Public Speaking and Conferences

Practical insights, delivered.

I’ve spoken at a lot of conferences. Over one-hundred of them. Sharing knowledge is one of my key motivations, and is a large part of why I chose to become a consultant in the first place—I love to help.

From local meetups to international events, I am an enthusiastic, engaging, and professional speaker. My focus is on web performance and site-speed optimisation, from both a technical- and business-perspective.

Want to see where I’m speaking next? I have a fairly full international schedule, so hopefully I’ll be in a city near you very soon.

Want me to speak at your event? I’ll probably say yes. I usually say yes. Take a look at my preliminary questions and then drop me a line.

Am I any good? Check this keynote from 2019’s performance.now() conference. It’s a good representation of me and my style.

As well as public speaking engagements, I am available to deliver talks in-house, directly to you and your colleagues. This means we can tailor the content to provide the most focused and valuable talk possible. Contact me to talk about possibilities.

Looking for something a little more involved? You might want a workshop. My workshops are renowned.

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Upcoming Events

2024

1. Talk

   London Web Standards: London (England), November 2024

2025

1. Talk

   Devoxx Greece: Athens (Greece), April 2025

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Invite to Speak

I would absolutely love to speak at your conference! However, I do just have a few questions to make the whole process a lot simpler and upfront for everyone involved. If you could fire me an email answering as many of the below as possible, I’d be really grateful. If you don’t have answers to everything just yet, please don’t worry—this is just a rough starting point, not a test. Please also remember that there is no right or wrong answer to any of these questions.

• When and where is your conference? I once travelled 12,000 miles to give a talk; I’m not afraid of a commute.
• How many attendees do you expect to have? Rough figures or previous sizes are perfectly fine.
• What kind of audience do you have? It helps to know what the audience will be like (e.g. mainly front-end developers, mainly designers, etc.).
• Which other speakers have you approached? It helps to be aware of any other speakers who run the risk of delivering similar talks.
• How long does the talk need to be? Do you have a set talk duration? 45 minutes is usually ideal.
• Do you have any specific AV limitations? I prefer to use headset or lapel microphone, and would definitely rather use my own laptop to present from.
• Do you cover speaker expenses? Flights, hotels, train journeys, etc.
• What kind of talk would you like? I usually give technical talks (CSS architecture, performance, etc.), but am open to discussing other topics.
• Do you require a brand new talk? Writing talks takes a lot of time and effort: forewarned is forearmed.
• When can I start publicising your event? Do you want to keep the lineup quiet for a while, or can I add your event to my speaking list immediately?
• How much does a ticket cost for attendees? I like to have a rough idea of the cost of the event if possible.
• Do you plan to compensate speakers? I usually charge a fee to speak, however its value is open to discussion for indie and non-profit events.

What’s in It for You?

I will help to promote and publicise your event. I will endeavour to make myself available to attendees for the entire duration of the event. I will attend all social activities surrounding the event. I will deliver a quality talk of practical relevance. I will gladly allow you to record and distribute my talk. I hold myself to a high standard.

Sound okay? Get in touch!

