{"id":7439,"date":"2024-11-20T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-20T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asia.wordcamp.org\/2025\/?p=7439"},"modified":"2025-01-15T17:05:23","modified_gmt":"2025-01-15T09:05:23","slug":"meet-our-speakers-round-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asia.wordcamp.org\/2025\/meet-our-speakers-round-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet our Speakers: Round 1"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We are pleased to announce the <strong>first<\/strong> round of speakers who will be joining us on February 20-22, 2025, in Manila, Philippines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is the first in a series of announcements, where we will share the list of talented speakers you can look forward to at WordCamp Asia 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0d4fb21a wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-query wca25_speakers_list is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"columns-3 alignwide wca25_speakers_list_info wp-block-post-template is-layout-grid wp-container-core-post-template-is-layout-6d3fbd8f wp-block-post-template-is-layout-grid\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-7326 wcb_speaker type-wcb_speaker status-publish hentry wcb_speaker_group-announcement-round-1\">\n<figure style=\"width:256px;height:256px;\" class=\"aligncenter is-style-rounded wca25_speakers_list_avatar wp-block-wordcamp-avatar\"><a href=\"https:\/\/asia.wordcamp.org\/2025\/speaker\/katie-keith\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/6aa26ead10ed65ded19f59f84f9d9051c4dc39c2774eb0e01f5d0d87c8ed2240?s=256&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" alt=\"Katie Keith\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<h2 style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600; margin-bottom:0;margin-top:1rem;\" class=\"has-text-align-center wca25_speakers_list_name wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/asia.wordcamp.org\/2025\/speaker\/katie-keith\/\" target=\"_self\" >Katie Keith<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.227), 16px); margin-top:1rem;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"has-text-align-center wca25_speakers_list_company wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Barn2 Plugins <\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-7329 wcb_speaker type-wcb_speaker status-publish hentry wcb_speaker_group-announcement-round-1\">\n<figure style=\"width:256px;height:256px;\" class=\"aligncenter is-style-rounded wca25_speakers_list_avatar wp-block-wordcamp-avatar\"><a href=\"https:\/\/asia.wordcamp.org\/2025\/speaker\/nirmal-desai\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/480ea2071eb024d70ebff4cef2859bcabb2c132ac3d93e8ef05c9fbcb6c58199?s=256&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" alt=\"Nirmal Desai\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<h2 style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600; margin-bottom:0;margin-top:1rem;\" class=\"has-text-align-center wca25_speakers_list_name wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/asia.wordcamp.org\/2025\/speaker\/nirmal-desai\/\" target=\"_self\" >Nirmal Desai<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.227), 16px); margin-top:1rem;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"has-text-align-center wca25_speakers_list_company wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">CreedAlly <\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-7331 wcb_speaker type-wcb_speaker status-publish hentry wcb_speaker_group-announcement-round-1\">\n<figure style=\"width:256px;height:256px;\" class=\"aligncenter is-style-rounded wca25_speakers_list_avatar wp-block-wordcamp-avatar\"><a href=\"https:\/\/asia.wordcamp.org\/2025\/speaker\/riad-benguella\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4358d28c1e85f9015cb3363e024e2b238bccb44d05c4b84e9a38aafef0d83ac9?s=256&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" alt=\"Riad Benguella\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<h2 style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600; margin-bottom:0;margin-top:1rem;\" class=\"has-text-align-center wca25_speakers_list_name wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/asia.wordcamp.org\/2025\/speaker\/riad-benguella\/\" target=\"_self\" >Riad Benguella<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.227), 16px); margin-top:1rem;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"has-text-align-center wca25_speakers_list_company wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Automattic <\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-7333 wcb_speaker type-wcb_speaker status-publish hentry wcb_speaker_group-announcement-round-1\">\n<figure style=\"width:256px;height:256px;\" class=\"aligncenter is-style-rounded wca25_speakers_list_avatar wp-block-wordcamp-avatar\"><a href=\"https:\/\/asia.wordcamp.org\/2025\/speaker\/jo-minney\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2fbfa48c6179f7752bdc4d94db341ad207d81b20dffdbd1208b6445a9ea18118?s=256&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" alt=\"Jo Minney\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<h2 style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600; margin-bottom:0;margin-top:1rem;\" class=\"has-text-align-center wca25_speakers_list_name wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/asia.wordcamp.org\/2025\/speaker\/jo-minney\/\" target=\"_self\" >Jo Minney<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.227), 16px); margin-top:1rem;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"has-text-align-center wca25_speakers_list_company wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">House Digital <\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-7335 wcb_speaker type-wcb_speaker status-publish hentry wcb_speaker_group-announcement-round-1\">\n<figure style=\"width:256px;height:256px;\" class=\"aligncenter is-style-rounded wca25_speakers_list_avatar wp-block-wordcamp-avatar\"><a href=\"https:\/\/asia.wordcamp.org\/2025\/speaker\/james-giroux\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/13b3c2669c4f02f0684e72ae978ccda58ea137e1cddb9dafacf43967c841b96d?s=256&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" alt=\"James Giroux\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<h2 style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600; margin-bottom:0;margin-top:1rem;\" class=\"has-text-align-center wca25_speakers_list_name wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/asia.wordcamp.org\/2025\/speaker\/james-giroux\/\" target=\"_self\" >James Giroux<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.227), 16px); margin-top:1rem;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"has-text-align-center wca25_speakers_list_company wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">WordPress VIP <\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:80px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\">Meet our Speakers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/asia.wordcamp.org\/2025\/meet-our-speakers-round-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Round 1<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/asia.wordcamp.org\/2025\/meet-our-speakers-round-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Round 2<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/asia.wordcamp.org\/2025\/meet-our-speakers-round-3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Round 3<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/asia.wordcamp.org\/2025\/meet-our-speakers-round-4\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Round 4<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/asia.wordcamp.org\/2025\/meet-our-speakers-round-5\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/asia.wordcamp.org\/2025\/meet-our-speakers-round-5\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Round 5<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/asia.wordcamp.org\/2025\/meet-our-speakers-round-6\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/asia.wordcamp.org\/2025\/meet-our-speakers-round-6\/\">Round 6<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/asia.wordcamp.org\/2025\/meet-our-speakers-round-7\/\">Round 7<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p>More amazing speakers will be unveiled in the upcoming days! Keep an eye on our website and social media channels for more information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Haven&#8217;t got your hands on tickets yet? Now is the perfect time to secure your spot. Remember, tickets can sell out incredibly fast \u2013 don&#8217;t miss out!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/asia.wordcamp.org\/2025\/tickets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Get Your Tickets Now<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are pleased to announce the first round of speakers who will be joining us on February 20-22, 2025, in Manila, Philippines. 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