{"id":6249,"date":"2016-04-13T12:06:19","date_gmt":"2016-04-13T09:06:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gpec.ro\/blog\/?p=6249"},"modified":"2016-05-15T14:20:25","modified_gmt":"2016-05-15T11:20:25","slug":"the-4th-super-star-speaker-of-gpec-summit-may-25-26-27-karl-gilis-3rd-top-conversion-optimization-specialist-in-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gpec.ro\/blog\/en\/the-4th-super-star-speaker-of-gpec-summit-may-25-26-27-karl-gilis-3rd-top-conversion-optimization-specialist-in-the-world","title":{"rendered":"The 4th Super-Star-Speaker of GPeC Summit May 25-26-27: Karl Gilis, 3rd top Conversion Optimization specialist in the world!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fcbkbttn_buttons_block\" id=\"fcbkbttn_left\"><div class=\"fcbkbttn_like \"><div class=\"fb-like fb-like-button_count\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.gpec.ro\/blog\/en\/the-4th-super-star-speaker-of-gpec-summit-may-25-26-27-karl-gilis-3rd-top-conversion-optimization-specialist-in-the-world\" data-colorscheme=\"light\" data-layout=\"button_count\" data-action=\"like\"  data-size=\"small\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><p>This year&#8217;s GPeC Summit May 25-26-27 lineup is simply unbelievable. We can&#8217;t believe it either and it was us behind it. After announcing\u00a0<a title=\"alex langshur cardinal path gpec\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gpec.ro\/blog\/en\/alex-langshur-co-founder-cardinal-path-and-ex-president-of-the-digital-analytics-association-is-the-first-speaker-announced-for-gpec-summit-may-25-26-27-2016\" target=\"_blank\">Alex Langshur (Co-Foundeor Cardinal Path)<\/a>, <a title=\"Daniel Waisberg analytics advocate google analytics\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gpec.ro\/blog\/en\/get-ready-for-an-epic-gpec2016-daniel-waisberg-analytics-advocate-for-google-will-join-us-for-the-first-time-in-romania-for-gpec-summit-may-25-26-27\" target=\"_blank\">Daniel Waisberg (Google Analytics Advocate)<\/a> and\u00a0<a title=\"david darmanin founder jotjar\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gpec.ro\/blog\/en\/the-wow-factor-continues-at-gpec-2016-david-darmanin-founder-ceo-hotjar-will-join-us-for-gpec-summit-may-25-26-27\" target=\"_blank\">David Darmanin (Founder\u00a0Hotjar)<\/a>, it is now the moment to let you know who our 4th\u00a0<strong>Super-Star-Speaker\u00a0<\/strong>is and it is none other than the 3rd top Conversion Optimization specialist in the world. Ladies and gentlemen,\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/webusability?authType=NAME_SEARCH&amp;authToken=XF6W&amp;locale=en_US&amp;trk=tyah&amp;trkInfo=clickedVertical%3Amynetwork%2CclickedEntityId%3A4440908%2CauthType%3ANAME_SEARCH%2Cidx%3A1-1-1%2CtarId%3A1460524828593%2Ctas%3Akarl%20gilis\" target=\"_blank\">Karl Gilis<\/a>, Co-Founder\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.agconsult.com\/en\" target=\"_blank\">AGConsult<\/a>\u00a0and a simply amazing speaker (as you will see for yourselves) will be present at GPeC Summit May 25-26-27 for the first time in Romania!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gpec.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/karlgilis0001.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-6243\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gpec.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/karlgilis0001-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Karl Gilis, expertul in optimizarea conversiilor situat pe locul al 3-lea in lume conform PPC Hero, vine la GPeC Summit 25-26-27 Mai2016!\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gpec.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/karlgilis0001-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.gpec.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/karlgilis0001-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.gpec.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/karlgilis0001-1024x1024.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Karl is considereded by\u00a0<strong><a title=\"Karl Gilis, worldwide no. 3 Conversion Expert, for the first time at GPeC, Romania!\" href=\"http:\/\/ppchero.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Top25CRO_2015_infographic_FINAL.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">PPC Hero<\/a>\u00a0number<\/strong>\u00a03 in top best Conversion Optimization specialists in the world and is the Co-Founder of the Belgian company AGConsult, agency specialising in Usability and Conversion Optimization.<\/p>\n<p>Karl has been optimizing websites since 2001 and his conversion optimization decisions are based on practical facts and real user experience, stating that he is &#8222;<em>tired of all the opinions and suggestions of the so called specialists who don&#8217;t really practice and only rely on gut feeling or intuition<\/em>&#8222;.