Seattle Interactive 2024 Schedule
Day 2
AUGUST 1, 2024
8:00 AM
Registration opens
8:30 AM
NETWORKING HUB OPENS
Morning coffee and networking in our lounge area presented by StackAdapt
9:30 AM - 10:10 AM
From UK origins to US expansion: fostering children’s independence through audio
JON KELL Yoto / VP Marketing
TAHOMA 1
9:30 AM - 10:10 AM
LeSSONS FROM THE TRENCHES: INSIGHTS FOR JOB SEEKERS
DONTE PARKS Getting The Nod / Founder
TAHOMA 2
9:30 AM - 10:10 AM
Freelance Freedom: the Creative Journey of a Designer & Artist
DAMON BROWN Creative Lou / Owner
TAHOMA 4
10:20 PM - 11:00 AM
Social Media Support Group
JEN RITTENHOUSE Sitecrafting / Brand Manager
TAHOMA 1
10:20 AM - 11:00 AM
Pitching Tomorrow's Products Today
OLIVIA BELL Invoke Digital / Head of Product
DOMINIC WONG Invoke Digital / Managing Director
TAHOMA 2
10:20 AM - 11:00 AM
Reimagining Heritage for the Modern Era, Personally
THIG GISHURU Independent / Creative Director
TAHOMA 4
11:10 AM - 11:50 AM
Both Yes & No: Creating in the gray
RAY PAGE WE Communications / EVP, Head of Global Innovation and Social Impact
TAHOMA 1
11:10 AM - 11:50 AM
Putting the Creative in Tech
ANISA KHOSHBAKHTIAN City of Seattle / Technology Sector Strategic Advisor
JAMES MILES Seattle Office of Economic Development / Creative Economy Manager
BUDI MULYO City of Seattle / Seattle Film Commissioner
TAHOMA 2
11:50 AM - 1:10 PM
Lunch Break
1:10 PM - 1:50 PM
Why Performance Marketing Doesn’t Have to Suck
JAIMEE LATORRA Rover / Senior Growth Marketing Manager
MATT MCCAIN Little Hands of Stone / Cofounder
TAHOMA 1
1:10 PM - 1:50 PM
Unlocking Gaming Audiences for Savvy Brands
ZACHARY ROZGA Thece, CEO
TAHOMA 2
1:10 PM - 1:50 PM
RESIlience: a daily practice in a dumpster fire age
NICOLE MICHELS MCDONAGH Freelance, Group Creative Director
TAHOMA 4
2:00 PM - 2:40 PM
R.I.P. Creativity. Pour 1 Out 4 Tha Brainstorm
ZACH HUNTTING Crown / Founder & CEO
DIDI BETHURUM Meow Wolf / Chief Communications Officer
Marianne Goldin SRC Material / Founder
TAHOMA 1
2:00 PM - 2:40 PM
Accessible UX: Design for the rest of us
DEVON PERSING Self-Employed / Digital Accessibility Person
TAHOMA 2
2:00 PM - 2:40 PM
YOU ARE USELESS
DAVIDE COLLA, 150UP / Professor, Creative Director
TAHOMA 4
2:50 PM - 3:30 PM
Don't be left behind: Jumpstart Your AI Journey
JAMES VAN LEUVEN, ISOFTSTONE / Sr. Director of Solution Delivery & Strategic Partnerships
TAHOMA 1
2:50 PM - 3:30 PM
On Brief and For the Culture: A Look at Modern Creative Strategy
MICHAEL HUANG, Milli / Founder & Managing Director
CHIKE UME, Milli / Director of Strategy
TAHOMA 4
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
CLOSING PARTY & NETWORKING
Get your drinks + networking on. Dinner can wait. Location: Havana Social Club, 1010 E. Pike Street w/ music by Nostalgia B.
