Organizers

Dale du Preez

Dale is a developer and engineering lead at Automattic, where he works on WordPress.com.

David Mutero

Web Developer at EWO Solutions. Lover of all things WordPress and keen contributor to the local WordPress community.

Dirk Tolken

https://linktr.ee/dirktolken

Femi

Femi is a dedicated IT specialist with over 8 years of experience in development and system support. He is an active volunteer, contributing his expertise to the WordPress community and the broader tech community in South Africa. Femi is passionate about fostering diversity and inclusion within the industry, advocating for equitable opportunities and mentorship programs that support underrepresented groups. His commitment to community development and tech education makes him a valued contributor to these initiatives.

Joash Rajin

I work for Automattic as a Happiness Engineer, specialising in AI Integrations and Mobile apps. In my spare time, I enjoy blogging, music and 4×4 off-roading.

Jonathan Bossenger

Jonathan is a developer educator at Automattic, who is sponsored to work with the WordPress training team, creating developer focused content for Learn.WordPress.org.

Kim Clow

I am quite simply obsessed with WordPress. I’ve been building WordPress sites since 2009 and moved over to Automattic in a project management role in 2021. I’m an author of two children’s books about diversity and inclusion. I love the internet. I love the beach. I love my family. Super excited to be working in an organisational role for WCCT and getting to meet local WordPress enthusiasts.

Louis Wolmarans

Louis is a Full-Stack Tech Lead @ Elementor. Loving WordPress and open-source since day one.

Matty Cohen

I’m a digital maker, engineering leader, and coach. I work as the head of engineering for the WooCommerce Marketplace at Automattic.

Mechiel Couvaras

I’m a husband, father, thinker, talker and apprentice. I love tech and design. I work on partnerships at Paystack, I’ve previously worked at WooCommerce and Xneelo for more than 7 years each. I also co-founded a WordPress business Mshini.com.

Rohan Strydom

I work for Angry Creative, a WordPress VIP partner. WordPress has been my life since 2008. Apart from the geeky stuff, I love music and the great outdoors.

Taariq Tayob

I love building deep and meaningful relationships with people. While also resolving inefficiencies and optimising processes. I do both focusing on Customer Experience at WigWag – SA’s newest online payment provider.