GIANT Conference is a popular, well-loved gathering for creative professionals and entrepreneurs. This year’s topics will inspire great work from anyone who works in a design, marketing, product, user experience, or software development field. Conference attendees have their pick of sessions (plus ALL these keynotes!) that range from detailed discussions about tools and processes that drive day-to-day design, to higher level concepts that are aimed to spark innovation and creativity. To learn more about the conference go to http://GiantConf.com.

1. GIANT Conf 2016
Keynotes
Unique points of view drive this year’s experience
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2. Alexis Finch
Alexis will take you beyond the idea of marketing channels on to
how experience it the key to our new era of marketing (which
isn't really going to be marketing at all anymore).
She has led research for the brand architecture redesign of
Pantene, helped NPM translate themselves from open-source
project to a VC funded company, and taught more people than she
can count the power of visual thinking, one dinosaur drawing at a
time. An East Coaster on the West Coast, Alexis can be found
opining on topics from women's visibility to the laziness of
marketers in the modern era.
INFESTED: Marketing in your bedroom
Tickets are $800 for all 3 days. Buy one at GiantConf.com/Register

3. Katie Levans
From her work building Charlotte Agenda (and now also
Raleigh Agenda) Katie will explore the experience and
economics of a "less is more" approach to local news and
the importance of the design that delivers that experience.
At Agenda, Katie writes obsessively about Charlotte, oversees social
strategy across Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and Snapchat and fights
people for the last Diet Coke. She's a graduate of Furman University
and Winthrop University, a yoga teacher and a huge introvert. She
lives in Charlotte with her fiance Nick, cats Ralphie and Weasel and pit
bull Charlie. You'll find her on Instagram, Twitter and Snapchat
@katie_levans.
The Importance of Design in Delivering Local News
Tickets are $800 for all 3 days. Buy one at GiantConf.com/Register

4. Nick Finck
In his talk “UX for Change” Nick will explain how the
things we are creating today are going to shape the
way the human race operates for the foreseeable
future. He’ll show how we are the craftspeople of
the future, and lead an exploration into the
possibilities of changing the world as we know it.
Nick lives and plays in Seattle, Washington, where he’s a
Product Design Manager at Facebook. Over more than a
decade he has built a reputation as a community volunteer,
promoting growth within the web industry both locally and
abroad.
UX for Change
Tickets are $800 for all 3 days. Buy one at GiantConf.com/Register

5. Sandy Culver-
Plemmons
How do you reinvent yourself when the career you’
comes crashing down? How do you look at your life
and laugh when you would rather cry? Join Sandy
for a fast paced keynote of some good laughs, a few
nuggets of wisdom, and the challenge she will throw
out to encourage you to look at your personal
balance of work and volunteerism.
Sandy is now the Executive Director of the Martin Truex Jr.
Foundaion. Her keynote will inspire you to make sure that it all
counts – your day, your job, your life.
Use Your Experience
Tickets are $800 for all 3 days. Buy one at GiantConf.com/Register

6. Stephanie Evans
Frequently in STEM fields (Science, Technology,
Engineering, and Mathematics), you hear the question
asked "How do we get more women involved?" It is a valid
question, but one that few companies or scientists seem to
be able to answer. She’ll take it head-on in a keynote
based on her struggles with sexism on the job and
classroom, and all of the things in her life's trajectory that
led her to working on satellites every day.
Stephanie is an engineer for Space Systems Loral in Palo Alto, CA by
day and works on her YouTube science communication channel The
STEMulus by night. Her hope is that by using The STEMulus as a
platform, she will be able to get more people excited about STEM
while serving as a visual representation of what a female engineer
looks like.
I Find Your Lack of Women in STEM Disturbing
Tickets are $800 for all 3 days. Buy one at GiantConf.com/Register

7. Tom Greever
Working with other people on a design project is
difficult. In fact, we may be tempted to create
intentional distractions or control the conversation
to ensure we get what we want. Tom will help us
find better ways to be open and honest about our
work, while maintaining our integrity and ensuring
success.
Tom Greever is the author of Articulating Design Decisions
and UX Director at Bitovi, a front-end design and development
consulting company. Tom has worked with both small startups
and large corporations across many different industries. He
lives in Illinois with his wife and five kids. He is probably
cleaning up the house right now.
Painting Ducks - Design Meetings & the Art of Persuasion
Tickets are $800 for all 3 days. Buy one at GiantConf.com/Register