Program
Day 1: Tuesday, November 10th
-All sessions take place in EST-
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM
Main Stage
9:15 AM - 9:45 AM
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM
Can We Save Graphic Design From UI/UX Design?
Stella Guan, Founder & CEO, Path Unbound
Career+Talent
There is no new normal - only the future you create
Scott Morrison, Founder and Bringer of the Boom!, the Boom!
Leadership
Our 4 Cents: Pages from the Hoodzpah Playbook
Jennifer Hood, Co-Founder, Hoodzpah
Amy Hood, Co-Founder, Hoodzpah
Design+Creativity
Hire Different, Interview with Laurel Rossi, Founding Executive Director
Laurel Rossi, Chief Partner, Organic
Cecilia Ambros, Head of UX Design for Amazon Fresh, Prime Now and Whole Foods Market
Marketing+Branding
11:15 AM - 11:45 AM
Designing for a Connected World
Kate Stone, CEO, Novalia
Experience Design
The DNA of Remote Creative Teams: How to Bring Together People, Process, and Tech
Melissa Talcott, Studio Manager, Workfront
Tools+Resources
GUIDING EMOTION: Learnings from Hollywood
Jim Langlois, Executive Producer, Quarter4 Media
Marketing+Branding
Why Trends in Logo Design Matter
James I. Bowie, Principal, Emblemetric
Design+Creativity
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Lunch Break / Exhibit Hall / Roundtables
1:00 PM - 1:15 PM
How Connection
Stefan Mumaw, Director of Narrative Strategy, First Person
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
LIVE FROM NEW YORK: 25 years of racing to get the SNL titles right. On time.
Emily Oberman , Award Winning Multidisciplinary Designer , Pentagram
Main Stage
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
How to Build a Career of Balance, Collaboration, and Good
Justin Ahrens, Chief Evangelist, Rule29
Design+Creativity
Solicited Advice
Jason Richburg , Curriculum Director, Copywriter, & Co-Author, Good Fucking Design Advice
Brian Buirge, Owner, Creative Director & Co-Author, Good Fucking Design Advice
Leadership
Solving for Disposability While Maintaining Its Virtues
Tom Szaky, Founder and CEO, TerraCycle
Dieline
Transformation and the Craft of Design
Gene Lee, SVP of CX and Design, Mailchimp
Jessica, Helfand, Co-Founder of Design Observer
Tools+Resources
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM
Coffee Break | Sponsored by Mailchimp
3:15 PM - 3:45 PM
The Closing Culture Gap Between Creative and Corporate Culture
Linda Quarles, Director, Strategy + Organizational Design, frog
Leadership
NOW IS WOW
Zipeng Zhu, Founder and Creative Director, Dazzle Studio
Dieline
Sole II Soul
Brandon Rochon, Managing Chief Creative Officer, Kastner & Partners
Design+Creativity
The Art of the Pick-Up
Francesco Cordua, Founder, Exultant Brands
Marketing+Branding
4:15 PM - 4:45 PM
Making Space to Imagine: Cultivating a Better World Through Arts Advocacy
Janet Galore, Creative Director, Amazon
Marketing+Branding
Shaping the Way We Work with Design Systems
Sarah Beth Federman, Design Ops Lead, Lendi
Experience Design
New World, New Rules: Three Pledges to Change the Agency Game
Gush Mundae, Founder, Bulletproof
Selina Hull, Client Director, Bulletproof
Amy Tsang, Senior Strategist, Bulletproof
Dieline
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Day 2: Wednesday, November 11th
-All sessions take place in EST-
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Exhibit Hall Open / Roundtables
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Dieline Conference - A critical look into my own praxis
Eike Konig, Founder, HORT
Main Stage
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
SHOWTIME: How to Pitch Your Ideas and Present Finished Work to Anyone, Anywhere
Jezra Kaye, Speaker Coach and President, Speak Up for Success
Career+Talent
Fire It Back Up: Breaking Out of the Creative Rut
Stefan Mumaw, Director of Narrative Strategy, First Person
Design+Creativity
Design for Diversity™: Diversity as a Design Process
Boyuan Gao, Co-Founder, Project Inkblot
Jahan Mantin, Co-Founder, Project Inkblot
Leadership
Inspire Remote Creativity: How Collaborative Work Management Brings Design Teams Together While Apart
David Mekerishvili, Creative Director, Wrike
Tools+Resources
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Creativity in a Time of Crisis
Ivan Cash, Award-winning artist, Filmmaker & Founder, Cash Studios & IRL Labs
Design+Creativity
Please Remember to Design Responsibly
Jolene Delisle, Co-Founder and Creative Director, The Working Assembly
Dieline
Template intervention: The 9 most common template mistakes and how to fix them
Garrett Jestice, Director of Marketing, Lucidpress
Tools+Resources
Free Your Wings
Adriana Caliri, International Certified Executive Coach and Founder, Renaissance-CEC
Marketing+Branding
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
International Paper Speed Meet-Ups
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Lunch Break / Exhibit Hall / Roundtables
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
DEFINITION The Art and Design of Hip-Hop
Cey Adams, Creative, Cey Adams
Main Stage
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Make it Awesome: Rebooting the eos Brand in One Year
Soyoung Kang, Chief Marketing Officer, eos Products
Julia Beardwood, Founding Partner, Beardwood&Co.
