"4653\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/speaker\/jennifer-curry-jahnke\/jennifercurryjahnke-headshot2023-sized-edited\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/07\/JenniferCurryJahnke-Headshot2023-sized-edited.jpg?fit=1475%2C1473&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1475,1473\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Jennifer Curry Jahnke\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Jennifer Curry Jahnke&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/07\/JenniferCurryJahnke-Headshot2023-sized-edited.jpg?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/07\/JenniferCurryJahnke-Headshot2023-sized-edited.jpg?fit=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);\" class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\">Jennifer Curry Jahnke<\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-excerpt has-medium-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Jennifer Curry Jahnke is a digital accessibility expert and award-winning educator with 20+ years advancing inclusive education and web standards. <\/p><\/div>\n\n<a style=\"border-radius:4px; padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);\" class=\"wp-elements-244e0172efd3c537c2da961ad4e9d89b wp-block-read-more has-text-color has-accent-1-color has-background has-custom-a-11-y-red-text-background-color has-small-font-size\" href=\"https:\/\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/speaker\/jennifer-curry-jahnke\/\" target=\"_self\"><strong>View Profile<\/strong><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Jennifer Curry Jahnke<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-3736 wcb_speaker type-wcb_speaker status-publish hentry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-accent-1-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-edf83851 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-color:#d8d6c8;border-width:1px;border-radius:4px;min-height:100%;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><figure style=\"width:96px;height:96px;\" class=\"is-style-rounded wp-block-wordcamp-avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/51cd52bf4132090130216d8005167c573052100ace653c544d120ea5dbf22d56?s=96&amp;r=g\" alt=\"Jesse Dyck\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);\" class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\">Jesse Dyck<\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-excerpt has-medium-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Jesse Dyck is a Solutions Architect, tech lead and WordPress practise lead at Evolving Web. He&#8217;s worked with WordPress and other CMSs as a full stack developer for over 10 years, and has presented at conferences in Canada, the USA and France. Check out Speaker&#8217;s Session <\/p><\/div>\n\n<a style=\"border-radius:4px; padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);\" class=\"wp-elements-244e0172efd3c537c2da961ad4e9d89b wp-block-read-more has-text-color has-accent-1-color has-background has-custom-a-11-y-red-text-background-color has-small-font-size\" href=\"https:\/\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/speaker\/jesse-dyck\/\" target=\"_self\"><strong>View Profile<\/strong><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Jesse Dyck<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-6123 wcb_speaker type-wcb_speaker status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry wcb_speaker_group-second-round\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-accent-1-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-edf83851 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-color:#d8d6c8;border-width:1px;border-radius:4px;min-height:100%;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><figure style=\"width:96px;height:96px;\" class=\"is-style-rounded wp-block-wordcamp-avatar\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"72\" height=\"96\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/08\/jill-binder-e1757003047571.jpg?fit=72%2C96&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-96x96 size-96x96 wp-post-image\" alt=\"Jill Binder\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/08\/jill-binder-e1757003047571.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/08\/jill-binder-e1757003047571.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/08\/jill-binder-e1757003047571.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/08\/jill-binder-e1757003047571.jpg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/08\/jill-binder-e1757003047571.jpg?resize=1536%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 72px) 100vw, 72px\" data-attachment-id=\"6572\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/speaker\/jill-binder\/jill-binder-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/08\/jill-binder-e1757003047571.jpg?fit=1920%2C2560&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1920,2560\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Jill Binder\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Jill Binder&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Jill Binder&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/08\/jill-binder-e1757003047571.jpg?fit=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/08\/jill-binder-e1757003047571.jpg?fit=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);\" class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\">Jill Binder<\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-excerpt has-medium-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Jill is a public speaking coach and #WPDiversity founder who\u2019s empowered 600+ professionals worldwide, advancing confidence and inclusion in tech. <\/p><\/div>\n\n<a style=\"border-radius:4px; padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);\" class=\"wp-elements-244e0172efd3c537c2da961ad4e9d89b wp-block-read-more has-text-color has-accent-1-color has-background has-custom-a-11-y-red-text-background-color has-small-font-size\" href=\"https:\/\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/speaker\/jill-binder\/\" target=\"_self\"><strong>View Profile<\/strong><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Jill Binder<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-3688 wcb_speaker type-wcb_speaker status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry wcb_speaker_group-first-round\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-accent-1-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-edf83851 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-color:#d8d6c8;border-width:1px;border-radius:4px;min-height:100%;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><figure style=\"width:96px;height:96px;\" class=\"is-style-rounded wp-block-wordcamp-avatar\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/07\/joesimpsonjr.png?fit=96%2C96&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-96x96 size-96x96 wp-post-image\" alt=\"Joe A Simpson Jr\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/07\/joesimpsonjr.png?