{"id":6872,"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=6872"},"modified":"2026-05-03T22:25:06","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T20:25:06","slug":"mary-hubbard","status":"publish","type":"wcb_speaker","link":"https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2026\/speaker\/mary-hubbard\/","title":{"rendered":"Mary Hubbard"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns speaker-img-data is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-2f49432e 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:50%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"630\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/04\/mary-hubbard-2.jpg?resize=630%2C630&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7684\" 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\/mary-hubbard-2.jpg?w=630&amp;ssl=1 630w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/04\/mary-hubbard-2.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/04\/mary-hubbard-2.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column 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-0a219c52 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\">Mary Hubbard<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/4thhubbard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">@4thhubbard<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-exquisans-font-family has-custom-4-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" 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-container-core-group-is-layout-2c5232b2 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:0\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"line-height:1.6\">Mary Hubbard is the Executive Director of WordPress, the open-source software platform maintained and supported by thousands of independent contributors worldwide. 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