{"id":4305,"date":"2025-11-02T10:51:23","date_gmt":"2025-11-02T05:06:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bharatpur.wordcamp.org\/2025\/?p=4305"},"modified":"2025-11-02T10:53:07","modified_gmt":"2025-11-02T05:08:07","slug":"announcing-our-panel-discussion-session","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bharatpur.wordcamp.org\/2025\/announcing-our-panel-discussion-session\/","title":{"rendered":"Announcing our Panel Discussion Session"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The world of technology is evolving faster than ever\u2014and with it, the way we learn, teach, and build. This year at <strong>WordCamp Bharatpur<\/strong> <strong>2025<\/strong>, we\u2019re excited to host a thought-provoking panel discussion that brings together voices from <strong>academia, leading IT companies, and the WordPress community<\/strong> to explore one essential question:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How can collaboration across these sectors create meaningful opportunities for students, educators, and professionals alike?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Panel Discussion Topic<\/strong> &#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/bharatpur.wordcamp.org\/2025\/session\/panel-discussion-bridging-the-gap-academia-industry-and-the-wordpress-community\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bridging the Gap: Academia, Industry, and the WordPress Community<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Moderator<\/strong> &#8211; <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/bharatpur.wordcamp.org\/2025\/organizer\/arjun-gurung\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Arjun Gurung<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Panelists<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query alignwide wpbhr-speakers-announcement-grid is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"columns-3 wp-block-post-template is-layout-grid wp-container-core-post-template-is-layout-572542b5 wp-block-post-template-is-layout-grid\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-4295 wcb_speaker type-wcb_speaker status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry wcb_speaker_group-panel-discussion wcb_speaker_group-conference-speakers\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-custom-pale-sand-background-color has-background is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-a5cad820 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-top-left-radius:16px;border-top-right-radius:16px;border-bottom-left-radius:16px;border-bottom-right-radius:16px;min-height:464px;margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:20px;padding-top:20px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px\"><figure style=\"width:128px;height:128px;\" class=\"aligncenter is-style-rounded wp-block-wordcamp-avatar\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bharatpur.wordcamp.org\/2025\/speaker\/manesh-timalsina\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bharatpur.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/11\/manesh-timilsina.webp?fit=128%2C128&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-128x128 size-128x128 wp-post-image\" alt=\"Manesh Timalsina\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bharatpur.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/11\/manesh-timilsina.webp?w=720&amp;ssl=1 720w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bharatpur.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/11\/manesh-timilsina.webp?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bharatpur.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/11\/manesh-timilsina.webp?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" data-attachment-id=\"4296\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/bharatpur.wordcamp.org\/2025\/speaker\/manesh-timalsina\/manesh-timilsina-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bharatpur.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/11\/manesh-timilsina.webp?fit=720%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"720,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"manesh-timilsina\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bharatpur.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/11\/manesh-timilsina.webp?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bharatpur.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/11\/manesh-timilsina.webp?fit=720%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bharatpur.wordcamp.org\/2025\/speaker\/manesh-timalsina\/\" target=\"_self\" >Manesh Timalsina<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Session<\/h4>\n\n\n<ul class=\"has-text-align-center wp-elements-4cdb26f275a2c12c3ed7c20558a2b7b4 wp-block-wordcamp-speaker-sessions\"><li><p><a href=\"https:\/\/bharatpur.wordcamp.org\/2025\/session\/panel-discussion-bridging-the-gap-academia-industry-and-the-wordpress-community\/\">Panel Discussion &#8211; Bridging the Gap: Academia, Industry, and the WordPress Community<\/a><\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-4301 wcb_speaker type-wcb_speaker status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry wcb_speaker_group-panel-discussion wcb_speaker_group-conference-speakers\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-custom-pale-sand-background-color has-background is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-a5cad820 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-top-left-radius:16px;border-top-right-radius:16px;border-bottom-left-radius:16px;border-bottom-right-radius:16px;min-height:464px;margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:20px;padding-top:20px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px\"><figure style=\"width:128px;height:128px;\" class=\"aligncenter is-style-rounded wp-block-wordcamp-avatar\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bharatpur.wordcamp.org\/2025\/speaker\/nabin-kumar-shrestha\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"102\" height=\"128\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bharatpur.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/11\/image.png?fit=102%2C128&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-128x128 size-128x128 wp-post-image\" alt=\"Nabin Kumar Shrestha\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bharatpur.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/11\/image.png?w=1279&amp;ssl=1 1279w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bharatpur.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/11\/image.png?resize=240%2C300&amp;ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bharatpur.