DE{CODE}, WP Engine’s premier developer conference, is back and better than ever! The fifth annual virtual event will be held on March 19 (North America: 10am CDT, APAC: 10am AEST) and March 21 (EMEA: 10am GMT).
Four unique keynotes and over 40 expert speakers will provide insight into the modern WordPress landscape, ways to scale your WordPress projects, the trajectory of the open source future, and how to harness the power of WordPress to help you shape what follows.
Read on for an overview of this year’s keynotes and sessions, and be sure to register to attend!
Head Offices
Three keynote speakers will open the day, covering everything from the AI-powered future to WordPress business success.
AI and the future of WordPress development
The era of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has more than arrived – it has opened the door and firmly implanted itself in the workflows of technology professionals around the world. It’s important for developers to be able to separate fact from fiction, telling the difference between AI hype and its real-world practical applications.
This session, featuring WP Engine Founder & Chief Innovation Officer Jason Cohen, WP Engine Product Manager Luke Patterson, Equalize Digital Founder & CEO Amber Hinds, Code and Theory Chief Technology Officer David DiCamillo, and CRX General Manager Lucky Gobindram , will explore how AI can impact key areas of website performance, including accessibility, productivity, design and more.
AI technology and trends
Learn about artificial intelligence and some of its most powerful applications in one session that is sure to be great. This keynote will bring AI expert Zack Kass, former Head of Go-to-Market for OpenAI, to discuss some of the latest innovations shaping the digital landscape.
Zack Kass is an AI futurist who has spent more than 14 years in the AI field, working with companies such as Figure Eight, Lilt, and OpenAI. Its mission is to ensure that businesses and governments actively participate in the AI-driven future by demystifying AI, making it accessible and understandable to all, and helping leaders navigate the rapidly evolving environment. Considered one of the leading thinkers in Applied Artificial Intelligence, his thought leadership and techno-optimistic views have been featured in countless publications, including Fortune, Newsweek, Entrepreneur, AdAge, and Business Insider.
The WordPress business
WordPress is the world’s favorite open source platform for good reason—open source isn’t just great for developers. it’s great for business! In this dynamic panel, experts will share personal stories about how they’ve built thriving businesses by leveraging the power of WordPress open source.
Speakers include CEO and Co-Founder of Brainstorm Force Sujay Pawar, Head of WordPress Relations at Elementor Miriam Schwab and Co-Founder of Newsletter Glue Leslie Simaka Lesley Pizza, will all discuss the ways they’ve turned smart, entrepreneurial WordPress solution ideas into successful businesses and their tips for turning yours on.
Meeting holidays
This year’s DE{CODE} programming will be divided into four talk tracks focusing on different aspects of website development and performance.
Sessions will cover ways to improve website speed and security, tools you can use to improve your development workflows, strategies for increasing e-commerce conversion rates, how to future-proof your websites with a technology stack without head and more.
Perform
The Perform The track will explore ways to achieve better speed, security and SEO results in your WordPress projects. Presentations will cover topics relevant to agency professionals and freelance developers, including sessions such as “How to Fix a Website You Didn’t Build” and “Prevention is the Best Medicine: Higher Security without Sacrificing Speed.”
Maximize
Maximize sessions will delve into the tools and technologies developers can use to build faster and more efficient websites. Speakers will cover in-depth explanations of effective development using WordPress 6.5, Advanced Custom Fields (ACF), Local, and the WP Engine platform.
Monetize
In the Monetize watch, attendees will hear from e-commerce experts as they answer important questions like “Why is my Woo Store so slow?” and “How can I take the pain out of shopping to optimize payments?”
Innovate
For developers on the cutting edge of WordPress, the Innovate The piece will touch on the issues shaping the future of open source. Experts will share how WP Engine improves WordPress search with AI magic, how to simplify headless development by choosing the right tools, and how companies are already finding success with headless WordPress.
Register now for DE{CODE} 2024
DE{CODE} is offering a jam-packed day full of sessions you won’t want to miss, so register now and book your spot at the biggest WordPress developer conference of the year!
And come back to WP Engine after the conference is over to watch any sessions you may have missed on-demand in our Resource Center.