Marketing+Branding
From Righteous to Retched: 2020 Logo Trends
Bill Gardner, Founder and President, LogoLounge.com
Design+Creativity
A Series of Revelations
Badal Patel, Graphic Designer and Art Director
Dieline
Creative Democracy: How Design Disrupted The Evolution of Human Kind
Adrian Franks, UX Creative Director, IBM
Experience Design
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM
Coffee Break | Sponsored by Mailchimp / Exhibit Hall
3:15 PM - 3:30 PM
Refresh Your Process In 5 Simple Steps With Adobe Capture
Robert Generette III, Illustrator and Self-Proclaimed "Vector Art Monster", ZILLA!
HOW-TO
The Magic of Ambigrams
Nikita Prokhorov, Lettering artist, graphic designer, and design teacher
HOW-TO
An Introduction to Virtual Photography
Sebastian Shaw, Director of Strategic Development, Adobe
HOW-TO
3:15 PM - 4:15 PM
Experience Design - Unwrapping How to Make Impact
Brooke Foley, CEO/Agent of Intrigue, Jayne Agency, LLC
Experience Design
4:00 PM - 4:15 PM
Top 5 Methods to Master Adobe Illustrator
Von Glitschka, Creative Director, Glitschka Studios
HOW-TO
How to Create a Virtual Photograph with Adobe 3D Tools
Vladimir Petkovic, Creative Director, Adobe 3D&I
HOW-TO
How to Texture and Add Materials Using Adobe Substance
Wes McDermott, Head of Substance Demo Artist Team, Adobe
HOW-TO
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Unleash your Creativity
Chase Jarvis, Photographer, Founder & CEO, CreativeLive
Main Stage
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Networking Reception - Exhibit Hall - Sponsored by Workfront
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
After Hours
Day 3: Thursday, November 12th
-All sessions take place in EST-
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
On Freedom and Risk
Edel Rodriguez, Visual Artist, Author, Edel Rodriguez Studio
Main Stage
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Stress Addiction: From Morning Coffee to the Cardiac
Taylor Cashdan, Principal, UX Design, Fidelity Investments
Design+Creativity
Beards, BBQ and Insecurity - A Guide to Creative Self Discovery
Chris Thomas, Founder, Yonder
Design+Creativity
Designing and Organizing to Break The Trend
Mitzi Okou, Interaction and Visual Designer, HP
Dieline
Rewire Your Team: Nurturing a Neurodiverse Workplace
Amy Johnson, Product Designer, Tandem
Career+Talent
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
The High Cost of Perfectionism: Imposter Syndrome in the Workplace
Lauren C. Miller, Leadership Coach, Lecturer, Workplace Consultant, Carnegie Mellon University
Career+Talent
Through the Never: Rock 'n Roll Insights on Creativity and Leadership
Marc Reiter, Chief Creative Guy, Blackened Recordings
Stephen Gates, Head Design Evangelist, InVision
Leadership
Burger King & Design: Your Way, Way Better
Rapha Abreu, VP, Global Head of Design, Restaurant Brands International
Dieline
Designing for Attention
Victor Yocco, UX Research Director, EY-Intuitive
Design+Creativity
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Lunch Break / Exhibit Hall / Roundtables
1:30 PM - 1:45 PM
Dieline Conference - Spark - Diversifying the Creative Talent Pool
Yocasta Lachapelle, Director of Talent, COLLINS
Main Stage
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
How to Set the Table
Roxane Gay, Author/Film & Television Writer, Roxane Gay
Main Stage
2:45 PM - 3:15 PM
Power to the People
Alex Sinclair, Strategic Storytelling, iX Business Development Team
Experience Design
Time Out: Taking a Break to Make
Tommy Perez, Maker, Tommy Perez Design
Dieline
Beyond Commodity: How to Master Your Message & Stand Out in a Sea of Sameness
Terri Trespicio, Speaker and Brand Advisor, Terri Trespicio, LLC
Design+Creativity
3:15 PM - 3:30 PM
Coffee Break by Mailchimp
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Finding A New Creative Home During A Pandemic - Adapting Your Creativity for the Future
Rob Harrigan, Lead Designer, Y Media Labs
Career+Talent
The Introverts Guide to Career Progression
Jennifer Aldrich, Senior Manager of Design Community Partnerships, InVision
Leadership
Enter Wild - Exchange anxiety for amazement and worry for wonder
Carlos Whittaker, Author, Carlos Whittaker
Design+Creativity
Research Without Reason is Chaos
Chris Wilkinson, Director, Product Design , Devbridge
Experience Design
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
In Conversation with Debbie Millman
Scott Belsky, Chief Product Officer, Adobe
Main Stage
5:15 PM - 5:30 PM
