{"id":1025,"date":"2019-09-24T10:01:53","date_gmt":"2019-09-24T00:01:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2019.portmacquarie.wordcamp.org\/?p=1025"},"modified":"2019-09-24T13:41:59","modified_gmt":"2019-09-24T03:41:59","slug":"next-round-of-speakers-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/portmacquarie.wordcamp.org\/2019\/next-round-of-speakers-announced\/","title":{"rendered":"Next round of speakers announced"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>We&#8217;re excited to announce the next batch of speakers for WordCamp Port Macquarie. We&#8217;re kicking off in only 11 days! Tickets are only $55 and you can get them <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/2019.portmacquarie.wordcamp.org\/purchase-tickets-to-wordcamp-port-macquarie\/\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wordcamp-block wordcamp-post-list has-layout-grid wordcamp-speakers has-grid-columns-2\"><li class=\"wordcamp-post-list__post wordcamp-clearfix\">\n<div class=\"wordcamp-speaker wordcamp-speakers__post slug-ben-mcadam\">\n\t<h3 class=\"wordcamp-block__item-title wordcamp-speakers__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/portmacquarie.wordcamp.org\/2019\/speaker\/ben-mcadam\/\">Ben McAdam<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-container align-none\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/portmacquarie.wordcamp.org\/2019\/speaker\/ben-mcadam\/\" class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-link\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/87c6eb0a41ec1e6d0dd285ccc9fcec02ea7fde59bfc1b1b9347b36a09849c7ef?s=300&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" alt=\"Avatar of Ben McAdam\" \/>\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>Ben is a Profits Coach and Virtual CFO with over a decade of experience helping online and offline businesses improve their profits, free up time, and understand their numbers.<\/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:\/\/portmacquarie.wordcamp.org\/2019\/session\/growth-scale-is-impossible-if-you-get-this-wrong\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGrowth\/Scale is impossible if you get this wrong\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\tOctober 5, 2019 at 1:45 pm AEST in Room 1\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-dee-teal\">\n\t<h3 class=\"wordcamp-block__item-title wordcamp-speakers__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/portmacquarie.wordcamp.org\/2019\/speaker\/dee-teal\/\">Dee Teal<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-container align-none\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/portmacquarie.wordcamp.org\/2019\/speaker\/dee-teal\/\" class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-link\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2b08f8a3af215dafee936f9179daa7a6f869a9ea0c7613a511f3185f5e995fb8?s=300&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" alt=\"Avatar of Dee Teal\" \/>\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>Dee is a huge fan of the WordPress community, has organised many WordPress events in Australia, and speaks at WordCamps and meetups whenever she gets the opportunity, both at home and around the world.<\/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:\/\/portmacquarie.wordcamp.org\/2019\/session\/project-management-principles-for-your-mental-health\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tProject Management Principles for your Mental Health\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\tOctober 5, 2019 at 1:45 pm AEST in Room 2\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-kristen-symonds\">\n\t<h3 class=\"wordcamp-block__item-title wordcamp-speakers__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/portmacquarie.wordcamp.org\/2019\/speaker\/kristen-symonds\/\">Kristen Symonds<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-container align-none\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/portmacquarie.wordcamp.org\/2019\/speaker\/kristen-symonds\/\" class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-link\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/31fbca03b3e69c27a6dd80ec3c2ee084684967f1dbdd829b84db6f155c0eea09?s=300&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" alt=\"Avatar of Kristen Symonds\" \/>\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>Happiness Engineer for WordPress.com. Loves karate, bunnies, knitting, crochet, photography, painting, and calligraphy.<\/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:\/\/portmacquarie.wordcamp.org\/2019\/session\/fast-wp-sites-with-amp\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFast WP sites with AMP\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\tOctober 5, 2019 at 10:00 am AEST in Room 2\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-ricky-blacker\">\n\t<h3 class=\"wordcamp-block__item-title wordcamp-speakers__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/portmacquarie.wordcamp.org\/2019\/speaker\/ricky-blacker\/\">Ricky Blacker<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-container align-none\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/portmacquarie.wordcamp.org\/2019\/speaker\/ricky-blacker\/\" class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-link\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/6885ca9d6fe8121c13d502e15edd4ef7a2eb4add64c3df91df27052e07ec91c5?s=300&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" alt=\"Avatar of Ricky Blacker\" \/>\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>Ricky is a self taught web professional who found and fell in love with WordPress, and the community behind it while looking for a CMS platform. He now works for WP Engine providing a Digital Experience Platform for WordPress user around the world.<\/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:\/\/portmacquarie.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\tOctober 5, 2019 at 12:10 pm AEST in Room 1\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-toni-livesey\">\n\t<h3 class=\"wordcamp-block__item-title wordcamp-speakers__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/portmacquarie.wordcamp.org\/2019\/speaker\/toni-livesey\/\">Toni Livesey<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-container align-none\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/portmacquarie.wordcamp.org\/2019\/speaker\/toni-livesey\/\" class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-link\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5f3812ae75d49324474dceb09b2ceb0eeb2dde06b88813e52c47bec60f25bd18?s=300&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" alt=\"Avatar of Toni Livesey\" \/>\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\u2019m a wife, mother and grandmother who somehow found her way into building websites back in 1996. As the MC who introduced me at the Brisbane WordCamp put it\u2026 that makes me older than Google. Yes, I was around before the Google boys set up shop in their mother\u2019s garage. By 1998 I was building &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:\/\/portmacquarie.wordcamp.org\/2019\/session\/why-i-use-woocommerce-as-an-ecommerce-solution\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhy I use WooCommerce as an eCommerce Solution\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\tOctober 6, 2019 at 11:10 am AEDT in Room 2\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>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Get tickets today!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-squared\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-color has-white-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/2019.portmacquarie.wordcamp.org\/purchase-tickets-to-wordcamp-port-macquarie\/\" style=\"background-color:#008074\">Get tickets<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;re excited to announce the next batch of speakers for WordCamp Port Macquarie. 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