{"id":700,"date":"2016-07-01T19:47:40","date_gmt":"2016-07-01T23:47:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2016.toronto.wordcamp.org\/?p=700"},"modified":"2016-07-10T16:27:25","modified_gmt":"2016-07-10T20:27:25","slug":"say-hello-to-our-first-round-of-speakers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/toronto.wordcamp.org\/2016\/say-hello-to-our-first-round-of-speakers\/","title":{"rendered":"Say Hello To Our First Round of Speakers"},"content":{"rendered":"

The deadline to send us your speaker application\u00a0ended yesterday, June 30th and we want to thank<\/strong> all of you who took the time and submitted the application<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Because\u00a0an overwhelming number of talks has been submitted<\/strong>, we are still reviewing it, but you might expect the schedule published on our website very soon<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Until then, without further ado & with no particular order we are pleased to announce the\u00a0first round of accepted speakers<\/strong>\u00a0who will share their extensive knowledge and experience with us at WordCamp Toronto 2016:<\/p>\n

Meagan Hanes<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n

\"MeganCoder, speaker, teacher – Meagan does it all! Lead-Organizer of WordCamp Ottawa 2016 and the Ottawa + Arnprior WordPress Meetups. Providing freelance solutions for businesses of all sizes since 2000.
\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/mhanes<\/a><\/p>\n

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David Vogelpohl<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n

\"DavidDavid Vogelpohl is the Vice President of Web Strategy at WP Engine, a premium managed WordPress host designed for speed and reliability.\u00a0Since 1996, David has been managing web development and online marketing efforts in support of a wide range of business and billing models.\u00a0David is an avid contributor to the WordPress business community. https:\/\/twitter.com\/davidvmc<\/a><\/p>\n

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Tracy Apps<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n

\"Tracy<\/p>\n

I solve creative problems with the great folks at\u00a0Cornershop Creative. As the designer for a small distributed team I get to not only do design but be a part of strategy, user testing and even coding things out in custom WordPress solutions.
\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/tapps<\/a><\/p>\n

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John Eckman<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n

\"JohnI am CEO at 10up and\u00a0one of the founding organizers of WordCamp Boston. I\u2019ve developed a number of miscellaneous things including some Drupal modules and\u00a0WordPress plugins, the most visible of which is probably WPBook.
\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/jeckman<\/a><\/p>\n

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Alan Lok<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n

\"AlanAlan Lok is the owner of WirelessLinx Inc., a consulting company in the GTA area that helps with website development (WordPress, Joomla, Liferay) and stack performance tuning\/analysis. He also manages the DevOps team at Mercatus Technologies and have been in most development roles in the past.
\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/alan_lok<\/a><\/p>\n

Michelle Ames<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n

\"MichelleMichelle is the owner and marketing diva at Marketed by Michelle, where her primary goal is to reach success by helping her clients achieve their highest success. Michelle is the organizer of the Rochester area WordPress user group, organizer of WordCamp Buffalo 2016, and Lead Organizer of WordCamp Rochester 2016.
\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/michelleames<\/a><\/p>\n

Brian Messenlehner<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n

\"BrianBrian Messenlehner is a Co-Founder & CTO of WebDevStudios. Brian enjoys learning about new technology and believes open source software like WordPress is the key to successful cost effective web solutions in any situation.
\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/bmess<\/a><\/p>\n

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Michelle Arbore<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n

\"Michelle<\/p>\n

I am the owner of Savvy Social Media where my company offers social media creation, management and coaching to entrepreneurs and small businesses. On a personal note, I have been married for 10 years and have a 5 year old boy.
\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/michellearbore<\/a><\/p>\n

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Jacques Surveyer<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n

\"JacquesA full stack WordPress designer and developer with a mean mentoring streak. I really enjoy learning myself and helping others to understand how WordPress has become the Web Tool for the Rest of Us. I lead the Toronto WordPress Group Meetup | West\u00a0Edition.
\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/jbsurveyer<\/a><\/p>\n

Adam W. Warner<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n

\"AdamAdam W. Warner discovered WordPress in 2005 and has been working within the community ever since. To feed his entrepreneurial spirit, he founded several WordPress-focused businesses that provide education, plugins and consulting services for online business owners. He is a true WordPress Evangelist in spirit and personality, and that also happens to be his job title with SiteLock.com. https:\/\/twitter.com\/SiteLock<\/a><\/p>\n

Taras Mankovski<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n

\"Taras<\/p>\n

I am a developer at NewClarity LLC & Founder of WRKTG Inc &\u00a0I’m known in the Ember.js community as the EmberSherpa.
\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/EmberSherpa<\/a><\/p>\n

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Cesar Abeid<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n

\"Cesar<\/p>\n

Happiness Engineer at Automattic, Project Management Professional\u00ae, Podcaster
\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/cesarabeid<\/a><\/p>\n

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<\/h3>\n

Ting Yang<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n

\"Ting<\/p>\n

A girl who is addicted to programming. She is a software developer that spends most of her time fueling APIs with IPAs and avid contributor to open source projects. Ting is a WordCamp Toronto 2016 Co-Organizer.
\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/username_ting<\/a><\/p>\n

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Hector Jarquin<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n

\"Hector As front-end developer Hector ensures that the projects that he is involved follow accessibility and web standards. At work\u2026 communication (content, graphics and interfaces) accessed via multiple devices and channels. When free\u2026 travel, food, adventure and vintage stuff. Hector is a WordCamp Toronto 2016 Co-Organizer.
\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/hectorjarquin<\/a><\/p>\n

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The deadline to send us your speaker application\u00a0ended yesterday, June 30th and we want to thank all of you who took the time and submitted the application. 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