{"id":571,"date":"2019-10-30T08:30:28","date_gmt":"2019-10-29T19:30:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2019.auckland.wordcamp.org\/?p=571"},"modified":"2019-10-28T15:12:31","modified_gmt":"2019-10-28T02:12:31","slug":"all-our-speakers-in-one-big-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/auckland.wordcamp.org\/2019\/all-our-speakers-in-one-big-list\/","title":{"rendered":"All our speakers, in one big list"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speakers make up the core of any conference, and at WordCamp Auckland 2019 &#8211; we&#8217;ve got a mix of local, regional and even australian speakers joining us to share their WP stories, tips and tricks throughout the weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All our speakers are attendees to the WordCamp as well, so you might just find them around to ask questions, share your stories or generally make friends with throughout #WCAKL19.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wordcamp-block wordcamp-post-list has-layout-list wordcamp-speakers\"><li class=\"wordcamp-post-list__post wordcamp-clearfix\">\n<div class=\"wordcamp-speaker wordcamp-speakers__post slug-bill-bennett\">\n\t<h3 class=\"wordcamp-block__item-title wordcamp-speakers__title\" style=\"text-align:left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/auckland.wordcamp.org\/2019\/speaker\/bill-bennett\/\">Bill Bennett<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-container align-left\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/auckland.wordcamp.org\/2019\/speaker\/bill-bennett\/\" class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-link\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/cd560f67e7523fa1bd04bb8a84dabe991b040273c6d4f5d97bccd964713ff4fe?s=150&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" alt=\"Avatar of Bill Bennett\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-block__item-content wordcamp-speakers__content is-excerpt\"><p>Bill Bennett is a full time business and technology journalist. He is also a part time blogger. Among others, he regularly writes for the New Zealand Herald, NZBusiness magazine and appears on Radio New Zealand, Newstalk ZB and TV3. He also edits The Download magazine for Chorus.<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-speakers__sessions\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"wordcamp-speakers__sessions-heading\">\n\t\t\t\tSession\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"wordcamp-speakers__sessions-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wordcamp-speakers__sessions-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"wordcamp-speakers__session-link\" href=\"https:\/\/auckland.wordcamp.org\/2019\/session\/the-new-rules-of-online-writing-meeting-changing-reader-needs\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe new rules of online writing &#8211; Meeting changing reader needs\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wordcamp-speakers__session-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNovember 2, 2019 at 10:30 am NZDT\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wordcamp-post-list__post wordcamp-clearfix\">\n<div class=\"wordcamp-speaker wordcamp-speakers__post slug-craig-martin\">\n\t<h3 class=\"wordcamp-block__item-title wordcamp-speakers__title\" style=\"text-align:left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/auckland.wordcamp.org\/2019\/speaker\/craig-martin\/\">Craig Martin<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-container align-left\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/auckland.wordcamp.org\/2019\/speaker\/craig-martin\/\" class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-link\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/68b53484ca56bc443893a5acc3b42dee03a2ba89ea3b585e2fb1689da5145e3a?s=150&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" alt=\"Avatar of Craig Martin\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-block__item-content wordcamp-speakers__content is-excerpt\"><p>Craig Martin is the founder of Performance Foundry, a specialist WordPress services company that services clients around the world with a fully distributed team. A Kiwi, he loves hiking, coffee and wine.<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-speakers__sessions\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"wordcamp-speakers__sessions-heading\">\n\t\t\t\tSession\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"wordcamp-speakers__sessions-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wordcamp-speakers__sessions-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"wordcamp-speakers__session-link\" href=\"https:\/\/auckland.wordcamp.org\/2019\/session\/making-websites-win\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMaking websites win\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wordcamp-speakers__session-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNovember 3, 2019 at 2:00 pm NZDT\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wordcamp-post-list__post wordcamp-clearfix\">\n<div class=\"wordcamp-speaker wordcamp-speakers__post slug-darren-craig\">\n\t<h3 class=\"wordcamp-block__item-title wordcamp-speakers__title\" style=\"text-align:left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/auckland.wordcamp.org\/2019\/speaker\/darren-craig\/\">Darren Craig<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-container align-left\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/auckland.wordcamp.org\/2019\/speaker\/darren-craig\/\" class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-link\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/dc73bb3d83d32999bb3dae3439a34ab752b312550856aab231014b76bdbed810?s=150&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" alt=\"Avatar