{"id":8,"date":"2017-07-14T12:11:10","date_gmt":"2017-07-14T12:11:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2018.kathmandu.wordcamp.org\/speakers\/"},"modified":"2018-03-06T16:24:50","modified_gmt":"2018-03-06T16:24:50","slug":"speakers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kathmandu.wordcamp.org\/2018\/speakers\/","title":{"rendered":"Speakers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"common-holder wrapper-organizer-content\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"wrapper-organizer-wrap\">\n\t<div class=\"wcorg-speakers\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<!-- Organizers note: The id attribute is deprecated and only remains for backwards compatibility, please use the corresponding class to target individual speakers -->\n\t\t\t<div id=\"wcorg-speaker-emanuel-blagonic\" class=\"wcorg-speaker wcorg-speaker-emanuel-blagonic\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tEmanuel Blagonic\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-speaker-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img alt='' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/309427840327b0e8bfcb3bf96c4bbbb48bc23c812d8788bce66bba21e30e0b90?s=340&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/309427840327b0e8bfcb3bf96c4bbbb48bc23c812d8788bce66bba21e30e0b90?s=680&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-340 photo' height='340' width='340' \/>\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>I Love You \u2013 A Story About Web Accessibility<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Emanuel has more than 14 years of experience and more than 500 different projects with worldwide clients on his back. From designing websites to designing touch\u2013screen applications, he worked with small and big clients, startups and global projects. Although primarily a designer, he\u2019s been in love with WordPress for more than 10 years, being one of the biggest promoters in Croatia \u2013 writing articles about WordPress that are not only promoting WordPress but open source as well. He helps organize WordCamps and Meetups in Croatia and is part of WordCamp Europe organizing the team.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As one of the pioneers of the web standards movement in Croatia, he is active in the community where he works on building a better understanding of the design process and educates clients as much as possible. Can be found on Twitter as @eblagonic.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Topic Description:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Yes. We say I love you all too often, and yes \u2013 web *IS* the most transparent platform in the world. But, do we really think of all the users in the world that will access our website? We are not all the same. Every one of us uses the web differently. Some use it on their mobile phones, some on their tablets, some on their desktops and some on their televisions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">When building websites we don&#8217;t think about *all* the users out there, aren&#8217;t we? And the reason is often \u2013 money. We don&#8217;t get enough of a budget to think of them. But let&#8217;s be honest \u2013 we should do more. Is there something we should and can do? Is there a way to create a better website for *all the people out there* and not only the lucky ones?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In this talk, I will explore how people with disabilities use the web and will give you some guidelines that will help you create better user experiences for everyone.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Intended Audience:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Everyone web-related (front-end developers and designers mostly, but will be of use to developers too)<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<!-- Organizers note: The id attribute is deprecated and only remains for backwards compatibility, please use the corresponding class to target individual speakers -->\n\t\t\t<div id=\"wcorg-speaker-dat-hoang\" class=\"wcorg-speaker wcorg-speaker-dat-hoang\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDat Hoang\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-speaker-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img alt='' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f4f5d1a9ebc45b16ab6bb2fa6891611c2b43a82c81dd2988bacc1ce95e38b359?s=340&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f4f5d1a9ebc45b16ab6bb2fa6891611c2b43a82c81dd2988bacc1ce95e38b359?s=680&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-340 photo' height='340' width='340' \/>\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>WordPress Multilingual: Benefits and Considerations<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I am a Happiness Engineer at Automattic, focusing on the WordPress.org products. Before joining the company, I worked with the multilingual WordPress every day.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I involve quite a lot in the community in my country and region: organizing local meetups, speaking in WordCamps, and managing the<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/vi.wordpress.org\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">vi.wordpress.org<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> site.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">When the laptop is closed, I enjoy traveling and outdoor activities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Topic Description:<\/strong>\u00a0 By default, WordPress accepts a single language only. In this topic, I talk about the possibility to have a multilingual WordPress site.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I will discuss the following points in detail:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Multilingual website \u2013 why it is a worthy investment<\/span><\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Considerations for a WordPress multilingual site<\/li>\n<li>Available plugin\/solution comparison<\/li>\n<li>Tips and hints<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Intended Audience:<\/strong> Both developers and users want to create websites have more than one language. <\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<!