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Cocaine to Carrots: The Art of Telling Someone Else’s Story Alan Williams Creative Director, Imaginary Forces
Post-Earth Visions: Designing for Space and the Future Human Sands Fish Research Affiliate, MIT Media Lab
The Rise of the Creative Social Influencer (and How to Become One) Lindsay Munro Social Strategist, Adobe XD
The Knowledge Society: Three Talks About the Future Ayaan Esmail TKS Innovator , The Knowledge Society
The Imperfect Storm: A Survival Guide To Your Creative Drive Jason Theodor Experience Design Director, Caulfield & Trout
It’s My (Third) Party, and I’ll Cry if I Want To Harry Roberts Consultant Front-End Architect, CSS Wizardry Ltd.
From Closed to Open: A Journey of Self Discovery Midge “Mantissa” Sinnaeve Motion Designer & VFX Artist, Mantissa
Unleash Design Thinking to (Re)Design Your Business Sebastiaan Dorgelo Experience Design Director, TRIMM
International is the New Mobile First Robyn Larsen Front End Developer, International Growth @ Shopify
Communicating with Animation: Body Language of the Web Eli Fitch Senior Web Application Engineer, Mapbox
The React Cookbook: Advanced Recipes to Level Up Your Next App Simon Bloom Web Application Developer, TWG
Building a CSS Architecture for Design Systems Christina Truong Front-End Developer and Educator, christinatruong.com
Developers Should Not Become Managers (Unless They Should) Jamie Strachan Application Development Manager, Info-Tech Research Group
Building AR and VR Experiences for Web Apps with JavaScript Hasan Ahmad Principal Consultant, Aquent DEV6
The Imperfect Storm: A Survival Guide To Your Creative Drive Jason Theodor Experience Design Director, Caulfield & Trout
Communicating with Animation: Body Language of the Web Eli Fitch Senior Web Application Engineer, Mapbox
ofxPiMapper–Your Secret Projection Mapping Tool Krisjanis Rijnieks Creative Technologist, rijnieks.com
The Future of Design is Female: The Importance of Women in UX Andréa Crofts Product Design Manager, League
101 Years of Solitude: A Case for Remaining a Loner in the Age of Groupthink Paul Sahre Owner, Office of Paul Sahre (O.O.P.S)
Breaking the Fourth Wall: Utilizing Emerging Technology for Brand Experiences Jake Lee-High CEO; Creative Director, Future Colossal
Putting the ‘Story’ into Storytelling Graham McDonnell International Creative Director, The New York Times
A Digital Human Presence Reimagined Through Textiles Maggie Greyson Foresight Innovation and Content Specialist, Myant
Out of Home & Digital: Integrated Experiences for Brands and Entertainment Christine Clark Director of Production & Managing Director - Toronto, Thinkingbox
From Engineering Student To Creative CEO: My Evolution in Design in 5 Transformative Stages Drew Henson Founder/CEO, twenty2b
Failing Astronomically: How a Teenage Single Mother Became a Senior Designer for NASA Krys Blackwood Senior Lead User Experience Designer, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Calling Voyager: Interface Design for NASA’s Deep Space Network Krys Blackwood Senior Lead User Experience Designer, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Developing Immersive Experiences With Windows Mixed Reality Margaryta Ostapchuk Technical Evangelist, Microsoft
Designing for Your Users: How to Create a Better User Experience Clarissa Peterson UX Designer, clarissapeterson.com
When the Web Re-Enters the Material World Adelle Lin Innovation Engineering Intern , Intel Corporation
Debugging our Feelings: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Developers Jamie Strachan Application Development Manager, Info-Tech Research Group
Variable Fonts and the Future of Web Design Jason Pamental Designer/Strategist/Tinkerer/Typographer, RWT.io
Browser’s Castle: Defend Your Code Like a Designer Liam Oscar Thurston Sr. Director, User Experience, Loblaw Digital
