interesting that no mention of the WP API came up when asked about aspirations for 4.1. Will need to check the logs of the first dev meeting to see if it will be coming. I heard that it might be delayed back to 4.2. One thing that's likely a shoe-in is the TwentyFifteen default theme which by all accounts, looks to be something a lot of users are interested in using.

At any rate, glad to see another WordPress Agency devote time and resources and of course, another employee that is not Automattic or Audrey based to lead a release cycle. Good luck to Blackbourn!