-- Organizers note: The id attribute is deprecated and only remains for backwards compatibility, please use the corresponding class to target individual speakers -->\n\t\t\t<div id=\"wcorg-speaker-sujal-karki\" class=\"wcorg-speaker wcorg-speaker-sujal-karki wcorg-track-hall-filters\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSujal Karki\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-speaker-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img alt='' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/892c1e9d87e518c85a255af8dbbcd18e007ddab836705db488dfcbaf88e3fcb6?s=340&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/892c1e9d87e518c85a255af8dbbcd18e007ddab836705db488dfcbaf88e3fcb6?s=680&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-340 photo' height='340' width='340' \/>\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>My Journey in WordPress<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sujal, an electronics Engineer who loves coding either front-end or backend. Besides coding, he spent his most of the time reading blogs related to new trends and technology. He is currently working as a project coordinator at Last Door Solutions.<\/p>\n<p><b>Topic Description:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> This topic covers how technical\/non-technical people can build their career in IT related field.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Intended Audience:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Anyone who wants to start a career in IT field.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<!-- Organizers note: The id attribute is deprecated and only remains for backwards compatibility, please use the corresponding class to target individual speakers -->\n\t\t\t<div id=\"wcorg-speaker-hajime-ogushi\" class=\"wcorg-speaker wcorg-speaker-hajime-ogushi\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHajime Ogushi\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-speaker-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img alt='' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b8e2aa21c51a17fe1ba602fe5f95168dd113645fb5e86388550a1d98dd8e6352?s=340&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b8e2aa21c51a17fe1ba602fe5f95168dd113645fb5e86388550a1d98dd8e6352?s=680&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-340 photo' height='340' width='340' \/>\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>How did the WordPress community grow in Japan?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/megane9988\">Hajime Ogushi<\/a>\u00a0is a CEO of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.m-g-n.me\">mgn.inc<\/a>. He mainly uses WordPress as a job for clients. He has been using it since around 2006.<\/p>\n<p><strong> Topic Description: <\/strong>Currently, about 80% of CMS used in Japan is WordPress.<br \/>\nWordCamp Tokyo has more than 1000 participants.<br \/>\nWhy have so many people used WordPress in Japan 2008? There were about 60 participants at the first WordCamp Tokyo.<br \/>\nHow did the community grow from there to the present?<\/p>\n<p>I will talk about such contents.<br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\nIntended Audience:<\/strong> ALL WordPress Lovers.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<!-- Organizers note: The id attribute is deprecated and only remains for backwards compatibility, please use the corresponding class to target individual speakers -->\n\t\t\t<div id=\"wcorg-speaker-sakar-upadhyaya-khatiwada\" class=\"wcorg-speaker wcorg-speaker-sakar-upadhyaya-khatiwada wcorg-track-hall-filters\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSakar Upadhyaya Khatiwada\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-speaker-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img alt='' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/de91f25c0dcca73c38f676b56a823fea4962e310310ae84c90e40d99aafb947b?s=340&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/de91f25c0dcca73c38f676b56a823fea4962e310310ae84c90e40d99aafb947b?s=680&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-340 photo' height='340' width='340' \/>\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Soft skill toppings for spicing up your WordPress professionalism<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sakar is a Web Developer at Proshore Nepal who loves coding and networking. He started using WordPress before 5 years and has been in love with it since then. He has done his Post Graduate Diploma in Counseling Psychology from Trichandra Campus affiliated to Tribhuvan University. He is socializing, traveling or trying different cuisines when he is not working.<\/p>\n<p><b>Topic Description:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> The topic will include some soft skills that you will be requiring to add up to your hard skills for being more professional in your WordPress career<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Intended Audience:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Anyone<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<!-- Organizers note: The id attribute is deprecated and only remains for backwards compatibility, please use the corresponding class to target individual speakers -->\n\t\t\t<div id=\"wcorg-speaker-bishal-mishra\" class=\"wcorg-speaker wcorg-speaker-bishal-mishra wcorg-track-hall-filters\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBishal Mishra\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-speaker-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img alt='' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/40bf79e155072e5d28f1c908072046ccd155afb05593b538442d791fe539a1ee?s=340&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/40bf79e155072e5d28f1c908072046ccd155afb05593b538442d791fe539a1ee?s=680&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-340 photo' height='340' width='340' \/>\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>What makes design &#8211; design?