Awesome State Management for React and Other Virtual-Dom Libraries Fred Daoud Software Development Contractor, Modernizing Medicine
An Introduction to Test Driven Development with React Lawton Spelliscy Lead Agile Software Engineer, Tribalscale
Animated GIFs and Beyond: Motion Design for Impact and Performance Miguel Cardona Lead Designer, imgix
Building Contextual Personas Through Scenario Planning Jesse Emmanuel Rosario User Experience Specialist, jemrosario.com
How to Use WebVR to Enhance the Web Experience Kevin Vandecar Manager, Media and Entertainment, Autodesk
An Introduction to the World of Testing for Front-End Developers Haris Mahmood Front End Developer, Shopify
Building Contextual Personas Through Scenario Planning Jesse Emmanuel Rosario User Experience Specialist, jemrosario.com
FUTURE TYPE: Using the History of Typography to Inform the Future of UI Michelle Cortese VR Product Designer, Facebook
The Do’s and Don’ts of Motion Design Domination Erin Sarofsky President, Owner, Executive Creative Director, Sarofsky Corp
Calling Voyager: Interface Design for NASA’s Deep Space Network Krys Blackwood Senior Lead User Experience Designer, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Augmented Reality Storytelling Dr. Helen Papagiannis, Ph.D. Augmented Reality Specialist, Augmented Stories
Pretty Much Everything: The Harrowing Account of Making Our Very First Book Aaron James Draplin Founder, Draplin Design Co
The Intersection of Fashion, Robotics and Technology Anouk Wipprecht Designer, Artist, Engineer, Curator, anoukwipprecht.nl
The Skills and Tools You Need to be a Successful Designer Paul Trani Sr. Creative Cloud Evangelist, Adobe
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Time-Travellers Trevor Haldenby President + Time Traveler, The Mission Business Inc.
So I Decided to Program a Solar System Simulator Martin Vézina Partner / Technical Director, La Grange
Mentoring Open Source Abigail Cabunoc Mayes Lead Developer, Open Source Engagement, Mozilla Foundation
Everything I Know About Design Leadership I Learned Coaching Youth Baseball Albert Poon Head of Design, DoorDash
From Experimentation to Production: The Future of WebGL Hector Arellano Senior Creative Developer, Firstborn
Curating Life Experiences as a Way of Making Meaningful Work Santiago Carrasquilla Designer, Animator , santiagocarrasquilla.com
Understanding the Past and Present to Determine the Future of Design Paul Trani Sr. Creative Cloud Evangelist, Adobe
MIDI is Staging a Comeback… in Your Browser! Jean-Philippe Côté Lecturer & Creative Technologist, TangibleJS
Making Sausages: A Day in the Life of a Creative Technologist Stephen Martell VP, Creative Technology, Current Studios
MIDI is Staging a Comeback… in Your Browser! Jean-Philippe Côté Lecturer & Creative Technologist, TangibleJS
Observables: Powerful Tools for Async Alex Wilmer Software Developer, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research
CSS Layout Techniques: Replacing Floats With Flexbox Bermon Painter Innovation & Strategy Lead, EY wavespace™
Creating Beautiful, Accessible and User-Friendly Forms Clarissa Peterson UX Designer, clarissapeterson.com
Design & Front-End: Couples Therapy Liam Oscar Thurston Sr. Director, User Experience, Loblaw Digital
Distributing UI Libraries in a Post-Web-Component World Rachael L Moore Senior UI Engineer, OpenTable
Friendly Ghost Stories: Using CasperJS to Automate the Web Engin Arslan Front-End Developer, Myplanet
Level Up Your Design and Development Team SVG Workflow Robyn Larsen Front End Developer, International Growth @ Shopify
Once Upon a Drop Cap: A Look at Typography as UX Jason Pamental Designer/Strategist/Tinkerer/Typographer, RWT.io
Web Developers, Please Meet… The Physical World! Jean-Philippe Côté Lecturer & Creative Technologist, TangibleJS