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/07\/joesimpsonjr.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/07\/joesimpsonjr.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" data-attachment-id=\"6862\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/speaker\/joe-a-simpson-jr\/joesimpsonjr-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/07\/joesimpsonjr.png?fit=500%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"500,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"joesimpsonjr\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/07\/joesimpsonjr.png?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/07\/joesimpsonjr.png?fit=500%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);\" class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\">Joe A Simpson Jr<\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-excerpt has-medium-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Joe is a UX-focused WordPress developer, community leader, and speaker dedicated to accessibility and empowering underrepresented tech communities. <\/p><\/div>\n\n<a style=\"border-radius:4px; padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);\" class=\"wp-elements-244e0172efd3c537c2da961ad4e9d89b wp-block-read-more has-text-color has-accent-1-color has-background has-custom-a-11-y-red-text-background-color has-small-font-size\" href=\"https:\/\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/speaker\/joe-a-simpson-jr\/\" target=\"_self\"><strong>View Profile<\/strong><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Joe A Simpson Jr<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-3717 wcb_speaker type-wcb_speaker status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry wcb_speaker_group-first-round\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-accent-1-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-edf83851 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-color:#d8d6c8;border-width:1px;border-radius:4px;min-height:100%;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><figure style=\"width:96px;height:96px;\" class=\"is-style-rounded wp-block-wordcamp-avatar\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/06\/jonathan-desrosiers.png?fit=96%2C96&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-96x96 size-96x96 wp-post-image\" alt=\"Jonathan Desrosiers\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/06\/jonathan-desrosiers.png?w=200&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/06\/jonathan-desrosiers.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" data-attachment-id=\"4713\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/speaker\/jonathan-desrosiers\/jonathan-desrosiers\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/06\/jonathan-desrosiers.png?fit=200%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"200,200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"jonathan-desrosiers\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/06\/jonathan-desrosiers.png?fit=200%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/06\/jonathan-desrosiers.png?fit=200%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);\" class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\">Jonathan Desrosiers<\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-excerpt has-medium-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Jonathan, a WordPress Core committer since 2018, builds at scale and mentors new contributors. He\u2019s a Principal Software Engineer at Bluehost. <\/p><\/div>\n\n<a style=\"border-radius:4px; padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);\" class=\"wp-elements-244e0172efd3c537c2da961ad4e9d89b wp-block-read-more has-text-color has-accent-1-color has-background has-custom-a-11-y-red-text-background-color has-small-font-size\" href=\"https:\/\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/speaker\/jonathan-desrosiers\/\" target=\"_self\"><strong>View Profile<\/strong><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Jonathan Desrosiers<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-8347 wcb_speaker type-wcb_speaker status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-accent-1-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-edf83851 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-color:#d8d6c8;border-width:1px;border-radius:4px;min-height:100%;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><figure style=\"width:96px;height:96px;\" class=\"is-style-rounded wp-block-wordcamp-avatar\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/10\/IMG_2639.jpg?fit=96%2C96&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-96x96 size-96x96 wp-post-image\" alt=\"Matt Mullenweg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/10\/IMG_2639.jpg?w=512&amp;ssl=1 512w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/10\/IMG_2639.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/10\/IMG_2639.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" data-attachment-id=\"8348\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/speaker\/matt-mullenweg\/img_2639\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/10\/IMG_2639.jpg?fit=512%2C512&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"512,512\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Matt Mullenweg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/10\/IMG_2639.jpg?