CONFERENCE SCHEDULE FUTURE INSIGHTS LIVE
PRODUCED BY
FUTURE INSIGHTS
JUNE 1–4, 2015. LAS VEGAS.
ELCOME
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): FILive2015 Password: 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.
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
OFFICIAL EVENT T-SHIRT On 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.
CODE OF CONDUCT Everyone 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. 3
DAY 1 TUESDAY, JUNE 2 TRACK 1 PURE DESIGN
TRACK 2 FRONT-END
7:30 am – 8:00 am Gentle yoga by the pool – all welcome! Head to the terrace near the FI 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
10:35 am – 11:05 am
Morning Break – Coffee Time! Head to the Creative Hub to get some expert
11:05 am – 11:50 am
Design Decisions Through the Lens of Performance
Use SVG to Bring the Web to Life
Yesenia Perez-Cruz
Quinton Jason Jr
11:55 am – 12:25 pm
PARTNER KEYNOTE So You Want to Build an API Eric Fleming
12:25 pm – 1:35 pm
Lunch – Mandrill lays on a delicious sit-down buffet. Then join us at 1:10 pm
1:35 pm – 2:20 pm
How to Design with Science
Responsive Color
Joe Leech
Clarissa Peterson
2:25 pm – 3:10 pm
The Science Behind Modular Design Thinking RISING STAR James Cabrera
Discover Meteor
3:10 pm – 3:40 pm
RISING STAR Tim Brandin
Afternoon Break – A chance to refuel and pitch an idea or app to the crowd
3:40 pm – 4:25 pm
Design the Code, Not Pixel-Perfect Comps Katie Kovalcin
4:30 pm – 5:15 pm
KEYNOTE Back to Your Future Kate Matsudaira
Using Web Components Today with Polymer Matt Shull
5:30 pm – 8:00 pm Official Party sponsored by Mandrill – Join us for drinks around the
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TRACK 3 TOOLKITS & APIS
TRACK 4 PRODUCT & STRATEGY
Live Registration Desk.
Optimizing for Change
Happy People Do It Better: A Look at WorkLife Balance and Long-Term Productivity
Henrik Joreteg
Jason Lengstorf
advice at our speaker clinics. Sign up at registration desk. Configuration Management with Puppet for Developers Rachel Andrew
Deep Product Design: Shaping Customer Behavior Through Carefully-Crafted Experiences James Archer
in the Creative Hub for a preview of what to expect at Wednesday’s Hackathon. Building Your Own Real-Time API Roger Stringer Implementing a CSS Testing Framework RISING STAR Jessica Dillon
Always Be Testing: Learn from Every A/B Test Hiten Shah Creating a Safe Space: Embracing Diversity in the Workplace RISING STAR Aisha Blake
in our Open Mic area in the Creative Hub. Sign up at registration desk. Performance Testing Crash Course Dustin Whittle
PANEL SESSION Privacy in Tech See page 10 for details
pool. See page 3 for details.
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DAY 2 WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3 TRACK 1 PURE DESIGN
TRACK 2 FRONT-END
7:30 am – 8:00 am Gentle yoga by the pool – all welcome! Head to the terrace near the FI 8:00 am
Registration
8:55 am
Welcome
9:00 am – 9:45 am
KEYNOTE Let’s Build the Physical Web Together Scott Jenson
9:50 am – 10:35 am
Decision Fatigue and Design
CSS Audits: Take Back Control of Your CSS
Aye Moah
Susan Robertson
10:35 am – 11:05 am Morning Break – Coffee Time! Head to the Creative Hub to get some 11:05 am – 11:50 am
Design for Users, Not Yourself: UX Lessons My Mom Taught Me Justin Young
11:55 am – 12:25 pm
PARTNER KEYNOTE The Personality Awakens Dan Sines
Context-Aware Front-End Matthew Carver
12:25 pm – 1:35 pm Lunch – Join us for a delicious sit-down buffet, then head to the sports 1:35 pm – 2:20 pm
2:25 pm – 3:10 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 Visualization Colin Megill
Design for Living
Frameworkless Front-End
RISING STAR Chen Blume
RISING STAR Mathew Conlen
3:10 pm – 3:40 pm Afternoon Break – A chance to refuel and pitch an idea or app to the 3:40 pm – 4:25 pm
Responsive Content Modeling
Let’s Talk About Images
Steve Fisher
Jenn Lukas
4:30 pm – 5:15 pm
KEYNOTE Tall Tales from a Large Man Aaron Draplin
6:00 pm – 11:30 pm Hackathon – We’re teaming up with Media Temple and Traitify to 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Future Insights Cinema – Kick back and relax with our screening of
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TRACK 3 TOOLKITS & APIS
TRACK 4 PRODUCT & STRATEGY
Live Registration Desk.
