They just kept turning up!
08 Oct 2025
In this moment:
Suman Bala
Ady Stokes
Simon Rigler
Elly Gausden
Louise Woodhams
Richard Adams
Eamon Droko
Jesse Berkeley
Chris Grubel
Emily O'Connor
Nicola Furniss
Preeti Gupta
Aaron Pinto
Vanessa Zettler
02/10/25.
It's Thursday. The time is 16:03. It's Day 2 of MoTaCon. And I've never seen the 99-Second Talks queue grow so quickly. And even after this photo more people turned up.
Such is the power of a 99-Second Talk. Watch someone, feel inspired and join the queue.
Like a rock solid message broker: Queuing ensures that messages are not lost and only delivered when recipients are ready, improving reliability and response times.
Kudos to everyone who took to the stage. 🎉
It's Thursday. The time is 16:03. It's Day 2 of MoTaCon. And I've never seen the 99-Second Talks queue grow so quickly. And even after this photo more people turned up.
Such is the power of a 99-Second Talk. Watch someone, feel inspired and join the queue.
Like a rock solid message broker: Queuing ensures that messages are not lost and only delivered when recipients are ready, improving reliability and response times.
Kudos to everyone who took to the stage. 🎉
Simon Tomes
Community Lead at MoTaverse
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Hello, I'm Simon. Since 2003 I've had various roles in testing, tech leadership and coaching. I believe in the power of collaboration, creativity and community. 🎓 MoT-STEC qualified. I get real joy working with and supporting our wonderful MoTaverse community.
“Thanks for making me feel so confident about myself.” | “I'm so grateful for all you do in the MoTaverse community, I learn so much as a result!” | “A simple chat with Simon in person absolutely changed everything.” | “Simon is one of the best people that I've ever met to have conversations with. He's so grounded in his way of thinking and articulates his thoughts so well and his feelings and his knowledge about community and everything.”
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