{"id":3622,"date":"2026-10-19T18:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/?p=3622"},"modified":"2026-10-18T14:42:08","modified_gmt":"2026-10-18T09:12:08","slug":"speaker-sourabh-matolia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/speaker-sourabh-matolia\/","title":{"rendered":"Announcing our speaker: Sourabh Matolia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wcblr-email-only has-text-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-radius:12px;color:#2a1d14;background-color:#F2ECE0;padding-top:24px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:24px;padding-left:24px\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Sourabh Matolia<\/strong> (Technical Delivery Manager, Make Me Local) is running the <strong>\u201cConnecting WordPress and MCP\u201d<\/strong> workshop at WordCamp Bengaluru 2026, a 60-minute workshop on Sunday 22 November.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A workshop on connecting WordPress to AI assistants through MCP, so an assistant can read a site and act on it. Sourabh runs it with Deepak Gupta. His own work is on getting AI answers to respect hard rules such as price, category and stock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Read the full announcement for the session abstract and more about Sourabh.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull wcblr-post wcblr-guide wcblr-motion wcblr-annc has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"background-color:#f2ece0;padding-top:32px;padding-bottom:56px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-b4d04ffe wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wcblr-sec wcblr-annc-open is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-a2902c9c wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wcblr-annc-hero has-background has-border-color is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-893a632e wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background-color:#fbf8f1;border-color:#dad5cd;border-width:1.5px;border-radius:20px;padding-top:40px;padding-right:40px;padding-bottom:40px;padding-left:40px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center wcblr-annc-herocols is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3a88641f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center wcblr-annc-photocol is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:38%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full wcblr-annc-photo\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/speaker\/sourabh-matolia\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"880\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/10\/wcblr-2026-speaker-sourabh-matolia.jpg?resize=800%2C880&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Sourabh Matolia\" class=\"wp-image-2893\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/10\/wcblr-2026-speaker-sourabh-matolia.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/10\/wcblr-2026-speaker-sourabh-matolia.jpg?resize=273%2C300&amp;ssl=1 273w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/10\/wcblr-2026-speaker-sourabh-matolia.jpg?resize=768%2C845&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wcblr-annc-sticker has-text-color has-jetbrains-mono-font-family wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#c8344b;margin-top:14px;margin-bottom:0;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:0.12em;text-transform:uppercase\">On stage<span class=\"wcblr-annc-dot\"> \u00b7 <\/span><strong>Day 2<\/strong><span class=\"wcblr-annc-dot\"> \u00b7 <\/span>22 Nov<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center wcblr-annc-intro is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:62%\">\n<p class=\"wcblr-annc-kicker has-text-color has-jetbrains-mono-font-family wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#c8344b;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-transform:uppercase\">Speaker announcement<span class=\"wcblr-annc-dot\"> \u00b7 <\/span>24<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wcblr-annc-meet has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#c8344b;margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0;font-size:clamp(18.959px, 1.185rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 1.082), 30px);font-style:italic;font-weight:600;line-height:1.1\">Meet your speaker<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading wcblr-annc-name has-text-color\" style=\"color:#2a1d14;margin-top:8px;margin-bottom:0;font-size:clamp(35.2px, 2.2rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 2.824), 64px);font-weight:600;line-height:1\">Sourabh Matolia<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wcblr-annc-role has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#4a3a2e;margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0;font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.49), 19px);line-height:1.4\"><strong>Technical Delivery Manager<\/strong><span class=\"wcblr-annc-dot\"> \u00b7 <\/span>Make Me Local<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wcblr-annc-facts is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fe021fa7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"margin-top:26px;margin-bottom:0\">\n<p class=\"wcblr-annc-fact has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#2a1d14;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.098), 15px);\"><span class=\"wcblr-annc-lbl\">When<\/span> Sunday 22 November, the main day<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wcblr-annc-fact has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#2a1d14;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:0;font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.098), 15px);\"><span class=\"wcblr-annc-lbl\">Where<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/search\/?api=1&amp;query=St+Joseph%27s+Boys%27+High+School%2C+Museum+Road%2C+Bengaluru\">St. Joseph&#8217;s Boys&#8217; High School<\/a> on Museum Road<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wcblr-annc-fact has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#7a6757;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:0;font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.098), 15px);\"><span class=\"wcblr-annc-lbl\">Time<\/span> goes up with the