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<\/figure>\n\n\nAndy Peatling<\/a><\/h2>\n\nCreator of Miles, an AI agent for WordPress design. 20+ years in WordPress, including 17 as a product leader at Automattic. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n<\/li>
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<\/figure>\n\n\nAnton Plauche<\/a><\/h2>\n\nAssociate Director of Technology specializing in healthcare WordPress, with a decade building for SaaS, non-profits, and pharma brands. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n<\/li>
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<\/figure>\n\n\nBenjamin Zekavica<\/a><\/h2>\n\nWordPress Core Team member and founder of Kreo Pulse, UnleashWP, and Scale2Boss, championing WordPress as serious digital infrastructure. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n<\/li>
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<\/figure>\n\n\nChris Reynolds<\/a><\/h2>\n\nSenior Developer Advocate at Pantheon, open source maintainer, Pluralsight instructor, and WordPress community member since 2011. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n<\/li>
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<\/figure>\n\n\nEmily Kaija<\/a><\/h2>\n\nDirector of People and Culture at XWP, building honest, human conditions for distributed teams \u2014 and not afraid of hard conversations. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n<\/li>
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<\/figure>\n\n\nJoey Kudish<\/a><\/h2>\n\nSoftware developer and AI consultant with 20+ years building on the web, WordPress contributor since 2011, and former WordCamp Vancouver organizer. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n<\/li>
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<\/figure>\n\n\nMichelle Frechette<\/a><\/h2>\n\nExecutive Director of Post Status, dubbed ‘The busiest woman in WordPress’ by Matt Mullenweg, helping others find their voice and brand. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n<\/li>
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<\/figure>\n\n\nMika Epstein<\/a><\/h2>\n\nWordPress developer and former Plugin Review team lead at Awesome Motive, cofounder of LezWatch.TV, and international speaker on tech and humanism. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n<\/li>
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<\/figure>\n\n\nNik McLaughlin<\/a><\/h2>\n\nSupport Engineer and Product Manager at SkyVerge, leading 40+ WooCommerce extensions used by 200,000 stores, with a decade in eCommerce. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n<\/li>
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Creator of Miles, an AI agent for WordPress design. 20+ years in WordPress, including 17 as a product leader at Automattic. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n<\/li>
<\/figure>\n\n\nAnton Plauche<\/a><\/h2>\n\nAssociate Director of Technology specializing in healthcare WordPress, with a decade building for SaaS, non-profits, and pharma brands. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n<\/li>
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<\/figure>\n\n\nBenjamin Zekavica<\/a><\/h2>\n\nWordPress Core Team member and founder of Kreo Pulse, UnleashWP, and Scale2Boss, championing WordPress as serious digital infrastructure. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n<\/li>
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<\/figure>\n\n\nChris Reynolds<\/a><\/h2>\n\nSenior Developer Advocate at Pantheon, open source maintainer, Pluralsight instructor, and WordPress community member since 2011. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n<\/li>
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<\/figure>\n\n\nEmily Kaija<\/a><\/h2>\n\nDirector of People and Culture at XWP, building honest, human conditions for distributed teams \u2014 and not afraid of hard conversations. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n<\/li>
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<\/figure>\n\n\nJoey Kudish<\/a><\/h2>\n\nSoftware developer and AI consultant with 20+ years building on the web, WordPress contributor since 2011, and former WordCamp Vancouver organizer. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n<\/li>
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<\/figure>\n\n\nMichelle Frechette<\/a><\/h2>\n\nExecutive Director of Post Status, dubbed ‘The busiest woman in WordPress’ by Matt Mullenweg, helping others find their voice and brand. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n<\/li>
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<\/figure>\n\n\nMika Epstein<\/a><\/h2>\n\nWordPress developer and former Plugin Review team lead at Awesome Motive, cofounder of LezWatch.TV, and international speaker on tech and humanism. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n<\/li>
