FUTUREINSIGHTS LIVE

JUNE 1–4, 2015. LAS VEGAS.

CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

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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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