Speakers

Darby Frey
Darby Frey
Software Engineer & Consultant
Darby Frey is a software engineer and consultant who has worked on web and mobile applications for many clients including Groupon, Toyota, Paramount Pictures and others.
Shay Howe
Shay Howe
Co-Founder
Lead Honestly
As a designer and front end developer, Shay Howe has a passion for solving problems while building creative and intuitive products. He specializes in user interface design and front end development, working inside HTML, CSS, and JavaScript on a daily basis.
Jon Buda
Jon Buda
Designer & Developer
Jon Buda is web developer who loves to design, or a designer who loves to code–depending on the day. He enjoys solving problems holistically, thinking about back-end, front-end, and design all as equally important parts in crafting great experiences.
Dan Shipton
Dan Shipton
CEO
Change
Dan Shipton is the CEO of Change, a cash register app for the iPad built by BitMethod in Des Moines, Iowa. BitMethod is made up of mobile craftsmen who swoon over well-made apps and love finding ways of making complex things simple.
Dan LeBoeuf
Dan LeBoeuf
Senior UX Architect
Manifest Digital
Dan LeBoeuf is a Senior UX Architect at Manifest Digital and graduate student at DePaul CDM studying HCI and Computer Science. With 16 years of industry experience, his career began as a visual designer.
Phil Sharp
Phil Sharp
Senior Marketing Manager
UserTesting.com
With the help of UserTesting.com’s archive of usability videos, Phil Sharp uncovers unique insights about design, UX, and conversion rate optimization, and then shares them with the rest of the world.
Quite Strong
Quite Strong
Creatives
Quite Strong
Jonathan Snook writes about tips, tricks, and bookmarks on his blog at Snook.ca. He has also written for A List Apart, 24ways, and .net magazine, and has co-authored two books, The Art and Science of CSS and Accelerated DOM Scripting.
Jonathan Snook
Jonathan Snook
Lead Designer
Shopify
Jonathan Snook writes about tips, tricks, and bookmarks on his blog at Snook.ca. He has also written for A List Apart, 24ways, and .net magazine, and has co-authored two books, The Art and Science of CSS and Accelerated DOM Scripting.
Adam Lupu
Adam Lupu
Director of Learning & Development
Global Playground
Adam Lupu is a learning scientist and cognitive engineer. He specializes in applying the latest scientific research on learning and development to the creation of training programs for technologists, designers, and business leaders.
Param Rengaiah
Param Rengaiah
Experience Architect
Aspire Systems
Param Rengaiah’s LinkedIn title is Solutions Architect/Experience Architect, but he considers himself a developer and a hacker.
February 2026
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