{"id":2889,"date":"2025-04-18T06:56:33","date_gmt":"2025-04-17T22:56:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/johorbahru.wordcamp.org\/2025\/?p=2889"},"modified":"2025-04-18T11:31:24","modified_gmt":"2025-04-18T03:31:24","slug":"introducing-speakers-round-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/johorbahru.wordcamp.org\/2025\/introducing-speakers-round-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing Speakers Round 3"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We&#8217;re thrilled to unveil our third round of speakers for WordCamp Johor Bahru 2025! These passionate WordPress experts bring diverse perspectives and deep expertise to our community.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wordcamp-block wordcamp-post-list has-layout-list wordcamp-speakers\"><li class=\"wordcamp-post-list__post wordcamp-clearfix\">\n<div class=\"wordcamp-speaker wordcamp-speakers__post slug-dan-gabriel-tabifranca\">\n\t<h3 class=\"wordcamp-block__item-title wordcamp-speakers__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/johorbahru.wordcamp.org\/2025\/speaker\/dan-gabriel-tabifranca\/\">Dan Gabriel Tabifranca<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-container align-none\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/johorbahru.wordcamp.org\/2025\/speaker\/dan-gabriel-tabifranca\/\" class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-link\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/johorbahru.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/04\/dan_gabriel-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-300x300 size-300x300 wp-post-image\" alt=\"Avatar of Dan Gabriel Tabifranca\" srcset=\"https:\/\/johorbahru.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/04\/dan_gabriel-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/johorbahru.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/04\/dan_gabriel-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/johorbahru.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/04\/dan_gabriel.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-block__item-content wordcamp-speakers__content is-excerpt\"><p>Dan Tabifranca has been involved with WordPress since 2019 and is currently the Marketing Director at Blue Liquid Designs. A familiar face in the Philippine WordPress community, he contributes by organizing, volunteering, and speaking at local and international WordCamps and Meetups. Also a former Chef with a passion for culinary arts, Dan sees WordPress as &hellip; <\/p>\n<\/div>\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-speakers__sessions\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"wordcamp-speakers__sessions-heading\">\n\t\t\t\tSession\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"wordcamp-speakers__sessions-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wordcamp-speakers__sessions-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"wordcamp-speakers__session-link\" href=\"https:\/\/johorbahru.wordcamp.org\/2025\/session\/growing-in-a-community-that-builds-you\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGrowing in a Community That Builds You\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wordcamp-speakers__session-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t17\/05\/2025 at 2:00 PM +08 in Track 2\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wordcamp-post-list__post wordcamp-clearfix\">\n<div class=\"wordcamp-speaker wordcamp-speakers__post slug-rashmi-nagpal\">\n\t<h3 class=\"wordcamp-block__item-title wordcamp-speakers__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/johorbahru.wordcamp.org\/2025\/speaker\/rashmi-nagpal\/\">Rashmi Nagpal<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-container align-none\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/johorbahru.wordcamp.org\/2025\/speaker\/rashmi-nagpal\/\" class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-link\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/johorbahru.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/04\/rashmi-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-300x300 size-300x300 wp-post-image\" alt=\"Avatar of Rashmi Nagpal\" srcset=\"https:\/\/johorbahru.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/04\/rashmi-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/johorbahru.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/04\/rashmi-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/johorbahru.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/04\/rashmi.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-block__item-content wordcamp-speakers__content is-excerpt\"><p>Rashmi Nagpal is a machine learning engineer at Patchstack and a researcher with six years of experience. Additionally, as a Research Affiliate at MIT, she continues to push the boundaries of technology to bridge the gap between academia and industry.<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-speakers__sessions\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"wordcamp-speakers__sessions-heading\">\n\t\t\t\tSessions\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"wordcamp-speakers__sessions-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wordcamp-speakers__sessions-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"wordcamp-speakers__session-link\" href=\"https:\/\/johorbahru.wordcamp.org\/2025\/session\/xai-in-wordpress-security-understanding-the-why-behind-ai-driven-decisions\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tXAI in WordPress Security: Understanding the &#8220;Why&#8221; Behind AI-Driven Decisions\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wordcamp-speakers__session-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t17\/05\/2025 at 11:50 AM +08 in Track 1\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wordcamp-speakers__sessions-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"wordcamp-speakers__session-link\" href=\"https:\/\/johorbahru.wordcamp.org\/2025\/session\/panel-1-workflow-automation-security-and-devops-for-wordpress\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPanel 1: Workflow Automation, Security and DevOps for WordPress\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wordcamp-speakers__session-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t17\/05\/2025 at 3:50 PM +08 in Track 1\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wordcamp-post-list__post wordcamp-clearfix\">\n<div class=\"wordcamp-speaker wordcamp-speakers__post slug-ricky-soo\">\n\t<h3 class=\"wordcamp-block__item-title wordcamp-speakers__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/johorbahru.wordcamp.org\/2025\/speaker\/ricky-soo\/\">Ricky Soo<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-container align-none\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/johorbahru.wordcamp.org\/2025\/speaker\/ricky-soo\/\" class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-link\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/johorbahru.