{"id":6847,"date":"2026-04-13T13:13:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T12:13:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2026\/?post_type=wcb_speaker&#038;p=6847"},"modified":"2026-04-16T13:22:59","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T11:22:59","slug":"david-snead","status":"publish","type":"wcb_speaker","link":"https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2026\/speaker\/david-snead\/","title":{"rendered":"David Snead"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-adb62e45 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"873\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/04\/David-Snead.jpg?resize=1024%2C873&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6755\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:3px;border-top-right-radius:3px;border-bottom-left-radius:3px;border-bottom-right-radius:3px;border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/04\/David-Snead-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C873&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/04\/David-Snead-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C256&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/04\/David-Snead-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C654&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/04\/David-Snead-scaled.jpg?resize=352%2C300&amp;ssl=1 352w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/04\/David-Snead-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1309&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/04\/David-Snead-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1745&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-a35945ca wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\">David Snead<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/wdavidsnead\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">@wdavidsnead<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-exquisans-font-family has-custom-4-font-size\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\">United States<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"112\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/04\/Speaker-Pattern.webp?resize=1000%2C112&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6302\" style=\"width:400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/04\/Speaker-Pattern.webp?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/04\/Speaker-Pattern.webp?resize=300%2C34&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/04\/Speaker-Pattern.webp?resize=768%2C86&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/04\/Speaker-Pattern.webp?resize=500%2C56&amp;ssl=1 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0c76d413 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<p style=\"line-height:1.6\">David Snead is an attorney based in Santa Fe, NM.  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