What makes this so special?

Most of our events have 12 great speakers, but Denver: Special Edition will feature 18 fabulous speakers in three days. You’ll leave with tons of takeaways, insights, and practical applications for your work. We’ll have a live, in-person recording of the User Defenders podcast on our stage. In addition, we’ll have special benefits for Denver attendees, which we’ll share once all the pieces are in place.

Not to mention—it’s Denver! We’ve always wanted to come to the Mile-High City, and at last the dream has come true. Join us for three jam-packed days of design and UX awesomeness!

Sunday, December 10
    
Arrival Day
3:00pm-5:00pm
Early registration/Badge pick-up

Monday, December 11

Day 1
7:30am-5:00pm Attendee Check-in/Badge Pick-up
7:30am-8:50am Breakfast
8:50am-9:00am Morning Welcome

9:00am-10:00am
Jeffrey Zeldman
A List Apart, A Book Apart, An Event Apart
From Research to Redesign: An Unexpected Journey
    
10:15am-11:15am
Sarah Parmenter
Founder, You Know Who
Digital Marketing Strategies for the Busy “Web Master”
    
11:30am-12:30pm
Luke Wroblewski
Product Director, Google
Obvious Always Wins
    
12:30pm-2:00pm
Lunch
    
2:00pm-3:00pm
Val Head
Author, The Pocket Guide to CSS Animations
Choose Your Animation Adventure
    
3:15pm-4:15pm
Rachel Andrew
Co-founder, Perch
Graduating to Grid
    
4:30pm–5:30pm
Jen Simmons
Designer Advocate, Mozilla
Designing with Grid
    
5:30pm-6:30pm
Opening Night Happy Hour

Tuesday, December 12
Day 2
    
7:30am-8:55am Breakfast
8:00am-5:00pm Attendee Check-in/Badge Pick-up
8:55am-9:00am Morning Welcome
    
9:00am-10:00am
Daniel Burka
design partner, GV
Prototyping: The Scientific Method of Business
    
10:15am-11:15am
Donna Lichaw
Author, The User's Journey
Story First: Crafting Products That Engage
    
11:30am-12:30pm
Cassie McDaniel
Design Director, The Mozilla Foundation
The Last Ten Percent: When and Where to Add Polish That Matters
    
12:30pm-2:15pm
Lunch

1:00pm-2:00pm
Special Screening: “What Comes Next is the Future”
    
2:15pm-3:15pm
Una Kravets
UI Engineer, Digital Ocean
The Joy of Optimizing Images
    
3:30pm-4:30pm
Jason Grigsby
Co-Founder, Cloud Four
The Case for Progressive Web Apps
    
4:45pm-5:45pm
Chris Coyier
Author, CSS-Tricks.com
10 Things You Can and Should Do With SVG

Wednesday, December 13
Day 3
   
7:30am-8:55am Breakfast
8:00am-5:00pm Attendee Check-in/Badge Pick-up
8:55am-9:00am Morning Welcome
    
9:00am-10:00am
Jeremy Keith
Maker Of Websites
Evaluating Technology
    
10:15am-11:15am
Aaron Gustafson
Performance as User Experience
    
11:30am-12:30pm
Kristina Halvorson
Author, Content Strategy for the Web
Mission Possible: Stakeholder Alignment
    
12:30pm-2:15pm
Lunch
    
2:00pm-3:00pm
Derek Featherstone
Founder, Simply Accessible
Where Accessibility Lives
    
3:15pm-4:15pm
Eric Meyer
Author, CSS: The Definitive Guide
Design for Real Life
    
4:30pm-5:30pm
Gerry McGovern
CEO, Customer Carewords
Measuring The Customer Experience

Speakers Include:

Jeffrey Zeldman, A List Apart, A Book Apart, An Event Apart
Sarah Parmenter, Founder, You Know Who
Luke Wroblewski, Product Director, Google
Val Head, Author, The Pocket Guide to CSS Animations
Rachel Andrew, Co-founder, Perch
Jen Simmons, Designer Advocate, Mozilla
Daniel Burka, design partner, GV
Donna Lichaw, Author, The User's Journey
Cassie McDaniel, Design Director, The Mozilla Foundation
Una Kravets, UI Engineer, Digital Ocean
Jason Grigsby, Co-Founder, Cloud Four
Chris Coyier, Author, CSS-Tricks.com
Jeremy Keith, Maker Of Websites
Aaron Gustafson, Performance as User Experience
Kristina Halvorson, Author, Content Strategy for the Web
Derek Featherstone, Founder, Simply Accessible
Eric Meyer, Author, CSS: The Definitive Guide
Gerry McGovern, CEO, Customer Carewords