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Obsessed with visuals that captivated his attention since his early childhood days, Bishal\u2019s passion for design has now interlocked with his aspirations. An adventure enthusiast, Bishal is currently working in close-knit with his team at Idealaya and Last Door Solutions, helping businesses achieve their objectives through creative visual solutions. To know more about him, connect with him @bishaller<\/p>\n<p><b>Topic Description:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> This particular topic I have chosen will explode what Design really is and how it&#8217;s done. The session intends to change the perception of building a product; especially for developers. Also, the importance of design for a developer and a team is the key factor for the session.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Intended Audience:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Designers and Developers<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<!-- Organizers note: The id attribute is deprecated and only remains for backwards compatibility, please use the corresponding class to target individual speakers -->\n\t\t\t<div id=\"wcorg-speaker-samia-rai\" class=\"wcorg-speaker wcorg-speaker-samia-rai wcorg-track-hall-filters\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSamia Rai\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-speaker-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img alt='' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/6d32e8f05a40fc8025dc44fa1a32b02a4cce733e3db03b7b0dab6c19dbf58eaa?s=340&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/6d32e8f05a40fc8025dc44fa1a32b02a4cce733e3db03b7b0dab6c19dbf58eaa?s=680&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-340 photo' height='340' width='340' \/>\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Vlogging- An Innovative Addition To WordPress Blogging Landscape<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Samia is an <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">avid reader and aspiring writer, I love to research, write and blog about things that peak my interest and curiosity.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> She has contributed to ThemeGrill, Beautiful Themes, and many other websites as a freelancer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Topic description :<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We have heard people talking about blogging a lot. But, it&#8217;s high time that we think a step further and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">start<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> talking about Vlogging. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0Thus, this topic covers all the &#8220;basics of Vlogging&#8221; from its introduction to all the software and equipment required and what steps to follow while creating an effective video blog. Also, it includes important tips to remember to make your vlog stand out. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Intended Audience:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> All Blogging Enthusiasts <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<!-- Organizers note: The id attribute is deprecated and only remains for backwards compatibility, please use the corresponding class to target individual speakers -->\n\t\t\t<div id=\"wcorg-speaker-shishta-pradhan\" class=\"wcorg-speaker wcorg-speaker-shishta-pradhan wcorg-track-hall-action\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tShishta Pradhan\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-speaker-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img alt='' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f60c4edecbd12945b6b7fba0ccc5dc57e0407b53bcc8c92ff296040823245626?s=340&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f60c4edecbd12945b6b7fba0ccc5dc57e0407b53bcc8c92ff296040823245626?s=680&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-340 photo' height='340' width='340' \/>\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Scope for Front End Developers in WordPress<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m an enthusiastic Front End Developer who has been working on WordPress for the past 3 years. I love playing with HTML, CSS, JS and love implementing the graphical design into beautiful code by combining the art of design with the art of programming to make a beautiful website. Currently, I have been working on Code Pixelz Media as a Front End Developer.<\/p>\n<p>Facebook Profile: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/shishta.pradhan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/shishta.pradhan<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Topic Description:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> The main purpose of my topic is to highlight the scope for all the Front End developers in the WordPress community. WordPress is not only for the developers who code but it also provides a huge platform for Front Enders to boost their career in many different aspects.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Intended Audience:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Front End Developers, Designers, Developers and anyone who wants to start their career as a Front End Developer in WordPress.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<!-- Organizers note: The id attribute is deprecated and only remains for backwards compatibility, please use the corresponding class to target individual speakers -->\n\t\t\t<div id=\"wcorg-speaker-mike-stott\" class=\"wcorg-speaker wcorg-speaker-mike-stott\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMike Stott\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-speaker-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img alt='' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/28d38dd02719f6d2538a52a0bcd7ddcedaff9d35cf50d4ef9ea1f95f11891d1b?s=340&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/28d38dd02719f6d2538a52a0bcd7ddcedaff9d35cf50d4ef9ea1f95f11891d1b?s=680&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-340 photo' height='340' width='340' \/>\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>From Side Project to Successful Product<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m Mike Stott, Founder of Epic Plugins, Epic Themes and co-founder Zero BS CRM. I develop, support and market WordPress plugins, themes and recently a side project turned successful product \u2013 Zero BS CRM.