We're committed to bringing you the best speakers in the industry on the hottest, most relevant topics and technologies. See the schedule below for days, tracks, and topics. The full conference schedule is still being finalized; please check back soon for updates.
- FOWA
- Future Of Web Apps
- FOWD
- Future Of Web Design
- FOWA & FOWD
- Future Of Web Apps & Future Of Web Design
- FOM
- Future Of Mobile
- FOWIE
- Future Of Web In The Enterprise
Monday Workshops
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Socket.IO, Express and Node.js
Tom Hughes-Croucher
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Learn how to build high performance Internet and web applications with Node.js. In is session Tom Hughes-Croucher will demonstrate how to quickly build a high performance chat server using Node.js. This live coding exercise will provide a real insight into what it looks like to build a project in server-side Javascript.
You’ll learn how to get started with Node.js using the Express MVCframework, and socket.io for real-time communication. We’ll explore how Node works and what techniques and architectures are most effective when programming Node. Learn how Node helped LinkedIn make an app that was twice as fast using 98% less servers than their Rails deployment.
What you'll learn
- How to get Node.js running
- How to create a web app using express.js
- How to create sockets using node.js and socket.io
- How to communicate between browsers, services, and the server in real-time
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How to build a Web App from A-Z
Speaker Coming Soon
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Having a great Web app idea is only the beginning of the fun. Taking that idea from your head and getting all the way to launch is no easy task and unfortunately there aren’t any official instructions. In this workshop, Mike will give you tips on the complete process of building a Web app, from A to Z.
What you'll learn
- Building; your Web app, your company, your team
- Marketing; with and without money
- Product management; so you know what’s right to build
- Metrics; to track your progress
- Financing; the 5Ws of fund raising – who, what, when, where, why and how
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Advanced jQuery
Speaker Coming Soon
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jQuery has become the standard in JavaScript frameworks. However, many developers barely scratch the surface of what's possible: we'll take a more in-depth look at the framework, explore parts of the API that are often overlooked, try out advanced effects and show with a little thought and effort around generalization, parameterization and organization, you can convert your "just get the job done" jQuery code into a legitimate, reusable, modular jQuery plugin.
What you'll learn
- What's new and upcoming in the latest versions of jQuery
- Advanced jQuery techniques for web app developers
- Custom animations & the effects API
- Plugin Creation
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Increase Conversions and Revenue
Speaker Coming Soon
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Launching your app is only the beginning of a very long, tough journey. If you want your app to be profitable and exciting, you need to learn how to maximise conversion rates and increase revenue. This workshop will give you the tools you need to succeed.
What you'll learn
- Effective A/B testing
- Tried and true methods for increasing conversion rates
- Common mistakes on signup pages
- Typical conversion rates and how you stack up
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HTML5 and CSS3: At the Cutting Edge
Molly Holzschlag
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An in-depth workshop that will help you gain the knowledge to put you in the front line when it comes to the very latest innovations in HTML5, CSS3, SVG and other emerging technologies for Web sites and applications.
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Interface Design Bootcamp
Aarron Walter
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Whether you are designing a web app or a website, following best practices and standard design methodologies will help ensure your interfaces are usable and engaging. In this workshop, we'll explore the design process in detail including user research, wireframing, prototyping, and visual design. Through real world examples you'll see how an idea can evolve into an interface.
What you'll learn
- The processes behind brilliant Interface Design
- Improved wireframing and prototyping techniques
- Skills applicable to web app or website design
- Hands on, practical workshop
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Designing Great iPhone and iPad Apps
Josh Clark
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From first concept to polished pixel, learn to create iPhone and iPad apps that delight. The workshop explores the practical principles of mobile and touchscreen design, teaching you to “think iPhone” by planning and creating app interfaces in tune with the psychology and ergonomics of an audience on the go. You'll learn to conceive and refine an app's interface and user experience in tune with the needs of a mobile audience… and their fingers and thumbs.
What you'll learn
- The expectations of a mobile audience
- The ergonomic demands of designing for touch
- Strategies for crafting your app’s visual identity
- How to work with gestures
- Unique considerations for designing for the iPad
- Techniques for creating sensational app icons
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Rock Solid Responsive UX Deliverables
Steve Fisher
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UX Design for the web is a hot topic, but we find it too hard to pin down so we just touch the surface and don't explore the why of user experience. As it is becoming something of a de-facto standard it is in our best interest as interactive designers to understand the discipline. No longer something that has to always be hugely complex and costly, we'll cover the back-to-basics approach to UX design in this workshop and how to practically dispatch a rock solid responsive web design UX deliverables package.
