Speakers

Mike is currently studying for a postgraduate Cyber Security qualification with the Open University and is passionate about education with regards to best practice, for both end-users and developers (including in the WordPress space).
Outside of the security sphere, his other primary interest is railways and he works full time alongside his studies as digital infrastructure lead for a railway ticketing company.

Ezekiel Osunbor has over 8 years of experience working with WordPress, building websites across various industries. For the past 3 years, he has been a Technical Support Engineer at ServMask, the creators of the All-in-One WP Migration plugin, which boasts over 5 million active installations. This role has provided valuable insights into the technical challenges users face on their websites and enhanced his expertise in troubleshooting and problem-solving. Passionate about technology and problem-solving, Ezekiel is dedicated to helping WordPress users overcome challenges and create seamless website experiences.

A Project Manager who was a developer in a previous life (she’s been in the digital world since the late nineteen hundreds), Allie brings technical knowledge to the digital projects she works on at Filter.

She enjoys being the bridge between the Filter team and the client stakeholders during projects and tries to ensure that all of those involved are having a good time at every stage.

James Forward is a freelance web designer and WordPress developer. He is self-taught, has worked with WordPress for over 12 years and web design even longer. He specialises in web design and WordPress development for small to medium sized business, with a focus on SEO. He also works in graphic design and fine art. His connection to fine art also sees a specialism in artist portfolio websites.
He works as one half of the independent partnership forwardcreative.media which works across web design and video production, based in Bromley in south east London, working with clients locally, across London, the UK and sometimes abroad.

Jakson is a WordPress junky, YouTuber, olive oil maker, and wannabe Italian.

He designs and develops high-impact WordPress websites optimized for speed, performance, and conversions.

His “other” day job is teaching WordPress through his website https://jakson.co/ and his YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@wpjakson.

Aaron is an international speaker, open source advocate, and outgoing introvert. He’s been a regular contributor to WordPress for more than a decade, and is currently Director of Product at A2 Hosting. His passion is helping companies work with the WordPress project to improve and support WordPress while providing better and more secure WordPress offerings to their customers.

David Darke is the co-founder and operations director of Atomic Smash, a website performance agency based in Bristol that specialises in optimising WordPress, WooCommerce, and Shopify.

Since its inception in 2010, Atomic Smash has prided itself on a caring team culture that emphasises continuous learning, creativity, and problem-solving. In this role, he has been recognised for kindness in leadership by being nominated as a Kindness Leadership Leading Light.
David’s approach to business reflects a deep understanding of the web’s potential to transform how companies and individuals communicate and conduct business.

Stoyan Georgiev is a WordPress developer with over five years of experience at SiteGround. He’s been heavily involved in developing the award-winning SiteGround Security and SiteGround Optimizer plugins, currently used by over two million websites worldwide. A WordPress core contributor since the start of his career, Stoyan is currently serving as a core triage lead for WordPress 6.7.

He’s a regular at WordCamps and meetups worldwide, passionate about connecting with fellow WordPress experts and users. When not coding, Stoyan likes to freestyle at the podiums of various events, though his greatest performance to date was seamlessly merging two branches at his own wedding – all without a single conflict.

When not coding, Stoyan enjoys the outdoors, balancing his tech expertise with real-world adventures.

Ignat Georgiev is a senior WordPress developer with over 10 years of diverse experience in the field. His journey has taken him from crafting bespoke client solutions in agency setting to architecting plugins used by millions worldwide in his current role at SiteGround. A frequent traveler to WordCamps and meetups, Ignat is deeply engaged with the WordPress community – both as a member and contributor. 

When not immersed in code, he’d like to think that you’ll find him taking walks on the beach with his beloved Shiba Inu – Nori, exploring new technologies, or discovering new corners of the world. In reality, he’s probably just debugging that one stubborn function while Nori patiently waits for her overdue walk, likely chewing on Ignat’s favorite SiteGround socks.