What Pokemon Go and Smart Kitchens Taught Us About Design Ron Edelen Partner + Design Director, Myjive
What The Heck is WebAssembly, And Do I Have to Learn C Now? Dan Callahan Staff Software Engineer, Developer Relations, Mozilla
Thinking Outside The Little Black Box: Interaction Design in The Post-Mobile Era Jonathan Stark Mobile Strategy Consultant , jonathanstark.com
Increasing Effectiveness As A Technical Candidate/Interviewer Kyle Simpson Open Web Evangelist, Getify Solutions
DownTheRabbitHole.js – How to Stay Sane in an Insane Ecosystem Branden Hall CEO/Maker, Automata Studios
Dirty Little Tricks From The Dark Corners Of Front-End Vitaly Friedman Editor-in-Chief, Smashing Magazine
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Building Interactive npm Command Line Applications Irina Shestak Development Team Lead, Small Media Foundation
Web Developers, Please Meet… The Physical World! Jean-Philippe Côté Lecturer & Creative Technologist, TangibleJS
Building Enterprise Grade Front-End Applications With JavaScript Frameworks Chad Upton Senior Consultant, DEV6
CSS Layout Techniques: Replacing Floats With Flexbox Bermon Painter Innovation & Strategy Lead, EY wavespace™
Responsive Design Patterns for an Evolving Web Bermon Painter Innovation & Strategy Lead, EY wavespace™
Things To Keep In Mind When Working In The World Of Responsive Design Haris Mahmood Front End Developer, Shopify
DownTheRabbitHole.js – How to Stay Sane in an Insane Ecosystem Branden Hall CEO/Maker, Automata Studios
Making Sausages: A Day in the Life of a Creative Technologist Stephen Martell VP, Creative Technology, Current Studios
Emergent Narrative: What We Can Learn From Dungeons & Dragons Stefan Grambart Writer/Director, VR, grambart.ca
Animation Prototyping; Using After Effects to Push the Web Forward Ron Edelen Partner + Design Director, Myjive
Web Developers, Please Meet… the Physical World! Jean-Philippe Côté Lecturer & Creative Technologist, TangibleJS
Untangle The Mess In Your Team’s Process Daniel Schutzsmith Digital Technology Manager / Senior Web Developer, Amnesty International USA
Graphic Designer to Object Designer: Your 3D Printing Evolution Paul Trani Sr. Creative Cloud Evangelist, Adobe
Digital Kids on Branding, Privacy and Technology Bias Andrew Smyk Educator & UX Designer, Sheridan College
Building Real Time, Open-Source Tools for Wikipedia Rob Kenedi Entrepreneur-In-Residence, The Working Group
“It’s all a matter of Perspective.” Incorporating Play to Help Solve Problems Jessie Shternshus Founder, The Improv Effect
Getting to Know Grunt By Writing Your Own Plugin Jamie Strachan Application Development Manager, Info-Tech Research Group
Components are the Future of the Web: It’s Going To Be Okay Tessa Thornton Front-end Developer, Shopify
They’re Back! Modern Tools for Static Site Development Brian Rinaldi Developer Content Manager, Progress
Managing The Process Daniel Schutzsmith Digital Technology Manager / Senior Web Developer, Amnesty International USA
What You Need To Know About Using Virtual Reality in Events Ben Unsworth Co-Founder and President, Globacore
How to Make Your Email Design Workflow Fun Again Lee Munroe Product Design Lead, Mailgun by Rackspace
Creating a Comprehensive Social Media App Using Ionic and Phone Gap Nick Van Weerdenburg Founder, Rangle.io
Process Daniel Schutzsmith Digital Technology Manager / Senior Web Developer, Amnesty International USA
The Rise of Experiential Design – What You Need to Succeed Jason White Executive Creative Director, Leviathan
Goofy, Goodfellas and a Gardener: The Masters of Experience Design. Anthony Vitagliano Director of Experience Design, Digital Kitchen
Putting your Passion into the Details Erin Sarofsky President, Owner, Executive Creative Director, Sarofsky Corp
How to Feed Hungry, Heartless Algorithms Good Data Danielle Leighton Data Science Strategist, T4G Ltd.
