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FUTUREINSIGHTS LIVE
JUNE 1–4, 2015. LAS VEGAS.
CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
FUTURE INSIGHTSPRODUCED BY
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ME! Thanks for joining us for the 4th
annual Future Insights Live! We hope you’re as excited as we are to hear from our amazing line-up of speakers and to talk all things web with your fellow attendees. This handy guide will provide you with all the info you need to make the most of the event.
VENUE INFORMATION
Here at The Tropicana Hotel we have four tracks for you to choose from: Pure Design, Front-End, Toolkits & APIs, and Product & Strategy. They’re clearly signed and you’re welcome to switch between them as often as you like. If you can’t decide on a session, don’t fear – we’re recording all the talks and will make them available to attendees a few weeks after the event.
WHERE’S MY WI-FI AND COFFEE?
We’ll provide lunch and regular coffee breaks throughout the day. Wi-Fi is free but please be kind and only connect with one device at a time.
Network (SSID): FILive2015Password: filive2015
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COME AND SAY HELLO!We want you to have a great time. If you have a question, comment, or if there’s anything we can do to make your experience more comfortable just come and talk to us. Let us know what you’re up to and keep track of the day’s activities and announcements via Twitter using the #FILIVE hashtag.
OFFICIAL EVENT T-SHIRTOn your last day at the conference fill out one of our evaluation forms and we’ll give you an official FI Live shirt at the registration desk.
POOL PARTY!Power down and join the speakers, staff, and, of course, your fellow attendees for poolside drinks, provided by our super-awesome pals at Mandrill.
Tues 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm at the Havana Room / Beach Club
CODE OF CONDUCTEveryone deserves to have a safe and fun conference experience. Please visit bit.ly/filivecode to review our conduct guidelines. If you have questions or need assistance, talk to Lou Morgan at the registration desk or tweet us @Future_insights.
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DAY 1 TUESDAY, JUNE 2
TRACK 1 PURE DESIGN TRACK 2 FRONT-END TRACK 3 TOOLKITS & APIS TRACK 4 PRODUCT & STRATEGY7:30 am – 8:00 am Gentle yoga by the pool – all welcome! Head to the terrace near the FI Live Registration Desk.
8:00 am Registration opens. Go to the SiteGround stand for your free welcome mocktini!
8:55 am Welcome
9:00 am – 9:45 am
KEYNOTE The Browser is Dead, Long Live the Web!Jonathan Stark
9:50 am – 10:35 am
Designing the Experience Continuum: Typography in the Age of the Connected Everything Jason Pamental
Small Screen Navigation
Ben Callahan
Optimizing for Change
Henrik Joreteg
Happy People Do It Better: A Look at Work-Life Balance and Long-Term Productivity
Jason Lengstorf
10:35 am – 11:05 am
Morning Break – Coffee Time! Head to the Creative Hub to get some expert advice at our speaker clinics. Sign up at registration desk.
11:05 am – 11:50 am
Design Decisions Through the Lens of Performance
Yesenia Perez-Cruz
Use SVG to Bring the Web to Life
Quinton Jason Jr
Configuration Management with Puppet for Developers
Rachel Andrew
Deep Product Design: Shaping Customer Behavior Through Carefully-Crafted ExperiencesJames Archer
11:55 am – 12:25 pm
PARTNER KEYNOTE So You Want to Build an APIEric Fleming
12:25 pm – 1:35 pm
Lunch – Mandrill lays on a delicious sit-down buffet. Then join us at 1:10 pm in the Creative Hub for a preview of what to expect at Wednesday’s Hackathon.
1:35 pm – 2:20 pm
How to Design with Science
Joe Leech
Responsive Color
Clarissa Peterson
Building Your Own Real-Time API
Roger Stringer
Always Be Testing: Learn from Every A/B Test Hiten Shah
2:25 pm – 3:10 pm
The Science Behind Modular Design ThinkingRISING STAR James Cabrera
Discover Meteor
RISING STAR Tim Brandin
Implementing a CSS Testing Framework
RISING STAR Jessica Dillon
Creating a Safe Space: Embracing Diversity in the WorkplaceRISING STAR Aisha Blake
3:10 pm – 3:40 pm
Afternoon Break – A chance to refuel and pitch an idea or app to the crowd in our Open Mic area in the Creative Hub. Sign up at registration desk.
