Tea Gobec, a communication strategist at Innovatif, combines her love for sailing with 16 years of experience steering brands through marketing challenges. Her expertise in aligning user, client, and brand perspectives makes her a compelling speaker for developers looking to create impactful, user-centered products.

Elliot is a Senior Silverstripe Developer at Catalyst IT in Wellington with 20 years in PHP, specializing in authentication, security, payment processing, and performance optimization. A US native with a computer science degree, he’s worked across diverse fields, including education, e-commerce, and crypto. Passionate about machine learning, he integrates AI to enhance user experiences.

From lower Bavaria, he began with string instruments, mastering precision and big-picture thinking—skills he now uses in programming. A PHP expert since 1998 and skilled in Silvestripe, he values clear, rigorous solutions and strong client relationships. With a knack for complex processes and exotic interfaces, he’s always seeking new challenges and aims to continuously improve as a programmer, entrepreneur, and tech expert.

A Senior Software Engineer from New Zealand with over ten years on Silverstripe CMS, Maxime is a passionate open-source advocate. He’s behind key updates like the Search UI and refactoring the CMS asset system and led the team through new Major release policy, the delivery of Silverstripe CMS 5 and formalisation of the LinkField module. Excited for his fourth event, he’s ready to dive back into the community and share his latest work.

Jackson is a creative. The Senior Technical Director at Silverstripe in New Zealand, Jackson brings together his technology, design, non-profit, and commercial backgrounds to lead Silverstripe's technology roadmap in their mission to create and shape epic digital visions. Jackson is the formal product owner of Silverstripe CMS, and works closely with the CMS Squad at Silverstripe who develop and maintain the software that we all know and love.

Denis is on a mission to create a new generation of engineering leaders who bring out the best level of confidence in their teams and release quality products stress free. He helps with engineering processes, testing automation, TDD and Extreme Programming principles. His best clients and students mastered how to reduce stressful team dysfunctions, how to navigate risk management strategies in software and predictable release planning.