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve used WordPress since 2011 and developed for it as well as being a &#8220;Super User&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Further reading:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Kinsta Kingpin Interview: <a href=\"https:\/\/kinsta.com\/blog\/interview-with-mike-stott\/\">https:\/\/kinsta.com\/blog\/interview-with-mike-stott\/<\/a><br \/>\nIndie Hackers Interview: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiehackers.com\/businesses\/epic-plugins-and-themes\">https:\/\/www.indiehackers.com\/businesses\/epic-plugins-and-themes<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Topic Description:<\/strong> The topic will cover:-<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Getting Started with your Side Project (e.g. how to choose a name and whether to even bother)<\/li>\n<li>Deciding what goes into your &#8216;MMP&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Growing your team and tracking metrics<\/li>\n<li>Why we chose WordPress to develop and sell our WordPress product<\/li>\n<li>Selling a WordPress Product using WordPress<br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\nIntended Audience:<\/strong> Entrepreneurs, Web Agencies, Non technical<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<!-- Organizers note: The id attribute is deprecated and only remains for backwards compatibility, please use the corresponding class to target individual speakers -->\n\t\t\t<div id=\"wcorg-speaker-maneela-kc\" class=\"wcorg-speaker wcorg-speaker-maneela-kc wcorg-track-hall-filters\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tManeela KC\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-speaker-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img alt='' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4385b74eda9a4a457076cbfc3f1f2d63dc77f3e821b317e101c0b502b5a88ee2?s=340&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4385b74eda9a4a457076cbfc3f1f2d63dc77f3e821b317e101c0b502b5a88ee2?s=680&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-340 photo' height='340' width='340' \/>\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Vlogging- An Innovative Addition To WordPress Blogging Landscape<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Maneela is currently a Seo Copywriter and a video blogger at ThemeGrill Pvt. Ltd and Beautiful themes. She is an IT graduate from Tribhuwan University but is <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">a blogging enthusiast who aspires to become a wordsmith of the digital world. A writer by profession and dreamer by nature, she loves to read, travel, and try new things.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Topic description:\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We have heard people talking about blogging a lot. But, it&#8217;s high time that we think a step further and starts talking about Vlogging. \u00a0Thus, this topic covers all the &#8220;basics of Vlogging&#8221; from its introduction to all the software and equipment required and what steps to follow while creating an effective video blog. Also, it includes important tips to remember to make your vlog stand out.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Intended Audience:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> All Blogging Enthusiasts<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<!-- Organizers note: The id attribute is deprecated and only remains for backwards compatibility, please use the corresponding class to target individual speakers -->\n\t\t\t<div id=\"wcorg-speaker-pratima-sharma\" class=\"wcorg-speaker wcorg-speaker-pratima-sharma wcorg-track-hall-filters\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPratima Sharma\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-speaker-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img alt='' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4230dc498604083ffb2ce123878fd2c8f4bec5393f29d22c9f4c6c8e5da60e62?s=340&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4230dc498604083ffb2ce123878fd2c8f4bec5393f29d22c9f4c6c8e5da60e62?s=680&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-340 photo' height='340' width='340' \/>\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>You should blog (Even if you&#8217;re killing it on Instagram and Snapchat)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Apart from being a wordsmith and pensive writer, Pratima is also a tech nut- she is a Software Engineer and works at Goreto Software; a software company based in Pokhara. Her inescapable path of self-discovery and creativity led her to WordPress and she has been rocking it so far.<\/p>\n<p>As a woman, the fact that she\u2019s still working in tech is not lost on her and by now, she\u2019s grown used to being the only woman at work. However, she wishes to be an inspiration and fill the pipeline with more talented young women. When she is not working, she is usually reading or writing something. Pratima loves to read and has hopes to write a good book someday.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Topic Description:<\/strong> <\/span>A pursuit to get all those who haven&#8217;t hopped on the blogging bandwagon get started with blogging.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It can be easy to disregard something like blogging as boring and outdated but blogs can be a great way to find a creative outlet and having an active, curated company blog is just as important today as it was 10 years ago. Th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">e internet is not just a platform for sharing weird memes and funny pictures. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Discover a handful of reasons why you should still blog even if you&#8217;re killing it on much newer, hipper social media platforms.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Intended Audience:<\/strong> Everyone<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<!