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/10\/IMG_2639.jpg?fit=512%2C512&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);\" class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\">Matt Mullenweg<\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-excerpt has-medium-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Matt Mullenweg is the co-founder of WordPress and CEO of Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com, WooCommerce, and more. A leader in open source and innovation. <\/p><\/div>\n\n<a style=\"border-radius:4px; padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);\" class=\"wp-elements-244e0172efd3c537c2da961ad4e9d89b wp-block-read-more has-text-color has-accent-1-color has-background has-custom-a-11-y-red-text-background-color has-small-font-size\" href=\"https:\/\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/speaker\/matt-mullenweg\/\" target=\"_self\"><strong>View Profile<\/strong><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Matt Mullenweg<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2975 wcb_speaker type-wcb_speaker status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry wcb_speaker_group-second-round\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-accent-1-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-edf83851 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-color:#d8d6c8;border-width:1px;border-radius:4px;min-height:100%;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><figure style=\"width:96px;height:96px;\" class=\"is-style-rounded wp-block-wordcamp-avatar\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/05\/michelle-frechetter.jpeg?fit=96%2C96&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-96x96 size-96x96 wp-post-image\" alt=\"Michelle Frechette\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/05\/michelle-frechetter.jpeg?w=200&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/05\/michelle-frechetter.jpeg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" data-attachment-id=\"5622\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/speaker\/michelle-frechette\/michelle-frechetter\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/05\/michelle-frechetter.jpeg?fit=200%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"200,200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"michelle-frechetter\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/05\/michelle-frechetter.jpeg?fit=200%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/05\/michelle-frechetter.jpeg?fit=200%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);\" class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\">Michelle Frechette<\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-excerpt has-medium-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Michelle Frechette is Executive Director of Post Status, creator, speaker, and advocate for inclusion in tech. Learn more at meetmichelle.online. <\/p><\/div>\n\n<a style=\"border-radius:4px; padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);\" class=\"wp-elements-244e0172efd3c537c2da961ad4e9d89b wp-block-read-more has-text-color has-accent-1-color has-background has-custom-a-11-y-red-text-background-color has-small-font-size\" href=\"https:\/\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/speaker\/michelle-frechette\/\" target=\"_self\"><strong>View Profile<\/strong><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Michelle Frechette<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2525 wcb_speaker type-wcb_speaker status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry wcb_speaker_group-second-round\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-accent-1-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-edf83851 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-color:#d8d6c8;border-width:1px;border-radius:4px;min-height:100%;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><figure style=\"width:96px;height:96px;\" class=\"is-style-rounded wp-block-wordcamp-avatar\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/04\/paul-gilzow.jpg?fit=96%2C96&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-96x96 size-96x96 wp-post-image\" alt=\"Paul Gilzow\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/04\/paul-gilzow.jpg?w=432&amp;ssl=1 432w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/04\/paul-gilzow.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/04\/paul-gilzow.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" data-attachment-id=\"6153\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/speaker\/paul-gilzow\/paul-gilzow\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/04\/paul-gilzow.jpg?fit=432%2C432&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"432,432\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"paul-gilzow\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/04\/paul-gilzow.jpg?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/04\/paul-gilzow.jpg?fit=432%2C432&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);\" class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\">Paul Gilzow<\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-excerpt has-medium-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Paul is a Developer Advocate at Upsun, web security and accessibility evangelist, instructor, and speaker who runs on passion, coffee, and adventure. <\/p><\/div>\n\n<a style=\"border-radius:4px; padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);\" class=\"wp-elements-244e0172efd3c537c2da961ad4e9d89b wp-block-read-more has-text-color has-accent-1-color has-background has-custom-a-11-y-red-text-background-color has-small-font-size\" href=\"https:\/\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/speaker\/paul-gilzow\/\" target=\"_self\"><strong>View Profile<\/strong><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Paul Gilzow<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-3676 wcb_speaker type-wcb_speaker status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry wcb_speaker_group-second-round\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-accent-1-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-edf83851 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-color:#d8d6c8;border-width:1px;border-radius:4px;min-height:100%;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><figure style=\"width:96px;height:96px;\" class=\"is-style-rounded wp-block-wordcamp-avatar\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"72\" height=\"96\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/07\/IMG_5417-EDIT-scaled.jpg?fit=72%2C96&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-96x96 size-96x96 wp-post-image\" alt=\"Paul Sheldrake\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/07\/IMG_5417-EDIT-scaled.