schedule<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wcblr-sec is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-feb47d4f wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"margin-top:56px;margin-bottom:0\">\n<p class=\"wcblr-eyebrow has-text-color has-jetbrains-mono-font-family wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#c8344b;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:18px;font-size:13px;letter-spacing:0.5px\">\/\/ the_session<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;font-size:clamp(26.944px, 1.684rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 1.868), 46px);font-weight:400;letter-spacing:-0.01em;line-height:1.25\">Connecting WordPress and MCP<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns wcblr-annc-sessioncols is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3a88641f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column wcblr-annc-quotecol is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:64%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wcblr-panel wcblr-annc-quote has-background has-border-color is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-b0785501 wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background-color:#fbf8f1;border-color:#dad5cd;border-width:1.5px;border-radius:16px;padding-top:36px;padding-right:36px;padding-bottom:32px;padding-left:36px\">\n<p class=\"wcblr-annc-q has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#2a1d14;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.588), 20px);line-height:1.55\">A workshop on connecting WordPress to AI assistants through MCP, so an assistant can read a site and act on it. Sourabh runs it with Deepak Gupta. His own work is on getting AI answers to respect hard rules such as price, category and stock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wcblr-annc-cite has-text-color has-jetbrains-mono-font-family wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#7a6757;margin-top:24px;margin-bottom:0;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:0.12em;text-transform:uppercase\">About the session<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column wcblr-annc-stubcol is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:36%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wcblr-annc-stub has-background is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1413163f wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background-color:#2a1d14;border-radius:16px;padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\">\n<p class=\"wcblr-annc-stubhead has-text-color has-jetbrains-mono-font-family wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#e0a526;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;font-size:12px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:0.16em;text-transform:uppercase\">Your ticket to it<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wcblr-annc-row has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#f2ece0;margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:0;font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.294), 17px);\"><span class=\"wcblr-annc-lbl\">Format<\/span> Workshop<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wcblr-annc-row has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#f2ece0;margin-top:14px;margin-bottom:0;font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.294), 17px);\"><span class=\"wcblr-annc-lbl\">Length<\/span> 60 minutes<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wcblr-annc-row has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#f2ece0;margin-top:14px;margin-bottom:0;font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.294), 17px);\"><span class=\"wcblr-annc-lbl\">Day<\/span> Sun 22 Nov<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wcblr-annc-row has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#f2ece0;margin-top:14px;margin-bottom:0;font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.294), 17px);\"><span class=\"wcblr-annc-lbl\">Room<\/span> with the schedule<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wcblr-annc-stublink has-text-color has-jetbrains-mono-font-family wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#e0a526;margin-top:24px;margin-bottom:0;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:0.12em;text-transform:uppercase\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/session\/connecting-wordpress-and-mcp\/\">Session page<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wcblr-sec is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-feb47d4f wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"margin-top:56px;margin-bottom:0\">\n<p class=\"wcblr-eyebrow has-text-color has-jetbrains-mono-font-family wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#c8344b;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:18px;font-size:13px;letter-spacing:0.5px\">\/\/ the_speaker<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;font-size:clamp(26.944px, 1.684rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 1.868), 46px);font-weight:400;letter-spacing:-0.01em;line-height:1.25\">About <em>Sourabh<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wcblr-panel wcblr-annc-bio has-background has-border-color is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1b7219d5 wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background-color:#fbf8f1;border-color:#dad5cd;border-width:1.5px;border-radius:16px;padding-top:32px;padding-right:36px;padding-bottom:32px;padding-left:36px\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#4a3a2e;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.294), 17px);line-height:1.7\">I am a technical enthusiast driven to tackle diverse, intriguing challenges in my field. With over 13 years of professional experience across roles and technologies, I began my journey with hands-on projects in college. After transitioning into a career, I embraced WordPress, mastering its intricacies and adeptly handling complex projects in this domain. As my expertise grew, I moved into leadership roles, overseeing complex WordPress and App products and taking on significant technical responsibilities alongside architects. Currently working as a Technical Delivery Manager in a UK-based company. 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