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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