AUGUST 30, 2019 | OCAD 100 McCAUL ST.

A Conference for Early Stage Designers
Themes

Fighting Imposter Syndrome

Design Foundations

Difficult Conversations

Level Up Your Toolkit

Paths of Self Discovery

About
Schedule
Venue
Cost
Tickets are only $90 for early stage designers.
Speakers

Dori Tunstall
Dean, Faculty of Design
OCAD University

Shu Lai
Director of Design
Coursera

Helen Tran
Founder & CEO
Jupiter

Tom Cotterill
Design Recruiter
London, UK

Samaneh S.
Partner
Playground Inc.

Sally Chan
Product Designer
WeWork NYC

Billy Kiely
VP of Design
Invision

Michael Sacca
VP Product
Dribbble

Ainsley Wagoner
Sr. Experience Designer
Adobe

Chris Govias
Chief of Design
Canadian Digital Services

Andrew Douglas
Manager, Design System
Telus

Andrea Burton
Design Advocate
Abstract

Laura Schaefer
Sr. Manager, UX Strategy
CIBC

David Han
Dir., Experience Design
Publicis Canada
Schedule
NOT JUST A ONE DAY THING
Thursday, Aug 29
BONUS | Only 50 spots
Portfolio Reviews
6 PM . Loopio 310 Spadina Ave #600
BONUS | Only 50 spots
Figma 101 Workshop
6PM . Brainstation 460 King St West
Friday,Aug 30 . OCAD
8.30 AM
Registration
Registration
9.30 AM
Opening Remarks
Preet Singh, DesignX Community
10.00 AM
Respectful Design
Keynote – Dean Dori Tunstall, OCAD
10.40 AM
Design Foundations
Shu Lai, Coursera
11.15 AM
Difficult Conversations
Andrea Burton, Samaneh S., Michael Sacca
12.00 NOON
Lunch Break
Served at venue
1.30 PM
Building Up Your Portfolio
David Han, Publicis
2.10 PM
Fighting Imposter Syndrome
Helen Tran, Billy Kiely, Sally Chan
3.00 PM
Map Your Path of Progression
Workshop by Laura Schaefer & Andrew Douglas
3.45 PM
Coffee + Donuts Break
Served at venue
4.15 PM
How to talk about design: presenting your work to anyone
Ainsley Wagoner, Adobe
4.45 PM
Paths of Self Discovery
Closing – Chris Govias, CDS
5.30 PM
Evening Drinks & Social
At the venue