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Speaker Line-Up for Ignite Dallas 1
Laura Vatalaro – Go Green Graphic Design @lvgraphics
Creating awareness of eco-friendly practices and sustainability in print, design and marketing. Print design is not dying, it has evolved. Finding new and creative ways to best utilize resources is essential to staying vital in today’s market, and more importantly, standing out from the competitive.
Liz Broderick – The Importance of Killer Heels @passingthemic
As a professional woman, I can’t think of another piece of armor that has brought me more confidence than a pair of heels. Heels are THE single most important part of any woman’s (or drag dressing male’s) wardrobe. Climbing up the corporate ladder has been rough but the climb to the top is more enjoyable stepping on all those little people.
Shyam Patel – The Next Epidemic – Mind Obesity @shyampatel
If you are what you eat then you are what Internet content you consume. If Digg, Twitter, and most blog content can be compared to junk food where is the Whole Foods of Internet content? How did we end up with so much Internet content that has more in common with a tabloid and what we can do to combat it.
Mike Orren – Stop Thinking and say, “Yes, and….”: Why Everyone Should Take an Improv Class @mikeorren
I recently fulfilled my longtime resolution to take an improv class. I was surprised at how many of the lessons were transferable into my daily life — particularly business. In 5 minutes, I’ll share improv secrets that will make you more creative; a better problem solver; and a better communicator. We might even have a laugh.
Mike D. Merrill – For the Love of Bacon – American’s Cult Meme @mikedmerrill
This talk with discuss America’s obsession with bacon. I plan to visually tantalize the audience with stories and evidence supporting one of the wonders of this world.
Salah Boukadoum – One Billion Dollars to End Poverty – Let’s Do It! @soaphope
Under the Good Returns model, a business invests its profits into non-profit partners each year for one year. I show with simple numbers how this model will enable socially conscious entrepreneurs to raise one billion dollars for anti-poverty efforts. I will touch briefly on worldwide poverty, microfinance, conscious capitalism, and Good Returns.
Jasmin Brand – What Social Media and Ike Turner Have in Common @brandpointe
If I were to cast social media & education in a movie, social media would be Ike Turner, Tina Turner would be played by education. There’s a lot of love but their relationship is often complicated & sometimes jacked up. Some educators embrace social media, others are afraid for fear of being replaced. Ike needed Tina. Social media needs education.
Brett Duncan – Move the Box @bdunc1
The basic premise is this: the cliché of “Thinking Outside the Box” is not only old, but it’s wrong. The real power belongs to the few who can not only think outside the box, but who can also lead people in a way to where that area outside the box actually becomes a comfortable place to be. Thus, we must move the box.
Tommy Thompson – A New Brand of US Hispanics @inspire_tommy
They are young, mix two languages and live in two distinctly different cultural worlds. They are bicultural Hispanics and they’re quickly becoming the face of the U.S. Hispanic population. They’re powerful, have a voice and want to be heard. As such, they’re redefining the U.S. Hispanic experience. What does life look like through their eyes?
Karl Sydow – Tobacco, The Most Interesting Drug in the World @karlsydow
Being an avid smoker for over half my life (off & on for 25y), I consider myself an expert on the subject. How social pressures influenced my starting, molded my type and hopefully, solidify my quiting (along with some interesting aids).
Travis Blythe – Touring the Country on my Harley – A How to Guide @blydawg
Since I am an avid motorcycle enthusiast, I want to talk about what you need to successfully tour the country on a motorcycle and why you need to do it. I plan on including items needed, what to prepare for, how to prepare and some of the cool things you can see. Also things to avoid and what not to do.
Bethany Nelson – Complex Environments: This is not a bar. Making a Performance in, about, and for community. @superawesomeBN
Last year, my collaborator, Lily Sloan, and I premiered a site-specific work in Banter, a bar in downtown Denton TX. Every detail of the performance came from something we witnessed or experienced in Banter. Our mission was to create an abstract representation of Banter. The result was a quirky and poignant observation about the Banter community.
Sean Scogin – Increasing Emotional Investments in Social Media @seanscogin
The ease of clicking a button to follow or become a fan has created a level of apathy in the social media space. As a result, users, though more connected than ever, lack emotional investment in their communities. Learn how to increase your communities’ emotional capital, and start connecting with your users on a deeper, more engaging level.
John Lehmann – Changing the Way the World Looks at Information @jplehmann
We live in a time where information has never been so accessible, through an ever increasing selection of Web data and services. We’ll show how these can be combined/mashed up to produce even more information, and to train intelligent next-generation systems, which will continue to change the way we learn and work.
Michael L. Perry – How do we Collaborate Through Software? @michaellperry
Software is a social medium. I’m not just talking about things like Wave, WOW, and Facebook. Every app we use, right down to a line-of-business application, is a way for people to connect with each other. Prevailing theories of software design are changing to support collaboration. Walk through these theories with me to see where we are heading.
Stu Hill – The Birth of a Nickname – From a Tiny Twitter Promotion to one of the Biggest Stages in Sports @stuhill
My name is a nickname. Same goes for most in my family and friends. This life experience prepared me for this- A twitter promo to nickname an Icelandic Snowboarder named Halador Helgason. My nickname for him – The Hexagon. This talk is the story of that nickname from a tiny twitter promo to having that name mentioned on the X-Games as he won gold.