Day 1
JULY 31, 2024
8:00 AM
Registration opens
8:30 AM
NETWORKING HUB OPENS
Morning coffee and networking in our lounge area presented by StackAdapt
9:30 AM - 10:10 AM
Amplifying the Digital Shelf: Harnessing the Power of Retail Media Networks
ASHLEY ROYALTY Add3SHOP / GENERAL MANAGER
TAHOMA 1
9:30 AM - 10:10 AM
Acts not ads: Developing meaningful marketing experiences that drive brand affinity
CHRIS COPACINO Copacino + Fujikado / Executive Director of Business Development
TAHOMA 2
9:30 AM - 10:10 AM
CREATING YOUR OWN DESIGN CAREER PATH
VAL HEAD Adobe / Principal Designer
TAHOMA 4
10:20 AM - 11:00 AM
ZERO CLICK MARKETING
RAND FISHKIN SparkToro / Cofounder
TAHOMA 1
10:20 AM - 11:00 AM
Designing with AI: The Value of Human Designers
HUA LO Expedia Group / Product Designer
TAHOMA 2
10:20 AM - 11:00 AM
Perfectionism Killed the Designer
ELODIE KWAN Blink UX / Product Designer
TAHOMA 4
11:10 AM - 11:50 AM
Unlocking Creative Potential: The Value of AI and Human Creativity for the Long-Term
DAN GIFFORD Getty Images / Principal Data Scientist
TAHOMA 1
11:10 AM - 11:50 AM
AUTONOMOUS ADVERTISING
RUBEN AYALA Viant / Director, Sales
BRIAN RAUSCHENBACH Seattle Interactive / Curator
TAHOMA 2
11:10 AM - 11:50 AM
Designing for New Realities
TIFF TA Graphiti Associates / Interactive Design Director
TAHOMA 4
11:50 AM - 1:10 PM
Lunch Break
1:10 PM - 1:50 PM
Reviving Loyalty: How to Reach & Retain Today’s Consumers
GINA MICHNOWICZ The Craftsman / CEO & Chief Creative Officer
TAHOMA 1
1:10 PM - 1:50 PM
The Frictionless Creativity Era is Coming
NILESH ASHRA OK Tomorrow / CEO & Founder
TAHOMA 2
1:10 PM - 1:50 PM
Seizing opportune moments to influence behavior
NOA DVOSKIN Amazon / Sr. Product Designer
TAHOMA 4
2:00 PM - 2:40 PM
Pennies to Pixels: Impactful Digital Video on a Shoestring
MADELINE BURCHARD, M.Sc, Allen Institute / Digital Media Specialist
JENNY BURNS, M.Ac, Allen Institute / Digital Content Manager
TAHOMA 1
2:00 PM - 2:40 PM
Embark on a Data Visualization Odyssey: Unraveling the Power of D3
YUANJIE TU UW / PhD Candidate
TAHOMA 2
2:00 PM - 2:40 PM
Finding the Emotional Focal Point for Your Brand
CATHERINE CARR Vitamin C Creative / CEO & Chief Inspiration Officer
TAHOMA 4
2:50 PM - 3:30 PM
Adapt or Die with AI
JON LAKEFISH Lakefish Group / Founder & Principal
TAHOMA 1
2:50 PM - 3:30 PM
ThrivING with Change
JENNI CHAN SAP / Sr. User Experience Researcher
DANA LIN SAP / User Experience Researcher
TAHOMA 2
2:50 PM - 3:30 PM
What’s Worth Designing in The First Place? How to Build Great Products
ROBERT BRUNNER Beats by Dre/Ammunition / Chief Designer; Founder & Partner
TAHOMA 4
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
HAPPY HOUR & NETWORKING
Presented by our friends at Viant and Copacino Fujikado
The networking and HH will be on-site in our Hub on the 3rd Floor.
SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS + SUPPORTeRS: ADOBE, UW COMMUNICATION LEADERSHIP, ROBERT HALF, VIANT TECHNOLOGY, COPACINO, STACKADAPT, GRAPHITI ASSOCIATES, ADD3, CONNORS & CO, CROWN SOCIAL
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