<\/p>\n<p>For the past few years, Karl says he has become obsessed with A\/B testing because it is a great way for him to measure the impact of changes he proposes to his clients and also because he realised that best practices not always apply and don&#8217;t always have results.<\/p>\n<p>Apart from optimising the web presence of his clients (world-class famous companies such as Suzuki, Daikin etc), Karl teaches at some Universities in Belgium and is also a speaker at some of the most important Conversion Optimization conferences in the world, such as GPeC :) His speeches are usually real stand-alone shows and this is why Karl is known as the &#8222;<strong>Conversion Comedian<\/strong>&#8222;.<\/p>\n<p>Karl promised us a real show at GPeC Summit and a great a keynote speech on May 25 which will be full of practical tips and tricks and case studies called<strong>\u00a0&#8222;<span lang=\"EN-US\">Don\u2019t do anything on your website you wouldn\u2019t do on a first date<\/span>&#8222;. <\/strong>The bonus is that Karl will also be with us on May 26 for an amazingly practical workshop called\u00a0<strong>&#8222;<span lang=\"EN-US\">How to create better A\/B tests based on user research<\/span>&#8222;.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Now you see why you should definitely not miss the awesome lineup we have in store for GPeC Summit May 25-26-27 2016, which will be perfect for the 11th edition of GPeC &#8211; the Most Important E-Commerce Event in Romania!\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Just a few more days to take advantage of the Special GPeC Summit price!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-6245\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gpec.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Karl-Gilis-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Karl Gilis for the first time in Romania at GPeC Summit, May 25-26-27 2016, Bucharest\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gpec.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Karl-Gilis-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.gpec.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Karl-Gilis-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>GPeC Summit will take place in Bucharest on May 25-26-27 2016. The Spring edition of GPeC Summit is the first of the 2016 e-commerce events series. For 11 years, GPeC has been the Most Important E-Commerce Event in Romania, gathering\u00a0\u00a0the entire e-commerce industry and bringing class-act speakers like Neil Patel, Bryan Eisenberg, Larry Kim, Oli Gardner, Andre Morys, Craig Sullivan, Simo Ahava, Gary R. Beal, John Ekman and many more. #<strong>GPeC11<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>May 25th is dedicated to GPeC Summit Conference and E-Commerce Expo, while during the evening we are on for GpeC E-Commerce Party which will surely be a blast and a great occasion for informal networking with speakers and participants. The next 2 days (May 26 and 27) will bring 12 intensive e-commerce and digital marketing workshops of 90 minutes each, which will give you no less than 18 hours of premium e-commerce content from some of the best Romanian and international specialists.<\/p>\n<p>GPeC 2016 will be launched in the beginning of April 2016 and the new version of the website will bring you all the information you need on GPeC Summit as well as the registration form for the event and for the GPeC 2016 Online Shops Competition which will also start soon.<\/p>\n<p>However starting March 31 2016 until the launch of the new website \u00a0<strong>we have a special price for GPeC friends<\/strong>, those that are part of the GPeC E-Commerce Community and who join us evey year.\u00a0<strong>The price for a 3-day event pass for GPeC Summit May 25-26-27 2016 (3-day event pass includes Conference, Expo, Party, Workshops) is only 117 EUR (VAT included). Hurry up cause the offer is only available for a few days, until the official launch of GPeC 2016.\u00a0<\/strong>The fee includes catering services as well as simultaneous tranlation services from Romanian to English.<\/p>\n<p><strong>All you need to do in order to get this special offer is:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>write an email to <b>contact [at] gpec [dot] ro\u00a0<\/b>with the subject line \u201c<strong>Special offer GPeC friend<\/strong>\u201c;<\/li>\n<li>in the message content offer all the invoice information (that is for companies postal address, company name, VAT code and Trade Registry code, bank account and for private persons just full name, postal address and ID information);<\/li>\n<li>you must also mention your full name, position within the company, company name as you wish it to appear on your badge, and contact information \u2013 email address and mobile phone.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The sooner you send this email the better as you make sure you benefit from\u00a0<strong>the special offer of 117 EUR (VAT included) for a 3-day event pass for GPeC Summit May 25-26-27 2017, Bucharest, Romania<\/strong>. Warning! The offers expires together with the official launch of GPeC 2016 which will happen any time now!