Note, the schedule is subject to change without further notice.
Day 1, Saturday 14 June 2025
Registration (H Block)
09:00
Opening remarks
09:45
10:00 Room 1
5 Design Fixes That Instantly Improve ANY Website
Haley Brown
Level: All
Track: Designer
📺YouTube
10:00 Room 2
Make the Move from Sites That Work to Systems That Last: How You Can Build Sustainable Systems Today
Chris Chatterton
Level: Intermediate
Track: Developer
📺YouTube
10:45-11:15 Break
11:15 Room 1
Stand Out in Google Search: Visual SEO Tips for WordPress Sites
Kenichi Suzuki
Level: Beginner
Track: Content creator
📺YouTube
11:15 Room 2
Beyond the Build: Navigating the Full Life Cycle of a Website
Stephen Tredrea
Level: Intermediate
Track: Business
📺YouTube
12:00-12:15 Break
12:15 Room 1
Accelerating performance and Scalability for Dynamic WordPress Sites
Wes Tatters
Level: All
Track: Developer
📺 YouTube
12:15 Room 2
From Crickets to Clients: How Nailing Your Niche Unlocks Endless Leads
Stephanie Campanella
Level: All
Track: Business
📺YouTube
13:00-14:00 Break
14:00 Room 1
From Chaos to Control: SEO Strategies Web Designers Can Actually Use
JJ Purton Jones
Level: Beginner
Track: Designer
📺YouTube
14:00 Room 2
No Internet? No Problem – Offline AI Pair Coding with Ollama
Carl Alberto
Level: Intermediate
Track: Developer
14:45-15:00 Break
15:00 Room 1
Custom designs still matters!
Jakub Varinsky
Level: Beginner
Developer
15:00 Room 2
Leading from the front: The harsh realities of effective technical leadership
Tim Sheehan
Level: All
Track: Human
15:45-16:00 Break
16:00 Room 1
Beyond WordPress firewalls: Real-World WordPress Security from a Hosting Perspective
Emmanuel Khoury
Level: All
Track: Developer
16:00 Room 2
A case study in using a customised product listing
Peter Edwards
Level: Intermediate
Track: Business
Closing remarks
16:45-17:00
Official social event: The Ship Inn
18:00-21:00
Day 2, Sunday 15 June 2025
Opening remarks
8:45-9:00
09:00 Room 1
Oh $H!T I’ve been hacked! HELP!
Peter Bui
Level: Intermediate
Track: Developer
📺YouTube
09:00 Room 2
Explaining Tech Without the Jargon: How to WordPress Solutions to Non-Technical Clients
Samuel Hawley
Level: Advanced
Track: Business
📺YouTube
09:45-10:00 Break
10:00 Room 1
Worst First Date Ever: Why Your WordPress Site Ghosts Its Visitors
Anna Harrison
Level: All
Track: Human
📺YouTube
10:00 Room 2
Announcing PHP Vitals: A plugin that finds your websites’ fundamental speed limit
Quintin Russ
Level: Intermediate
Track: Developer
📺YouTube
10:45-11:15 Break
11:15 Room 1
From Zero to Traffic: How to Get Your First 1,000 Visitors on WordPress Fast
Anto Peter
Level: Intermediate
Track: Business
11:15 Room 2
Discoverability vs. Monetisation: Pros and Cons of the WordPress Plugin Repo
Luke Carbis
Level: Beginner
Track: Developer
12:00-12:15 Break
12:15 Room 1
OMGWTF, Design Approved: How to Present Web Designs That Clients Can’t Refuse
Corey Dodd
Level: Beginner
Track: Designer
12:15 Room 2
Catching all the (edge) cases: Getting started with automated testing
Leesa Ward
Level: Intermediate
Track: Developer
13:00-14:00 Break
14:00 Room 1
Package It. Price It. Protect Your Peace.
Jane Tweedy
Level: All
Track: Business
14:00 Room 2
Building Client-Safe Websites
PK Son
Level: Intermediate
Track: Developer
14:45-15:00 Break
15:00 Room 1
Building Plugins That Stick: Lessons from Scaling Wholesale Suite, Advanced Coupons & Beyond
Josh Kohlbach
Level: Intermediate
Track: Business / Development
15:00 Room 2
How to Design Your Next Career Move
Emily Conaghan
Level: All
Track: Business
Closing remarks
15:45-16:00
Unofficial social event: The Charming Squire
Thursday 12 June 2025
Pre-conference event. Meetup. RSVP
17:30-19:30
Unofficial social event: Miss Demeanour Laneway Bar
Friday 13 June 2025
Pre-conference event. Contribution sprint. RSVP
13:00-17:00
Unofficial social event: Saccharomyces Beer Cafe