October 30, 2026 — Exploration de différentes méthodologies d’audit offensif appliquées aux environnements WordPress, de l’identification de vulnérabilités jusqu’à leur exploitation.

Un scénario réaliste de compromission d’un site WordPress sera présenté tout au long de la conférence afin d’illustrer les différentes étapes abordées.

October 30, 2026 — Votre site est une pièce de théâtre sans metteur en scène. Découvrons comment les tests de bout en bout (end-to-end) permettent de vérifier que tous les acteurs jouent bien leur rôle, ensemble.
Dépot Github avec les extraits de code https://github.com/Hug0-Drelon/play-seats

October 29, 2026 — A short Urdu screencast for new translators. It shows how to log in to translate.wordpress.org, open the Urdu locale, pick a plugin and its Stable (latest release) sub-project, filter the untranslated strings, write and suggest a translation, keep placeholders such as %d and %1$d unchanged (including plural forms), follow the Urdu glossary, and ask the Urdu Polyglots team on Slack to review the suggestions.

Urdu glossary: https://translate.wordpress.org/locale/ur/default/glossary/
Urdu team: https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/teams/?locale=ur
Translator Handbook: https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/handbook/

October 29, 2026 — ASAP — As Simple As Pitching – How it helped me closing enterprise WordPress clients.

Lead generation is a beauty, but the real magic (and money) lies in the closure. It is amazing when a curious lead converts into a client… or slips away into the mysterious land of “let me get back to you” or simply ghost you.

In this talk, I’ll walk the audience through how I optimized my entire lead closure process — right from the first conversation to a final “we’re happy to get started with you.” I’ll break down the small tweaks, behavioural cues, follow-up systems, and proposal shifts that turned my closures from “will they convert” to a “they will convert.”

It’s a mix of process, psychology, and a few stories from the past — all aimed at helping you build a smoother, smarter path from lead to client.

Key takeaways
Those lead generation activities that people follow, close easily but what about those big enterprise clients? What does it take to close them.

Everyone wishes to grow to that level but what if they have a way to do it rather than relying on luck? And even when they do get an enterprise client it is an outsourced work, thereby paying them less. I wish to interact with such people and getting them to realise that each one has the potential, they just got to add that finishing touch. That’s what the talk will be and help these people go global.

There’s no secret spell or dramatic plot twist involved, I’ll share the practical strategies that helped me shorten decision cycles, increase my win rate, avoid those ghosting tragedy, and convert the right leads potentially more than those dead, cold leads.

October 29, 2026 — Aashish Pahwa is an AI consultant, automation strategist, and founder of Koso.ai, where he helps businesses, creators, and agencies use AI to work smarter, not harder. With over 10 years in digital strategy, WordPress development, and marketing, he’s been building at the intersection of technology and creativity since long before AI went mainstream.

Today, he works with teams to design AI-powered systems that automate workflows, simplify decision-making, and free up human potential for what actually matters: building, creating, and growing.

At Koso.ai, Aashish focuses on bringing AI into the WordPress ecosystem, from content generation workflows and intelligent CRMs to RAG-powered assistants and custom AI dashboards. He believes open-source platforms like WordPress can lead the AI revolution by giving people a way to create more meaningful work with less complexity.

Before Koso.ai, Aashish built Feedough, one of the world’s top startup insight platforms, and owns 10+ digital assets across industries, most either powered by AI or built with it. His background as a domainer, SEO expert, and content strategist gives him a rare read on how technology, visibility, and growth actually connect.

For him, AI isn’t just about writing code or generating content. It’s about building intelligent systems that connect product, process, and people. He’s trained AI to unicorn founders and over 100,000 students across 10+ countries, and he’s deeply involved in both the AI and WordPress communities. As an organizer of WordPress Delhi and a regular WordCamp speaker, he helps developers, agencies, and marketers understand how AI fits into WordPress without adding complexity.

Beyond his ventures, Aashish runs the Indian AI Community, now 40,000+ members strong, alongside a following of 200,000+ across social media and 50,000+ newsletter subscribers.
At his core, Aashish is both a builder and a teacher.

He believes WordPress can democratize AI the same way it democratized publishing two decades ago. In his words: “AI does not replace people who work with it. It amplifies those who understand it.”

October 29, 2026 — Accessibility as Quality: Simple Checks Everyone Can Run

Most teams treat accessibility as an afterthought. This session shows how to make it a standard, practical part of your WordPress QA process.

I will demonstrate how to test for and catch common accessibility failures before a site ever goes live, using workflows that fit into any team’s schedule. We will cover how to spot these failures early and, crucially, how to report them so they actually get fixed.

Key takeaways
A reusable baseline accessibility QA checklist.
A practical method to run rapid accessibility checks in under 5 minutes.
The ability to spot the most common accessibility failures on WordPress sites before they go live.
A clear framework for writing accessibility bug reports that developers actually understand and fix.

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October 29, 2026 — Beyond Freelancing: Building a Sustainable WordPress Business from a Tier-3 City

Freelancing comes with plenty of challenges. But doing it from a small city? That brings a completely different set of opportunities, limitations, and lessons.

So, In this flash talk, I’ll share practical lessons from growing a WordPress agency while working from a Tier-3 city in India. Instead of focusing on the journey itself, I’ll discuss the systems, habits, templates, Mistakes to Avoid, and decisions that helped transform freelance projects into long-term client relationships and a sustainable business.

Whether you’re a freelancer, student, or agency owner, you’ll leave with actionable ideas to build a global business—regardless of your location.

Key takeaways
Think beyond freelancing—build a sustainable WordPress business that creates lasting value for both you and your clients.

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October 29, 2026

October 29, 2026 — Most AI transformation talks show you what’s possible. This one shows you what it actually took. As the founder of a 132-person digital agency operating across the US and India, I didn’t adopt AI gradually; I restructured the entire organization around it. This session pulls back the curtain on the real decisions: which roles changed, which workflows were rebuilt from scratch, how we handled team fear and resistance, and what the results looked like in revenue, delivery speed, and client outcomes. No theory. No slides of AI hype. Just the honest story of what it cost and what we gained, so your organization doesn’t have to learn it the hard way.

Key takeaways
A repeatable “AI Readiness Audit” framework they can run in their own organisation within 30 days.
A role redesign model that retrains rather than replaces team members.
A phased implementation roadmap with realistic timelines based on real outcomes.
Honest benchmarks on what AI transformation actually costs before it pays off.
A change management playbook for navigating team fear and cultural resistance.

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October 29, 2026 — The AI-Powered WordPress, from Content Creation to Conversion

AI frameworks, ranging from semantic search to automated backend workflows, are transforming standard content management systems into highly intelligent, revenue-generating digital assets. Attendees will learn how to transition from static web designs to smart web ecosystems, supported by real-world brand implementations. The presentation will ground these technical concepts through enterprise-level case studies like Spotify’s approach to dynamic web experiences, alongside an exclusive look at how Shortcut India leverages custom localized automation directly within WordPress to eliminate tool-switching fatigue and radically accelerate content workflows.

Key takeaways
Workflow consolidation and localized automation. The Use Case: Instead of forcing creators or businesses to constantly copy-paste between fragmented tools (like ChatGPT, graphic platforms, and indexing tools), this custom implementation brings local automated intelligence straight into the WordPress core. live case study demonstrating how Shark tank India streamlines regional content pipelines, dramatically reduces tool-switching fatigue, and leverages localized AI models to boost site engagement and processing speed.

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