{"id":5408,"date":"2026-09-01T18:04:17","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T12:19:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kathmandu.wordcamp.org\/2026\/?post_type=wcb_speaker&#038;p=5408"},"modified":"2026-09-17T09:57:43","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T04:12:43","slug":"pravash-karki","status":"publish","type":"wcb_speaker","link":"https:\/\/kathmandu.wordcamp.org\/2026\/speaker\/pravash-karki\/","title":{"rendered":"Pravash Karki"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-social-links has-normal-icon-size has-visible-labels has-icon-color has-icon-background-color is-style-default is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-social-links-is-layout-fca3dd25 wp-block-social-links-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);margin-right:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);margin-left:0\"><li style=\"color:#4a3a12;background-color:#fff5f0\" class=\"wp-social-link wp-social-link-wordpress has-contrast-color has-accent-4-background-color wp-block-social-link\"><a rel=\"# noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/pravco\/\" class=\"wp-block-social-link-anchor\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M12.158,12.786L9.46,20.625c0.806,0.237,1.657,0.366,2.54,0.366c1.047,0,2.051-0.181,2.986-0.51 c-0.024-0.038-0.046-0.079-0.065-0.124L12.158,12.786z M3.009,12c0,3.559,2.068,6.634,5.067,8.092L3.788,8.341 C3.289,9.459,3.009,10.696,3.009,12z M18.069,11.546c0-1.112-0.399-1.881-0.741-2.48c-0.456-0.741-0.883-1.368-0.883-2.109 c0-0.826,0.627-1.596,1.51-1.596c0.04,0,0.078,0.005,0.116,0.007C16.472,3.904,14.34,3.009,12,3.009 c-3.141,0-5.904,1.612-7.512,4.052c0.211,0.007,0.41,0.011,0.579,0.011c0.94,0,2.396-0.114,2.396-0.114 C7.947,6.93,8.004,7.642,7.52,7.699c0,0-0.487,0.057-1.029,0.085l3.274,9.739l1.968-5.901l-1.401-3.838 C9.848,7.756,9.389,7.699,9.389,7.699C8.904,7.67,8.961,6.93,9.446,6.958c0,0,1.484,0.114,2.368,0.114 c0.94,0,2.397-0.114,2.397-0.114c0.485-0.028,0.542,0.684,0.057,0.741c0,0-0.488,0.057-1.029,0.085l3.249,9.665l0.897-2.996 C17.841,13.284,18.069,12.316,18.069,11.546z M19.889,7.686c0.039,0.286,0.06,0.593,0.06,0.924c0,0.912-0.171,1.938-0.684,3.22 l-2.746,7.94c2.673-1.558,4.47-4.454,4.47-7.771C20.991,10.436,20.591,8.967,19.889,7.686z M12,22C6.486,22,2,17.514,2,12 C2,6.486,6.486,2,12,2c5.514,0,10,4.486,10,10C22,17.514,17.514,22,12,22z\"><\/path><\/svg><span class=\"wp-block-social-link-label\">WordPress<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pravash Karki is an<strong> HCI-certified product designer<\/strong> and technology consultant with over <strong>22 years of experience<\/strong> building digital solutions and leading remote teams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He is Product Design Lead at Highstep Technologies and the founder of Last Door Solutions, a design-driven tech agency specializing in enterprise-grade WordPress and Drupal CMS architectures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A pioneering figure in the South Asian tech landscape, Karki has been an active <strong>contributor to the WordPress ecosystem since 2003<\/strong>, co-founding initiative-driven platforms like Sampression Themes and Idealaya. 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