- How to communicate and develop a UX Vision
- How to develop their own UX process that will work across all projects
- Best practices for simple prototyping
- How to properly use UX patterns and when to use them
- How to communicate a UX strategy to the client
- What are the key elements that must be used on every project to be successful
- Producing a responsive UX Style guide that will get used
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Tuesday - Wednesday Tracks FOWA & FOWD
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Biz Bytes
FOWA & FOWD
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Get funded, get noticed, and get your idea or business to that next level. This track features practical advice from the folks that have been there and done that. Learn what you need to take an idea or an app and make it big. Make important connections with potential partners, fellow entrepreneurs, Angels and VCs. Hear from successful entrepreneurs on…
- Monetizing ideas and apps
- Bootstrapping your startup
- Attracting angel investors
- Increasing conversions
- Working with clients
- Measurement and analytics
- Marketing and pitching your app
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Hardcore Code
FOWA
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Find out what cutting edge developers are buzzing about and how they're applying the latest technologies and tools to build next generation apps and solve traditional development challenges and inefficiencies. Get exposure to new, must-have languages and frameworks and see what's possible and practical as some of the best developers in the business share real-life examples and code samples related to…
- Node.js
- Socket
- Express
- Python
- Rails
- Django
- jQuery
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Pure Design
FOWD
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Find inspiration and learn about tools, techniques and methods the industry's leading designers are using to create visually beautiful and usable websites. Walk through real-world examples of the good, the bad, and the ugly. From content to design, this track is aimed to teach and inspire creatives in all areas of the web including:
- Web app UX
- UI design
- Designing icons
- Enhancing your creativity
- Responsive design
- Branding
- Web typography
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Front-end Dev
FOWA & FOWD
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Covering all things front end and navigating the important confluence of design and development is what this track is all about. Update your skills in the latest development technologies and solutions, and learn how you can apply them to create more intuitive and interactive interfaces. This track will discuss subjects of interest to all designers and developers, providing a collaborative and interactive learning environment to help you assess, apply, and optimize your use of:
- HTML5
- CSS3
- iOS
- Haml
- Accessibility
- Compass & Sass
- Code management
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Cloud: From Buzz To Benefit
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Go beyond the hype and learn how cloud solutions and technologies can be applied to enhance your web development, mobile, enterprise, gaming, and consumer-based development initiatives. Explore cloud-based tools, services, applications and infrastructure options and prepare for the challenges, real world issues and opportunities the Cloud brings, like…
- Cloud delivery and deployment models
- Infrastructure, platforms and applications - SaaS, PaaS, IaaS
- Mobility in the cloud
- Application performance and monitoring
- Cloud sourcing
- Security in the cloud
- Risk and governance
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Thursday - Friday Tracks FOM & FOWIE
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Mobile Dev
FOM
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Mobile development is evolving as devices become more and more embedded in our lives. Coding for all is still a feat and determining which technologies to focus on for longevity is a mystery. This track will explore the technologies behind todays leading app development, provide insights into the future and equip you with the tools and know how to construct cutting edge mobile apps. Learn from the very best who will focus on:
- iOS Development
- Android development
- Cross-platform development
- Monetizing your app
- Mobile web deployment
- Location
- Mobile payment
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Mobile Design
FOM
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Mobility is the way and devices are everywhere, but designs and development are still fairly new and the options are endless. In this track we have the industry’s most innovative designers, here to tackle the topics forefront in every developers mind. They’ll both inspire and teach, as they showcase the tools you should be using and the techniques to get you noticed, with advice on how to make your mobile apps successful through…
- Responsive design
- UI & UX design
- Designing by device
- Location
- Typography for apps
- Content strategy
- HTML &smp; CSS3
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Consumerization In The Enterprise
FOWIE
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Apps are everywhere. Even 6-year-olds can browse, talk to their friends, and order products and services online. And that’s just how your corporate customers, partners, and employees want to interact with your business solutions and processes. In this track, you’ll see the myriad of personal and consumer technologies that are hot in the business world, and learn how you can integrate them into your enterprise development strategy while minimizing the burden on IT.
- Impact of personal devices on IT and infrastructure
- Security and privacy challenges for IT
- How Tablets turn usability on its head
- Tooling for change
- Social impact on the enterprise
- What customers want
- Getting analytically savvy
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Doing Social Business
FOWIE
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Are your applications enabled and integrated into the social media landscape so that you can hear what your customers, prospects and partners are saying about you and respond to the issues, questions and opportunities? Got a strategy for building community-based functionality into your existing application landscape? Know the mindset, skills, reporting capabilities required to make the most of social media? This track helps you answer these questions, define your strategy, and assess the latest technologies in the areas of:
- Social governance
- Effective social measurement
- Corporate engagement in the social world
- Embedding social in process
- Engaging your customers
- Social policy
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Big Data, Big Rewards
FOWIE
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Companies are collecting data at faster rates than they ever have before. But how do you manage, analyze, and place it in the hands of your key executives, managers, and employees so that you can make better, faster, and more informed decisions critical to the agility and ultimate success of your organization. This track will take on the big questions that big data brings and answer the call to action. Topics include:
- Data visualization
- Data quality and governance
- Analytics, measurements and predictions
- Metrics and business value
- Global infrastructure challenges
- Security
- Data mining
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Cloud: From Buzz To Benefit
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Go beyond the hype and learn how cloud solutions and technologies can be applied to enhance your web development, mobile, enterprise, gaming, and consumer-based development initiatives. Explore cloud-based tools, services, applications and infrastructure options and prepare for the challenges, real world issues and opportunities the Cloud brings, like…
- Cloud delivery and deployment models
- Infrastructure, platforms and applications - SaaS, PaaS, IaaS
- Mobility in the cloud
- Application performance and monitoring
- Cloud sourcing
- Security in the cloud
- Risk and governance
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