
Robert Abela – Founder of Melapress
My name is Robert Abela. I left my home country, Malta, when I was 24 years old. Since then I have lived in Cyprus, Scotland, and now, settled in the Netherlands with my family. My wife and I have three…

Hari Shanker – Program Manager at Automattic
I am Hari Shanker, an Open source Program Manager at Automattic. I consider myself a community-oriented person, dedicated to supporting and contributing to the open-source ecosystem. I reside in the vibrant city of Kochi, located in the southern state of…
Tigran Nazaryan – Co-Founder & CEO of 10Web.io
August 17, 2023 / HostingMy name is Tigran Nazaryan, the co-founder and CEO at 10Web.io, an AI-powered WordPress platform. I was born and currently reside in Armenia, where I have spent my entire life. Growing up, I have always been fascinated by science, technology,…
Vikas Singhal – Founder of InstaWP
I am Vikas Singhal, the founder of InstaWP. I live in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. I am a Computer Science engineer by profession who decided to come out from the world of complex servers and work to improve WordPress. You can…
Hossni Mubarak – Founder of HMPlugin & WordPress Books Gallery
July 27, 2023 / PluginsMy name is Hossni Mubarak, the founder & CEO of HMPlugin. I have 15+ years of experience in web application development. I’m the lead and only developer of WordPress Books Gallery Plugin, a plugin that launched on WordPress.org back in…
Topher DeRosia – Founder of HeroPress
July 17, 2023 / Individuals, WordCamp SpeakersI am Topher DeRosia, the founder of HeroPress. I live in the USA. I grew up in a forest full of green in the summer and full of snow in the winter. Far from people with animals in the woods…
Parvez Akhter – Founder and CEO of ThriveDesk, ThemeXpert, & WPSmartPay
July 11, 2023 / PluginsMy name is Parvez Akhter, the Founder, and CEO of a consortium of WordPress and Joomla-based companies: ThemeXpert, ThriveDesk, and WPSmartPay. I currently reside in Turkey with my family. My journey in entrepreneurship began during my college years when I…
Thomas Koschwitz – Co-Founder and Designer of GREYD.
July 5, 2023 / AgenciesI am Thomas Koschwitz, designer and Co-Founder of GREYD. I live in Nuremberg, Germany with my wife and son. When I started my career, it had nothing to do with what I do now. I was trained as a mechanic…
Justin Ferriman – Founder of GapScout & LearnDash
June 27, 2023 / IndividualsMy name is Justin Ferriman, Founder of GapScout. Originally hailing from Michigan, I currently live in California. I’m a person with a passion and keen awareness of life. I choose to put all my energy into making my passions a…
Florian Salman – Founder of WP Bug Detector
June 15, 2023 / PluginsI am Florian Sami Salman, founder of WP Bug Detector, former WordPress freelancer (top 3 on Google in Germany), and former drummer for the band MATIJA, a well-known indie band in Germany - and yes… I quit everything to fully…
Katie Keith – Co-Founder & CEO at Barn2 Plugins
May 30, 2023 / PluginsMy name is Katie Keith, Co-Founder and CEO at Barn2 Plugins. I was born in 1981 and spent my childhood living in South West England. My family lived opposite a park, where I spent many hours with my sister and…