#RoadToCheckoutSummit −71 ⏳ I’m thrilled to announce James Kemp (@jamesckemp) as one of our #CheckoutSummit speakers! I was first a customer, then an affiliate, and then, since he joined Woo, probably one of the most frequent responders to his posts, because he calls for feedback constantly. We see a lot of his work online, but rarely in person… until now. James is coming to Palermo, and he’s speaking live! His talk “WooCommerce Unfiltered: Inside the Decisions Shaping the PlatformWooCommerce Unfiltered: Inside the Decisions Shaping the Platform” is an honest, insider look at how decisions are made, how the community shapes the product, and what the future looks like for third-party WooCommerce developers. Starting from real feedback, James will take you behind the scenes at Woo and show how the platform evolves from the inside. James is @WooCommerce’s Core Product Manager, blending over a decade of WordPress and WooCommerce experience to enhance the eCommerce landscape. He founded @IconicWP, focused solely on Woo plugins, and now at @Automattic, he’s pouring his expertise into Woo itself—crafting experiences that resonate with users and empower entrepreneurs worldwide. If you’ve ever wanted to see how Woo is built from the inside, this is the talk you cannot miss! See who else is speaking: checkoutsummit.com/speakers/ and attending: checkoutsummit.com/attendees/

Proud to announce Go with WP as an official Media Partner of #CheckoutSummit 2026 🇮🇹 checkoutsummit.com The first independent IRL conference for WooCommerce makers 📍 Palermo, Italy | April 23–24 Grateful to Rodolfo Melogli (@rmelogli) for the trust and support9Jss

Proud to announce Go with WP as an official Media Partner of #CheckoutSummit 2026 🇮🇹 checkoutsummit.com The first independent IRL conference for WooCommerce makers 📍 Palermo, Italy | April 23–24 Grateful to Rodolfo Melogli (@rmelogli) for the trust and support9Jss

#RoadToCheckoutSummit −84⏳ Excited to announce our second speaker: @KatieKeithBarn2. I’ve known Katie for years, and inviting her to speak at my own conference was a great idea! She’s lovely, shares great case studies, and is an excellent speaker. Plus, we share a similar life path: she moved from a wet barn in the UK to a sunny home in Spain (while I spent 11 years under the Irish rain before moving to Sicily!). Her talk “#ShopifyDiary 365: A Year Building Shopify Apps (And What WooCommerce Can Learn)” is the second Shopify-themed talk after Patrick Rauland’s session I announced the other day (x.com/rmelogli/statu…). At a Woo conference, you must talk about Shopify. But here, the focus is different: Katie’s experience building and marketing Shopify apps over the last 365 days can teach some lessons for... WooCommerce! Katie Keith is the Founder & CEO of @Barn2Plugins, a leading WooCommerce plugin company ($2M/year). She spent the last year expanding into Shopify, sharing lessons publicly under #ShopifyDiary (we are at day #288 if I'm not wrong). She now applies cross-platform insights to help her Woo business get better results, faster. She co-hosts the @WPProductTalk and @DotheWoo podcasts and speaks regularly at WordPress events. This talk promises lots of actionable learnings for WooCommerce—it's only when you see both sides that you can really understand what works, what doesn’t, and why. Check out our current line-up of speakers here: checkoutsummit.com/speakers/

📣 Hey it's me! 👋 I'm such a fan of what @rmelogli's doing with #CheckoutSummit and am excited to be part of it! Can't wait to share some lessons from my experience at @SkyVerge at the first in-person independent WooCommerce event. See you in Palermo! 🏖️

#RoadToCheckoutSummit -162 ⏳ Big news! We’ve just locked in our first 4 speakers for Checkout Summit 2026 🌍 They cover Australia, the US, and a former UK-based pro now soaking up the Spanish sun—so we’re already spanning most of the globe! And this is just the beginning… we’ve got 8 more amazing speakers lined up over the next few weeks, complete with their talk titles and outlines. Expect a mix of hands-on WooCommerce insights, growth strategies, and real-world store stories you can use immediately. Curious who’s first? Meet the pioneers shaping the summit:checkoutsummit.com/meet-the-first…U

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