of Darren Craig\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-block__item-content wordcamp-speakers__content is-excerpt\"><p>Darren Craig is the founder of Fully Charged Media, a digital growth agency based out of Queenstown, with global clients. Darren has over 20 years experience in tech and marketing working as a developer through to technical architect for major banking, media and tourism projects with companies such as Tesco Bank, RBS, Sky TV and &hellip; <\/p>\n<\/div>\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-speakers__sessions\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"wordcamp-speakers__sessions-heading\">\n\t\t\t\tSession\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"wordcamp-speakers__sessions-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wordcamp-speakers__sessions-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"wordcamp-speakers__session-link\" href=\"https:\/\/auckland.wordcamp.org\/2019\/session\/how-to-avoid-digital-marketing-disasters-with-your-website\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHow To Avoid Digital Marketing Disasters With Your Website\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wordcamp-speakers__session-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNovember 2, 2019 at 4:15 pm NZDT\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wordcamp-post-list__post wordcamp-clearfix\">\n<div class=\"wordcamp-speaker wordcamp-speakers__post slug-jeffry-ghazally\">\n\t<h3 class=\"wordcamp-block__item-title wordcamp-speakers__title\" style=\"text-align:left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/auckland.wordcamp.org\/2019\/speaker\/jeffry-ghazally\/\">Jeffry Ghazally<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-container align-left\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/auckland.wordcamp.org\/2019\/speaker\/jeffry-ghazally\/\" class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-link\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/6f075292068b39d372a6214bad88b7fe4ec8c2f93bda0ab6ec1488e73cf27eb2?s=150&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" alt=\"Avatar of Jeffry Ghazally\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-block__item-content wordcamp-speakers__content is-excerpt\"><p>I&#039;ve been a WordPress enthusiast and web developer for a long time. I&#039;ve worked on a number of amazing projects and clients. Now working in-house for a company called Timely making their WordPress marketing website hum.<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-speakers__sessions\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"wordcamp-speakers__sessions-heading\">\n\t\t\t\tSession\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"wordcamp-speakers__sessions-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wordcamp-speakers__sessions-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"wordcamp-speakers__session-link\" href=\"https:\/\/auckland.wordcamp.org\/2019\/session\/my-year-with-blocks\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMy Year with Blocks\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wordcamp-speakers__session-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNovember 3, 2019 at 11:00 am NZDT\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wordcamp-post-list__post wordcamp-clearfix\">\n<div class=\"wordcamp-speaker wordcamp-speakers__post slug-jo-minney\">\n\t<h3 class=\"wordcamp-block__item-title wordcamp-speakers__title\" style=\"text-align:left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/auckland.wordcamp.org\/2019\/speaker\/jo-minney\/\">Jo Minney<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-container align-left\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/auckland.wordcamp.org\/2019\/speaker\/jo-minney\/\" class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-link\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2fbfa48c6179f7752bdc4d94db341ad207d81b20dffdbd1208b6445a9ea18118?s=150&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" alt=\"Avatar of Jo Minney\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-block__item-content wordcamp-speakers__content is-excerpt\"><p>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 \u2013 not necessarily in that order. She is also an ambassador for She Codes Australia, the meetup coordinator for the Perth WordPress meetup and the lead organiser for WordCamp Perth 2020. &hellip; <\/p>\n<\/div>\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-speakers__sessions\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"wordcamp-speakers__sessions-heading\">\n\t\t\t\tSession\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"wordcamp-speakers__sessions-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wordcamp-speakers__sessions-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"wordcamp-speakers__session-link\" href=\"https:\/\/auckland.wordcamp.org\/2019\/session\/how-literally-anyone-can-become-an-open-source-contributor\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHow Literally Anyone Can Become an Open Source Contributor\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wordcamp-speakers__session-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNovember 3, 2019 at 10:00 am NZDT\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wordcamp-post-list__post wordcamp-clearfix\">\n<div class=\"wordcamp-speaker wordcamp-speakers__post slug-jordan-gillman\">\n\t<h3 class=\"wordcamp-block__item-title wordcamp-speakers__title\" style=\"text-align:left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/auckland.wordcamp.org\/2019\/speaker\/jordan-gillman\/\">Jordan