Schedule

WebVisions Portland

The following schedule for WebVisions PDX (May 18 at Pacific NW College of Art and May 19-20 at Revolution Hall) may be subject to change.

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Day One: Wed., May 18, 2016

• 08:00am

  Registration

  Badge pick-up at PNCA lobby.
  Coffee served. Meet fellow attendees.

• 09:00am – 12:30pm
  Classroom 1

  Nathan Shedroff

  “Using the Waveline: Mapping Premium Value to the User Journey”

  Classroom 2

  Aaron Draplin

  “Behind the Scenes with the Draplin Design Co.: Tips, Tricks, Triumphs, Threats and Turds”

  Classroom 3

  Paul Backett and Chris Butler

  “Starting with the Experience”

• 12:30 – 02:00pm

  Lunch

  Meet up with fellow attendees and speakers.

• 02:00 – 05:30pm
  Classroom 1

  Leo Frishberg

  “Create First, Research Later! Presumptive Design: An ‘Action First’ Research Technique”

  Classroom 2

  Kevin Hoyt

  “On the Verge of Genius: Exploring Smart Cities, Agriculture, and Healthcare”

  Classroom 3

  Christian Titze

  “Agile User Centric Innovation”

Day Two: Thurs., May 19, 2016

• 08:00am

  Registration

  Pick up badges at Revolution Hall. Connect with fellow attendees.

• 09:00am – 09:15am
  Revolution Hall

  Brad Smith WebVisions

  Opening Message

• 09:15am – 10:00am

  Nathan Shedroff

  “Redefining Design Value – to Business and Society”

• 10:15am – 11:00am

  Aaron Draplin

  “Tall Tales from a Large Man”

• 11:15am – 12:00pm

  Dan Saffer

  “Practical Creativity”

• 12:00 – 01:30pm

  Lunch

  On your own. Meet up with fellow attendees and speakers.

• 01:30pm – 02:15pm

  Kevin Hoyt

  “The Business of Beacons”

• 02:30pm – 03:15pm

  Thea Boodhoo

  “What Happens When You Donate Your Career to Science”

• 03:30pm – 04:15pm

  Christian Titze

  “Hello From the Other Side – Adapting the Agile Agency to Clients’ Realities”

• 04:30pm – 05:15pm

  Mike Monteiro

  “This is the Golden Age of Design! …and We’re Screwed”

• 05:15pm

  Party at Revolution Hall’s Assembly Lounge

  Join WebVisions attendees, speakers and crew plus members of the Technology Association of Oregon for drinks at the Assembly Lounge on the second floor. Swap stories, tell tales, share ideas.

Day Three: Fri., May 20, 2016

• 08:30am

  Registration

  Connect with fellow attendees and enjoy coffee and pastries.

• 09:15am – 10:00am

  Mark Wyner

  “A New Dawn of the Human Experience: Artificial Sentience and Fabricated Empathy in Cognitive Computing”

• 10:15am – 11:00am

  Paul Trani

  “Equipping the Next Generation of Designers”

• 11:15am – 12:00pm

  Nina Freeman

  “How to Develop Indie Games With Tiny Teams in Your Spare Time”

• 12:00 – 01:30pm

  Lunch

  On your own. Meet up with fellow attendees and speakers.

• 01:30pm – 02:15pm

  Antonio Garcia

  “Activism × Technology”

• 02:30pm – 03:15pm

  Boon Sheridan

  “Rules, Hunches, and Coin Flips”

• 03:30pm – 04:15pm

  Meagan Fisher

  “Users are People Too”

• 04:30pm – 05:15pm

  Douglas Rushkoff

  “Throwing Rocks at the Google Bus: How Growth Became the Enemy of Prosperity”

• 05:15 – 06:30pm

  Soirée at Revolution Hall’s Assembly Lounge

  Drinks and fun after the show. Swap tall tales and future exploits.

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