{"id":9687,"date":"2022-11-15T14:27:31","date_gmt":"2022-11-15T07:27:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asia.wordcamp.org\/2023\/?p=9687"},"modified":"2022-12-08T20:28:42","modified_gmt":"2022-12-08T13:28:42","slug":"speakers-announcement-round-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asia.wordcamp.org\/2023\/speakers-announcement-round-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Speakers Announcement &#8211; Round 1"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The WordCamp Asia 2023 Organizing Team is pleased to announce the first round of speakers who will be joining us in February 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8nL09KxjR_4?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-GB&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n<ul class=\"wordcamp-block wordcamp-post-list has-layout-list wordcamp-speakers\"><li class=\"wordcamp-post-list__post wordcamp-clearfix\">\n<div class=\"wordcamp-speaker wordcamp-speakers__post slug-francesca-marano\">\n\t<h3 class=\"wordcamp-block__item-title wordcamp-speakers__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/asia.wordcamp.org\/2023\/speaker\/francesca-marano\/\">Francesca Marano<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-container align-left\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/asia.wordcamp.org\/2023\/speaker\/francesca-marano\/\" class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-link\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/739f71e81b58d1b27f3bdc86fffd374909cb44329b04b056f878d4c492b11cce?s=150&amp;d=identicon&amp;r=g\" alt=\"Avatar of Francesca Marano\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-block__item-content wordcamp-speakers__content is-full\"><p>&#8220;I support developers who build the open web, and help others use it.&#8221;<br \/>I am a second-generation woman in tech and I have been tinkering with computers since the age of 8.<\/p>\n<p>I am the Associate Director of Engineering at XWP, where we build a better web at enterprise scale. My focus is on the professional growth of our engineering team, made of over seventy people from around the world.<br \/>I have been active in the WordPress.org open source project since 2015: I served as the Community Team and the Core Team global representative and I co-led the release of WordPress.org 5.3 and 5.4.<\/p>\n<p>One of the things I am most proud of is the blog I founded in 2013, C+B. With an editorial staff of more than one hundred authors, C+B has helped thousands of Italian creative female entrepreneurs find their path throughout the years.<\/p>\n<p>I believe in sharing knowledge with generosity. I am an accomplished educator, community leader, mentor, and international public speaker.<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wordcamp-post-list__post wordcamp-clearfix\">\n<div class=\"wordcamp-speaker wordcamp-speakers__post slug-isabel-brison\">\n\t<h3 class=\"wordcamp-block__item-title wordcamp-speakers__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/asia.wordcamp.org\/2023\/speaker\/isabel-brison\/\">Isabel Brison<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-container align-left\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/asia.wordcamp.org\/2023\/speaker\/isabel-brison\/\" class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-link\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/bffd352fa7e33a13bc85923e4694e70e89e415875f97dd9aea920fb1a86f83b0?s=150&amp;d=identicon&amp;r=g\" alt=\"Avatar of Isabel Brison\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-block__item-content wordcamp-speakers__content is-full\"><p>Isabel is a front end engineer working at Automattic and has been a maintainer and full time sponsored contributor to WordPress for the past 3 years. When not coding, reviewing or otherwise wrangling software, she enjoys getting out in the sun, growing herbs and veggies, and working on art projects.<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wordcamp-post-list__post wordcamp-clearfix\">\n<div class=\"wordcamp-speaker wordcamp-speakers__post slug-jonathan-wold\">\n\t<h3 class=\"wordcamp-block__item-title wordcamp-speakers__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/asia.wordcamp.org\/2023\/speaker\/jonathan-wold\/\">Jonathan Wold<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-container align-left\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/asia.wordcamp.org\/2023\/speaker\/jonathan-wold\/\" class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-link\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ac76c0f682d78aadf736fa1341272cf28d89d271b7462cb1ee4860ede4147e74?s=150&amp;d=identicon&amp;r=g\" alt=\"Avatar of Jonathan Wold\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-block__item-content wordcamp-speakers__content is-full\"><p>I love WordPress and I&#8217;m focused on helping the WordPress ecosystem grow. My intention with the topics I speak on is to provide anchors and reference points to support the WordPress ecosystem, especially extenders. I&#8217;ve had the privilege of being full-time in the WordPress ecosystem for 17+ years, including 18 months at Automattic, leading community for WooCommerce.<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wordcamp-post-list__post wordcamp-clearfix\">\n<div class=\"wordcamp-speaker wordcamp-speakers__post slug-kin-ko\">\n\t<h3 class=\"wordcamp-block__item-title wordcamp-speakers__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/asia.wordcamp.org\/2023\/speaker\/kin-ko\/\">Kin Ko<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-container align-left\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/asia.wordcamp.org\/2023\/speaker\/kin-ko\/\" class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-link\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7aec6be36b35f20144490bc781f2eeb304169991ea55c20d40c45c5a57ea9f37?s=150&amp;d=identicon&amp;r=g\" alt=\"Avatar of Kin Ko\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-block__item-content wordcamp-speakers__content is-full\"><p>Writer. Instructor on blockchain. Blogging on <a href=\"https:\/\/ckxpress.com\/\">ckxpress.com<\/a> powered with WordPress for 15+ years. Published &#8220;The Sociology of Blockchain: Reimagining Money, Media and Democracy&#8221; and other 2 books. Member of Creative Commons and publish all works with open license.