Gillman<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-container align-left\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/auckland.wordcamp.org\/2019\/speaker\/jordan-gillman\/\" class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-link\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/fbe71e8679ce27110263f85b908c50f8e0ea6eb1c5c77d6c5704a8bdfeda1475?s=150&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" alt=\"Avatar of Jordan Gillman\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-block__item-content wordcamp-speakers__content is-excerpt\"><p>Jordan currently works as a Happiness Engineer on WordPress.com &#8211; helping users build their little corner of the web. Prior to that he spent 10 years as a freelance Designer\/Developer helping churches and faith-based organisations get on the web. He lives in Wollongong, Australia with his wife and 2 daughters.<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-speakers__sessions\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"wordcamp-speakers__sessions-heading\">\n\t\t\t\tSession\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"wordcamp-speakers__sessions-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wordcamp-speakers__sessions-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"wordcamp-speakers__session-link\" href=\"https:\/\/auckland.wordcamp.org\/2019\/session\/dont-panic-how-to-troubleshoot-your-wordpress-site\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDon&#8217;t Panic: How to troubleshoot your WordPress site\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wordcamp-speakers__session-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNovember 2, 2019 at 11:50 am NZDT\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wordcamp-post-list__post wordcamp-clearfix\">\n<div class=\"wordcamp-speaker wordcamp-speakers__post slug-maria-skatova\">\n\t<h3 class=\"wordcamp-block__item-title wordcamp-speakers__title\" style=\"text-align:left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/auckland.wordcamp.org\/2019\/speaker\/maria-skatova\/\">Maria Skatova<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-container align-left\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/auckland.wordcamp.org\/2019\/speaker\/maria-skatova\/\" class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-link\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/215f1f37a2fe1249fb612b47cf569d5efdabf031d24ab530af8f4d5e38e0191a?s=150&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" alt=\"Avatar of Maria Skatova\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-block__item-content wordcamp-speakers__content is-excerpt\"><p>WordPress person through and through and experienced Communications Advisor, Maria is used to wearing many hats. She has been on every side of a WordPress website and community &#8211; a user, a customer, a developer, a PR pusher, a WordCamp organiser.&nbsp; Maria&#039;s latest adventure is helping New Zealanders harnessing the power of the Internet for &hellip; <\/p>\n<\/div>\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-speakers__sessions\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"wordcamp-speakers__sessions-heading\">\n\t\t\t\tSession\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"wordcamp-speakers__sessions-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wordcamp-speakers__sessions-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"wordcamp-speakers__session-link\" href=\"https:\/\/auckland.wordcamp.org\/2019\/session\/your-nz-domain-name-101\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tYour .nz domain name 101\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wordcamp-speakers__session-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNovember 2, 2019 at 12:40 pm NZDT\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wordcamp-post-list__post wordcamp-clearfix\">\n<div class=\"wordcamp-speaker wordcamp-speakers__post slug-mel-telecican\">\n\t<h3 class=\"wordcamp-block__item-title wordcamp-speakers__title\" style=\"text-align:left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/auckland.wordcamp.org\/2019\/speaker\/mel-telecican\/\">Mel Telecican<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-container align-left\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/auckland.wordcamp.org\/2019\/speaker\/mel-telecican\/\" class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-link\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/947db5c8333551f6ce568be33ec24b4593c0f1c91cb57c485da13a07f38687a8?s=150&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" alt=\"Avatar of Mel Telecican\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-block__item-content wordcamp-speakers__content is-excerpt\"><p>Mel Telecican helps people make sense of email marketing automation. She specialises in helping businesses implement high-quality marketing automations in a non-techy, straightforward way so they can get more customers and keep them. As someone who started with very few skills with websites \u2013 she\u2019s learned quickly with the help of user-friendly solutions like Elementor.<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-speakers__sessions\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"wordcamp-speakers__sessions-heading\">\n\t\t\t\tSession\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"wordcamp-speakers__sessions-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wordcamp-speakers__sessions-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"wordcamp-speakers__session-link\" href=\"https:\/\/auckland.wordcamp.org\/2019\/session\/how-elementor-changed-my-life-for-the-better\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHow elementor changed my life (for the better!)