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
expert advice at our speaker clinics. Sign up at registration desk. Hardware for the Soft World Stacey Mulcahy
Accomplish Big Goals with Objectives and Key Results Christina Wodtke
games area in the Creative Hub to work it off!
Is Your API Misbehaving?
Privacy Is a UX Problem
Keith Casey
David Dahl
Modules in the Browser: Finally
In Defense of Product Documentation
RISING STAR Matthew Phillips
RISING STAR Natasha Awasthi
crowd in our Open Mic area in the Creative Hub. Sign up at registration desk. The 11 APIs Every Developer Needs to Know Adam DuVander
Getting the Most Out of Partnerships and Collaborations Wayne Sutton
bring you an awesome Hackathon! See page 12 for details. Ocean’s Eleven in Track 1.
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DAY 3 THURSDAY, JUNE 4 TRACK 1 PURE DESIGN 8:00 am
Registration
8:55 am
Welcome
9:00 am – 9:45 am
KEYNOTE How to Be a Great Co-Worker Jenn Lukas
9:50 am – 10:35 am
Design for a 24-Hour Experience Jon Setzen
10:35 am – 11:05 am
Morning Break – Coffee Time!
TRACK 2 FRONT-END
Sass Map Magic Eric M Suzanne
11:05 am – 11:50 am
Smart First, Phones Later: Taking Responsive a Step Further RISING STAR Tin Kadoic
Front-End Development: Beyond Just Javascript! RISING STAR Robin Cannon
11:55 am – 12:40 pm
Translation and Accessibility in One Blow Terena Bell
Future-Proofing Web Apps
12:40 pm – 1:45 pm 1:45 pm – 2:30 pm
Ian Moersen
Lunch – Join us for a delicious sit-down buffet, then get snap-happy on our Design for Sensors, Not Screens
The Future of Ember: Ember 2.0
David Tucker
Erik Bryn
2:35 pm – 3:20 pm
Souls and Machines: Designing the Future of Content Hannah Donovan
Developing Design Systems: Patterns, Prototypes, and People Dennis Kardys
3:25 pm – 4:10 pm
KEYNOTE The Future of the Web Nova Spivack
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TRACK 3 TOOLKITS & APIS
TRACK 4 PRODUCT & STRATEGY
Building Your API Utility Belt Keith Casey
Chaos-Driven Development Bruce Wong
Making Node Modules Simple, Safe, and Self-Evident with Machines RISING STAR Mike McNeil
Successfully Wrangling Remote Teams RISING STAR Alison Porter Users in the Mist: Stories from Field Studies Brad Nunnally
Instagram Tour at 1:10 pm. See page 11 for details. 3 Ways to Make APIs Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger Neil Mansilla How to Keep Calm and Ship it Juozas Kaziukėnas
Innovation Gaming: Perfecting Your Brainstorming Technique for Killer Products and Features Ben Sykes How to Mentor Someone Without Ruining Their Career Steve Hickey
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WHAT HAPPENS IN VEGAS?
MORNING YOGA Aching 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 PRIVACY From 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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ACTIVITIES Connect 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 Legobuilding 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 CLINICS Sign 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-TOUR Get 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
OPEN MIC Whether 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 11
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
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Presentations, competitions, and cool prizes
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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
CINEMA If 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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MONDAY WORKSHOP ROOM
LUNCH
TRACK 2
FRONT END
PURE DESIGN
TRACK 1
ELEVATORS
EXPO HALL
TRACK 4
REGISTRATION
TOOLKITS & APIS
TRACK 3
PRODUCT & STRATEGY
SPEAKER CLINICS CREATIVE HUB
TUES, JUNE 2, 10:35 AM TIM BRANDIN Tim 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.
SOPHIE SHEPHERD Designer Sophie Shepherd is here to answer your questions about all things design – from prototyping and pattern libraries through to style guides.
JASON PAMENTAL Jason 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.
MATT SHULL Web 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! 14
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.
WEDS, JUNE 3, 10:35 AM ADAM DUVANDER Adam 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 SHAH Entrepreneur 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.
HANNAH DONOVAN Hannah 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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