Ahead of the return of WordFest Live for 2022, we’ve put together a list of the speakers our team are looking forward to hearing from.
WordFest Live 2022 will be the fourth 24-hour festival, celebrating all things WordPress. This year’s event is focusing on the theme of transformation and will take place on the 16th December.
The event is organised by Big Orange Heart, who are a charity with a vital mission to ‘support and promote positive well-being and mental health within remote working communities’.
WordFest Live offers over 40 free virtual sessions for attendee’s, including a wide range of expert speakers from within the world of WordPress. You can register to attend the event here.
We asked our team to choose their top picks from the schedule, keep reading to find out which sessions we’re looking forward to.
Adrian Tobey, founder of a multi-award winning tech startup, will be hosting a session on how to build a WordPress Plugin business. Attendee’s will learn how to avoid common mistakes, 3 bootstrap marketing tactics and the pro’s & con’s of offering a ‘lifetime deal’. Find out more about the session here.
Will Brown, WordPress consultant based in Australia, will be leading a session on how to combat the infamous imposter syndrome and how it can affect people regardless of their skill level or professional background. Read more about this session here.
Dave Lockie, Web3 Lead at Automattic, will be hosting a session giving a ‘whistle-stop tour of Web3’, featuring topics such as DAOs, NFTs, smart contracts, layer 2s an DeFi. Dave will also be going over why Web3 matters within the WordPress space. Read the full description of Dave’s talk here.
We recently published a summary of all things Web3 after attending this years Agencynomics Big Event, click here to read our summary.
Meshell Baker will be giving an insight into how you can be more comfortable in your own skin and eradicate self-doubt. Meshell will teach attendee’s how to ignore their inner critic and put their best foot forward in the business world. Read more about this session here.
Ankush Mittal, business owner, will be leading a session on how to reach new clients and markets in a post-covid world. Attendee’s will learn about innovative ways to engage with clients, how to take a holistic approach and the big questions you should be asking about your business. Find out more about this session here.
You can view the full schedule of expert speakers at the WordFest Live website here.
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