\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wordcamp-speakers__session-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNovember 2, 2019 at 3:15 pm NZDT\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wordcamp-post-list__post wordcamp-clearfix\">\n<div class=\"wordcamp-speaker wordcamp-speakers__post slug-quintin-russ\">\n\t<h3 class=\"wordcamp-block__item-title wordcamp-speakers__title\" style=\"text-align:left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/auckland.wordcamp.org\/2019\/speaker\/quintin-russ\/\">Quintin Russ<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-container align-left\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/auckland.wordcamp.org\/2019\/speaker\/quintin-russ\/\" class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-link\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b617f419da0f9b6e62a229819adc53bccc7c2e818c36eee539d1fe3870901751?s=150&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" alt=\"Avatar of Quintin Russ\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-block__item-content wordcamp-speakers__content is-excerpt\"><p>Quintin is the Technical Director and co-founder of SiteHost. He comes from a development background and has spent the last 15 years becoming an expert in more technologies than we have room to list. 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He originally started his own web design business after being made redundant from a factory job in 2013, but now works for WP Engine &hellip; <\/p>\n<\/div>\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-speakers__sessions\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"wordcamp-speakers__sessions-heading\">\n\t\t\t\tSession\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"wordcamp-speakers__sessions-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wordcamp-speakers__sessions-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"wordcamp-speakers__session-link\" href=\"https:\/\/auckland.wordcamp.org\/2019\/session\/wordpress-hosting-survival-guide\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWordPress Hosting Survival Guide\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wordcamp-speakers__session-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNovember 2, 2019 at 2:30 pm NZDT\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wordcamp-post-list__post wordcamp-clearfix\">\n<div class=\"wordcamp-speaker wordcamp-speakers__post slug-sally-eberhardt\">\n\t<h3 class=\"wordcamp-block__item-title wordcamp-speakers__title\" style=\"text-align:left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/auckland.wordcamp.org\/2019\/speaker\/sally-eberhardt\/\">Sally Eberhardt<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-container align-left\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/auckland.wordcamp.org\/2019\/speaker\/sally-eberhardt\/\" class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-link\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e9ef4d1017306d70a493d4478434fa5cc3c5249bae2875b4f79b2c44cfe23a52?s=150&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" alt=\"Avatar of Sally Eberhardt\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-block__item-content wordcamp-speakers__content is-excerpt\"><p>From my very first experience attending a WordPress Meetup a few years ago, to helping organize Brisbane WordCamp for the past 2 years, the biggest thing that stands out to me is COMMUNITY.&nbsp;The WordPress community is so helpful and supportive &#8211; I want to give back by making it easier for people to connect with &hellip; <\/p>\n<\/div>\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-speakers__sessions\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"wordcamp-speakers__sessions-heading\">\n\t\t\t\tSession\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"wordcamp-speakers__sessions-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wordcamp-speakers__sessions-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"wordcamp-speakers__session-link\" href=\"https:\/\/auckland.wordcamp.org\/2019\/session\/how-to-make-the-most-of-your-wordcamp-experience\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHow to make the most of your WordCamp Experience\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wordcamp-speakers__session-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNovember 2, 2019 at 9:45 am NZDT\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wordcamp-post-list__post wordcamp-clearfix\">\n<div class=\"wordcamp-speaker wordcamp-speakers__post slug-tim-muhundan\">\n\t<h3 class=\"wordcamp-block__item-title wordcamp-speakers__title\" style=\"text-align:left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/auckland.wordcamp.org\/2019\/speaker\/tim-muhundan\/\">Tim Muhundan<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-container align-left\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/auckland.wordcamp.org\/2019\/speaker\/tim-muhundan\/\" class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-link\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7c3a67417d35a5d6fe75c2e3ea5034670f364c57625e05a71f7d23c69623afcc?s=150&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" alt=\"Avatar of Tim Muhundan\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-block__item-content wordcamp-speakers__content is-excerpt\"><p>A Self confessed WordPress Geek, Tim is the founder of BizX.nz \u2013 an Auckland based company that uses WordPress to create minimum Viable \u2018Apps\u2019 for coaches, consultants and service professionals. 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