<\/p>\n<p>As you got used from 11 years of GPeC, you will get Premium E-Commerce Content from the best specialists and practitioners in E-Commerce and Digital Marketing.\u00a0<strong>We rely on facts, not words.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>PS: Stay tuned! You will be in for quite a few surprises and their list is just starting to unveil ;-)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>_________________________<\/p>\n<p><strong>GPeC 2016, the 11 years edition, is an event powered by <a title=\"FAN Courier\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fancourier.ro\/\" target=\"_blank\">FAN Courier<\/a> \u2013 the leader in fast delivery in Romania!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Event supported by<\/strong>: <strong><a title=\"AVON\" href=\"https:\/\/www.avon.ro\/\" target=\"_blank\">AVON<\/a>, <a title=\"ContentSpeed\" href=\"https:\/\/www.contentspeed.ro\/\" target=\"_blank\">ContentSpeed<\/a>, <a title=\"DPD Romania\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dpd.com\/ro\" target=\"_blank\">DPD<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/dwf.ro\/\" target=\"_blank\">DWF<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mediapost-hitmail.ro\/\" target=\"_blank\">Mediapost Hit Mail<\/a>,\u00a0<a title=\"Garanti Bank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.garantibank.ro\/ro\/\" target=\"_blank\">Garanti Bank<\/a>, <a title=\"NewsMAN\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsman.ro\/\" target=\"_blank\">NewsMAN<\/a>,<a title=\"Online-Online by Credius\" href=\"http:\/\/online-online.ro\/\" target=\"_blank\">Online-Online.ro by Credius<\/a>, <a title=\"Orange Romania\" href=\"https:\/\/www.orange.ro\/\" target=\"_blank\">Orange<\/a>, <a title=\"retargeting email marketing \" href=\"https:\/\/retargeting.biz\/ro\" target=\"_blank\">Retargeting.biz<\/a>,\u00a0<a title=\"Visa Europe\" href=\"http:\/\/www.visa.ro\/\" target=\"_blank\">Visa<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Recommended Payment Processor Partner: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobilpay.ro\/public\/\">mobilPay<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fcbkbttn_buttons_block\" id=\"fcbkbttn_left\"><div class=\"fcbkbttn_like \"><div class=\"fb-like fb-like-button_count\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.gpec.ro\/blog\/en\/the-4th-super-star-speaker-of-gpec-summit-may-25-26-27-karl-gilis-3rd-top-conversion-optimization-specialist-in-the-world\" data-colorscheme=\"light\" data-layout=\"button_count\" data-action=\"like\"  data-size=\"small\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><p>This year&#8217;s GPeC Summit May 25-26-27 lineup is simply unbelievable. We can&#8217;t believe it either and it was us behind it. After announcing\u00a0Alex Langshur (Co-Foundeor Cardinal Path), Daniel Waisberg (Google Analytics Advocate) and\u00a0David Darmanin (Founder\u00a0Hotjar), it is now the moment to let you know who our 4th\u00a0Super-Star-Speaker\u00a0is and it is none other than the 3rd top Conversion Optimization specialist in the world. Ladies and gentlemen,\u00a0Karl Gilis, Co-Founder\u00a0AGConsult\u00a0and a simply amazing speaker (as you will see for yourselves) will be present at GPeC Summit May 25-26-27 for the first time in Romania! Karl is considereded by\u00a0PPC Hero\u00a0number\u00a03 in top best Conversion Optimization specialists in the world and is the Co-Founder of the Belgian company AGConsult, agency specialising in Usability and Conversion Optimization. Karl has been optimizing websites since 2001 and his conversion optimization decisions are based on practical facts and real user experience, stating that he is &#8222;tired of all the<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[475],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6249","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-gpec-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gpec.ro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6249","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gpec.ro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gpec.ro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gpec.ro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gpec.ro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6249"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.gpec.ro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6249\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6250,"href":"https:\/\/www.gpec.ro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6249\/revisions\/6250"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gpec.ro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6249"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gpec.ro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6249"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gpec.ro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6249"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}