We’ve got an amazing selection of speakers lined up for attendees of the two-day event!
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Ben McAdam
Ben is a Profits Coach and Virtual CFO with over a decade of experience helping online and offline businesses improve their profits, free up time, and understand their numbers.
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- Growth/Scale is impossible if you get this wrong October 5, 2019 at 1:45 pm AEST in Room 1
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Cameron Jones
Cameron Jones is the founder of the premium plugin store Mongoose Marketplace, best known for the Mongoose Page Plugin used by more than 30,000 WordPress websites. He lives on the Gold Coast, plays for AFL and cricket clubs and takes care of a very hungry teenager.
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- The Essential Plugins You Should Install On Every Website October 5, 2019 at 10:00 am AEST in Room 1
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Cath Fowler
Cath Fowler is an award-winning SEO consultant and copywriter who helps businesses get found and look good online. With over 15 years of marketing experience, Cath uses SEO smarts and compelling copy to establish your brand as the leader in your local area or industry.
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- Beginner’s Guide to SEO: From Tumbleweeds to Traffic October 6, 2019 at 12:10 pm AEDT in Room 2
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Dee Teal
Dee is a huge fan of the WordPress community, has organised many WordPress events in Australia, and speaks at WordCamps and meetups whenever she gets the opportunity, both at home and around the world.
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- Project Management Principles for your Mental Health October 5, 2019 at 1:45 pm AEST in Room 2
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Jake Jackson
Owner and Developer at Gravity PDF, Dad of one (two if you count the dog), volunteer RFS Fire Fighter, and Port Macquarie local.
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- Surviving Depression: My Story October 6, 2019 at 2:45 pm AEDT in Room 2
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James Carmody
James is the managing director at Creative Compass, a digital agency that specialises in WordPress websites, SEO, and marketing funnels. While James is not at the office (which isn't often) he loves getting his hands dirty in the garden, studying at uni, flying planes, renovating houses, travelling the globe, organising and speaking at meetups and …
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- The Ultimate Digital Subscription Site using Easy Digital Downloads and Stripe October 6, 2019 at 1:45 pm AEDT in Room 1
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Jenna O’Connell and Mariane Power
A sisterpreneur team, Mariane and Jenna combine their expertise across psychology, education, career development and organisational culture to deliver bespoke, evidence-based solutions to organisations keen to make their mark in the world.
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- Why driving impact is good for you, your business, your clients and the world. October 5, 2019 at 11:10 am AEST in Room 2
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Jo Minney
Jo Minney is a WordPress developer based (for now) in Perth, Western Australia. She is passionate about UX, data-driven decision making, cats and travel – not necessarily in that order.
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- Git amongst it! Version control for WordPress coders October 6, 2019 at 1:45 pm AEDT in Room 2
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Kim C
Kim is a WordPress designer and developer based in Sydney. She founded her agency Bumbershoot Creative in order to bring together her web, photography, and videography skills. She has a passion for best practice web development and is always keen to learn new tips and trips. A lover of classic sci-fi, her two furry technical …
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- From 10 Seconds to 2: A Performance Case Study October 6, 2019 at 12:10 pm AEDT in Room 1
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Kristen Symonds
Happiness Engineer for WordPress.com. Loves karate, bunnies, knitting, crochet, photography, painting, and calligraphy.
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- Fast WP sites with AMP October 5, 2019 at 10:00 am AEST in Room 2
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Luke Bennett
Web developer at Phiranno Designs.
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- Utility-first CSS with Tailwind October 5, 2019 at 11:10 am AEST in Room 1
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Nik Cree
I run a successful Online Marketing Agency that works with business to create websites that work… meaning they get leads and enquiries to turn into customers. Throughout my career I discovered some pretty cool tools and apps that helped in my business and now work with clients as well. I also run the "Business Owners …
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- The Anatomy Of The Perfect Website October 5, 2019 at 2:45 pm AEST in Room 2
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Ricky Blacker
Ricky is a self taught web professional who found and fell in love with WordPress, and the community behind it while looking for a CMS platform. He now works for WP Engine providing a Digital Experience Platform for WordPress user around the world.
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- WordPress Hosting Survival Guide October 5, 2019 at 12:10 pm AEST in Room 1
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Robert Li
Ex-Startup Founder, Lifelong Technologist, ANT Practitioner, WordPress Evangelist, Tinkerer, APAC Automator in Chief & Solutions Engineer for WP Engine.
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- Painless automated content marketing, how do you do it? October 6, 2019 at 2:45 pm AEDT in Room 1
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Sally Eberhardt
Sally is an author, writer, erratic blogger and small business owner who advocates for connection, communication and collaboration. Sharing about networking is my passion.
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- Keynote: How to make the most of your WordCamp experience October 5, 2019 at 9:00 am AEST in Room 1
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Stephen Rees-Carter
Stephen is a senior developer at Wordfence, where he tries to frustrate attackers by helping to secure WordPress sites. During his time cleaning infected websites, he gained an appreciation for clever malware, layered obfuscation, and Harry Potter passages. When he’s not writing code or looking at malware, he can be found practising lock-picking and studying …
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- My Year on the Front Line, Cleaning Infected Sites October 6, 2019 at 10:00 am AEDT in Room 1
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Stuart Livesey
I'm a grumpy old sod who: 1. Built his first website in 1996 2. Became involved in SEO, affiliate marketing and eCommerce in 1998 3. Began doing it full time in 2001 4. Began using WordPress in 2004. Over the years, together with my partner Toni, I've build websites for a wide variety of businesses. …
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- Crucial Tips for Beginners October 6, 2019 at 10:00 am AEDT in Room 2
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Tim Butler
20 years of IT experience, specialising in high performance websites and scalable infrastructure. Current Chief Security Architect at Conetix Web Hosting. Author of the NGINX Cookbook (Packt).
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- Analysing your Website performance October 5, 2019 at 2:45 pm AEST in Room 1
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Toni Livesey
I’m a wife, mother and grandmother who somehow found her way into building websites back in 1996. As the MC who introduced me at the Brisbane WordCamp put it… that makes me older than Google. Yes, I was around before the Google boys set up shop in their mother’s garage. By 1998 I was building …
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- Why I use WooCommerce as an eCommerce Solution October 6, 2019 at 11:10 am AEDT in Room 2
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Veronica Lind
Veronica Lind is the co-founder and Business & Marketing Strategist at Vermilion Pinstripes, a sales marketing and communications agency helping local, regional and global executives build business confidence and thrive.
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- Modern businesses don’t need to promote their products. October 5, 2019 at 12:10 pm AEST in Room 2
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Wil Brown
Dad / WordPress Consultant / Developer / Conference Speaker and Organiser. Living in Sydney.
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- Generating Leads, Qualifying Clients and Winning Proposals October 6, 2019 at 11:10 am AEDT in Room 1
