Learn from the Experts
Inspiring voices.
Practical insights.
This November, hear directly from the developers, designers, agency leaders, and contributors shaping the future of WordPress. Our speaker lineup spans the full spectrum of the open web—delivering actionable strategies on everything from core architecture and performance to accessibility and business growth. Discover who’s taking the stage and get ready to learn from the best in the ecosystem.
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Alexanne Laplante
Quebec WordPress dev Alexanne helps freelancers land bigger projects by staying in their zone of genius and building a strong professional network.
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Andy Peatling
Creator of Miles, an AI agent for WordPress design. 20+ years in WordPress, including 17 as a product leader at Automattic.
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Anton Plauche
Associate Director of Technology specializing in healthcare WordPress, with a decade building for SaaS, non-profits, and pharma brands.
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Benjamin Zekavica
WordPress Core Team member and founder of Kreo Pulse, UnleashWP, and Scale2Boss, championing WordPress as serious digital infrastructure.
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Chris Reynolds
Senior Developer Advocate at Pantheon, open source maintainer, Pluralsight instructor, and WordPress community member since 2011.
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Daniel Paz
Daniel Paz is a Brazilian WordPress performance and technical SEO expert with 14+ years of experience, leading WP teams and educational projects.
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Emily Kaija
Director of People and Culture at XWP, building honest, human conditions for distributed teams — and not afraid of hard conversations.
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Joey Kudish
Software developer and AI consultant with 20+ years building on the web, WordPress contributor since 2011, and former WordCamp Vancouver organizer.
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Mary Baum
Mary Baum is a long-time active contributor and grandmother in the middle of the USA who plays tennis or pickleball almost every day.
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Matt Litzinger
Matt Litzinger helps companies turn underperforming sites into accessible, high-performing marketing assets, plus shares UX tips via Quick Wins.
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Michelle Frechette
Executive Director of Post Status, dubbed ‘The busiest woman in WordPress’ by Matt Mullenweg, helping others find their voice and brand.
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Mika Epstein
WordPress developer and former Plugin Review team lead at Awesome Motive, cofounder of LezWatch.TV, and international speaker on tech and humanism.
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Mikey Arce
A 15-year WordPress veteran and Core AI contributor, Mikey helps organizations leverage AI, launch on WP VIP, and build top plugins like Sensei.
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Nik McLaughlin
Support Engineer and Product Manager at SkyVerge, leading 40+ WooCommerce extensions used by 200,000 stores, with a decade in eCommerce.
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Robbie Adair
OS Training and Media A-Team CEO Robbie Adair speaks globally on web dev, AI, and media, having taught over 100k students through courses and books.
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Ryan Welcher
Developer Advocate at Automattic focused on Gutenberg adoption, active WordPress contributor, and Twitch streamer building custom blocks.
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Shanta Nathwani
WordPress educator with 50+ WordCamp talks and 10 years teaching at Sheridan College, leading beginner workshops at WordCamp Canada.
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Stéphane Boisvert
Enterprise WP leader Stéphane Boisvert helps teams build AI agentic pipelines at Principal WP, drawing on CTO & director experience at XWP & VIP.
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Taylor Waldon
Director of Technical Product Ownership at Fueled, with roots at LearnDash and GiveWP, making complex product talk approachable and real.