3:40 pm – 4:25 pm
Design the Code, Not Pixel-Perfect CompsKatie Kovalcin
Using Web Components Today with PolymerMatt Shull
Performance Testing Crash Course
Dustin Whittle
PANEL SESSION Privacy in TechSee page 10 for details
4:30 pm – 5:15 pm
KEYNOTE Back to Your Future Kate Matsudaira
5:30 pm – 8:00 pm Official Party sponsored by Mandrill – Join us for drinks around the pool. See page 3 for details.
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TRACK 1 PURE DESIGN TRACK 2 FRONT-END TRACK 3 TOOLKITS & APIS TRACK 4 PRODUCT & STRATEGY7:30 am – 8:00 am Gentle yoga by the pool – all welcome! Head to the terrace near the FI Live Registration Desk.
8:00 am Registration opens. Go to the SiteGround stand for your free welcome mocktini!
8:55 am Welcome
9:00 am – 9:45 am
KEYNOTE The Browser is Dead, Long Live the Web!Jonathan Stark
9:50 am – 10:35 am
Designing the Experience Continuum: Typography in the Age of the Connected Everything Jason Pamental
Small Screen Navigation
Ben Callahan
Optimizing for Change
Henrik Joreteg
Happy People Do It Better: A Look at Work-Life Balance and Long-Term Productivity
Jason Lengstorf
10:35 am – 11:05 am
Morning Break – Coffee Time! Head to the Creative Hub to get some expert advice at our speaker clinics. Sign up at registration desk.
11:05 am – 11:50 am
Design Decisions Through the Lens of Performance
Yesenia Perez-Cruz
Use SVG to Bring the Web to Life
Quinton Jason Jr
Configuration Management with Puppet for Developers
Rachel Andrew
Deep Product Design: Shaping Customer Behavior Through Carefully-Crafted ExperiencesJames Archer
11:55 am – 12:25 pm
PARTNER KEYNOTE So You Want to Build an APIEric Fleming
12:25 pm – 1:35 pm
Lunch – Mandrill lays on a delicious sit-down buffet. Then join us at 1:10 pm in the Creative Hub for a preview of what to expect at Wednesday’s Hackathon.
1:35 pm – 2:20 pm
How to Design with Science
Joe Leech
Responsive Color
Clarissa Peterson
Building Your Own Real-Time API
Roger Stringer
Always Be Testing: Learn from Every A/B Test Hiten Shah
2:25 pm – 3:10 pm
The Science Behind Modular Design ThinkingRISING STAR James Cabrera
Discover Meteor
RISING STAR Tim Brandin
Implementing a CSS Testing Framework
RISING STAR Jessica Dillon
Creating a Safe Space: Embracing Diversity in the WorkplaceRISING STAR Aisha Blake
3:10 pm – 3:40 pm
Afternoon Break – A chance to refuel and pitch an idea or app to the crowd in our Open Mic area in the Creative Hub. Sign up at registration desk.
3:40 pm – 4:25 pm
Design the Code, Not Pixel-Perfect CompsKatie Kovalcin
Using Web Components Today with PolymerMatt Shull
Performance Testing Crash Course
Dustin Whittle
PANEL SESSION Privacy in TechSee page 10 for details
4:30 pm – 5:15 pm
KEYNOTE Back to Your Future Kate Matsudaira
5:30 pm – 8:00 pm Official Party sponsored by Mandrill – Join us for drinks around the pool. See page 3 for details.
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DAY 2 WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3TRACK 1 PURE DESIGN TRACK 2 FRONT-END TRACK 3 TOOLKITS & APIS TRACK 4 PRODUCT & STRATEGY
7:30 am – 8:00 am Gentle yoga by the pool – all welcome! Head to the terrace near the FI Live Registration Desk.
8:00 am Registration
8:55 am Welcome
9:00 am – 9:45 am
KEYNOTE Let’s Build the Physical Web TogetherScott Jenson
9:50 am – 10:35 am
Decision Fatigue and Design
Aye Moah
CSS Audits: Take Back Control of Your CSS
Susan Robertson
Microcontrollers For Web Developers
Rex St John
How to Price Your Work: Real Ways to Create Great Work Without Losing Your Shirt (and Soul)Brad Weaver
10:35 am – 11:05 am Morning Break – Coffee Time! Head to the Creative Hub to get some expert advice at our speaker clinics. Sign up at registration desk.
