Lukas Smith

CTO and Co-Founder at Witty Works inclusifier.works

Lukas Smith is a prominent figure in the tech industry, known for his roles as Co-Founder and CTO at Witty Works, a startup focusing on inclusive language solutions. He has a background in Economics and Computer Science, having studied at institutions like New College, Technische Universität Berlin, and Freie Universität Berlin.

Before his current venture, Lukas was a partner at the digital agency Liip, where he served as a system architect and spearheaded initiatives such as obtaining ISO 27001 certification.

With a rich history of contributions to open source projects, Lukas has made significant impact as a release manager for PHP 5.3 and has been involved in shaping the release process. He is notably associated with PHP-based projects like Symfony and Doctrine, where he continues to play a pivotal role as the Symfony Diversity lead.