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Past Events

2024

1. Talk

   performance.now(): Amsterdam (Netherlands), November 2024

2. Talk & Workshop

   Web Unleashed: Toronto (Canada), October 2024

3. Talk

   Middlesbrough Front End: Middlesbrough (England), July 2024

4. Talk & Workshop

   WebExpo: Prague (Czech Republic), May 2024

2023

1. Talk

   performance.now(): Amsterdam (Netherlands), November 2023

2. Talk

   DEV: Challenge Accepted: Sofia (Bulgaria), September 2023

3. Talk

   State of the Browser: London (England), September 2023

4. Workshop

   Web Summer Camp: Opatija (Croatia), September 2023

5. Talk

   Infoshare: Gdańsk (Poland), May 2023

6. Talk & Workshop

   WebExpo: Prague (Czech Republic), April 2023

7. Workshop

   Beyond Tellerrand: Düsseldorf (Germany), April 2023

8. Talk

   Stories On The Road: Leeds (England), March 2023

2022

1. Workshop

   HelloWorld: Belgrade (Serbia), December 2022

2. Talk

   DaFED: Novi Sad (Serbia), December 2022

3. Workshop

   HURA: Zagreb (Croatia), December 2022

4. Talk & Workshop

   Modern FrontEnds Live!: London (England), November 2022

5. Talk

   Øredev: Malmö (Sweden), November 2022

6. Talk

   performance.now(): Amsterdam (Netherlands), October 2022

7. Talk

   🌍 Web Unleashed: Remote (Online), October 2022

8. Talk

   Infoshare: Gdańsk (Poland), October 2022

9. Workshop

   Digital Labin: Labin (Croatia), September 2022

10. Talk

    DEV: Challenge Accepted: Sofia (Bulgaria), September 2022

11. Talk

    Smashing Conference: Freiburg (Germany), September 2022

12. Talk

    Web Summer Camp: Šibenik (Croatia), September 2022

13. Talk & Workshop

    Smashing Conference: San Francisco (US), June 2022

2021

1. Talk

   Beyond Tellerrand: Düsseldorf (Germany), November 2021

2. Talk

   🌍 Web Unleashed: Remote (Online), October 2021

3. Talk

   Infoshare: Gdańsk (Poland), October 2021

4. Talk & Workshop

   WebExpo: Prague (Czech Republic), September 2021

5. Talk

   🌍 Stay Curious: Remote (Online), August 2021

6. Workshop

   🌍 Smashing Conference: Remote (Online), May 2021

2020

1. Talk

   🌍 Web Unleashed: Remote (Online), October 2020

2. Talk

   Frontcon: Riga (Latvia), August 2020

3. Workshop

   🌍 Smashing Conference: Remote (Online), May–June 2020

2019

1. Talk & Workshop

   performance.now(): Amsterdam (Netherlands), November 2019

2. Talk

   ffconf: Brighton (England), November 2019

3. Talk & Workshop

   ScriptConf: Linz (Austria), October 2019

4. Talk

   JAMstack JAM session: Linz (Austria), October 2019

5. Talk & Workshop

   Smashing Conference: New York (US), October 2019

6. Talk & Workshop

   Digitalab.in: Labin (Croatia), September 2019

7. Talk & Workshop

   Finch Front-End: Edinburgh (Scotland), September 2019

8. Talk & Workshop

   WebExpo: Prague (Czech Republic), September 2019

9. Talk & Workshop

   Front Conference Zürich: Zürich (Switzerland), August 2019

10. Talk & Workshop

    Clarity: San Francisco (US), August 2019

11. Talk & Workshop

    CSSCamp: Barcelona (Spain), July 2019

12. Talk

    DEVit: Thessaloniki (Greece), June 2019

13. Workshop

    Pixel Pioneers: Bristol (England), June 2019

14. Talk

    Tinel Meetup: Split (Croatia), May 2019

15. Talk

    Shift DEV: Split (Croatia), May 2019

16. Talk & Workshop

    Infoshare: Gdańsk (Poland), May 2019

17. Talk

    IT-Konekt: Niš, Kragujevac (Serbia), April 2019

18. Talk

    JSHeroes: Cluj-Napoca (Romania), April 2019

19. Talk & Workshop

    JS Fest: Kyiv (Ukraine), April 2019

20. Talk

    Front End Sheffield: Sheffield (England), March 2019

21. Talk & Workshop

    Spotlight: Web Performance: Toronto (Canada), March 2019

22. Workshop

    New Adventures: Nottingham (England), January 2019

2018

1. Talk & Workshop

   FrontEnd Con: Warsaw (Poland), December 2018

2. Talk

   Topconf: Tallinn (Estonia), November 2018

3. Talk

   ColdFront: Copenhagen (Denmark), November 2018

4. Talk

   performance.now(): Amsterdam (Netherlands), November 2018

5. Talk

   Heapcon: Belgrade (Serbia), October 2018

6. Talk & Workshop

   Web Unleashed: Toronto (Canada), October 2018

7. Workshop

   Web Summer Camp: Rovinj (Croatia), August–September 2018

8. Talk

   CSSconf Argentina: Buenos Aires (Argentina), August 2018

9. Talk

   New York Web Performance Group: New York (US), July 2018

10. Talk

    Smashing Conference: Toronto (Canada), June 2018

11. Talk & Workshop

    Frontend United: Utrecht (Netherlands), May–June 2018

12. Talk & Workshop

    Infoshare: Gdańsk (Poland), May 2018

13. Talk

    DeltaV Conference: London (England), May 2018

14. Talk

    webclerks: Vienna (Austria), April 2018

15. Talk & Workshop

    IT-Konekt: Belgrade (Serbia), April 2018

16. Talk

    JS Fest: Kyiv (Ukraine), March 2018

17. Talk & Workshop

    Render Conf: Oxford (England), March 2018

18. Talk

    DaFED: Novi Sad (Serbia), February 2018

19. Talk

    Osijek Software City: Osijek (Croatia), February 2018

20. Talk & Workshop

    Awwwards: Berlin (Germany), February 2018

21. Talk & Workshop

