{"id":5834,"date":"2026-07-16T06:43:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T13:43:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2026\/?p=5834"},"modified":"2026-07-16T12:41:01","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T19:41:01","slug":"announcing-our-first-round-of-speakers-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2026\/announcing-our-first-round-of-speakers-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Announcing Our First Round of Speakers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We\u2019re excited to announce our first round of speakers who will be presenting at WordCamp US 2026 in Phoenix in August!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Their sessions look at AI’s growing role in WordPress work: structuring agentic workflows, using block themes as AI-ready design systems, and the legal risks AI creates under GDPR and the EU AI Act. They also dig into bigger governance topics like public-sector site design, privacy law compliance, and keeping design systems true to their intent as they scale. The common thread is a move from just building things to actually organizing and managing the systems behind them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Get to know our first round of speakers:\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alfredo Navas<\/strong><\/a>
Session: Agentic Development for WordPress – How Modern Teams Are Building with AI Workers, Not Just AI Chat<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Manny Costa<\/strong><\/a>
Session: WordPress for the Public Good: Modernizing Civic Websites for Accessibility, Services, and the Open Web<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hans Skillrud<\/strong><\/a>
Session: 3 things all website owners need to check for privacy compliance<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Michelle Hunt<\/strong><\/a>
Session: Everything is Fine and Nothing is Good: Design Systems in the Age of AI<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kathy Zant<\/strong><\/a>
Session: Is Your WordPress Site Legally Ready for AI?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brian Coords<\/strong><\/a>
Session: The Site Is the Source of Truth: Block Themes, AI, and Agency Workflows<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Get Your Ticket!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

WordCamp US 2026 is happening August 16 through 19 in Phoenix, Arizona. Get your ticket for four days of WordPress exploration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Purchase your ticket<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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