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/07\/IMG_5417-EDIT-scaled.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/07\/IMG_5417-EDIT-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/07\/IMG_5417-EDIT-scaled.jpg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/07\/IMG_5417-EDIT-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 72px) 100vw, 72px\" data-attachment-id=\"8759\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/speaker\/paul-sheldrake\/img_5417-edit\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/07\/IMG_5417-EDIT-scaled.jpg?fit=1920%2C2560&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1920,2560\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_5417-EDIT\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/07\/IMG_5417-EDIT-scaled.jpg?fit=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/07\/IMG_5417-EDIT-scaled.jpg?fit=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);\" class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\">Paul Sheldrake<\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-excerpt has-medium-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Paul is an Engineering Manager with 20 years\u2019 experience leading teams to build maintainable, automated WordPress solutions for nonprofits and Higher Ed. <\/p><\/div>\n\n<a style=\"border-radius:4px; padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);\" class=\"wp-elements-244e0172efd3c537c2da961ad4e9d89b wp-block-read-more has-text-color has-accent-1-color has-background has-custom-a-11-y-red-text-background-color has-small-font-size\" href=\"https:\/\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/speaker\/paul-sheldrake\/\" target=\"_self\"><strong>View Profile<\/strong><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Paul Sheldrake<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-6799 wcb_speaker type-wcb_speaker status-publish hentry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-accent-1-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-edf83851 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-color:#d8d6c8;border-width:1px;border-radius:4px;min-height:100%;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><figure style=\"width:96px;height:96px;\" class=\"is-style-rounded wp-block-wordcamp-avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/234aefddcb9efb971609d18e1c2f5071911c407e7542932851ad5ca5d0c13ff0?s=96&amp;r=g\" alt=\"Robert Jacobi\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);\" class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\">Robert Jacobi<\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-excerpt has-medium-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Robert Jacobi, CXO at Blackwall, blends 20+ years in strategy, marketing, and open source leadership, driving security, growth, and global community impact. <\/p><\/div>\n\n<a style=\"border-radius:4px; padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);\" class=\"wp-elements-244e0172efd3c537c2da961ad4e9d89b wp-block-read-more has-text-color has-accent-1-color has-background has-custom-a-11-y-red-text-background-color has-small-font-size\" href=\"https:\/\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/speaker\/robert-jacobi\/\" target=\"_self\"><strong>View Profile<\/strong><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Robert Jacobi<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-3089 wcb_speaker type-wcb_speaker status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry wcb_speaker_group-first-round\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-accent-1-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-edf83851 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-color:#d8d6c8;border-width:1px;border-radius:4px;min-height:100%;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><figure style=\"width:96px;height:96px;\" class=\"is-style-rounded wp-block-wordcamp-avatar\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/05\/welcher.jpeg?fit=96%2C96&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-96x96 size-96x96 wp-post-image\" alt=\"Ryan Welcher\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/05\/welcher.jpeg?w=200&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/05\/welcher.jpeg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" data-attachment-id=\"4761\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/speaker\/ryan-welcher\/welcher\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/05\/welcher.jpeg?fit=200%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"200,200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"welcher\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/05\/welcher.jpeg?fit=200%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/05\/welcher.jpeg?fit=200%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);\" class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\">Ryan Welcher<\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-excerpt has-medium-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Ryan is a Developer Advocate at Automattic helping devs adopt Gutenberg. He contributes to WordPress and streams custom block dev on Twitch. <\/p><\/div>\n\n<a style=\"border-radius:4px; padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);\" class=\"wp-elements-244e0172efd3c537c2da961ad4e9d89b