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I speak on community sustainability, open-source leadership, digital inclusion, participation, and the human side of building spaces people want to belong to.
Topics I speak about
- Building communities that outlive campaigns.
- Participation, contribution, and belonging.
- Open-source leadership and community care.
- Digital inclusion and practical technology education.
- Creating community systems without losing the human touch.
Formats
Keynotes
A clear, human talk shaped for conferences, summits, retreats, and community events.
Workshops
Practical sessions for teams that need shared language, tools, and next steps.
Panels and interviews
Thoughtful conversation on community, WordPress, open source, leadership, and digital life.
“If you think you are good, try and get someone else to be as good as you!”
— Achim Munene
I have been speaking at events since 2016: university seminars and workshops, business and community gatherings, women and youth programmes, technology conferences, WordCamps, and a few spaces I never expected. This page is where I keep the record, the ones that happened, the ones still to come, and the odd one that did not happen at all.
Past, Current & Future Speaking Engagements
- WordCamp Vienna, Austria — “From Website to Ecosystem: Using WordPress as a Community Hub”. (scheduled) [Session page] April 2026
- WordCamp Skopje, North Macedonia — “My Journey in WordPress: Building Communities & Empowering Growth”. [Slides] October 2024
- WP Lagos Meetup, Nigeria — a talk for people who are new to the WordPress community. [Slides] June 2024
- WP Masaka Meetup, Uganda — “How to Own Your Expertise & Start Speaking at WordPress Events”. [Slides & video] April 2023
- WP London Meetup (virtual) — “Why Do I Give Back to WordPress?”. [Slides] July 2020
- WordCamp Europe (recorded) — “How We Grew a Diverse Nigerian WordPress Community”. [Watch] June 2020
- CMS Africa, Accra, Ghana — scheduled to speak, event cancelled. March 2020
- WordCamp Kampala, Uganda — “Encouraging Women to Speak at WordCamps: Fostering a Diverse Community”. [Watch] December 2019
- Sat on a panel at WordCamp Ile-Ife, Osun on building a business from a product, a skill, or as a freelancer. September 2019
- WordCamp Europe, Berlin — scheduled to speak on building a diverse WordPress community in Nigeria, could not attend, visa denied. [Speaker page] [What it felt like] June 2019
- Sat on a panel on the do’s and don’ts of EdTech in Africa at the African Women in Technology Conference, Lagos. March 2019
- “WordPress Is the Easiest Way Into Tech” — WordCamp Mombasa, Kenya. [Watch] August 2018
- Sat on a panel on five key lessons from my entrepreneurial journey at the African Women in Technology Conference, Nairobi. July 2018
- “How WordPress Blogging Gave Me an Identity in the Tech World With No Academic Background in Computer Science” — WordCamp Cape Town, South Africa. [Watch] October 2017
- A week-long Communication Media workshop at the Don Bosco Institute of Philosophy, Ibadan. January 2017
- A two-day New Media workshop at the Don Bosco Youth Centre, Akure. June 2016
- Lagos WordPress Community monthly meetups. (ongoing) November 2016 – December 2018
Podcast interviews, press profiles, and written features live on a different page. You can find them on the Authority & Press page.
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