{"id":598,"date":"2020-01-14T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-14T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2020.glasgow.wordcamp.org\/?p=598"},"modified":"2020-01-16T20:33:09","modified_gmt":"2020-01-16T20:33:09","slug":"introducing-our-second-speakers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glasgow.wordcamp.org\/2020\/introducing-our-second-speakers\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing our second speakers!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Yesterday we introduced you to our first batch of speakers. Today we&#8217;re delighted to bring you the rest of our lineup!<\/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-ahmed-khalifa\">\n\t<h3 class=\"wordcamp-block__item-title wordcamp-speakers__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/glasgow.wordcamp.org\/2020\/speaker\/ahmed-khalifa\/\">Ahmed Khalifa<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-container align-none\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/glasgow.wordcamp.org\/2020\/speaker\/ahmed-khalifa\/\" class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-link\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ce9a4e2c2c563cd675b41e63bd61648eb801a0be8200c399f4b8cc62f2fd1147?s=150&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" alt=\"Avatar of Ahmed Khalifa\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-block__item-content wordcamp-speakers__content is-full\"><p>Ahmed Khalifa is an experienced freelance WordPress SEO consultant and also runs a deaf awareness business. Since he is also moderately deaf\/hard of hearing, combining his professional and personal experiences have allowed him to understand how important it is for everyone to have access to content and how it can benefit the content creators too.<\/p>\n<p>While most people assume that captions can benefit the d\/Deaf and hard of hearing, it can also benefit more people than you think and plays a great part in improving many users&#8217; experience when consuming video content.<\/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:\/\/glasgow.wordcamp.org\/2020\/session\/lets-make-captions-beautiful-to-get-more-people-engaging-with-your-videos\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLet&#8217;s Make Captions Beautiful to Get More People Engaging With Your Videos\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\t8th February 2020 at 11:40 am GMT+0000 in Design\/Business\n\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-chris-brosnan\">\n\t<h3 class=\"wordcamp-block__item-title wordcamp-speakers__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/glasgow.wordcamp.org\/2020\/speaker\/chris-brosnan\/\">Chris Brosnan<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-container align-none\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/glasgow.wordcamp.org\/2020\/speaker\/chris-brosnan\/\" class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-link\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b3c4005a36eac01982dcee3f7413eee266c73580c7f1b9a0537c3dbcde973ca5?s=150&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" alt=\"Avatar of Chris Brosnan\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-block__item-content wordcamp-speakers__content is-full\"><p>Chris is a self-taught developer with almost ten years of professional experience and several more as a hobbyist tinkerer from a young age. He has a particular interest in PHP development with WordPress and Laravel (as well as other MVC frameworks).<\/p>\n<p>He has shared his passion for both in different industries including the charity, travel, financial, blockchain and fashion sectors. When not coding, Chris enjoys film, board games, blogging and watching football.<\/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:\/\/glasgow.wordcamp.org\/2020\/session\/scaling-effectively-with-wordpress\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tScaling Effectively with WordPress\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\t8th February 2020 at 1:35 pm GMT+0000 in Development\n\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-david-artiss\">\n\t<h3 class=\"wordcamp-block__item-title wordcamp-speakers__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/glasgow.wordcamp.org\/2020\/speaker\/david-artiss\/\">David Artiss<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-container align-none\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/glasgow.wordcamp.org\/2020\/speaker\/david-artiss\/\" class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-link\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/fd47141c7b90165fe30cd6e89f145fdd19eef714c06412f336c8e0277064728b?s=150&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" alt=\"Avatar of David Artiss\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-block__item-content wordcamp-speakers__content is-full\"><p>By day, David Artiss works as a Support Engineer and hiring lead on the WordPress VIP team at Automattic. His nearly thirty years of experience in IT support roles has given him the chance to cultivate the art of truly taking care of people and writing so anyone can understand.<\/p>\n<p>David has been active in the WordPress community for 12 years, first as a plugin author, then as a speaker and volunteer at various WordCamps, as well as contributing to Core, Support, Documentation, Translations, and WordPress.TV.<\/p>\n<p>By night, David has performed in 18 musicals and concerts, so is no stranger to the stage. He also writes for the straight-talking technology site The Big Tech Question. He lives in Nottingham, England, with his wife, two daughters, and a room full of Lego.