Our previous WordCamp Hong Kong was held in 2019, and it was an enormous success, drawing attendees from various corners of the globe. However, in 2020, due to the unprecedented circumstances brought about by the pandemic, we made the difficult decision to forego organizing another event to ensure the safety and well-being of our attendees and community.
In mid-2023, we decided to bring WordCamp back to Hong Kong. We have drawn attendees from Mainland China, Japan, Malaysia, Nepal, and Taiwan. 80 WordPress enthusiasts gathered on a cool Saturday to learn from the speakers and one another. After the talks, we had some fun time in a restaurant nearby to mingle and have some good food.
In this WordCamp, we introduced a timeslot for Lightning Talks for any interested WordPress enthusiasts to precent their topics to the captive audience. Apart from letting the speakers to talk about their own stories and interested areas, these talks give the audience a chance to learn about interesting topics that are normally not allowed for official presentations. Although we did not have a lot of applicants for Lightning Talks, the talks turned out to be useful and/or entertaining.
To learn more about this WordCamp, visit https://hongkong.wordcamp.org/2023/.
Speakers
Ricky Chan
Ricky Chan is the Co-Founder of i-gen.ai and Reform Marketing Solutions, a leading AI SEO firm in global digital marketing, headquartered in Hong Kong with branches in Shenzhen and Zhuhai, China. With a Master’s degree in Digital Marketing from the National University of Ireland, Ricky possesses a strong academic foundation in the field and comprehensive marketing background . He is also an Alumni of the prestigious Cyberport Creative Micro Fund (CCMF) Hong Kong programme.
William Chong
Full stack developer and game developer. Open source by default both on and off work. Top 20 active Github user in Hong Kong.
Henry Dalziel
Henry is a Hong Kong SEO Expert living and working in Hong Kong. With over two decades of experience in building and scaling websites for traffic and lead conversions he will share how he has built Authority Sites in the past. He is currently Head of SEO for YesStyle.com, a leading eCom Korean Cosmetics and Fashion provider in the US & the EU; a site with millions of products and over 50 million URLs in 8 languages!
Rakesh Lawaju
Rakesh Lawaju is a Web enthusiast, programmer, trainer, and entrepreneur based in Nepal who has been in the web field since 2008. He was the Co-Founder/ CTO of WEN Solutions. In WEN Solutions he also worked as project lead for WP Travel plugin in addition to other plugins and themes.
Rakesh has also worked for internationally renowned companies like 1E, WPMU DEV, and Graph Paper Press. In those companies, he has handled bigger projects, plugins, and themes.
Janet Ng
Janet Ng is a seasoned digital professional experience in consulting, advertising, value creation and monetization. She is currently responsible for developing and managing strategic partnerships with online publishers in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and China for global markets. Janet is passionate about helping businesses and individuals to achieve their goals and reach full potential through digital innovation.
Ching Wee Sze
Wee is a presales specialist from Oursky who is experienced in system design and building POCs for clients. He worked with a wide range of clients, from startup building mobile app for Covid 19 RAT kit to a major mobile service provider migrating their legacy mobile app backend to cloud. His latest focus is advising and working with local enterprises to harness the power of LLM to increase productivity in business processes and enhancing customer experience.
Bernie Wong
Bernie Wong is a creative digital and social media marketing professional who has worked with such Fortune 500 brands as Starbucks, GAP, Adidas, Disney, and Marks & Spencer, serving as the Founder of Social Stand Limited and helping clients tell their story, engage with their audiences, and unleash the power of their brands.
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