Program

Day two schedule

7:45 a.m.–8:45 a.m. CDT (UTC-5)

Watch parties

Attendees gather in Zoom meetings—hosted by the speakers—to watch talks from the Confab on-demand library.

8:45 a.m.–9:00 a.m. CDT (UTC-5)

15-minute break

9:00 a.m.–9:15 a.m. CDT (UTC-5)

Confab Day 2 kickoff

Kristina Halvorson, Brain Traffic

9:15 a.m.–10:25 a.m. CDT (UTC-5)

Keynotes and conversations

The “pipeline problem” is about belonging

John Paz, Menlo Security

How feedback and partnerships helped the U.S. Internal Revenue Service respond to COVID-19

José Vejarano, IRS.gov

10:25 a.m.–10:50 a.m. CDT (UTC-5)

25-minute break

10:50 a.m.–11:50 a.m. CDT (UTC-5)

Small-group discussions

Attendees get to pick a topic and hop into one of our Zoom rooms to meet new friends and talk shop. (Topics to be announced.)

11:50 a.m.–12:00 p.m. CDT (UTC-5)

10-minute break

12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m. CDT (UTC-5)

Panel: Careers in content strategy

Hosted by Keri Maijala

1:00 p.m.–3:15 p.m. CDT (UTC-5)

Downtime and watch parties

Attendees gather in Zoom meetings—hosted by the speakers—to watch talks from the Confab on-demand library.

3:15 p.m.–3:50 p.m. CDT (UTC-5)

Confab Pet Show

Bring your dogs, bring your ducks, bring your sea monkeys—Confab wants to see all the critters who are keeping you company these days.

Hosted by Margot Bloomstein

3:50 p.m.–4:00 p.m. CDT (UTC-5)

10-minute break

4:00 p.m.–4:35 p.m. CDT (UTC-5)

Fireside chat with Clay Delk

Tune in as Kristina Halvorson interviews Clay Delk about “craft stewardship,” and how Shopify maintains team growth, culture, and quality of work.

Clay Delk, Shopify

Kristina Halvorson, Brain Traffic

4:35 p.m.–5:10 p.m. CDT (UTC-5)

Keynotes and conversations

Yoga, UX, and content strategy: What accessibility can teach us about creating inclusive spaces

Natalie Dunbar, Agile Six

5:10 p.m.–5:15 p.m. CDT (UTC-5)

Day two wrap-up

Kristina Halvorson, Brain Traffic

5:15 p.m.–7:00 p.m. CDT (UTC-5)

Downtime and watch parties

Attendees gather in Zoom meetings—hosted by the speakers—to watch talks from the Confab on-demand library.

7:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m. CDT (UTC-5)

It’s Cake O’Clock

What does this mean? Even we don’t know. What we do know is that it isn’t really Confab until cake happens.

Program

Day two schedule

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