    Beyond Tellerrand: Munich (Germany), January 2018

2017

1. Talk & Workshop

   Code Europe: Wrocław (Poland), December 2017

2. Workshop

   HURA: Zagreb (Croatia), December 2017

3. Workshop

   Graaft: Manchester (United Kingdom), November 2017

4. Talk & Workshop

   Pixel Pioneers: Belfast (Northern Ireland), November 2017

5. Talk

   CSSConf Budapest: Budapest (Hungary), October 2017

6. Talk

   CSS Dev Conf: New Orleans (US), October 2017

7. Talk

   Paris Web: Paris (France), October 2017

8. Workshop

   White October: London (England), September 2017

9. Talk

   CSS Minsk JS: Minsk (Belarus), September 2017

10. Talk & Workshop

    Reasons to:: Brighton (England), September 2017

11. Talk

    Tinel Meetup: Split (Croatia), August 2017

12. Talk

    Smashing Conference: New York (US), June 2017

13. Talk

    J and Beyond: Kraków (Poland), June 2017

14. Workshop

    DEVit: Thessaloniki (Greece), May 2017

15. Talk

    Infoshare: Gdańsk (Poland), May 2017

16. Talk

    WeAreDevelopers: Vienna (Austria), May 2017

17. Workshop

    White October Events: London (England), April 2017

18. Talk

    Bulgaria Web Summit: Sofia (Bulgaria), April 2017

19. Workshop

    Xebia: Amsterdam (Netherlands), March 2017

20. Talk

    DublinCSS: Dublin (Ireland), February 2017

21. Talk

    IceWeb Conference: Reykjavik (Iceland), January 2017

22. Talk

    Design Exchange: Nottingham (England), January 2017

2016

1. Workshop

   White October Events: London (England), November 2016

2. Talk

   London CSS: London (England), November 2016

3. Talk

   FrontMen Guru Sessions: Amsterdam (Netherlands), November 2016

4. Talk & Workshop

   Topconf: Tallinn (Estonia), November 2016

5. Talk & Workshop

   Beyond Tellerrand: Berlin (Germany), November 2016

6. Talk

   Code4Life: Warsaw (Poland), October 2016

7. Talk

   WDC: Bristol (England), October 2016

8. Talk

   FrontEndNorth: Sheffield (England), September 2016

9. Talk

   WebExpo: Prague (Czech Republic), September 2016

10. Talk

    🌍 Shopify Webinar: Remote/Online, September 2016

11. Talk

    MK Geek Night: Milton Keynes (England), September 2016

12. Talk

    Frontend Conference: Zürich (Switzerland), September 2016

13. Talk

    CSSconf Argentina: Buenos Aires (Argentina), August 2016

14. Talk

    CSS Day: Amsterdam (Netherlands), June 2016

15. Talk

    ScotlandCSS: Edinburgh (Scotland), June 2016

16. Talk

    Front-end United: Ghent (Belgium), May 2016

17. Talk

    Front-Trends: Warsaw (Poland), May 2016

18. Workshop

    Topconf: Linz (Austria), May 2016

19. Talk

    Hey!Stac: Leeds (England), April 2016

20. Talk & Workshop

    Render Conf: Oxford (England), April 2016

21. Talk & Workshop

    Smashing Conference: San Francisco (US), April 2016

22. Workshop

    White October Events: London (England), March 2016

23. Talk & Workshop

    Webstock: Wellington (New Zealand), February 2016

24. Talk

    Topconf: Linz (Austria), February 2016

25. Workshop

    Work in the Web: Leeds (England), January 2016

26. Workshop

    White October Events: London (England), January 2016

27. Talk

    Web Perf Barcelona: Barcelona (Spain), January 2016

2015

1. Talk

   Beyond: London (England), November 2015

2. Workshop

   White October Events: London (England), November 2015

3. Workshop

   White October Events: London (England), September 2015

4. Talk

   From The Front: Bologna (Italy), September 2015

5. Talk

   Smashing Conference: Freiburg (Germany), September 2015

6. Workshop

   DotYork: York (England), April 2015

7. Talk

   CSSConf: Melbourne (Australia), March 2015

8. Talk

   Frontend.fi: Helsinki (Finland), March 2015

9. Talk

   Reasons:London: London (England), February 2015

2014

1. Talk

   dotCSS: Paris (France), November 2014

2. Talk

   DaFED: Novi Sad (Serbia), November 2014

3. Talk

   Trondheim Developer Conference: Trondheim (Norway), October 2014

4. Talk & Workshop

   SmartWeb Conference: Bucharest (Romania), September 2014

5. Talk

   The Geek Gathering: Osijek (Croatia), May 2014

6. Talk

   DotYork: York (England), May 2014

7. Talk

   Industry Conf: Newcastle (England), April 2014

8. Talk & Workshop

   Future of Web Design: London (England), April 2014

9. Workshop

   Event Handler: London (England), March 2014

10. Workshop

    Event Handler: London (England), February 2014

2013

1. Workshop

   Smashing Workshop: Zürich (Switzerland), December 2013

2. Workshop

   Make Do: Leeds (England), November 2013

3. Talk

   #TIDE: Scarborough (England), October 2013

4. Talk & Workshop

   Fronteers: Amsterdam (Netherlands), October 2013

5. Talk

   CSSconf.eu: Berlin (Germany), September 2013

6. Talk

   Hey!Stac: Leeds (England), June 2013

7. Talk

   Beyond Tellerrand: Düsseldorf (Germany), May 2013

8. Talk

   Industry Conf: Newcastle (England), April 2013

2012

1. Talk

   Digital Barn: Barnsley (England), September 2012

2. Talk

   Canvas: Birmingham (England), September 2012

3. Talk

   Front-Trends: Warsaw (Poland), April 2012

4. Talk

   Digital Barn: Barnsley (England), February 2012