Abhishek RIjal is professional WordPress developer primarily involved in WordPress Plugin development. Currently Working as a Sr. Software Developer at Awesome Motive, I have been involved with Theme Review, WordPress themes and plugins development, customizations, and leading development of WordPress-based products used by thousands of users globally.

I am an active participant and contributor to the regular WordPress meet-ups and community events around Kathmandu. I have also participated in WordCamps in Kathmandu, Pokhara, and Biratnagar as a speaker/Contributor’s day lead.

Adam is a WordPress core committer where he works to fix bugs and improve modern web capabilities. He is a Developer Relations Engineer on Chrome’s Web Platform team at Google, focused on making the open web better for everyone.

Adam loves long rafting trips, playing mbira, travel, taking walks and tending his over-sized garden.

Autumn is a Product Wrangler at Automattic where she has worked on WordPress site layout tools that harness the power of patterns. She’s now working in WordPress tooling for agencies and devs and is having fun with a Content Modeling project to create Custom Post Types and Custom Fields with the latest Gutenberg Block Editor features.

Bert Padilla is the Founder of TekWorx.Digital. He is a Professional Freelancer where he specializes in Ad Ops for Publishers, and a Full-Stack Digital Marketer. He is also an eCommerce entrepreneur and helps MSMEs and fellow business owners through a Website-as-a-Service (WaaS) called TekWorx PLUG n SELL.

He’s a Certified E-Commerce Trainer, Resource Person, Speaker, Course Developer, and Content Creator with advocacy in bringing digital jobs and online freelancing to the countryside areas in the Philippines. He’s passionate about helping local MSMEs thrive in the digital landscape, in partnership with government agencies or private organizations.

Bert is also the Lead Coach and Mentor at TekWorx.Training and WPBootcamp.ph.

Birgit Pauli-Haack is the publisher of Gutenberg Times, a site with news around WordPress block editor and beyond. She hosts regular Gutenberg Live Q & As on YouTube and hosts the podcast Gutenberg Changelog.

Birgit has been contributing to the WordPress open-source project since 2014 and contributes now full-time, sponsored by Automattic.

Candy is a Code Wrangler at Automattic, where she works with WordPress every day. Although an introvert at heart, she fell in love with the fun, welcoming folks while contributing to WordCamp Taiwan and WordCamp Asia 2024. Outside of coding, she’s learning Japanese, Indonesian, and German—or obsessing over Winnie the Pooh!

Creating is my passion, and the web is my canvas. As a freelancer Product Maker, I enjoy bringing creative ideas to life, developing useful tools and products, and helping others do the same.

Chiaki is a Japanese digital marketer and sometimes a developer who works with WordPress sites. She specialises in multilingual site development, helping clients navigate the complexities of international expansion and ensuring their websites are well-received by diverse audiences in different markets.

Since 2008, Chiaki has been based in Hong Kong. She is responsible for domestic and international marketing at Vektor, Inc., a Japanese company that develops WordPress themes and plugins.

Chiaki has organised WordCamp Hong Kong 2019 & Asia 2023 and has spoken at WordCamp Tokyo 2019, Japan 2021, Malaysia 2023, and WordCamp Asia Taipei 2024. She is also the designer of the Tuk-tuk Wapuu and Chao Phraya Boat Wapuu for WordCamp Asia Bangkok. Dim Sum lover.

I am a passionate software developer with a love for writing code, a journey that began with my first program in C during my school days. I hold a Master of Computer Applications degree. My professional journey includes significant roles at GlobalEnglish, where I worked on online assessment tools, and News Technology Services, where I contributed to high-traffic WordPress applications for NewsUK’s TheSun newsroom.

Currently, I work with 10up, a specialized WordPress agency. My expertise spans WordPress, Drupal, PHP, JavaScript, React, Microservices Architecture, TDD, and more. I’m actively involved in the WordPress community, volunteering at local meet-ups, speaking at WordCamps, and contributing to WordPress core through code, translation, plugins, and as a meet-up organizer.

James Giroux is a Technical Account Manager at WordPress VIP, where he works closely with enterprise-level customers to optimize their WordPress experiences.

With over fifteen years of experience in the WordPress ecosystem, James has collaborated with leading brands to drive growth and innovation.

He is also a co-founder of Future of Team, a venture dedicated to helping WordPress companies build scalable, people-first cultures. James is passionate about empowering leaders to create environments that foster engagement, collaboration, and long-term success.

Jo Minney is a small business founder and technical communicator based (for now) in Perth, Western Australia. She is passionate about user experience, data-driven decision making, cats and travel – not necessarily in that order.

She’s also an avid maker, from 3D printing to sewing to woodworking, and loves combining technology and creativity to make cool stuff and encouraging others to do the same. By day, you’ll find Jo working with organisations helping them to create bespoke digital platforms with House Digital, Devhouse, or freelancing as a UX consultant.

You might also find her donating her time via the Mission Digital program to help tackle social issues (such as gender inequality, domestic violence and global poverty) through the use of technology.

Jonathan has been using WordPress since 2007 to build sites of all sizes, from local businesses to enterprises and large universities. He has been a contributor to WordPress Core since 2013, and a WordPress Core committer since 2018. He passionately advocates for new contributors through mentorship and active leadership.

Jonathan currently works as a Senior Software Engineer at Bluehost, where he is sponsored full-time to contribute to WordPress Core.

Joost is the founder of Yoast SEO. Yoast was sold in 2021, after which Joost and his wife Marieke started investing through Emilia Capital. In 2024 they also started building new products with their team.

