OPTIMIZE INNOVATION WITH AGILE

October 7, 2016 - CDM Room 924

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About the Event

The Innovation Conference at DePaul University will bring together respected industry professionals with people from the academics to discuss how to “Optimize Innovation with Agile Methodology”. The ability to continuously innovate is central to business sustainability. Technology innovation plays a major role in the sustainability equation and the agile method is central to how quickly companies can roll out functional innovative products. Participants will have a deeper understanding of the agile methodology and how it can help to optimize innovative agendas.

9.5

Hours

Learn more about Innovation and Agile Methods in one day than most learn in months.

11

Speakers

Listen to respected industry experts with years of experience.

Schedules

October 7, 2016
7:30am - 8:30am
Registration and Continental Breakfast
Venue: DePaul CDM Room 924

8:30am - 8:45am
Welcome to DePaul and CDM
Lawrence Hamer - Associate Provost
Venue: DePaul CDM Room 924

About DePaul Resources

8:45am - 9:00am
Welcome to SoC and About the iLab
Jacob Furst - Director School of Computing
Venue: DePaul CDM Room 924

9:00 am - 9:45am
Opening Keynotes: Innovate or Die - Lessons from Silicon Valley Companies
Nick Ionita - JoyUs - Chief Product Officer
Venue: DePaul CDM Room 924

Nick will discuss why and how Silicon Valley companies Innovates

9:45 am - 10:30am
Innovating with Agile Development Framework
Allen Rutzen - Agile Practioner & Evangilist
Venue: DePaul CDM Room 924

The Agile Framework and Descipline

10:30am - 10:45am
Coffee Break and Networking
Venue: DePaul CDM Room 924

Short Social Intermission

10:45am - 11:30am
The Scrum Method
Ebony Nicole Brown - Change agent | Organizational coach | Trainer
Venue: DePaul CDM Room 924

11:30am - 12:15pm
The XP Method
Roman Dumiak - Director - Technology Innovation, Allstate Insurance
Venue: DePaul CDM Room 924

12:15pm- 1:45pm
Lunch Break
James Tanner - Chief Innovation Officer, Morningstar (12: 45 -1:15pm Lunch Speaker)
Venue: DePaul CDM Room 924

Innovation Challenges and the Problems with Best Practices

1:45pm- 2:45pm
Panel on Hybrid Methods and Innovation (Moderator - Prof. Adelakun)
Panel Members: Steve VanArsdale and Amy Kinney
Venue: DePaul CDM Room 924

Panel members will discuss how the hybrid methods help enhance innovation. The focus will be on the Scrumban hybrid method

2:45pm- 3:00pm
Coffee Break
Venue: DePaul CDM Room 924

3:00pm - 4:15pm
Panel on AGILE and INNOVATION (Moderator - Alec Kasuya, Deloitte)
Panel Members: BriElle Bryson, Aditya Dafre, Faisal Masi
Venue: DePaul CDM Room 924

Panel members will discuss how the various agile method is used to enhance innovation at their various companies.

4:15pm - 4:30pm
Current and Future Research on Innovation
Prof. Yele Adelakun - Director, iLab DePaul University
Venue: DePaul CDM Room 924

4:30pm - 4:45pm
Closing Remarks
David Miller - Dean, College of Computing and Digital Media
Venue: DePaul CDM Room 924

4:45pm - 5:00pm
Lucky Deep Prize and Annoucement
Co-Sponsored by DePaul University; iLab; Judge Technology, Talent & Learning Solutions, and HERE
Venue: DePaul CDM Room 924

5:00pm - 6:30pm
Network Reception
Venue: DePaul CDM Room 924

Speakers

  • Nick Ionita

    Chief Product Officer, Joyus

    BriElle Bryson

    Principal Scrum Master | Digital Technology | CSM, Capital One

    James Tanner

    Chief Innovation Officer, Morningstar

  • Ebony Nicole Brown

    Agile Transformation Coach & Change Agent, Raise

    Yele Adelakun

    Prof. of Information Systems and Director iLab, DePaul University

    Jill Henry

    Director of Technology, Expedia

  • Roman Dumiak

    Director - Technology Innovation, Allstate

    Faisal Masi

    Agile Coach, Uptake

    Allen Rutzen

    Agile Practioner and Evangilist, HERE

  • Rob Ruf

    Director, Judge Technology, Talent & Learning Solutions

    Amy Kinney

    Scrum Master & Agile Coach, Uptake

    Alec Kasuya

Nick Ionita
Chief Product Officer, Joyus
BriElle Bryson
Principal Scrum Master | Digital Technology | CSM, Capital One
James Tanner
Chief Innovation Officer, Morningstar
Ebony Nicole Brown
Agile Transformation Coach & Change Agent, Raise
Yele Adelakun
Prof. of Information Systems and Director iLab, DePaul University
Jill Henry
Director of Technology, Expedia
Roman Dumiak
Director - Technology Innovation, Allstate
Faisal Masi
Agile Coach, Uptake
Allen Rutzen
Agile Practioner and Evangilist, HERE
Rob Ruf
Director, Judge Technology, Talent & Learning Solutions
Amy Kinney
Scrum Master & Agile Coach, Uptake
Alec Kasuya

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WE ARE NO LONGER TAKING REGISTRATION AT THIS TIME. If you have any questions, or would like to be put on a wait-list. Please email ilab@cdm.depaul.edu