<\/p>\n<p>Fluent in English, Cantonese and Mandarin.<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wordcamp-post-list__post wordcamp-clearfix\">\n<div class=\"wordcamp-speaker wordcamp-speakers__post slug-okamoto-hidetaka\">\n\t<h3 class=\"wordcamp-block__item-title wordcamp-speakers__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/asia.wordcamp.org\/2023\/speaker\/okamoto-hidetaka\/\">Okamoto Hidetaka<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-container align-left\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/asia.wordcamp.org\/2023\/speaker\/okamoto-hidetaka\/\" class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-link\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/047e055fb4fd24e6a38a223627265b59087716cca5624c15e694f2ee0def684b?s=150&amp;d=identicon&amp;r=g\" alt=\"Avatar of Okamoto Hidetaka\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-block__item-content wordcamp-speakers__content is-full\"><p>Hide (\u3072\u3067 pronounced \u201cHee-Day\u201d) is a Developer Advocate at Stripe, where he works on writing, coding, and teaching how to integrate online payments. He has organized several community conferences including WordCamp Kyoto and JP_Stripes Connect 2019, the first Stripe user conference in Japan. Prior to Stripe, Hide was a lead Software Engineer at DigitalCube, focused on building plugins, open source, and developing SaaS application dashboards. Hide lives in Hyogo, Japan with his family and two cats.<\/p>\n<p>WordPress Core contribution: 4.7, 5.0<br \/>WordCamp Kyoto 2017 lead organizer<br \/>Speaker at the WordCamp Singapore 2016, 2017 and several WordCamp in Japan.<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wordcamp-post-list__post wordcamp-clearfix\">\n<div class=\"wordcamp-speaker wordcamp-speakers__post slug-saif-hassan\">\n\t<h3 class=\"wordcamp-block__item-title wordcamp-speakers__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/asia.wordcamp.org\/2023\/speaker\/saif-hassan\/\">Saif Hassan<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-container align-left\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/asia.wordcamp.org\/2023\/speaker\/saif-hassan\/\" class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-link\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/66f0655b51217d00609c038cc5945705bcd7d64e0d5b08fd7825683d99b7e4af?s=150&amp;d=identicon&amp;r=g\" alt=\"Avatar of Saif Hassan\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-block__item-content wordcamp-speakers__content is-full\"><p>Where developers are focused on code, architecture, performance, and engineering, Saif focuses on the big picture of &#8220;what are we trying to do&#8221; and on the details of the user experience, the feature set, and the way the product will get used.<\/p>\n<p>He is currently working as the Lead Product Manager at weDevs, overseeing SaaS platforms, and WordPress products. Ex Product Manager at Poptin &amp; Premio.<\/p>\n<p>Saif loves helping people and engaging with communities. He co-founded a Facebook community in Bangladesh with half a million members who help each other daily. He\u2019s a passionate speaker; he often talks about WordPress, community, open-source projects, and human-centered designs.<\/p>\n<p>Saif possesses exceptional knowledge of Human-Computer Interaction and loves building products that users love to use. A longtime WordPress enthusiast, he believes that websites and the tools used to build them should be well crafted, intuitive, and accessible.<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wordcamp-post-list__post wordcamp-clearfix\">\n<div class=\"wordcamp-speaker wordcamp-speakers__post slug-shilpa-shah\">\n\t<h3 class=\"wordcamp-block__item-title wordcamp-speakers__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/asia.wordcamp.org\/2023\/speaker\/shilpa-shah\/\">Shilpa Shah<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-container align-left\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/asia.wordcamp.org\/2023\/speaker\/shilpa-shah\/\" class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-link\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/eeb38c9ae6ed49e5d14070977094881c712e3c9ad0ea7239512017a58d0caa1e?s=150&amp;d=identicon&amp;r=g\" alt=\"Avatar of Shilpa Shah\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-block__item-content wordcamp-speakers__content is-full\"><p>Erstwhile co-founder at Hummingbird Web Solutions (managed a portfolio of popular WordPress themes and plugins &#8211; CyberChimps, SlideDeck, WPeka and others). Just getting started with my new WordPress blog called <a href=\"https:\/\/wpcubicle.com\/\">WPCubicle.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wordcamp-post-list__post wordcamp-clearfix\">\n<div class=\"wordcamp-speaker wordcamp-speakers__post slug-thijs-de-valk\">\n\t<h3 class=\"wordcamp-block__item-title wordcamp-speakers__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/asia.wordcamp.org\/2023\/speaker\/thijs-de-valk\/\">Thijs de Valk<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-container align-left\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/asia.wordcamp.org\/2023\/speaker\/thijs-de-valk\/\" class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-link\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7b6bb5241a6b5dcf0e77540cdb0bbc0b028c66870b9e77206c0f01ae4453f0d4?s=150&amp;d=identicon&amp;r=g\" alt=\"Avatar of Thijs de Valk\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-block__item-content wordcamp-speakers__content is-full\"><p>I&#8217;m the CEO at Yoast. 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