Reinvent Your Creative Process with Collaborative Hackathons Graham North Senior Brand Strategist, Goodby Silverstein
The Browser Is Dead, Long Live The Web! Jonathan Stark Mobile Strategy Consultant , jonathanstark.com
Virtual Reality: Learn to Maximize Present and Future Creative Possibilities! Stephan Tanguay Designer / Developer, call2action
Keynote: Wearable Computing is Urban Design: Surveillance in the Digital Environment Steve Mann Chief Scientist, Meta-View
Rapid Interactive Prototyping – How Designers can Embrace the Need for Speed Mike Costanzo UX and UI Design Lead, Rangle.io
Introduction to HTML5 Game Development and Distribution Dan Nagle Author and Senior Software Engineer, DanNagle.com
Powerful backend & API Solutions for single-page applications Matias Niemelä Software Engineer, AngularJS Google
Introduction to AngularJS: Performance, Tooling & Core Features Caitlin Potter Engineer, The Angular Project
Bringing Virtual Reality to the Web: VR, WebGL and CSS – Together At Last! Vladimir Vukicevic Engineering Director, Mozilla
Pocket WebGL: What WebGL support on mobile means for HTML5 games Chris Shankland Lead Developer, Big Viking Games
Designing for Mobile – An Overview of Early Stage UX Processes Raine Qian Manager of Product Design, Pivotal Labs
Getting to the Heart of Agile Jamie Strachan Application Development Manager, Info-Tech Research Group
WebRTC: Realtime Communication for Everyone! Lisa Larson-Kelley Online Video & Communication Sherpa, Learn from Lisa
The Future of Experiential Media and Projection Mapping Jason White Executive Creative Director, Leviathan
Interactive Storytelling Adventures Ingrid Kopp Director of Digital Initiatives, Tribeca Film Institute
Turning Bits Into Atoms Rachel Binx Data visualizer, Developer, Designer and Mathematician, rachelbinx.com
Streaming Video Without Plugins: the Future of Online Media Jeff Tapper Founding Partner, Digital Primates
Making HTML5 Mobile Games Indistinguishable from Native Apps Chris Shankland Lead Developer, Big Viking Games
MongoDB: Advantages of an Open Source NoSQL Database Kevin Cearns Founder, Entuit Enterprise Solutions Inc
The Business Case for Open Source Hardware Christopher Clark Director of Information Technology, SparkFun
The Future of Experiential Media and Projection Mapping Jason White Executive Creative Director, Leviathan
Closing the Circle: 8 Bit to 64 and Back Ubi de Feo Very Curious Human Being / Future Tailor, ubidefeo.com
The Digital Publishing Opportunity for Creative Agencies Michaël Chaize Creative Cloud Evangelist, Adobe
Backyard Brains: Bringing the Body’s Electrical Signals Out of the Body Timothy Marzullo Cofounder, Backyard Brains
Turbocharging Client-Side Processing: Leveraging asm.js Vladimir Vukicevic Engineering Director, Mozilla
What Accessible Design Can Teach You About Responsive Design George Zamfir Accessibility Product Manager, Slack
OOCSS in the Real World: A Case Study from the CBC Jamie Strachan Application Development Manager, Info-Tech Research Group
What You Can Learn From a 4 Year Old About Ponies and Mobile UX Andrew Smyk Educator & UX Designer, Sheridan College
UX Lessons from the USSR: The Trouble with Manifestos Erik von Stackelberg Creative Director, Myplanet
Enhancing the User Experience Through the Sense of Touch Bob Heubel Haptic Technology Evangelist, Immersion
Responsive Design Techniques, Tools and Design Strategies Paul Trani Sr. Creative Cloud Evangelist, Adobe
It’s Not Enough To Be Brilliant – You Have To Be Convincing, Too. Lanny Geffen Director of User Experience and Strategy, OneMethod