2018 Schedule

The schedule is carefully curated to allow you to level up your skill set and maybe dive into new disciplines (via a diverse lineup of speakers), while providing opportunities to meet fellow attendees and get exposed to new ideas.

Day 1 – Mon. 12 November, 2018

Time	Design and Creativity	Marketing and Strategy
7:45 am	Registration / Check-In / Light Breakfast
8:30 am	Morning Kick-Off
8:40 am	Cracking the Code: The Art of Making Meaningful Connections Ilise Benun
9:00 am	Connecting Social Responsibility with Strategic Marketing Andy Kovan
9:45 am	Break (Mingle and Transition)
10:00 am	Infographics for Social Change Jessica Bellamy	Writing and Editing to Engage: Delivering Compelling Campaigns Vanessa Charles
10:45 am	Break (Mingle and Transition)
11:00 am	Supporting Design: Using Research to Inspire Designers Meena Kothandaraman	Turn Your Customer’s Pain into Your Bat Signal Content Ilise Benun
11:45 am	Lunch (Provided)
1:00 pm	Design Systems in 2018, and Beyond Ben Callahan	Vanity Numbers Lie. Learn the Truth About Marketing Metrics and What You Should Be Tracking Ali Schwanke
1:45 pm	Break (Mingle and Transition)
2:00 pm	Exploring the Branding Process From Initial Ideas to Final Art Gil Shuler	How Content-Driven SEO Can Put You in The Top 5 Jerry Cahalan
2:45 pm	Break (Mingle and Transition)
3:00 pm	The 5 Hottest Print Design Trends of 2018 Sabine Lenz	What is OTT and How is it Changing the Media Landscape? Melissa Denham
3:45 pm	Break (Mingle and Transition)
3:55 pm	If Your Job’s Gonna Be a Circus, Why Not Make it a Fun Circus Where You’re the Ringleader? Jim Krause
4:30 pm	Mid-Event Happy Hour(s)
5:30 pm	Evening Excursions

Day 2 – Tues. 13 November, 2018

Time	Design and Creativity	Marketing and Strategy
7:45 am	Registration / Check-in / Light Breakfast
8:30 am	First Do No Harm: Ethics in Product Design Mariah Hay
9:15 am	Break (Mingle and Transition)
9:30 am	Always Designing: From Designer To Design Leader Andy Vitale	Love Your Talent: How To Get The Most Out Of Your Creatives Cami Travis-Groves
10:15 am	Break (Mingle and Transition)
10:30 am	Declutter Your User Experience – The Life-Changing Magic of Object-Oriented UX Sophia V Prater	Inbound Video and the Death of Impersonal Marketing Ian Servin
11:15 am	Break (Mingle and Transition)
11:30 am	Creatively Recalculating Your Daily Design Routine Von Glitschka	Inspire, Build, and Optimize Your Creative Practice . . . From Vision to Execution Nathalie Heywood Smith, Shani Sandy
12:15 pm	Lunch (Provided)
1:30 pm	Y-E-S: The 3 Letters that Drive Agents of Change John Wilson
1:45 pm	Save Your Sanity While Maintaining Your Creativity Gwendolyn Bouchie
2:00 pm	Grab and Go! Alicia Rodman
2:15 pm	Designing Emotion: How To Use Design To Move People Stefan Mumaw
3:00 pm	Closing Remarks

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View the 2018 lineup of speakers