Speakers

Adeline Dahal is an SEO specialist with expertise in marketing and content. With over three years of experience in search engine optimization, she has delivered measurable, impactful results by improving search rankings and implementing data-driven content optimization strategies. Beyond her professional work, she is also a writer, an amateur boxer, and a mixed-media artist.

Anh is a WordPress developer, blogger and also a local WordPress meetup organizer in Hanoi, Vietnam.

He started his first blog on WordPress in 2006 and since then, he has developed themes and plugins for WordPress. Currently, he leads the development of Meta Box and Slim SEO.

Anna Hurko is the CEO and co-founder of Crocoblock, a passionate WordPress enthusiast, and an avid runner. Her mission is to build open and transparent relationships between the product, partners, and customers. She began her journey as a support operator and has since grown into the CEO of a powerful and successful project.

Birgit Pauli-Haack is the publisher of Gutenberg Times, a site with news around WordPress block editor and beyond. She gives a voice to underrepresented groups in our community through the Gutenberg Changelog podcast.

Birgit has been contributing to the WordPress open-source project since 2014. Since 2021 she contributes now full-time, sponsored by Automattic.

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.

JC Palmes is Principal Technical Manager at WebDevStudios, where she leads engineering on enterprise WordPress builds and the company’s block theme starter framework WDS-BT. She has been part of WordCamp Asia’s leadership team for three years: Global Lead in 2023, Contributor Day Lead in 2024, and Local Lead in 2025. She also organizes WordPress Iloilo meetups in the Philippines.

Jonathan Desrosiers is a WordPress Core committer, mentor, and open source leader. He works as a Principal Software Engineer at Bluehost, where he is sponsored to contribute directly to the WordPress project. His work includes writing and reviewing code, mentoring contributors, and helping guide the platform’s long-term direction.

Over the years, Jonathan has contributed to everything from ongoing maintenance tasks to major architectural decisions. His work consistently centers on the needs of the end user. He is a strong advocate for contributor workflows that help people of all experience levels grow through their involvement in WordPress.

Though a PHP developer at heart, Jonathan now focuses much of his time on mentoring others, improving community processes, and helping ensure that everyone in open source feels welcome, valued, and supported.

Leonardo Losoviz is the founder of Gato Plugins and the creator of the Gato GraphQL WordPress plugin.

He has contributed extensively to publications including Smashing Magazine and CSS‑Tricks.

He is based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Luke Carbis is a self-deputised open-source emissary and vigilante plenipotentiary for WordPress proletariat affairs. He works closely with WordPress product companies to fast-track their growth and inspire beautifully written code. He’s been part of the community as a plugin developer, core contributor, release lead, WordCamp organiser, and a member of the plugin review team.

Mahangu is a Data Engineer at Automattic and a WordPress user since 0.70. Free and open source software and the open web are his two hills to die on.

Maitreyie is the Director of Client Delivery at rtCamp, where she has honed her expertise in project delivery over several years. She is a results-oriented leader, excelling in managing resources, processes, quality, and client satisfaction.

Maitreyie is also a committed member of the WordPress community, frequently volunteering and speaking at WordCamps to share her expertise and support the community.

When she’s not engaged in these professional pursuits, Maitreyie practices the dance form of Kathak, dotes on her dogs, and enjoys teaching elocution classes.

Mathieu Lamiot is the VP of Engineering at group.one (WP Rocket, RankMath, Flowpilot, WP.one, Imagify, and more). Based in Paris, France, he is passionate about leading and developing high performing teams that deliver impactful solutions.

He joined the WordPress ecosystem two years ago and has since started actively engaging with the community through contributions and by sharing best practices in development and engineering. Mathieu has also delivered talks at major events, including WordCamp Europe 2025 and WordCamp Romania 2024.

Miriam is the Head of WordPress at Elementor, where she strengthens the company’s connection with the wider WordPress ecosystem and global community. She is a long time contributor to WordPress, actively participating in community events, conversations, and initiatives, and is a regular speaker at WordCamps and industry conferences worldwide.

Before joining Elementor, Miriam co founded Strattic, a static WordPress platform built to improve security and performance, which was later acquired by Elementor. Earlier in her career, she founded and led one of Israel’s leading WordPress development agencies.

Nabin Jaiswal is a product builder and entrepreneur, and the co-founder of multiple WordPress and SaaS products including WP Travel Engine, Tripcart, and WP Delicious. Since 2018, he has been building tools that empower travel operators, food creators, and online businesses around the world, serving over 250,000+ users globally.

With a strong focus on product strategy, design systems, and automation, Nabin bridges technical execution with real-world business needs. His work spans user experience, revenue optimization, and scalable growth systems – turning complex problems into practical, customer-centric solutions.

A Registered Product Owner (Scrum Inc.), Nabin is deeply invested in building products through clarity, experimentation, and data-driven decision-making. He enjoys sharing real-world learnings from the trenches, speaking at WordCamps, and helping fellow builders and entrepreneurs create better products through smarter workflows and thoughtful product thinking.

Nirav Mehta is an inspiring entrepreneur, innovator, and mentor with a remarkable journey in the WordPress and business world.

He launched his first venture at just 13 and never looked back. Along the way, he faced failures, setbacks, and tough lessons – but each one fueled his next big leap.

He built India’s first electronic magazine, scaled a 120-person web agency, contributed to open-source projects, and created multiple successful software businesses. Today, he leads StoreApps, Icegram, and Putler – helping thousands of businesses grow with e-commerce, marketing, and analytics solutions.

A published author, sought-after speaker, and keen listener, he brings 25+ years of hands-on experience in building and scaling tech businesses. If you’re looking to create, grow, and make an impact – he’s the person to engage with.

Till then, learn more about him and his WordPress solutions at: http://www.storeapps.org and http://www.icegram.com

Rahul Bansal is the founder & CEO of rtCamp, an enterprise-grade WordPress consultancy trusted by global brands like Google, Meta, and Automattic. He began his journey in 2007 as a professional blogger, later evolving into a developer and agency founder. A regular WordCamp speaker and contributor, Rahul is passionate about open source, enterprise publishing, and expanding WordPress adoption through education and community efforts.

Rebecca Markowitz is Developer Outreach Manager and Release Manager at Elementor. With over eleven years of experience as a project manager, starting at WordPress development agency illuminea, Rebecca has worked with clients across a wide range of industries to build and manage hundreds of sites.
After illuminea, Rebecca led Customer Experience at Strattic, helping to shape how users engage with Strattic’s innovative headless and static WordPress platform.
A long-time active member of the WordPress community, Rebecca has organized WordPress meetups in Jerusalem and participated in WordCamps around the world.
In her current role at Elementor, Rebecca is passionate about connecting with the WordPress ecosystem, supporting developers, and contributing to open-source, and is excited to meet fellow WordCampers in person at WordCamp Asia!

Ryan is a Developer Advocate at 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.

Where developers are focused on code, architecture, performance, and engineering, Saif focuses on the big picture of “what are we trying to do” and on the details of the user experience, the feature set, and the way the product will get used.

Saif is currently working as Product Manager at Awesome Motive Inc (Thrive Themes). He had previously worked as a Product Manager at weDevs, Poptin & Premio before this role.

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’s a passionate speaker; he often talks about WordPress, community, open-source projects, and human-centered designs.

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.

Takayuki Miyoshi is the founder/CEO of Rock Lobster Inc. He’s also a WordPress plugin developer who created Contact Form 7, Bogo, and more.