Speaker announcements at PressConf are about setting intent. They’re a way to spotlight real experience and thoughtful leadership from people who’ve built meaningful businesses in the WordPress ecosystem.
Today, we’re excited to share the first couple of names on our PressConf 2026 agenda.
Katie Keith
Founder & CEO of Barn2 Plugins, Katie has spent over a decade building, marketing, and scaling digital products in the WordPress ecosystem. Best known for building high quality WooCommerce plugins, her team now also builds Shopify apps alongside its WordPress portfolio. Katie is widely respected for her transparent approach to running a sustainable product business and for sharing what actually works.
Vito Peleg
Founder & CEO of Atarim, Vito’s path into WordPress is anything but linear, as changed roles from touring musician to agency founder and later SaaS builder. Today, Atarim helps teams collaborate visually and ship better work faster, blending creativity, product thinking, and emerging AI capabilities.
Our reason why
We’re announcing Katie and Vito first because they represent two realities many WordPress professionals are navigating today: building durable product businesses and creating their very own career paths.
Both have stayed close to the work, made deliberate business decisions, and grown without losing sight of users, teams, or long-term sustainability. These are the kinds of perspectives we want to center early in the PressConf 2026 program.
Stay in touch
These are the kinds of conversations we’re building space for at PressConf 2026. If you’re curious to learn more about what we’re preparing for this year’s edition, make sure to sign up for our newsletter as we’ll be regularly announcing more speakers and events updates.