{"id":4462,"date":"2026-07-10T08:34:32","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T15:34:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2026\/?post_type=wcb_speaker&#038;p=4462"},"modified":"2026-07-21T12:00:34","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T19:00:34","slug":"ben-greeley","status":"publish","type":"wcb_speaker","link":"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2026\/speaker\/ben-greeley\/","title":{"rendered":"Ben Greeley"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ben Greeley is CTO at XWP, a digital agency specializing in enterprise WordPress for some of the world&#8217;s largest media and publishing brands. With deep roots in the WordPress community, Ben leads engineering teams delivering complex migrations, platform builds, and editorial infrastructure for clients including major news and entertainment publications. 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