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<\/figure>\n\n\nNik McLaughlin<\/a><\/h2>\n\nSupport Engineer and Product Manager at SkyVerge, leading 40+ WooCommerce extensions used by 200,000 stores, with a decade in eCommerce. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n<\/li>
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Associate Director of Technology specializing in healthcare WordPress, with a decade building for SaaS, non-profits, and pharma brands. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n<\/li>
<\/figure>\n\n\nBenjamin Zekavica<\/a><\/h2>\n\nWordPress Core Team member and founder of Kreo Pulse, UnleashWP, and Scale2Boss, championing WordPress as serious digital infrastructure. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n<\/li>
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<\/figure>\n\n\nChris Reynolds<\/a><\/h2>\n\nSenior Developer Advocate at Pantheon, open source maintainer, Pluralsight instructor, and WordPress community member since 2011. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n<\/li>
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<\/figure>\n\n\nEmily Kaija<\/a><\/h2>\n\nDirector of People and Culture at XWP, building honest, human conditions for distributed teams \u2014 and not afraid of hard conversations. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n<\/li>
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<\/figure>\n\n\nJoey Kudish<\/a><\/h2>\n\nSoftware developer and AI consultant with 20+ years building on the web, WordPress contributor since 2011, and former WordCamp Vancouver organizer. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n<\/li>
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<\/figure>\n\n\nMichelle Frechette<\/a><\/h2>\n\nExecutive Director of Post Status, dubbed ‘The busiest woman in WordPress’ by Matt Mullenweg, helping others find their voice and brand. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n<\/li>
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<\/figure>\n\n\nMika Epstein<\/a><\/h2>\n\nWordPress developer and former Plugin Review team lead at Awesome Motive, cofounder of LezWatch.TV, and international speaker on tech and humanism. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n<\/li>
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<\/figure>\n\n\nNik McLaughlin<\/a><\/h2>\n\nSupport Engineer and Product Manager at SkyVerge, leading 40+ WooCommerce extensions used by 200,000 stores, with a decade in eCommerce. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n<\/li>
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WordPress Core Team member and founder of Kreo Pulse, UnleashWP, and Scale2Boss, championing WordPress as serious digital infrastructure. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n<\/li>
<\/figure>\n\n\nChris Reynolds<\/a><\/h2>\n\nSenior Developer Advocate at Pantheon, open source maintainer, Pluralsight instructor, and WordPress community member since 2011. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n<\/li>
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<\/figure>\n\n\nEmily Kaija<\/a><\/h2>\n\nDirector of People and Culture at XWP, building honest, human conditions for distributed teams \u2014 and not afraid of hard conversations. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n<\/li>
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<\/figure>\n\n\nJoey Kudish<\/a><\/h2>\n\nSoftware developer and AI consultant with 20+ years building on the web, WordPress contributor since 2011, and former WordCamp Vancouver organizer. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n<\/li>
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<\/figure>\n\n\nMichelle Frechette<\/a><\/h2>\n\nExecutive Director of Post Status, dubbed ‘The busiest woman in WordPress’ by Matt Mullenweg, helping others find their voice and brand. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n<\/li>
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<\/figure>\n\n\nMika Epstein<\/a><\/h2>\n\nWordPress developer and former Plugin Review team lead at Awesome Motive, cofounder of LezWatch.TV, and international speaker on tech and humanism. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n<\/li>
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<\/figure>\n\n\nNik McLaughlin<\/a><\/h2>\n\nSupport Engineer and Product Manager at SkyVerge, leading 40+ WooCommerce extensions used by 200,000 stores, with a decade in eCommerce. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n<\/li>
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Senior Developer Advocate at Pantheon, open source maintainer, Pluralsight instructor, and WordPress community member since 2011. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n<\/li>
<\/figure>\n\n\nEmily Kaija<\/a><\/h2>\n\nDirector of People and Culture at XWP, building honest, human conditions for distributed teams \u2014 and not afraid of hard conversations. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n<\/li>
- \n\n
