add lessons learned, some speaker bios

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diff --git a/2023/talks/adventure.md b/2023/talks/adventure.md
index 65e646c1..28bc710f 100644
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@@ -19,7 +19,10 @@ to use the built-in Emacs help system, the mechanic of emacs
 customization and the basics of programming Emacs Lisp. I believe this
 game is ideal as a light-hearted complement to the `C-h t` tutorial.
 
+About the speaker:
 
+Dr. Chung-hong Chan is a senior researcher at GESIS Leibniz Institute
+for the Social Sciences, Germany.
 
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diff --git a/2023/talks/table.md b/2023/talks/table.md
index aef1bc08..50c45fef 100644
--- a/2023/talks/table.md
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@@ -23,6 +23,17 @@ I’ll demonstrate some functionality I use for:
 
 For several years, I have been using that workflow, and I consider it is very natural with many advantages, like writing the reasons/feedback in the same file with the qualifications, or to be able to use a version control.
 
+About the speaker:
+
+My name is Daniel Molina Cabrera, I am a senior lecturer in Computer
+Science at the University of Granada, in Spain. I use only Linux in my
+computer, and after been using Vim many years, last years I mainly use
+Emacs for editing, as file manager, as email program, ...
+
+In my experience, using org-table is very powerful and useful, but
+many interesting features are not well-known. Unfortunately, sometimes
+it is difficult to see examples showing the possibilities, and I think
+this example could be very informative.
 
 
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diff --git a/2023/talks/taming.md b/2023/talks/taming.md
index b175e992..04246b62 100644
--- a/2023/talks/taming.md
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@@ -28,6 +28,14 @@ computer will work for you, rather than the other way around.
 Because Emacs and Org mode can bend time and space - at least in a way,
 and you don't even need M-x butterfly!
 
+About the speaker:
+
+I'm a tiny mouse, a hacker. I like to play with things. I'm also very
+opinionated. These things don't always mix well. When I wanted to play with
+NixOS and Doom Emacs, I faced a problem: I don't like the Nix language, and I
+don't like how Doom's config has to be structured. I really wanted to play with
+both, though. So I tamed them. With Org Mode. I'd love to tell you how, so you
+can do the same.
 
 
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diff --git a/2023/talks/uni.md b/2023/talks/uni.md
index bbababf5..e2628b1a 100644
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@@ -16,6 +16,14 @@ workflows? It's not only possible, it's much more flexible and empowering than b
 entire software stack and workflows for authoring and presenting lessons, authoring and evaluating assessments, and engaging students both in
 person and in fully online teaching environments.
 
+About the speaker:
+
+James Endres Howell has taught Molecular and Cell Biology,
+Biochemistry, Microbiology, Immunology, Toxicology, and Molecular
+Medicine at Penn State since 2006. Recently Dr. Howell has developed
+popular courses for non-science majors in Genetics, Ecology and
+Evolution; Science in Literature; and Science in Society. He has used
+Emacs daily since 1988.
 
 
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diff --git a/2023/talks/writing.md b/2023/talks/writing.md
index 6c21a732..f40ad646 100644
--- a/2023/talks/writing.md
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@@ -29,6 +29,14 @@ And with a complete post, I’ll then walk through the resulting export.
 Demonstrating the output to Hugo (and its shortcodes) as well as other
 formats.
 
+About the speaker:
+
+Jeremy Friesen is a long-time software developer but only recently an
+Emacs convert (as of May 2020). When he switched to writing posts
+using Emacs, he observed an explosion in writing, in part because of
+the joy of using a tool that he can shape and extend to meet his needs
+and wants.
+
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