-- Organizers note: The id attribute is deprecated and only remains for backwards compatibility, please use the corresponding class to target individual speakers -->\n\t\t\t<div id=\"wcorg-speaker-tikaram-bhandari\" class=\"wcorg-speaker wcorg-speaker-tikaram-bhandari wcorg-track-hall-action\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tTikaram Bhandari\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-speaker-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img alt='' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d4470acdc7e16a39e573bef7c30ed48c1d8d6979f3b8d4725eaa36b294df1c2f?s=340&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d4470acdc7e16a39e573bef7c30ed48c1d8d6979f3b8d4725eaa36b294df1c2f?s=680&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-340 photo' height='340' width='340' \/>\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Building Secure WordPress Themes and Plugins<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tikaram is a Happiness Engineer, currently working at Catch Themes. He has been working actively in WordPress since a year now. He is passionate about solving tough problems and proposing elegant solutions to the users. When away from the computer, Tikaram enjoys doing yoga, listening to music, and hanging out with his colleagues.<\/p>\n<p><b>Topic Description:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> The session will cover Common mistakes and most common attacks on WordPress Sites. It will also cover ways to prevent the common attacks and mistakes to avoid while developing WordPress Themes and plugins.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Intended Audience:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> WordPress theme and plugin developers, beginners and everyone who loves WordPress<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<!-- Organizers note: The id attribute is deprecated and only remains for backwards compatibility, please use the corresponding class to target individual speakers -->\n\t\t\t<div id=\"wcorg-speaker-chitra-raj-bhandari\" class=\"wcorg-speaker wcorg-speaker-chitra-raj-bhandari wcorg-track-hall-action\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tChitra Raj Bhandari\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-speaker-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img alt='' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/a3d7b90f12937a5659a7435fc93f2a81f6bb0c71c987c2e7b3267d4c3299b083?s=340&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/a3d7b90f12937a5659a7435fc93f2a81f6bb0c71c987c2e7b3267d4c3299b083?s=680&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-340 photo' height='340' width='340' \/>\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Semantic SEO: Optimizing Web for Crawlers that Understand<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">CRB has around 6 years of experience as a digital marketer during which he has worked for local and multinational brands and helped them grow. He has worked extensively on optimizing WordPress websites for small, medium and big brands and help them get better conversions at lower costs. Starting in the age when websites search engine crawlers relied on words (syntax) to understand the relevance of page to a certain query string &#8211; his skills have evolved and helped many small, medium and large scale websites to leverage their web presence for search engine crawlers that understand the &#8216;intent&#8217; of a search query.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">He is the co-founder of Pulse Digit &#8211; a digital marketing agency exclusively dedicated to digital marketing services. It provides consultations and training services to businesses and individuals on a wide range of topics including online branding, reputation management, SEO, SEM, SMO, Affiliate Marketing, among others. Get in touch with him on Twitter <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CRBGuru\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@CRB_Guru<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Topic Description:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Semantic SEO: Optimizing Web for Crawlers that understand\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">SEO is a wide topic and has many facets to cover. But in this topic, I will be focusing on making the site and its content &#8216;understandable&#8217; to search engine crawlers. At the end of the session, the participants will know:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Syntactic Vs Semantic SEO <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Types of structured data <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tools and resources to implementing them <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Plugins\/resources for wordpress<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Intended Audience: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Developers and digital marketing practitioners interested in building a better &amp; profitable website<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<!-- Organizers note: The id attribute is deprecated and only remains for backwards compatibility, please use the corresponding class to target individual speakers -->\n\t\t\t<div id=\"wcorg-speaker-chandangoopta\" class=\"wcorg-speaker wcorg-speaker-chandangoopta wcorg-track-hall-action\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tChandan Goopta\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-speaker-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img alt='' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e714f48d6cde38edba6e14135a0c6b57dfd5f0ba14eccc038f760257d5bdbe19?s=340&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e714f48d6cde38edba6e14135a0c6b57dfd5f0ba14eccc038f760257d5bdbe19?s=680&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-340 photo' height='340' width='340' \/>\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>High traffic WordPress Sites Speed and Performance Hacks<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CEO @ Growcept. A data hacker. I love tweaking WordPress sites for its performance and speed. Linux enthusiast and part-time funny.<\/p>\n<p><b>Topic Description:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> The topic covers how to set-up a WordPress Site which has very high traffic (Millions of visits), tips and tricks on using and setting up various WP plugins, server configurations, and server-side tweaks. 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He is a co-founder of one of the leading WordPress based outsourcing companies in Nepal namely <a href=\"http:\/\/eaglevisionit.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Eagle Vision IT<\/a>. 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