<\/figure>\n\n\nJoey Kudish<\/a><\/h2>\n\nSoftware developer and AI consultant with 20+ years building on the web, WordPress contributor since 2011, and former WordCamp Vancouver organizer. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n<\/li>
- \n\n
<\/figure>\n\n\nMichelle Frechette<\/a><\/h2>\n\nExecutive Director of Post Status, dubbed ‘The busiest woman in WordPress’ by Matt Mullenweg, helping others find their voice and brand. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n<\/li>
- \n\n
<\/figure>\n\n\nMika Epstein<\/a><\/h2>\n\nWordPress developer and former Plugin Review team lead at Awesome Motive, cofounder of LezWatch.TV, and international speaker on tech and humanism. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n<\/li>
- \n\n
<\/figure>\n\n\nNik McLaughlin<\/a><\/h2>\n\nSupport Engineer and Product Manager at SkyVerge, leading 40+ WooCommerce extensions used by 200,000 stores, with a decade in eCommerce. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n<\/li>
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Director of People and Culture at XWP, building honest, human conditions for distributed teams \u2014 and not afraid of hard conversations. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n<\/li>
<\/figure>\n\n\nJoey Kudish<\/a><\/h2>\n\nSoftware developer and AI consultant with 20+ years building on the web, WordPress contributor since 2011, and former WordCamp Vancouver organizer. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n<\/li>
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<\/figure>\n\n\nMichelle Frechette<\/a><\/h2>\n\nExecutive Director of Post Status, dubbed ‘The busiest woman in WordPress’ by Matt Mullenweg, helping others find their voice and brand. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n<\/li>
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<\/figure>\n\n\nMika Epstein<\/a><\/h2>\n\nWordPress developer and former Plugin Review team lead at Awesome Motive, cofounder of LezWatch.TV, and international speaker on tech and humanism. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n<\/li>
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<\/figure>\n\n\nNik McLaughlin<\/a><\/h2>\n\nSupport Engineer and Product Manager at SkyVerge, leading 40+ WooCommerce extensions used by 200,000 stores, with a decade in eCommerce. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n<\/li>
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Software developer and AI consultant with 20+ years building on the web, WordPress contributor since 2011, and former WordCamp Vancouver organizer. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n<\/li>
<\/figure>\n\n\nMichelle Frechette<\/a><\/h2>\n\nExecutive Director of Post Status, dubbed ‘The busiest woman in WordPress’ by Matt Mullenweg, helping others find their voice and brand. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n<\/li>
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<\/figure>\n\n\nMika Epstein<\/a><\/h2>\n\nWordPress developer and former Plugin Review team lead at Awesome Motive, cofounder of LezWatch.TV, and international speaker on tech and humanism. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n<\/li>
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<\/figure>\n\n\nNik McLaughlin<\/a><\/h2>\n\nSupport Engineer and Product Manager at SkyVerge, leading 40+ WooCommerce extensions used by 200,000 stores, with a decade in eCommerce. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n<\/li>
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Executive Director of Post Status, dubbed ‘The busiest woman in WordPress’ by Matt Mullenweg, helping others find their voice and brand. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n<\/li>
<\/figure>\n\n\nMika Epstein<\/a><\/h2>\n\nWordPress developer and former Plugin Review team lead at Awesome Motive, cofounder of LezWatch.TV, and international speaker on tech and humanism. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n<\/li>
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<\/figure>\n\n\nNik McLaughlin<\/a><\/h2>\n\nSupport Engineer and Product Manager at SkyVerge, leading 40+ WooCommerce extensions used by 200,000 stores, with a decade in eCommerce. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n<\/li>
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WordPress developer and former Plugin Review team lead at Awesome Motive, cofounder of LezWatch.TV, and international speaker on tech and humanism. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n<\/li>
<\/figure>\n\n\nNik McLaughlin<\/a><\/h2>\n\nSupport Engineer and Product Manager at SkyVerge, leading 40+ WooCommerce extensions used by 200,000 stores, with a decade in eCommerce. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n<\/li>
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Support Engineer and Product Manager at SkyVerge, leading 40+ WooCommerce extensions used by 200,000 stores, with a decade in eCommerce. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n<\/li>
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