wp-block-read-more has-text-color has-accent-1-color has-background has-custom-a-11-y-red-text-background-color has-small-font-size\" href=\"https:\/\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/speaker\/ryan-welcher\/\" target=\"_self\"><strong>View Profile<\/strong><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Ryan Welcher<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-4504 wcb_speaker type-wcb_speaker status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry wcb_speaker_group-first-round\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-accent-1-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-edf83851 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-color:#d8d6c8;border-width:1px;border-radius:4px;min-height:100%;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><figure style=\"width:96px;height:96px;\" class=\"is-style-rounded wp-block-wordcamp-avatar\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/07\/1632844411350.jpeg?fit=96%2C96&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-96x96 size-96x96 wp-post-image\" alt=\"Sandi Gauder\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/07\/1632844411350.jpeg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/07\/1632844411350.jpeg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/07\/1632844411350.jpeg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/07\/1632844411350.jpeg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" data-attachment-id=\"4654\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/speaker\/sandi-gauder\/attachment\/1632844411350\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/07\/1632844411350.jpeg?fit=800%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Sandi Gauder\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Sandi Gauder&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Sandi Gauder&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/07\/1632844411350.jpeg?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/07\/1632844411350.jpeg?fit=800%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);\" class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\">Sandi Gauder<\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-excerpt has-medium-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Sandi is a web accessibility expert with 15+ years\u2019 experience helping teams build accessible sites and meet AODA guidelines. <\/p><\/div>\n\n<a style=\"border-radius:4px; padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);\" class=\"wp-elements-244e0172efd3c537c2da961ad4e9d89b wp-block-read-more has-text-color has-accent-1-color has-background has-custom-a-11-y-red-text-background-color has-small-font-size\" href=\"https:\/\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/speaker\/sandi-gauder\/\" target=\"_self\"><strong>View Profile<\/strong><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Sandi Gauder<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2513 wcb_speaker type-wcb_speaker status-publish hentry wcb_speaker_group-first-round\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-accent-1-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-edf83851 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-color:#d8d6c8;border-width:1px;border-radius:4px;min-height:100%;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><figure style=\"width:96px;height:96px;\" class=\"is-style-rounded wp-block-wordcamp-avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8263762294b75589aea13dafb7442ba020cb6a49ebf6b8775eb488e2066ad3c8?s=96&amp;r=g\" alt=\"Sasha Endoh\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);\" class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\">Sasha Endoh<\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-excerpt has-medium-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Sasha is the founder of Endoh Collaborative, a feminist digital agency crafting accessible design and branding to empower nonprofits and purpose-driven businesses. <\/p><\/div>\n\n<a style=\"border-radius:4px; padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);\" class=\"wp-elements-244e0172efd3c537c2da961ad4e9d89b wp-block-read-more has-text-color has-accent-1-color has-background has-custom-a-11-y-red-text-background-color has-small-font-size\" href=\"https:\/\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/speaker\/sasha-endoh\/\" target=\"_self\"><strong>View Profile<\/strong><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Sasha Endoh<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-3743 wcb_speaker type-wcb_speaker status-publish hentry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-accent-1-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-edf83851 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-color:#d8d6c8;border-width:1px;border-radius:4px;min-height:100%;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><figure style=\"width:96px;height:96px;\" class=\"is-style-rounded wp-block-wordcamp-avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/26be180f9f3c36843889ff0405aebcf3ef6e829d4668cd2aafbd12e55ceb14bb?s=96&amp;r=g\" alt=\"Shanta R. Nathwani\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);\" class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\">Shanta R. Nathwani<\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-excerpt has-medium-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Shanta Nathwani is a full-stack developer, teacher, and WordPress expert with 40+ WordCamp talks, a karate black belt, and a passion for tech, teaching, and community. <\/p><\/div>\n\n<a style=\"border-radius:4px; padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);\" class=\"wp-elements-244e0172efd3c537c2da961ad4e9d89b wp-block-read-more has-text-color has-accent-1-color has-background has-custom-a-11-y-red-text-background-color has-small-font-size\" href=\"https:\/\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/speaker\/shanta-r-nathwani\/\" target=\"_self\"><strong>View Profile<\/strong><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Shanta R. 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