Ignite Talks!
Ignite talks are radically different from traditional conference talks. We’re looking for humor, wit, energy and inspiration to be packed into one powerful five-minute talk. Visual and conceptual impact is also a must. To view ignite talks from last year’s DML Conference, click here.
If you haven’t seen an ignite talk, be sure to do a quick search for “ignite talks” to watch some of the thousands of Ignite Talks out there or check out these sites for a quick tutorial:
http://ignite.oreilly.com
http://www.speakerconfessions.com/2009/06/how-to-give-a-great-ignite-talk/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ignite_(event)
The DML2015 Ignite Talk events will be Chaired and hosted by Andrew Slack.
Ignite Talks events will take place:
- Thursday, June 11, 2015 5:30-6:30 PM – California Ballroom [watch these Ignite Talks LIVE]
- Friday, June 12, 2015 5:30-6:30 PM – California Ballroom [watch these Ignite Talks LIVE]
This year’s line up:
| Thursday
June 11, 2015 |
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| Sophia | Bender | Indiana University | |
| Allie | Hoffman | @alliepostpari | |
| Debora | Lui | @dlui | University of Pennsylvania |
| Gabrielle | Lyon | @LyonGabrielle | Chicago Architecture Foundation |
| Jessica | Pandya | @jzpandya | CSU Long Beach College of Education |
| Steven | Pargett | @youngblackthnkr | Dream Defenders |
| Andrew | Raisiej | @rasiej | Civic Hall/Personal Democracy Media |
| Ramesh | Srinivasan | @rameshmedia | UCLA |
| Almetria | Vaba | @metravaba | KQED |
| Mary | Hendra | @facinghistory | Los Angeles Director, Facing History and Ourselves |
| Leora | Wolf-Prusan | @Leorawp | The Dinner Party (dinnerparty.org) and WestED (www.wested.org) |
| Friday
June 12, 2015 |
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| Rudy | Blanco | @RudyBlancs | The Dreamyard Project |
| Gardner | Campbell | @GardnerCampbell | Virginia Commonwealth University |
| Lennon | Flowers | @LennonFlowers | Co-Founder, The Dinner Party |
| Daniel | Hickey | @dthickey | Indiana University |
| Autumn | Williams | Senior entrepreneuer of changemaker schools at Ashoka | |
| Allison | Cook | The Story of Stuff Project | |
| Antero Garcia | Anna Smith | @anterobot | Colorado State University; University of Illinois, Urbana-Champign |
| Wendy | Levy | @twendywendy | National Alliance for Media Arts and Culture |
| Mike | Marriner | @mikemarriner | Roadtrip Nation |
| Janae | Phillips | @janaeisms | The Harry Potter Alliance |
| Jonathan | Worth | @Jonathan_Worth | Coventry University |
