Category: Panel

Building a Sustainable Community through Meetups

Join us for a panel discussion with community organizers from the WordPress ecosystem. You’ll hear firsthand experiences from meetup and event organizers about what it’s like to start a meetup program and build a community through in-person and virtual events. They’ll talk about the struggles they’ve faced, what they’ve learned from them, and share advice for anyone interested in getting involved, whether that means joining a meetup or even launching one yourself.

  • Ronald Gijsel
    WooCommerce London community, UK
    WooCommerce Partner Marketing manager, Automattic
  • Ana García López
    Head of Marketing, SiteGround 
  • Simon Kraft
    WordPress and WooCommerce community, Germany
    Senior Product Owner WordPress, IONOS
  • Flavia Bernárdez
    WordPress Alicante community, Spain
    Designer, Freelancer
  • Laura Sacco
    WordPress Torino community, Italy
    Support Engineer, Yoast

The panel is hosted by: 
Erika Ellacott
Merchant Community Advocate at WooCommerce, Automattic
Canada


This is an opportunity to learn more about building a WordPress or WooCommerce meetup group or brush up on your event organization skills as in-person events become more common. 

Acquisitions in WordPress

2021 was a year full of WordPress business acquisitions, and we have already seen more in 2022. This panel discussion will cover topics like:

  • What made these businesses look attractive as acquisition targets?
  • Why did they decide to sell?
  • How did they meet the buyer?
  • How do acquisitions like this impact WordPress products and customers?
  • What pitfalls did they encounter through the acquisition and how can you be prepared for those?

We will address these questions with several business owners that were acquired to get a first-hand experience.

  • Marieke van de Rakt —  co-owner of Yoast SEO, acquired by Newfold Digital
  • Devin Walker — co-Founder of GiveWP, acquired by Liquid Web
  • Joshua Strebel — owner of Pagely, acquired by GoDaddy
  • Shane Pearlman — owner of The Events Calendar and Modern Tribe, acquired by Liquid Web

The panel is hosted by Taeke Reijenga, founder and CEO of Level Level — a Dutch WordPress Agency — and Global Lead for WordCamp Europe 2022.