Wednesday April 12

9:30 - 11:30

• Workshop

  All Things MS Teams: Driving Adoption, Integration, and Collaboration

  • Rob Watson

    Assistant Director of Communications and Marketing, Office of the CIO

  • Jake Myers

    Assistant Director of IT & Communications, Big Ten Academic Alliance

1:30 - 3:30

• Workshop

  Digital Strategy for Transformation: A Creative Toolkit for Experimental Decision-Making and Planning

  • Melinda Miller

    CEO, co-owner, Pixo

  • Jason Berg

    Director of digital strategy, co-owner, Pixo

Thursday April 13

8:30 - 9:30

• Keynote

  Setting the Stage for Innovation with the Inclusion of Disability and Accessibility

  • Heather Dowdy

9:45 - 10:45

• Best Practices in Digital Accessibility

  • Oliver Ramirez-Velazquez

    Front-End Lead, nvisia

  • Savina Imrhan

    UX Researcher, nvisia

• Creating Effective and Strategic Content Calendars

  • Carissa Nelson

    Extension 4-H Youth Development Media Communications Manager, Illinois 4-H

• How to Multi-Cam Livestream: surprisingly cheap and easy

  • Amy Young

    Media Communications Specialist, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

• Let's get rid of the unknown error!

  • Charlotte Claussen

    Content design consultant, Cogniwo Ltd

11:00 - 12:00

• Google Analytics 4: Implementation and Tag Management

  • John Laskowski

    UX and Web Strategies Coordinator, University Library

  • Helen Zhou

    Electronic Access Specialist, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

• Many websites, one family: creating the College of Fine & Applied Arts multisite

  • Lindsey Markel

    Senior content strategist, Pixo

  • Tyler Edwards

    Web & UI Designer, Pixo

  • Andy Blacker

    College of Fine and Applied Arts, University of Illinois

  • Jason Rambeck

    Lead Web Developer, Pixo

• Program Explorer - Concept to Delivery to Enhancements

  • Melissa Waller

    Director of Web Development, ACES

  • Liz Shallenberger

    Web Content Strategist, ACES

• Social Media, Is It the Frosting or the Cake?

  • Annie Feldmeier Adams

    Digital Content Strategist, Department of Computer Science, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

1:30 - 2:30

• Archiving Our Website Content: Do We Even Have a Policy or Process?

  • Jack Brighton

    Web Development & Online Media, Illinois Public Media

  • Laura Hayden

    Web Services Manager, The Grainger College of Engineering

• Inclusive Design 2023 - Accessibility in Marketing Communications and Education

  • Lawrence Angrave

    Teaching Professor, Department of Computer Science

  • Michelle Nelson

    Professor, Department of Advertising

• Optimizing Web Development and Deployment with Docker and Git

  • Helen Zhou

    Electronic Access Specialist, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

  • Dan Dalpiaz

    Web Application Developer, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

  • Victor Riveros

    Web Application Developer, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

2:45 - 3:45

• Keynote

  Building Community Through the Power of Play

  • Amber Dewey Schultz

5:00 - 6:30

Web Con Networking Reception

Join us for our in-person networking reception powered by the Office of the Chief Information Officer Thursday, April 13, from 5-6:30pm at the I Hotel Humanities room and lobby (right by the main conference center entrance). This is an opportunity to gather with colleagues and others with similar professional interests, enjoy some food and drink, and make meaningful connections that help us continue to build our thriving community of web professionals! This event is generously sponsored by the U of I Office of the Chief Information Officer.

Friday April 14

9:45 - 10:45

• A/B Testing for Digital Communicators

  • Christy Moss

    Vice President of Membership and Marketing, University of Illinois Alumni Association

  • Adam McMullen

    Assistant Director of Marketing, University of Illinois Alumni Association

• Accessible and Inclusive UX Writing

  • Cheryl Cline

    UX writer, Freelance (formerly UC Berkeley)

• ContentOps & UX: how they work together and why it matters that they do

  • Marina Piperno

    UX Content Ops Consultant, Despegar

• Web3 and the future of the digital economy

  • Jacob Kinsey

    Director of Gies Consulting, University of Illinois Ubana-Champaign

11:00 - 12:00

• Google Analytics 4: Reporting and Informing Action

  • John Laskowski

    UX and Web Strategies Coordinator, University Library

  • Helen Zhou

    Electronic Access Specialist, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

• How to Bring Social Media In-House and Make it thrive!

  • Marisa Peacock

    Lecturer, Program Chair for internships and experiential learning, Department of Advertising, College of Media

• Internal Users Don't Matter and other UX/UI Myths in product design

  • Danielle Henry

    UX Architect, nvisia

• Making the Most of Analytics

  • Melissa Kuhl

    Assistant Director of Marketing, University of Illinois, College of LAS

• Name, Image and Likeness : Landscape Overview

  • Kamron Cox

    Director of the INFLUENCE Program, University of Illinois

1:15 - 2:15

• Dialogue Mapping: building shared understanding of wicked problems

  • Braden Bisping

    CEO, Plaza Software

• Illinois App: User Insights

  • Vanessa Burgett

    Design and Research Product Lead, Smart, Healthy Communities Initiative | Rokwire; University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

  • Ashley Hetrick

    Data Engineer, Technology Services, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

• It's Not for You

  • Ashley Michelle Davis

    Recruiter & Career Services Coordinator, University of Illinois

• Positive Wellbeing, Mental Health, and Self-Care for Social Media and Web Professionals

  • Todd Spinner

    Academic Advisor, School of Chemical Sciences

2:30 - 3:30

• Content Architecture: Creating Structural Strategy

  • Jael Schultz

    Content Architect, American Express

• More Content, Less Work: Unlocking the Potential of Your Existing Videos

  • Andrew Levy

    Co-founder & CEO, AdPipe

• Navigating Agile Teams in a Hybrid Environment

  • Johnathan Grant

    Manager, Software Development, First Merchants Bank

  • Kylee Smithson

    Agile Delivery Lead, First Merchants Bank

• Reusable and Flexible UI Component APIs

  • Cory Rylan

    Senior Front-End Developer, Crylan Software

3:45 - 4:45

• Keynote

  The Magic of Storytelling: Unlocking the Power of Emotion in Communication

  • Karina Anglada