We have an fantastic line up of amazing and talented speakers presenting at WordCamp Brisbane this year, so here are some more to whet your appetite!
Nik Cree
Nik is a Gold Coast / Brisbane based WordPress web developer specialising in Digital Strategy for SME’s using WordPress & a variety of online marketing tools, he uses WordPress & the StudioPress Genesis Framework to create effective high performing web solutions.
He enjoys working to grow businesses online with the tools available and is an avid online explorer.
Presenting: How To Create Full Website Content Easily And Effortlessly in 7 Days
Whether for your own website or as a developer for client websites, writing content is often akin to pulling teeth without anesthetic, using pliers and a hammer.
The 3 step process we have developed and now use for our own projects and with clients, makes content generation a breeze (and enjoyable – just like having a conversation with a bestie over a couple of glasses, which is in fact, how we actually do it). In this presentation we’ll talk about the process and templates you can use to create compelling content that converts with less effort.
Robey Lawrence
Robey has worked in IT for 5 years, straight out of High School. Then decided to pivot to web design when he discovered WordPress in 2013. He moved to the Gold Coast in 2014 where he started attending the WordPress Meetups, and that’s where his networking and learning exploded and he’s been hooked (no pun intended) ever since.
The community around the WordPress platform has been such an encouragement for him over the last few years, having grown and learnt so much from the generosity and time of others.
Presenting: Just Do It!
Basically a story about how opportunities can open themselves up to you when you make the decision to overcome your fears and anxieties and ‘Just Do It!’
Starting from the beginning of how he got into the WordPress centred career he’s in today, by punching his fears in the face and putting himself out there.
Bronson Quick
When Bronson isn’t collecting and playing vinyl or some of his many guitars, he’s coding WordPress goodness with the wonderful team at Human Made! He has a passion for APIs, WordPress integrations, and building WordPress sites that scale. Bronson also maintains Chassis, a lightweight WordPress + Vagrant + Puppet development environment.
Presenting: How To Setup A Consistent Development Environment Across Your Team On A Per Project Basis
One of most important things for a team of developers is having a development environment that matches or closely matches the production environment.
Bronson will teach you how to use Chassis and it’s suite of extensions to create a development environment which can be used be everyone on your team so you don’t end up with different developers with different local environments for development.
Bronson will also deep dive into using Xdebug & PhpStorm to show you why you should stop using `var_dump` during development because you can save time with real time PHP debugging using breakpoints.
Tarei King and Stuart Shields
Tarei King is a WordPress engineer for Human Made based in Auckland working alongside enterprise clients to help them realise their goals and perform like rockstars in their industry. He has 4 years experience and started working with WordPress around version 3.7.
In his spare time he will be BBQing, playing Kubb in the backyard or hosting lawn parties for family and friends. Tarei also co-organises the WordPress Auckland Meetup and WordCamp Auckland, he believes in helping the WordPress community however he can.
Stuart Shields is a WordPress engineer who recently joined the team at Human Made and is based in Toowoomba. He has over 5 years experience helping a full range of clients from small business to high-end enterprise and started working with WordPress since version 3.4.
When he isn’t pumping out code, he’s pumping iron at the gym and getting ready for the next big race. He also enjoys drinking Scotch and Coffee when he’s not on a health kick.
Presenting: Throw away the commute: Stories of two remote workers.
Remote working often conjures images of beaches, laptops and cocktails, but for some – remote working can be as simple as swapping the office, for a space at home.
Stuart and Tarei discuss some of changes, challenges and benefits when working from home as WordPress engineers for a distributed WordPress agency.
These discussions are for the freelancers, remote workers, digital nomads, misfits and those who are interested in potentially making the move to remote working.
Get your tickets now
There’s less than a month remaining until WordCamp Brisbane, and with only 0 tickets remaining (We’ve sold over 200!) – that means WordCamp Brisbane is going to sell out, if you’ve been putting off buying a ticket get it soon before it’s too late!