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Register for World Usability Day Cleveland (opens new window)

Theme: Collaboration & Cooperation
When: 5 pm-10 pm EST
Location: Virtual
Cost: Free

Schedule

Welcome: 5:00 pm EST

• World Usability Day introductions

Session 1: 5:05 pm EST

• Speaker: Apala Lahiri
• Title: Is it time to move from HCI (human computer interaction) to HCC (human computer collaboration)?
• Description: `Can we create a “third space” where, instead of fighting a battle for domination, humans and AI can come together as co-workers? Along with the right checks and balances, this collaboration can lead to better, positive, and more meaningful experiences for all of us.

Session 2: 6:00 pm EST

• Speaker: Mike Perla
• Title: Lessons Learned: User Research and Conversion Rate Optimization
• Descripton: During this session, Mike will reveal lessons he has learned applying user research throughout his 12-year career in conversion rate optimization. Mike’s extensive experience and innovative approach have consistently driven successful conversion optimization efforts in various business environments, including B2B and B2C digital marketing agencies, in-house Fortune 500 firms, affiliate marketing agencies, and tech-service providers. Mike earned a Gold Ribbon in WhichTestWon’s Online Testing Awards and has spoken at events like WhichTestWon’s – The Live Event, Digital Summit Atlanta, and Conversion Conference. His case studies have been featured by Unbounce, WhichTestWon, MarketingLand, The Week, Visual Website Optimizer, Psychmatters, SiteTuners, and more.

Session 3: 7:00 pm EST

• Speaker: Glenn Gibson
• Title:  Presentations – Don’t Let Usability Slide Away!
• Description: Why do so many presentations in the corporate world ignore (or violate) usability design principles? PowerPoint is one of the most widely used collaboration tools in the world, with around 500 million users, yet relatively few use this tool effectively. Too often presenters display text-laden slides, crammed with far too much information, that overwhelms, disengages, and confuses their audience. Corporate PowerPoint templates need to be re-imagined and re-designed. This session, delivered by a presentation coach, consultant, and author of the book Before the Mic, will seek to unite the worlds of usability and presentations, bust some PowerPoint myths and trigger ideas for how you can bring your usability mindset to influence presentation design in your organization.

Session 4: 8:00 pm EST

• Speaker: Cătălina Manea
• Title: Elevating design systems as collaboration systems
• Description: Design systems have long been recognized for their ability to maintain consistency and drive innovation, but it’s time to delve deeper into how we can scale their impact through a collaborative lens. In this discussion, we’ll showcase how collaboration systems facilitate real-time teamwork and foster a culture of innovation, ultimately enhancing the effectiveness of design systems.

Session 5: 9:00 pm EST

• Speaker: Brandon Hicks
• Title: Product Design & Accessibility: Making experiences that work for all
• Description: If you want to stand out as a designer, this is the talk for you. You may have heard about WCAG and are curious what that means. Even if we know we should make our products accessible, what does that really look like beyond color contrast? Whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned pro, this talk will teach you something new about accessibility and you’ll leave with the knowledge and skills you need to start designing more accessible products today. Join us as we discuss what it takes to make products that work for everyone.

Wrap Up: 10:00 pm EST