Speakers

Phil has been a Visual and UX Designer since 2001, and has experience designing across a variety of devices and platforms within non-profit, retail, advertising, and enterprise software organizations.

Dennis studied and graduated with a philosophy degree from Indiana University, then hung around and earned an M.S. in Human-Computer Interaction from Indiana University School of Informatics. His approach to UX blends humanism, aesthetic philosophy, and a deep respect for design process and collaboration.

From a young age, Rachel knew she wanted to create digital experiences. The educational computer games at her local library were intended to teach kids a few things about colors and numbers, but for Rachel, the takeaways were even bigger.

Will Hacker is a Manager of Interaction Design at Cars.com, where he leads a team responsible for experience design and usability for a portfolio of consumer-facing automotive shopping, research, and financing products.

Jamie McAtee is a Senior User Experience Designer with Deloitte’s Innovation Lab working on enterprise and consumer applications. Prior to Deloitte, she worked for Turner Broadcasting System, designing enterprise applications for the entertainment division.

Partner at Digital Intent and Founder Equity. Professor of innovation and entrepreneurship at Kellogg. Pale person.

Cornelius is Managing Director at Canadian UX consultancy Ampli2de Inc. and is the co-chair and lead curator of CanUX, Canada’s largest and longest running UX event.

Stephen brews his own beer and grows his own hops. Sometimes he shares. He remembers when GIFs started animating, when AOL's browser wouldn't read , when Netscape updates were an event, and waiting 15 minutes to download a Quicktime video about an exploding whale. He officially held the title Webmaster when it wasn't embarrassing.

Carl Smith is an irreverent ditcher of the nine-to-five and mortal enemy of the overworked lifestyle.

Danny Schuman is a writer, thinker, and idea creator. He spent over 20 years writing memorable marketing campaigns that built iconic brands like Coors Light, Life Cereal, and Gatorade.