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Having spoken at well over 50 public events, sharing my knowledge with development and product teams is something I am both very experienced with and hugely passionate about. If you’re running an event would like me to speak, I have prepared some information for you.

As well as speaking at development conferences, I can (and indeed do) speak at private engagements for companies and their staff. If you are a company who would like a tech talk to be delivered on-site to a private audience, please do get in touch.

If you feel like you’d like something a little more involved and in-depth, then you’re probably looking for a workshop. I’ve run countless workshops for both public events and private clients. Read more about what that involves.

Want to see where I’m speaking next? Check out the list.

• Upcoming
• Past
• Request

Upcoming Events

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1. Workshop

   HURA, Zagreb (Croatia), December 2017

2. Talk & Workshop

   Code Europe, Wrocław (Poland), December 2017

3. Talk & Workshop

   Beyond Tellerrand, Munich (Germany), January 2018

4. Talk

   Awwwards, Berlin (Germany), February 2018

5. Talk

   JS Fest, Kiev (Ukraine), March 2018

6. Talk

   DeltaV Conference, London (UK), May 2018

7. Talk

   Frontend United, Utrecht (NL), May–June 2018

• Upcoming
• Past
• Request

Request 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 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?
• 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!

• Upcoming
• Past
• Request

Past Events

1. Talk & Workshop

   Pixel Pioneers, Belfast (Northern Ireland), November 2017

2. Talk

   CSSConf Budapest, Budapest (Hungary), October 2017

3. Talk

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

4. Talk

   Paris Web, Paris (France), October 2017

5. Workshop

   White October, London (UK), September 2017

6. Talk

   CSS Minsk JS, Minsk (Belarus), September 2017

7. Talk & Workshop

   Reasons to:, Brighton (UK), September 2017

8. Talk

   Tinel Meetup, Split (Croatia), August 2017

9. Talk

   SmashingConf, New York (US), June 2017

10. Talk

    J and Beyond, Kraków (Poland), June 2017

11. Workshop

    DEVit, Thessaloniki, (Greece) May 2017

12. Talk

    infoShare, Gdańsk, (Poland) May 2017

13. Talk

    WeAreDevelopers, Vienna (Austria), May 2017

14. Workshop

    White October Events, London (England), April 2017

15. Talk

    Bulgaria Web Summit, Sofia, (Bulgaria) April 2017

16. Workshop

    Xebia, Amsterdam, (Netherlands) March 2017

17. Talk

    DublinCSS, Dublin, (Ireland) February 2017

18. Talk

    IceWeb Conference, Reykjavik, (Iceland) January 2017

19. Talk

    Design Exchange, Nottingham, (UK), January 2017

20. Workshop

    White October Events, London (England), November 2016

21. Talk

    London CSS, London (England), November 2016

22. Talk

    FrontMen Guru Sessions, Amsterdam (Netherlands), November 2016

23. Talk & Workshop

    Topconf, Tallinn (Estonia), November 2016

24. Talk & Workshop

    Beyond Tellerrand, Berlin (Germany), November 2016

25. Talk

    Code4Life, Warsaw (Poland), October 2016

26. Talk

    WDC, Bristol (England), October 2016

27. Talk

    FrontEndNorth, Sheffield (England), September 2016

28. Talk

    WebExpo, Prague (Czech Republic), September 2016

29. Talk

    Shopify Webinar, Remote/Online, September 2016

30. Talk

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

31. Talk

    Frontend Conference, Zürich (Switzerland), September 2016

32. Talk

    CSSconf Argentina, Buenos Aires (Argentina), August 2016

33. Talk

    CSS Day, Amsterdam (Netherlands), June 2016

34. Talk

    ScotlandCSS, Edinburgh (Scotland), June 2016

35. Talk

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

36. Talk

    Front-Trends, Warsaw (Poland), May 2016

37. Workshop

    Topconf, Linz (Austria), May 2016

38. Talk

    Hey!Stac, Leeds (England), April 2016

39. Talk & Workshop

    Render, Oxford (England), April 2016

40. Talk & Workshop

    SmashingConf, San Francisco (US), April 2016

41. Workshop

    White October Events, London (England), March 2016

42. Talk & Workshop

    Webstock, Wellington (New Zealand), February 2016

43. Talk

    Topconf, Linz (Austria), February 2016

44. Workshop

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

45. Workshop

    White October Events, London (England), January 2016

46. Talk

    Web Perf Barcelona, Barcelona (Spain), January 2016

47. Talk

    Beyond, London (England), November 2015

48. Workshop

    White October Events, London (England), November 2015

49. Workshop

    White October Events, London (England), September 2015

50. Talk

    From The Front, Bologna (Italy), September 2015

51. Talk

    SmashingConf, Freiburg (Germany), September 2015

52. Workshop

    DotYork, York (England), April 2015

53. Talk

    CSSConf, Melbourne (Australia), March 2015

54. Talk

    Frontend.fi, Helsinki (Finland), March 2015

55. Talk

    Reasons:London, London (England), February 2015

56. Talk

    dotCSS, Paris (France), November 2014

57. Talk

    DaFED, Novi Sad (Serbia), November 2014

58. Talk

    Trondheim Developer Conference, Trondheim (Norway), October 2014

59. Talk & Workshop

    SmartWeb Conference, Bucharest (Romania), September 2014

60. Talk

    The Geek Gathering, Osijek (Croatia), May 2014

61. Talk

    DotYork, York (England), May 2014

62. Talk

    Industry Conf, Newcastle (England), April 2014

63. Talk & Workshop

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

64. Workshop

    Event Handler, London (England), March 2014

65. Workshop

    Event Handler, London (England), February 2014

66. Workshop

    Smashing Workshop, Zürich (Switzerland), December 2013

67. Workshop

    Make Do, Leeds (England), November 2013

68. Talk

    #TIDE, Scarborough (England), October 2013

69. Talk & Workshop

    Fronteers, Amsterdam (Netherlands), October 2013

70. Talk

    CSSconf.eu, Berlin (Germany), September 2013

71. Talk

    Hey!Stac, Leeds (England), June 2013

72. Talk

    Beyond Tellerrand, Düsseldorf (Germany), May 2013

73. Talk

    Industry Conf, Newcastle (England), April 2013

74. Talk

    Digital Barn, Barnsley (England), September 2012

75. Talk

    Canvas, Birmingham (England), September 2012

76. Talk

    Front-Trends, Warsaw (Poland), April 2012

77. Talk

    Digital Barn, Barnsley (England), February 2012