Katie is Founder and CEO at Barn2 Plugins. She started building WordPress sites for clients in 2009 and transitioned to selling plugins in 2016. Since then she has built Barn2 into a multi-million dollar plugin company with 19 premium plugins, mostly specializing in WooCommerce.

As a prominent member of the female WordPress community, Katie is well-known for her ecommerce expertise. She is a co-host of the Do the Woo podcast as well as WP Product Talk, and is often interviewed for other podcasts about how to build a successful ecommerce store.

Katie regularly performs research into conversion rate optimization and strategies for effective ecommerce selling, and is looking forward to sharing her insights at WordCamp Asia.

Maya is Senior Software Engineer in Microsoft, working extensively with JavaScript and frontend frameworks and based in Israel. She founded and is currently the organizer of the VueJS Israel Meetup Community, helping to create a strong playground for Vue.js lovers and like-minded developers.

Maya is also a published author, international speaker and an open-source library maintainer of frontend and web projects. As a core maintainer of StorefrontUI framework for e-commerce, she focuses on delivering performant components and best practices to the community while believing a strong Vanilla JavaScript knowledge is necessary for being a good web developer

Mike Lopez is currently the Lead Developer and Engineering Team Manager for WishList Member at Caseproof LLC with 20 years of WordPress plugin development experience. He was also co-owner of WishList Products from 2008 to 2021.

Milana Cap is a WordPress engineer at XWP, freelance WordPress engineer at Toptal, WordPress Documentation Team representative, and Documentation Focus lead for WordPress 5.8 and co-lead for WordPress 5.9, 6.0, 6.1, and 6.2 release cycles.

She helped organise some of the largest WordPress conferences, WordCamp Europe 2018 and 2019, focusing on Contributor Days.

Being a single mum in Serbia, she developed the superpower of fighting the odds. Easily bribed with dark chocolate and a nice piece of bacon.

Nirmal Desai is a passionate WordPress expert and entrepreneur associated with CreedAlly, a WordPress VIP Silver Partner Agency. With over a decade of experience, Nirmal started his career as a developer and soon transitioned into entrepreneurship and consulting. His strong technical foundation and extensive business knowledge enable him to offer comprehensive web solutions to enterprise businesses, online publishers, and eCommerce stores.

Nirmal has been an active member of the WordPress community, attending and organizing numerous WordCamps. His dedication to the WordPress ecosystem has played a significant role in his career growth, allowing him to provide game-changing consultancy and guide clients to success.

Nirmal is always open to connecting with others in the WordPress space and exploring how the platform can simplify and enhance digital experiences.

Olga is a developer with over 16 years of experience in software support, marketing and web development. She is an active WordPress contributor, Codeable expert and fantasy writer.

Olga has been contributing to WordPress since 2019, took part in several WordPress releases as Triage and Test co-lead and is an active participant of the Contributor Mentorship Program. She believes in open-source and is passionate about everything she does. She likes rock music and sharing knowledge.

Rashmi, a Machine Learning Engineer by profession and a passionate researcher is dedicated to crafting beautiful AI/ML products. With nearly 5 years of work experience, she has brought ideas to life at pre-seed startups and contributed to impactful redesigns and features at established industry giants.

Beyond coding, Rashmi finds inspiration in capturing the wonders of the cosmos through her telescope and engaging in board games with friends. Additionally, as a Research Affiliate at MIT, Rashmi continues to push the boundaries of technology, leveraging her expertise to bridge the gap between academia and industry in the field of AI.

Riad is a software engineer at Automattic, Core Contributor, Lead developer of the WordPress Gutenberg project, Editor Release lead for multiple WordPress version including WordPress 6.5.

Riad works on the Gutenberg project full time, contributing to several areas from the UI to the extensibility APIs and leading some of the phase 3 projects of WordPress.

He lives between Algeria and Spain and spend his spare time with Family, mostly on Tennis courts.

WordPress Agency CIO and part of the WordPress community since 2005. He wears a hat at different conferences and can talk for hours about community, the future of WordPress and multilingual websites.

Ryan is a Developer Advocate sponsored by Automattic. He focuses on removing barriers to adoption for developers working with Gutenberg and WordPress. He is a seasoned WordPress developer and regular contributor to WordPress and the Gutenberg project.

He also streams on Twitch as RyanWelcherCodes were he focuses on custom block development.

Weston Ruter is a long-time WordPress user and contributor. He has been a core committer since 2015 and he co-led the WordPress 4.9 release.

He worked in the WordPress agency space at XWP over 2010-2018, and since 2018 he has worked at Google where he is sponsored to work on WordPress as part of the Core Performance Team.

Ziv Geurts is a dedicated WordPress and Elementor enthusiast with over a decade of experience in building and enhancing websites. Starting off as a web designer/developer, Ziv found a passion for product marketing, using his skills to share his knowledge and communicate about WordPress and Elementor products through various forms of media. His expertise lies in video content, where he excels at making complex ideas accessible and engaging.

Throughout his career, Ziv has created a diverse range of content, including webinars, tutorials, release videos, blog posts, landing pages, emails, ads, and live streaming events. He focuses on making web technology accessible and engaging, supporting product launches and marketing campaigns with his creative touch.

Committed to sharing his knowledge, Ziv is an active member of the WordPress and Elementor communities. He loves helping others achieve their web development and marketing goals, combining his technical skills with a knack for creating compelling content.