{"id":7971,"date":"2026-08-07T03:46:48","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T10:46:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2026\/?post_type=wcb_speaker&#038;p=7971"},"modified":"2026-08-07T11:44:36","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T18:44:36","slug":"ma-tt-mullenweg","status":"publish","type":"wcb_speaker","link":"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2026\/speaker\/ma-tt-mullenweg\/","title":{"rendered":"Ma.tt Mullenweg"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/href.li\/?http:\/\/ma.tt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ma.tt Mullenweg<\/a> is co-founder of the open-source publishing platform <a href=\"https:\/\/href.li\/?https:\/\/wordpress.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WordPress<\/a>, which now powers over 40% of all sites on the web. He is the founder and CEO of Automattic, the company behind <a href=\"http:\/\/WordPress.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WordPress.com<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/href.li\/?https:\/\/www.woothemes.com\/woocommerce\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WooCommerce<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/href.li\/?https:\/\/www.tumblr.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tumblr<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/href.li\/?https:\/\/wpvip.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WPVIP<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/href.li\/?https:\/\/dayoneapp.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Day One<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beeper.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Beeper<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/href.li\/?https:\/\/www.pocketcasts.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pocket Casts<\/a>. Additionally, Matt runs Audrey Capital, an investment and research company. He has been recognized for his leadership by Forbes, Bloomberg Businessweek, Inc. Magazine, TechCrunch, Fortune, Fast Company, Wired, University Philosophical Society, and Vanity Fair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"205\" src=\"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/07\/red-map-flowers-colorful.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5020\" style=\"width:auto;height:50px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/07\/red-map-flowers-colorful.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/07\/red-map-flowers-colorful-766x157.jpg 766w, https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/07\/red-map-flowers-colorful-300x62.jpg 300w, https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/07\/red-map-flowers-colorful-500x103.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-5791 wcb_session type-wcb_session status-publish hentry wcb_track-track-1-ai wcb_session_category-keynote\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2026\/session\/keynote-4\/\" target=\"_self\" >Keynote &#8211; Fireside Chat<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"taxonomy-wcb_track wp-block-post-terms has-medium-font-size\"><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__prefix\">Track: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2026\/track\/track-1-ai\/\" rel=\"tag\">AI (North 120CD)<\/a><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Every WordCamp needs a great send-off, and this year, we&#8217;re doing it the way our community actually talks to each other: two chairs, a real conversation, and a room full of people who get it. Think of it less like a keynote and more like the best hallway conversation of the week, just given a&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ma.tt Mullenweg is co-founder of the open-source publishing platform WordPress, which now powers over 40% of all sites on the web. He is the founder and CEO of Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com, WooCommerce, Tumblr, WPVIP, Day One, Beeper, and Pocket Casts. Additionally, Matt runs Audrey Capital, an investment and research company. 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