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/11\/image.png?resize=819%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 819w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bharatpur.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/11\/image.png?resize=120%2C150&amp;ssl=1 120w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bharatpur.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/11\/image.png?resize=768%2C960&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bharatpur.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/11\/image.png?resize=1229%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1229w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 102px) 100vw, 102px\" data-attachment-id=\"4302\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/bharatpur.wordcamp.org\/2025\/speaker\/nabin-kumar-shrestha\/image-6\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bharatpur.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/11\/image.png?fit=1279%2C1599&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1279,1599\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bharatpur.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/11\/image.png?fit=240%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bharatpur.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/11\/image.png?fit=819%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bharatpur.wordcamp.org\/2025\/speaker\/nabin-kumar-shrestha\/\" target=\"_self\" >Nabin Kumar Shrestha<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Session<\/h4>\n\n\n<ul class=\"has-text-align-center wp-elements-4cdb26f275a2c12c3ed7c20558a2b7b4 wp-block-wordcamp-speaker-sessions\"><li><p><a href=\"https:\/\/bharatpur.wordcamp.org\/2025\/session\/panel-discussion-bridging-the-gap-academia-industry-and-the-wordpress-community\/\">Panel Discussion &#8211; Bridging the Gap: Academia, Industry, and the WordPress Community<\/a><\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-4298 wcb_speaker type-wcb_speaker status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry wcb_speaker_group-panel-discussion wcb_speaker_group-conference-speakers\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-custom-pale-sand-background-color has-background is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-a5cad820 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-top-left-radius:16px;border-top-right-radius:16px;border-bottom-left-radius:16px;border-bottom-right-radius:16px;min-height:464px;margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:20px;padding-top:20px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px\"><figure style=\"width:128px;height:128px;\" class=\"aligncenter is-style-rounded wp-block-wordcamp-avatar\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bharatpur.wordcamp.org\/2025\/speaker\/sunita-rai\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bharatpur.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/11\/Sunita-Rai-Profile-Image.jpg?fit=128%2C128&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-128x128 size-128x128 wp-post-image\" alt=\"Sunita Rai\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bharatpur.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/11\/Sunita-Rai-Profile-Image.jpg?w=2228&amp;ssl=1 2228w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bharatpur.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/11\/Sunita-Rai-Profile-Image.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bharatpur.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/11\/Sunita-Rai-Profile-Image.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bharatpur.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/11\/Sunita-Rai-Profile-Image.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bharatpur.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/11\/Sunita-Rai-Profile-Image.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bharatpur.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/11\/Sunita-Rai-Profile-Image.jpg?resize=1536%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bharatpur.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/11\/Sunita-Rai-Profile-Image.jpg?resize=2048%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" data-attachment-id=\"4299\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/bharatpur.wordcamp.org\/2025\/speaker\/sunita-rai\/sunita-rai-profile-image\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bharatpur.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/11\/Sunita-Rai-Profile-Image.jpg?fit=2228%2C2229&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2228,2229\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Sunita-Rai-Profile-Image\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bharatpur.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/11\/Sunita-Rai-Profile-Image.jpg?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bharatpur.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/11\/Sunita-Rai-Profile-Image.jpg?fit=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bharatpur.wordcamp.org\/2025\/speaker\/sunita-rai\/\" target=\"_self\" >Sunita Rai<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Session<\/h4>\n\n\n<ul class=\"has-text-align-center wp-elements-4cdb26f275a2c12c3ed7c20558a2b7b4 wp-block-wordcamp-speaker-sessions\"><li><p><a href=\"https:\/\/bharatpur.wordcamp.org\/2025\/session\/panel-discussion-bridging-the-gap-academia-industry-and-the-wordpress-community\/\">Panel Discussion &#8211; Bridging the Gap: Academia, Industry, and the WordPress Community<\/a><\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why This Conversation Matters<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The gap between academic learning and real-world industry needs has long been a challenge in tech education. While universities focus on building foundational knowledge, the industry demands practical, adaptable skills that can keep pace with rapid technological change. Meanwhile, open-source ecosystems like WordPress provide a unique middle ground\u2014a real-world lab where students can learn by doing, educators can integrate live projects into their curriculum, and companies can connect with emerging talent in meaningful ways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This panel dives into how all three groups can work together to create a cycle of continuous learning and innovation\u2014one that benefits individuals, organizations, and the broader tech community.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The world of technology is evolving faster than ever\u2014and with it, the way we learn, teach, and build. 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