We’re so excited to introduce you to our first group of speakers. WordCamps exist by the grace of sponsors and volunteers. Yes, all our speakers volunteer their time too. Please give them a warm welcome!
CHRIS WIEGMAN
Chris is an engineer at WP Engine who has been working on WordPress since 2008. Over the years he built one of the largest security plugins on WordPress.org as well as numerous other plugins, themes and solutions for sites large and small. When not coding Chris loves to teach and has presented at numerous WordCamps and other conferences as well as taught computer security for St. Edward’s University and other University courses ranging from computers to aviation.
Talk: WordPress 5 and the future: How technology and community can build the future of WordPress
WORDPRESS 5 AND THE FUTURE: HOW TECHNOLOGY AND COMMUNITY CAN BUILD THE FUTURE OF WORDPRESS
MARCEL BOOTSMAN
WordPress specialist, owner of nostromo.nl, active in the WordPress community as polyglot, forum moderator, admin for nl.wordpress.org and co-organiser of WordCamp Europe, The Netherlands and Rotterdam. Loves tennis and mountainbiking (in good weather).
Talk: Raising funds for the community while walking to Berlin (short talk)
ANNEMARIE JANSE
I am a Medical Biologist and I have a lot of work experience in the field of medical research. Currently I am running my own business (since 1 year) as a Virtual Assistant.
Talk: It’s just shaving foam – why borders aren’t limiting you (short talk)
BIRGIT OLZEM
Birgit Olzem, or Coach Birgit as her friends call her, is a certified life coach. Her passion is WordPress and mentorship that comes from putting into daily practice the knowledge one learns. She specializes in private tutoring and user training for WordPress and Social Media.
She is a serious developer in both front and back-end development and has spoken at WordCamps about the REST API, WooCommerce, WordPress as an App Framework, and choosing WordPress as a CMS. Teaching beginners is her passion, though she is far from it herself.
Those in the Make WordPress community know Birgit from Polyglots and Training, as well as volunteering at local and international WordCamps. Since May, 2018 Savvii, Dutch WordPress hosting company, snapped her up for the role of Community Manager (D/A/CH region).
When she’s not teaching or organizing a meetup or a WordCamp, you can find her spending time with her five children, her newborn grandson, drinking coffee, and occasionally taking a break wherever the sun will shine down, perhaps a convertible Opel Cabriolet on vacation. Say hi to her on Twitter here @CoachBirgit and visit her website at CoachBirgit.com.
Talk: How your mental health (issues) affects your creativity