<\/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:\/\/glasgow.wordcamp.org\/2020\/session\/remote-working-how-to-make-it-work-for-you\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRemote working: How to make it work for you\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\t8th February 2020 at 3:15 pm GMT+0000 in Design\/Business\n\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-jessica-thomas\">\n\t<h3 class=\"wordcamp-block__item-title wordcamp-speakers__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/glasgow.wordcamp.org\/2020\/speaker\/jessica-thomas\/\">Jessica Thomas<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-container align-none\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/glasgow.wordcamp.org\/2020\/speaker\/jessica-thomas\/\" class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-link\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2a774442019c10a58b0b41b1524b6f0942fb91038695c11fb3e7e7aaa471e862?s=150&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" alt=\"Avatar of Jessica Thomas\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-block__item-content wordcamp-speakers__content is-full\"><p>Jessica Thomas is a freelance digital marketer who brings her WordPress and SEO skills together to help small businesses and entrepreneurs succeed online. Jessica began her career in the auction industry and now builds websites that reach the top of Google. Jessica is especially known for her SEO services and WordPress websites.<\/p>\n<p>Jessica teaches WordPress beginners how to use WordPress at her \u2018WordPress in a day\u2019 workshops.<\/p>\n<p>When Jessica is not on Google Analytics, she is eating Middle Eastern food or completing her challenge of visiting every UNESCO world heritage site, currently at 53\/1092.<\/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:\/\/glasgow.wordcamp.org\/2020\/session\/youve-got-a-website-now-what-get-optimising-a-beginners-seo-guide\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tYou\u2019ve got a website &#8211; now what? Get optimising! A beginner\u2019s SEO 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\t8th February 2020 at 10:45 am GMT+0000 in Design\/Business\n\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-kayleigh-thorpe\">\n\t<h3 class=\"wordcamp-block__item-title wordcamp-speakers__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/glasgow.wordcamp.org\/2020\/speaker\/kayleigh-thorpe\/\">Kayleigh Thorpe<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-container align-none\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/glasgow.wordcamp.org\/2020\/speaker\/kayleigh-thorpe\/\" class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-link\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/cee8c3564bca088c8f3300447726634e7e34d11b2002b3de29996ba4da754343?s=150&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" alt=\"Avatar of Kayleigh Thorpe\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-block__item-content wordcamp-speakers__content is-full\"><p>I am a WordPress Specialist at 34SP.com. You\u2019ll often find me socialising at tech meetups throughout the UK. When I&#8217;m not learning about WordPress, I like to travel and I am passionate about the WordPress community.<\/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:\/\/glasgow.wordcamp.org\/2020\/session\/how-to-fi-x-slo-w-s-ites\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHow&#8230;. to&#8230;. fi..x&#8230; slo..w&#8230;. s..ites&#8230;\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\t8th February 2020 at 2:20 pm GMT+0000 in Development\n\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-simon-kraft\">\n\t<h3 class=\"wordcamp-block__item-title wordcamp-speakers__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/glasgow.wordcamp.org\/2020\/speaker\/simon-kraft\/\">Simon Kraft<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-container align-none\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/glasgow.wordcamp.org\/2020\/speaker\/simon-kraft\/\" class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-link\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5c70c8457ca931d6aeed65b8c65e68aa5e12b0e742334c2c2e233affe2f193f3?s=150&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" alt=\"Avatar of Simon Kraft\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-block__item-content wordcamp-speakers__content is-full\"><p>Simon is an avid WordPress user since 2008. While working as a developer he also runs one or two German news outlets, is an active community member and spends quite some time organizing meetups and helping the community.<\/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:\/\/glasgow.wordcamp.org\/2020\/session\/wordpress-for-the-future\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWordPress for the Future\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\t8th February 2020 at 10:00 am GMT+0000 in Development\n\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-tammie-lister\">\n\t<h3 class=\"wordcamp-block__item-title wordcamp-speakers__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/glasgow.wordcamp.org\/2020\/speaker\/tammie-lister\/\">Tammie Lister<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-container align-none\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/glasgow.wordcamp.org\/2020\/speaker\/tammie-lister\/\" class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-link\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/08a4bf64aa85295a15e609a16e79feb78c1d9f1532d0f55db34bfd742eec2907?s=150&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" alt=\"Avatar of Tammie Lister\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-block__item-content wordcamp-speakers__content is-full\"><p>Tammie Lister works at Automattic, where she is an Experience Designer donated to the WordPress.org project full time. 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She is passionate about Open Source and community.<\/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:\/\/glasgow.wordcamp.org\/2020\/session\/dropped-stitches-and-tangled-yarn-a-call-to-simplify-wordpress\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDropped stitches and tangled yarn: a call to simplify WordPress\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\t8th February 2020 at 10:00 am GMT+0000 in Design\/Business\n\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><\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday we introduced you to our first batch of speakers. 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