11:05 am – 11:50 am
Design for Users, Not Yourself: UX Lessons My Mom Taught Me Justin Young
Context-Aware Front-End
Matthew Carver
Hardware for the Soft World
Stacey Mulcahy
Accomplish Big Goals with Objectives and Key ResultsChristina Wodtke
11:55 am – 12:25 pm
PARTNER KEYNOTE The Personality AwakensDan Sines
12:25 pm – 1:35 pm Lunch – Join us for a delicious sit-down buffet, then head to the sports games area in the Creative Hub to work it off!
1:35 pm – 2:20 pm
Style Guides: For Clients, for Products, and for Yourself
Sophie Shepherd
React and Radium: Computed Styles, the Death of CSS, and the Future of Interactive Data VisualizationColin Megill
Is Your API Misbehaving?
Keith Casey
Privacy Is a UX Problem
David Dahl
2:25 pm – 3:10 pm
Design for Living
RISING STAR Chen Blume
Frameworkless Front-End
RISING STAR Mathew Conlen
Modules in the Browser: Finally
RISING STAR Matthew Phillips
In Defense of Product Documentation
RISING STAR Natasha Awasthi
3:10 pm – 3:40 pm Afternoon Break – A chance to refuel and pitch an idea or app to the crowd in our Open Mic area in the Creative Hub. Sign up at registration desk.
3:40 pm – 4:25 pm
Responsive Content Modeling
Steve Fisher
Let’s Talk About Images
Jenn Lukas
The 11 APIs Every Developer Needs to KnowAdam DuVander
Getting the Most Out of Partnerships and CollaborationsWayne Sutton
4:30 pm – 5:15 pm
KEYNOTE Tall Tales from a Large ManAaron Draplin
6:00 pm – 11:30 pm Hackathon – We’re teaming up with Media Temple and Traitify to bring you an awesome Hackathon! See page 12 for details. 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Future Insights Cinema – Kick back and relax with our screening of Ocean’s Eleven in Track 1.
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TRACK 1 PURE DESIGN TRACK 2 FRONT-END TRACK 3 TOOLKITS & APIS TRACK 4 PRODUCT & STRATEGY7:30 am – 8:00 am Gentle yoga by the pool – all welcome! Head to the terrace near the FI Live Registration Desk.
8:00 am Registration
8:55 am Welcome
9:00 am – 9:45 am
KEYNOTE Let’s Build the Physical Web TogetherScott Jenson
9:50 am – 10:35 am
Decision Fatigue and Design
Aye Moah
CSS Audits: Take Back Control of Your CSS
Susan Robertson
Microcontrollers For Web Developers
Rex St John
How to Price Your Work: Real Ways to Create Great Work Without Losing Your Shirt (and Soul)Brad Weaver
10:35 am – 11:05 am Morning Break – Coffee Time! Head to the Creative Hub to get some expert advice at our speaker clinics. Sign up at registration desk.
11:05 am – 11:50 am
Design for Users, Not Yourself: UX Lessons My Mom Taught Me Justin Young
Context-Aware Front-End
Matthew Carver
Hardware for the Soft World
Stacey Mulcahy
Accomplish Big Goals with Objectives and Key ResultsChristina Wodtke
11:55 am – 12:25 pm
PARTNER KEYNOTE The Personality AwakensDan Sines
12:25 pm – 1:35 pm Lunch – Join us for a delicious sit-down buffet, then head to the sports games area in the Creative Hub to work it off!
1:35 pm – 2:20 pm
Style Guides: For Clients, for Products, and for Yourself
Sophie Shepherd
React and Radium: Computed Styles, the Death of CSS, and the Future of Interactive Data VisualizationColin Megill
Is Your API Misbehaving?
Keith Casey
Privacy Is a UX Problem
David Dahl
2:25 pm – 3:10 pm
Design for Living
RISING STAR Chen Blume
Frameworkless Front-End
RISING STAR Mathew Conlen
Modules in the Browser: Finally
RISING STAR Matthew Phillips
In Defense of Product Documentation
RISING STAR Natasha Awasthi
3:10 pm – 3:40 pm Afternoon Break – A chance to refuel and pitch an idea or app to the crowd in our Open Mic area in the Creative Hub. Sign up at registration desk.
3:40 pm – 4:25 pm
Responsive Content Modeling
Steve Fisher
Let’s Talk About Images
Jenn Lukas
The 11 APIs Every Developer Needs to KnowAdam DuVander
Getting the Most Out of Partnerships and CollaborationsWayne Sutton
4:30 pm – 5:15 pm
KEYNOTE Tall Tales from a Large ManAaron Draplin
6:00 pm – 11:30 pm Hackathon – We’re teaming up with Media Temple and Traitify to bring you an awesome Hackathon! See page 12 for details. 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Future Insights Cinema – Kick back and relax with our screening of Ocean’s Eleven in Track 1.