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/04\/ricky_soo-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-300x300 size-300x300 wp-post-image\" alt=\"Avatar of Ricky Soo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/johorbahru.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/04\/ricky_soo-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/johorbahru.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/04\/ricky_soo-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/johorbahru.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/04\/ricky_soo.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-block__item-content wordcamp-speakers__content is-excerpt\"><p>Nerd, Speaker, Innovator &#8211; Graduate in computer science, data science, MBA. Reaching out to the 95% non-technical people for AI. A speaker in Toastmasters organization. Making sense and helping people to make sense of tech. Innovated a few projects and platforms. Impact dreamer in day and night.<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-speakers__sessions\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"wordcamp-speakers__sessions-heading\">\n\t\t\t\tSessions\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"wordcamp-speakers__sessions-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wordcamp-speakers__sessions-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"wordcamp-speakers__session-link\" href=\"https:\/\/johorbahru.wordcamp.org\/2025\/session\/from-chatbot-to-ai-agent\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFrom Chatbot to AI Agent\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wordcamp-speakers__session-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t17\/05\/2025 at 1:30 PM +08 in Track 1\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wordcamp-speakers__sessions-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"wordcamp-speakers__session-link\" href=\"https:\/\/johorbahru.wordcamp.org\/2025\/session\/panel-1-workflow-automation-security-and-devops-for-wordpress\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPanel 1: Workflow Automation, Security and DevOps for WordPress\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wordcamp-speakers__session-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t17\/05\/2025 at 3:50 PM +08 in Track 1\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wordcamp-post-list__post wordcamp-clearfix\">\n<div class=\"wordcamp-speaker wordcamp-speakers__post slug-syed-rezwanul-haque\">\n\t<h3 class=\"wordcamp-block__item-title wordcamp-speakers__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/johorbahru.wordcamp.org\/2025\/speaker\/syed-rezwanul-haque\/\">Syed Rezwanul Haque<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-container align-none\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/johorbahru.wordcamp.org\/2025\/speaker\/syed-rezwanul-haque\/\" class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-link\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/johorbahru.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/04\/Syed-Rezwanul-Haque-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-300x300 size-300x300 wp-post-image\" alt=\"Avatar of Syed Rezwanul Haque\" srcset=\"https:\/\/johorbahru.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/04\/Syed-Rezwanul-Haque-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/johorbahru.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/04\/Syed-Rezwanul-Haque-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/johorbahru.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/04\/Syed-Rezwanul-Haque.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-block__item-content wordcamp-speakers__content is-excerpt\"><p>Working as a technology entrepreneur since 2012. My company Technext Limited offers offshore software development specialized in web app, mobile app, UI\/UX design. Also, we build SaaS for small businesses. MailBluster, OneSuite, Gradnet, and ThemeWagon few of our successful SaaS.<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-speakers__sessions\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"wordcamp-speakers__sessions-heading\">\n\t\t\t\tSession\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"wordcamp-speakers__sessions-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wordcamp-speakers__sessions-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"wordcamp-speakers__session-link\" href=\"https:\/\/johorbahru.wordcamp.org\/2025\/session\/ai-powered-agency-management-the-future-of-productivity\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAI-Powered Agency Management: The Future of Productivity\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wordcamp-speakers__session-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t17\/05\/2025 at 10:20 AM +08 in Track 1\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wordcamp-post-list__post wordcamp-clearfix\">\n<div class=\"wordcamp-speaker wordcamp-speakers__post slug-victor-k-nip\">\n\t<h3 class=\"wordcamp-block__item-title wordcamp-speakers__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/johorbahru.wordcamp.org\/2025\/speaker\/victor-k-nip\/\">Victor K. Nip<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-container align-none\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/johorbahru.wordcamp.org\/2025\/speaker\/victor-k-nip\/\" class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-link\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/johorbahru.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/04\/Victor-Nip-for-WCJB-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-300x300 size-300x300 wp-post-image\" alt=\"Avatar of Victor K. Nip\" srcset=\"https:\/\/johorbahru.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/04\/Victor-Nip-for-WCJB-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/johorbahru.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/04\/Victor-Nip-for-WCJB-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/johorbahru.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/04\/Victor-Nip-for-WCJB.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-block__item-content wordcamp-speakers__content is-excerpt\"><p>Victor has built more than 100 websites and web applications using WordPress. He is an organizer of WordCamp Hong Kong and Hong Kong WordPress Meetup. He has been a speaker in the Meetup multiple times and a speaker at WordCamp Malaysia. 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