diff --git a/converters/src/main/java/org/dukecon/server/convert/DoagSpeakerImageService.groovy b/converters/src/main/java/org/dukecon/server/convert/DoagSpeakerImageService.groovy
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..dcf80d1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/converters/src/main/java/org/dukecon/server/convert/DoagSpeakerImageService.groovy
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+package org.dukecon.server.convert
+
+import groovy.util.logging.Slf4j
+import org.dukecon.adapter.ResourceWrapper
+import org.dukecon.server.conference.SpeakerImageService
+
+import java.security.MessageDigest
+
+@Slf4j
+class DoagSpeakerImageService implements SpeakerImageService {
+
+    private final String path
+
+    DoagSpeakerImageService(String path) {
+       this.path = path
+    }
+
+    String addImage(byte[] content, String filename = null) {
+        return this.addImage(Base64.encoder.encodeToString(content), filename)
+    }
+
+    String addImage(String contentBase64, String filename = null) {
+        log.trace("Adding speaker image from '{}')", filename ? "file >${filename}<" : "Image Data: >${contentBase64?.substring(0, 10)}<")
+
+        String md5Hash = md5(contentBase64)
+
+        //create image resource
+        def final image = new ImageWithName("${md5Hash}.${fileEnding(contentBase64)}", Base64.decoder.decode(contentBase64))
+
+        //write image resource to file
+        def pathInFilesystem = new File(this.path)
+        if(!pathInFilesystem.exists())
+           pathInFilesystem.mkdir()
+        image.writeToDisk(this.path)
+
+        return md5Hash
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    SpeakerImageService.ImageWithName getImage(String md5Hash) {
+        throw new IllegalStateException("should not be called from converter")
+    }
+
+    private md5(String s) {
+        MessageDigest digest = MessageDigest.getInstance("MD5")
+        digest.update(s.bytes);
+        new BigInteger(1, digest.digest()).toString(16).padLeft(32, '0')
+    }
+
+    private fileEnding(String content) {
+        switch (content) {
+            case ~/^iVBO.*/:
+                return 'png'
+            case ~/^R0.*/:
+                return 'gif'
+            case ~$/^/9j/*/$:
+            default:
+                return 'jpg'
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    Map<String, SpeakerImageService.ImageWithName> getImages() {
+        throw new IllegalStateException("should not be called from converter")
+    }
+}
+
diff --git a/converters/src/main/java/org/dukecon/server/convert/DummySpeakerImageService.groovy b/converters/src/main/java/org/dukecon/server/convert/DummySpeakerImageService.groovy
index 3f379c29..e69de29b 100644
--- a/converters/src/main/java/org/dukecon/server/convert/DummySpeakerImageService.groovy
+++ b/converters/src/main/java/org/dukecon/server/convert/DummySpeakerImageService.groovy
@@ -1,40 +0,0 @@
-package org.dukecon.server.convert
-
-import org.dukecon.server.conference.SpeakerImageService
-
-/**
- * Will be obsolete as soon as conference provider will be disabled in dukecon_server implementation. This interface and
- * its references can be removed when speaker images will be saved as static files.
- */
-@Deprecated
-class DummySpeakerImageService implements SpeakerImageService {
-    @Override
-    Map<String, ImageWithName> getImages() {
-        return null
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    String addImage(byte ... content) {
-        return null
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    String addImage(byte[] content, String filename) {
-        return null
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    String addImage(String contentBase64) {
-        return null
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    String addImage(String contentBase64, String filename) {
-        return null
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    ImageWithName getImage(String md5Hash) {
-        return null
-    }
-}
diff --git a/converters/src/main/java/org/dukecon/server/convert/GenerateDukecon.groovy b/converters/src/main/java/org/dukecon/server/convert/GenerateDukecon.groovy
index 9bf31f27..06e89800 100644
--- a/converters/src/main/java/org/dukecon/server/convert/GenerateDukecon.groovy
+++ b/converters/src/main/java/org/dukecon/server/convert/GenerateDukecon.groovy
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class GenerateDukecon {
             ConferenceDataExtractor conferenceDataExtractor =
                     conferenceDataExtractorClass.getConstructor(ConferencesConfiguration.Conference.class,
                             RawDataMapper.class, SpeakerImageService.class)
-                            .newInstance(conferenceConfig, rawDataMapper, new DummySpeakerImageService())
+                            .newInstance(conferenceConfig, rawDataMapper, new DoagSpeakerImageService('images'))
             Conference conference = conferenceDataExtractor.conference
             ObjectMapper objectMapper = new ObjectMapper()
             String conferenceStartDirectoryName = "htdocs/rest/${conferenceConfig.conference}/${conferenceConfig.year}/rest"
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ class GenerateDukecon {
             stylesCssFile.getParentFile().mkdirs()
             stylesCssFile.write(stylesCssResource.getContent())
             log.info("Created {}", stylesCssFile.absolutePath)
+
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/converters/src/test/resources/conferences-javaland.yml b/converters/src/test/resources/conferences-javaland.yml
index 90fa871b..77a9b83d 100644
--- a/converters/src/test/resources/conferences-javaland.yml
+++ b/converters/src/test/resources/conferences-javaland.yml
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@
   conference: javaland
   year: 2019
   talksUri:
-    eventsData: 'javaland2019/eventsData.json'
-    speakersData: 'javaland2019/speakersData.json'
-    additionalData: 'javaland2019/additionalData.json'
+    eventsData: 'file:javaland2019/eventsData.json'
+    speakersData: 'file:javaland2019/speakersData.json'
+    additionalData: 'file:javaland2019/additionalData.json'
   backupUri: javaland-2019-backup.raw
   url: 'http://${conference}.dukecon.org/${year}'
   homeUrl: 'http://www.javaland.eu'
diff --git a/repositories/src/main/java/org/dukecon/server/conference/SpeakerImageService.groovy b/repositories/src/main/java/org/dukecon/server/conference/SpeakerImageService.groovy
index 2d55bd31..97eaa568 100644
--- a/repositories/src/main/java/org/dukecon/server/conference/SpeakerImageService.groovy
+++ b/repositories/src/main/java/org/dukecon/server/conference/SpeakerImageService.groovy
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package org.dukecon.server.conference
 
+import com.sun.xml.internal.messaging.saaj.util.ByteOutputStream
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Service
 
 /**
@@ -15,6 +16,21 @@ interface SpeakerImageService {
             this.filename = filename
             this.content = content
         }
+
+        void writeToDisk(String path) {
+            FileOutputStream outputStream
+            String fileWithPath = path + File.separator + this.filename
+            try {
+                outputStream = new FileOutputStream(fileWithPath)
+                outputStream.write(this.content)
+                outputStream.flush()
+            } catch(Exception e) {
+                throw new RuntimeException("could not write file: $fileWithPath ", e)
+            } finally {
+                if(outputStream)
+                    outputStream.close()
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     Map<String, SpeakerImageService.ImageWithName> getImages()
@@ -23,4 +39,4 @@ interface SpeakerImageService {
     String addImage(String contentBase64)
     String addImage(String contentBase64, String filename)
     ImageWithName getImage(String md5Hash)
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}