1:05:09Panel 5 · Hosting & infrastructure
What Keeps WordPress Running
Dallas Kashuba
Igor SeletskiyTodd Robinson
Mar 18, 2026 · 187K viewsWatch
Panels
The Stage
Our live panel show. Three or four people who run the companies behind the open-source web take on one big question together, with the audience asking questions as it happens.
6Panels
19Panelists
19Companies
731KYouTube views
~67 minPer panel
Latest panel · Apr 16, 2026
How the Internet Is Named
Three domain industry leaders on how internet naming works, from registries and new extensions to domain strategy for brands, and where the naming system goes next.
- Vaughn LileyGM, Nova Registry
Joseph AlagnaChief Strategy Officer, it.com
Grant PolachekChief Growth Officer, Atom.com
How it works
One question, several sides of it.
Our interviews go deep with one guest. The Stage puts competitors and collaborators in the same room, so you hear where the people building the web agree and where they don't.
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Three or four panelists
Founders, product leads and executives from hosts, plugin companies and agencies, chosen to bring different views on the topic.
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Live, with your questions
Panels stream live, and people watching can put their questions to the panel as it happens.
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About an hour
Long enough to get past the talking points. Each panel is on YouTube afterwards, with chapters so you can jump to the part you care about.
Every panel
Past panels
1:05:09
1:03:32Panel 4 · Agencies
The Line Between Good and Great Agencies
Raitis Sevelis
Georgi Petrov
Aurelio Volle
Matt Schwartz
Mar 11, 2026 · 43K viewsWatch
1:02:16Panel 3 · Security
Security at Scale: Lessons From Millions of Sites
Miriam Schwab
Robert Abela
Jesse Friedman
Feb 25, 2026 · 84K viewsWatch
1:05:10
Feb 18, 2026 · 134K viewsWatch
1:09:44
Jan 23, 2026 · 88K viewsWatch
19 panelists
Who has been on The Stage.
Most of our panelists have also sat down for a one-on-one interview. Their names link to their guest profiles.
Alex MossYoastThe State of WordPress SEO in 2026
Aurelio VolleWP UmbrellaThe Line Between Good and Great Agencies
Ben GablerHosting.comWordPress Security Decoded
Dallas KashubaDreamHostWhat Keeps WordPress Running
Georgi PetrovUXifyThe Line Between Good and Great Agencies
Grant PolachekAtom.comHow the Internet Is Named
Igor SeletskiyCloudLinux & Imunify360What Keeps WordPress Running
Jesse FriedmanAutomatticSecurity at Scale: Lessons From Millions of Sites
Joseph Alagnait.comHow the Internet Is Named
Matt SchwartzCheckViewThe Line Between Good and Great Agencies
Miriam SchwabElementorSecurity at Scale: Lessons From Millions of Sites
Oliver SildPatchstackWordPress Security Decoded
Raitis SevelisWPBakeryThe Line Between Good and Great Agencies
Remco NieuwenhuizenWP OpticThe State of WordPress SEO in 2026
Robert AbelaMelapressSecurity at Scale: Lessons From Millions of Sites
Ryan McCueHuman MadeWordPress Security Decoded
Vaughn LileyNova RegistryHow the Internet Is Named
Wences GarciamarketgooThe State of WordPress SEO in 2026
Panel sponsorship
Put your brand on The Stage.
Each panel has one title sponsor: named on air, in the intro and thumbnail, with a seat on the panel or a short demo, and clips promoted afterwards.