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DAY 3 THURSDAY, JUNE 4TRACK 1 PURE DESIGN TRACK 2 FRONT-END TRACK 3 TOOLKITS & APIS TRACK 4 PRODUCT & STRATEGY
8:00 am Registration
8:55 am Welcome
9:00 am – 9:45 am
KEYNOTE How to Be a Great Co-WorkerJenn Lukas
9:50 am – 10:35 am
Design for a 24-Hour ExperienceJon Setzen
Sass Map MagicEric M Suzanne
Building Your API Utility BeltKeith Casey
Chaos-Driven DevelopmentBruce Wong
10:35 am – 11:05 am
Morning Break – Coffee Time!
11:05 am – 11:50 am
Smart First, Phones Later:Taking Responsive a Step FurtherRISING STAR Tin Kadoic
Front-End Development: Beyond Just Javascript!RISING STAR Robin Cannon
Making Node Modules Simple, Safe, and Self-Evident with MachinesRISING STAR Mike McNeil
Successfully Wrangling Remote Teams
RISING STAR Alison Porter
11:55 am – 12:40 pm
Translation and Accessibility in One BlowTerena Bell
Future-Proofing Web Apps
Ian Moersen
Users in the Mist: Stories from Field StudiesBrad Nunnally
12:40 pm – 1:45 pm
Lunch – Join us for a delicious sit-down buffet, then get snap-happy on our Instagram Tour at 1:10 pm. See page 11 for details.
1:45 pm – 2:30 pm
Design for Sensors, Not Screens
David Tucker
The Future of Ember: Ember 2.0
Erik Bryn
3 Ways to Make APIs Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger
Neil Mansilla
Innovation Gaming: Perfecting Your Brainstorming Technique for Killer Products and FeaturesBen Sykes
2:35 pm – 3:20 pm
Souls and Machines: Designing the Future of ContentHannah Donovan
Developing Design Systems: Patterns, Prototypes, and PeopleDennis Kardys
How to Keep Calm and Ship it
Juozas Kaziukėnas
How to Mentor Someone Without Ruining Their CareerSteve Hickey
3:25 pm – 4:10 pm
KEYNOTE The Future of the WebNova Spivack
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TRACK 1 PURE DESIGN TRACK 2 FRONT-END TRACK 3 TOOLKITS & APIS TRACK 4 PRODUCT & STRATEGY8:00 am Registration
8:55 am Welcome
9:00 am – 9:45 am
KEYNOTE How to Be a Great Co-WorkerJenn Lukas
9:50 am – 10:35 am
Design for a 24-Hour ExperienceJon Setzen
Sass Map MagicEric M Suzanne
Building Your API Utility BeltKeith Casey
Chaos-Driven DevelopmentBruce Wong
10:35 am – 11:05 am
Morning Break – Coffee Time!
11:05 am – 11:50 am
Smart First, Phones Later:Taking Responsive a Step FurtherRISING STAR Tin Kadoic
Front-End Development: Beyond Just Javascript!RISING STAR Robin Cannon
Making Node Modules Simple, Safe, and Self-Evident with MachinesRISING STAR Mike McNeil
Successfully Wrangling Remote Teams
RISING STAR Alison Porter
11:55 am – 12:40 pm
Translation and Accessibility in One BlowTerena Bell
Future-Proofing Web Apps
Ian Moersen
Users in the Mist: Stories from Field StudiesBrad Nunnally
12:40 pm – 1:45 pm
Lunch – Join us for a delicious sit-down buffet, then get snap-happy on our Instagram Tour at 1:10 pm. See page 11 for details.
1:45 pm – 2:30 pm
Design for Sensors, Not Screens
David Tucker
The Future of Ember: Ember 2.0
Erik Bryn
3 Ways to Make APIs Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger
Neil Mansilla
Innovation Gaming: Perfecting Your Brainstorming Technique for Killer Products and FeaturesBen Sykes
2:35 pm – 3:20 pm
Souls and Machines: Designing the Future of ContentHannah Donovan
Developing Design Systems: Patterns, Prototypes, and PeopleDennis Kardys
How to Keep Calm and Ship it
Juozas Kaziukėnas
How to Mentor Someone Without Ruining Their CareerSteve Hickey
3:25 pm – 4:10 pm
KEYNOTE The Future of the WebNova Spivack
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WHAT HAPPENS IN VEGAS?
