Thursday, January 31, 2008

8:00 - 8:30 a.m.

KEYNOTE: Wal-Mart: Setting the pace on site design

Debbie Kristofferson, Vice President of Creative and User Experience, Walmart.com

8:30 - 9:00 a.m.

Overview: What's important today? What will be mandatory tomorrow?

Lauren Freedman, President, the e-tailing group, Inc.

9:00 - 9:30 a.m.

Internet Retailer survey on web site design and content

Mark Brohan, Director of Research, Internet Retailer

9:30 - 10:15 a.m.

Principles of site design: When to follow the rules, when to break them

Jennifer Bailey, Usability Services Manager, ForeSee Results
Troy Lawson, CTO, BestKiteBoarding.com

11:00 - 11:30 a.m.

Creating the beautiful site

Jamie Dihiansan, Senior Art Director, Internet, Crate and Barrel

11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.

Creating the customer-centered design

Jeff Schueler, President, Usability Sciences Corporation
John Moser, Manager of User Experience, J.C. Penney Direct

1:45 - 2:30 p.m.

How to get feedback to help with your redesign

Mayer Gniwisch, President & Co-Founder, Ice.com / Diamond.com
Kevin Ertell, Vice President, E-business, Borders Group Inc.

2:30 - 3:00 p.m.

Eye-tracking: The eyes have it

Johanna Murphy, Senior Director of User Experience and Design, GSI Interactive
Craig Gillan, E-Commerce Business Manager, Charlotte Russe

3:00 - 3:30 p.m.

Rich media - How to make it work

Shari Thurow, Founder & SEO Director, Omni Marketing Interactive
Bart Patterson, Founder and President, GolfLocker.com

4:15 - 4:45 p.m.

How to keep a design fresh

Dan Miller, Vice President, Product Management, American Greetings

4:45 - 5:30 p.m.

How to get started: Thinking of design and what it will cost

Betsy Emery, CEO, Tellus
Tracy Schneider, Vice President, Marketing & Operations, Children's Wear Digest Inc.

Friday, February 1, 2008

8:00 - 8:30 a.m.

FEATURED SPEAKER: The Sony Story: Designing the total package for a successful site

Darrell Porcher, Director, Web Development, SonyStyle.com

8:30 - 9:15 a.m.

The Future: Web 2.0: What it will mean to site design and content

Neil Clemmons, Senior Vice President of Strategy, Critical Mass
Beth Ferreira, Vice President, Operations, Etsy.com

9:15 - 10:00 a.m.

Designing for m-commerce

David Sikora, CEO, Digby
Kim Land, Vice President, Godiva Direct

10:45 - 11:30 a.m.

Overcoming obstacles to navigation: The most common obstacles and how to get rid of them

Dawn Wayt, Vice President of Online Marketing, The Guild Inc.
David Flinn, Director of Professional Services, Gomez Inc.

11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.

The role of real time data in better site design and usability

Greg Robinson, Senior Systems Support Specialist, Quixtar
Geoff Galat, Vice President, Marketing & Product Strategy, Tealeaf Technology

1:30 - 2:15 p.m.

Are your doors open and lights on?

Jeremy Dalnes, Vice President of e-Business, Panasonic North America
John Lovett, Senior Analyst, JupiterResearch

2:15 - 3:00 p.m.

Making web sites accessible to people with disabilities

Lynne Brown, Business Development Specialist, IBM Human Ability & Accessibility Center
Pina D'Intino, Sr. Manager, SMR & Accessibility, ScotiaBank

3:00 - 3:30 p.m.

Creating content that customers want

Peter Moreo, Vice President/General Manager, Imaginova Corp

3:30 - 4:00 p.m.

Making site search do more than just return results

Glenn Edelman, Senior Director of Online Marketing & Merchandising, Wine Enthusiast
Larry Becker, Vice President, Website Effectiveness, The Rimm-Kaufman Group