These are the slides used during my opening session at the first Meet Magento in Indonesia. I explain a bit about the history of Meet Magento and what the Association does.
2. Guido Jansen
• Organizer first local Meet Magento event 2009
• Won “Community Builder Award” in 2011
• Vice President at Meet Magento Association
• Psychologist working in e-commerce: Usability testing &
Conversion optimization
• Session “Persuasive E-commerce” at 14:00
3. Meet Magento HISTORY
• 2009 – First events in Europe
• 2012 – First events outside Europe
• 2015 – First events in Asia
• 800+ different speakers
• 21.000+ attendees
4. Meet Magento TODAY
• 30 events per year
• Platform for merchants, users & developers at local & global level
• 100% independent, but a lot of partners
• Unique in the open source ecosystem
• Enabled by enthusiastic hosts, driven by competence and
passion
6. Meet Magento Association
• Official start in September 2015
• Non-profit
• Umbrella organization for all Meet Magento activities
• Small core team with 5 people
• Vice Presidents & Innovation Officer
7. What does MMA do?
• Conferences (Meet Magento; Developer Paradise)
• User organization (towards Magento Inc.)
• Enabling easy access into the Magento world
• Localized editions
• Access to partners, support, knowhow – wherever you are
• Partner program
8. Localized Editions
• Latest Magento 1 CE, Magento 2 CE in 2017
• 100% localized; 11 countries (and soon also in Indonesia)
• Super easy start into Magento
• Community powered project
• Soon also as B2B version
10. Contact points
• Office Leipzig: Lydia Schaffranek (Director)
• East Europe: Kuba Zwolinksi (Vice President)
• SE Asia: Thai Son (Vice President)
• Western Europe: Guido Jansen (Vice President)
• Innovation: Prof. Sofoklis Kyriazakos
11. Cooperation between Magento & Meet Magento
• Officially announced at Magento Live 2016 UK in London
• Official part of Magento’s event activities
• Close cooperation in worldwide expansion
• Meet Magento is and stays independent.
14. Meet Magento World Conference: Dec 6-8
• 100% online conference, streaming worldwide
• Best speakers of all Meet Magento events
• Best development & e-commerce speakers outside Magento
• Studio 50-100 guests, 4.000 streaming slots
• meet-magento.world (early bird tickets untill September 1st!)