MORNING YOGAAching shoulders? Feeling stressed? Let’s sort that out! These sessions are for complete beginners and yoga fans alike. You won’t need to bring any kit, just wear something loose and comfortable.
Tues & Weds 7:30 am – 8:00 am at the Tropicana Terrace (right next to FI Live registration)
PANEL ON PRIVACYFrom NSA leaks and debates around net neutrality, to legal battles about the smart devices appearing in our homes, there’s no doubt that privacy and transparency are the latest hot topics in tech. User security is about to enter the mainstream as a crucial element of any new web app or site. Our panelists give their views on privacy and transparency in the tech realm.
Tues 3:40 pm in Track 4 (Product & Strategy)
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ACTIVITIESConnect with other attendees or just chill out, there’s plenty to keep you occupied between sessions in the Creative Hub in the expo hall. Design your own BlimpBot, or put your Lego-building skills to the test. Challenge your colleagues to a game of foosball or step up to the Open Mic! Share your pictures with us using the hashtag #FILIVE.
SPEAKER CLINICSSign up at the registration desk for some intensive group discussion time with one of our speakers – a great chance to share insights, get some tips, or gain some feedback on your own work.
Tues & Weds 10:35 am – 11:05 am in the Creative Hub
INSTA-TOURGet your shades on and head outside with us for a tour along the Strip. Get Instagramming as we check out some of the architecture, iconic signs, and characters of Vegas! Tag all your photos with #FILIVE and we’ll pick out our favorites!
Leaving from Registration desk on Wednesday at 1:10 pm
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OPEN MICWhether you’ve got a new app idea to pitch or you’ve got a tech manifesto to share with the other attendees, this is your 5 mins to share your thoughts with the crowd. Sign up at the registration desk for your slot.
Tues & Weds 3:10 pm – 3:40 pm in the Creative Hub
HACKATHON
We’re teaming up with Media Temple and Traitify to bring you an awesome hack evening as part of Future Insights Live in Vegas.
All FI Live attendees will be able to sign up to collaborate and build with fellow devs. You’ll enjoy:
• 5 hours of hands-on coding with future-focused technologies
• Presentations, competitions, and cool prizes
• Free pizza and beer! (A developer’s dream surely?…)
It’s free to attend, but spaces will be limited – make sure you sign up at Registration to guarantee your spot.
Weds 6:00 pm in Track 3
CINEMAIf hacking isn’t your thing, or you fancy just kicking back, we’ll be showing Ocean’s Eleven (the remake!).
Weds 6:00 pm in Track 1
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TIM BRANDINTim Brandin is a full stack developer and interaction designer at Studio Interact by Findwise in Sweden. He’s a past Hackathon winner – you can pick his brain about MeteorJS and how to start out on your speaker career.
SPEAKER CLINICSCREATIVE HUB
SOPHIE SHEPHERDDesigner Sophie Shepherd is here to answer your questions about all things design – from prototyping and pattern libraries through to style guides.
JASON PAMENTALJason Pamental is the Lead UX Strategist at Fresh Tilled Soil and author of Responsive Typography from O’Reilly. Need some help engaging your users? Got burning typeface-related questions? Jason is on hand to help.
TUES, JUNE 2, 10:35 AM
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MATT SHULLWeb producer and Angular expert Matt Shull is also a wielder of Web Components. If you’re a dev looking for tips on how to get started with Angular or advice on which frameworks will be best for your project, Matt is your man!
Sign up at the registration desk to book a 10-minute slot with one of these great speakers to get feedback on your own work or just have a more in-depth chat about a topic that interests you.
ADAM DUVANDERAdam DuVander helps make developers more productive and creative. He leads Developer Relations at database API Orchestrate. Previously he has slung content for SendGrid, ProgrammableWeb, and Wired.
HITEN SHAHEntrepreneur Hiten Shah is also co-founder of analytics companies Crazy Egg and KISSmetrics. As well as advising start-ups, Hiten knows all there is to know about optimizing your inbound and outbound marketing.
WEDS, JUNE 3, 10:35 AM
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HANNAH DONOVANHannah Donovan, designer, strategist, and co-founder of This Is My Jam, is here to help with any product design questions you’ve got. Need brand inspiration or advice on new features or product tweaks? Hannah has the answers!
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