The Agile2023 Conference Schedule

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1:00 PM - 6:00 PMWomen in Agile 
3:00 PM - 6:00 PMBookstore 
3:00 PM - 6:30 PMRegistration Opens 
3:15 PM - 3:45 PMNavigating Your Conference 
5:00 PM - 5:30 PMNavigating Your Conference (Repeat Session) 
6:00 PM - 7:00 PMWelcome Reception 
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7:00 AM - 5:00 PMRegistration/Hospitality Desk Opens 
7:30 AM - 8:30 AMLean Coffee 
8:00 AM - 8:30 AMNavigating Your Conference  
8:00 AM - 9:00 AMBreakfast 
8:00 AM - 5:00 PMBookstore  
8:00 AM - 5:00 PMInfant Feeding Room 
8:00 AM - 6:00 PMAgile Alliance Lounge  
9:00 AM - 10:15 AMMultiplayers collaboration unleashed - let's get this conference started! Download Session (PDF)
9:00 AM - 1:00 PMFeeling unwell? 
10:15 AM - 10:45 AMMorning Break 
10:45 AM - 12:00 PMAgile Up Your Leadership Game 
11:00 AM - 3:00 PMAgile Advice 
12:00 PM - 2:00 PMLunch 
12:00 PM - 3:45 PMExhibits OPEN  
2:00 PM - 2:35 PMImposter Systems: The Structures that Induce the Syndrome ('Tine Zekis)Download Session (PDF)
2:00 PM - 3:15 PMLightning Talks Round 1 (Eric Rapin) 
2:00 PM - 3:15 PMStart Stopping! A Lean Approach to Portfolio and Budgeting Management (Randy Hale, Sally Tait)Download Session (PDF)
2:00 PM - 3:15 PMAgile Coaching- Wicked Questions (Reese Schmit) 
2:00 PM - 3:15 PMYou Need a Product Office (Dave Sharrock)Download Session (PDF)
2:00 PM - 3:15 PMThe Missing Link: Helping Companies Adapt to Being Adaptable (Robert Woods)Download Session (PDF)
2:00 PM - 3:15 PMFeature Branching is Evil (Thierry de Pauw)Download Session (PDF)
2:00 PM - 3:15 PMAgile Essentials: Help, My Company's Adopted a Framework! (Tobey Aumann)Download Session (PDF)
2:00 PM - 3:15 PM Storytelling through the product lens (Stuart Young)Download Session (PDF)
2:00 PM - 3:15 PMRoadmap to a Product Career (Faye Thompson) 
2:00 PM - 3:15 PMMake accessibility advocacy part of your everyday practice (Richard Teel, Lynn Stevens)Download Session (PDF)
2:00 PM - 3:15 PMClean Interviewing: A Hands-On Approach to Customer-Centric Product Development (John Barratt)Download Session (PDF)
2:00 PM - 3:15 PMWorking with Team Conflict: Don't Go Too Deep Too Soon (Paul Tevis)Download Session (PDF)
2:00 PM - 3:15 PMNecessary Evils - Wicked Questions (Kim Brainard) 
2:00 PM - 3:15 PMA Design State of Mind Makes for A Successful Product Team (Spencer Putney, Newton Smith)Download Session (PDF)
2:00 PM - 4:00 PMMeet the Board - Agile Alliance Lounge 
2:00 PM - 5:00 PMLearn to storytell your agile pains as humorous comic strips (Luxshan Ratnaravi) 
2:00 PM - 5:00 PMYour First Test-Driven Development (James Grenning, Jeff Langr) 
2:00 PM - 5:00 PMThe Magic of Beginnings (Megan Windle, Mark Teixeira)Download Session (PDF)
2:40 PM - 3:15 PMFaster, Better, Stronger with Ephemeral Environments (Marisa Smith)Download Session (PDF)
3:15 PM - 3:45 PMAfternoon Break 
3:45 PM - 4:20 PMBetter Hiring: Tools and Feedback Loops to Reduce Bias and Improve Organizational Agility (Michael Silvi)Download Session (PDF)
3:45 PM - 5:00 PMSustainable agility (Leor Herzfeld)Download Session (PDF)
3:45 PM - 5:00 PMCorporate Sustainability Gen Z Style (Pragna Nidumolu, Sarayu Chittepu)Download Session (PDF)
3:45 PM - 5:00 PMAgile Essentials: DevOps and Delivery (Carlos Nunez)Download Session (PDF)
3:45 PM - 5:00 PMAgile Essentials: Planning (Omar McNeil)Download Session (PDF)
3:45 PM - 5:00 PMHow to Spark Joy in Your Backlog (Kathy Antol)Download Session (PDF)
3:45 PM - 5:00 PMThe Daily Debate at Agile 2023: The "Necessary Evils" Which Keep Agility Growing (Melissa Boggs) 
3:45 PM - 5:00 PMBuilding a Culture of Experimentation (Liora Raitblat)Download Session (PDF)
3:45 PM - 5:00 PMSugar and Spice and all that's nice - that's NOT what relationships are made of! (Antoinette Coetzee)Download Session (PDF)
3:45 PM - 5:00 PMChange Management: The journey from decisions to actions (Arpita Mukherjee)Download Session (PDF)
3:45 PM - 5:00 PMAgile Essentials: Coaching the Team (Lindsey Steffens) 
3:45 PM - 5:00 PMEmpowerment, performance, & accountability: Where we going, and why we in this handbasket? (Matt Barcomb) 
3:45 PM - 5:00 PMScrum meets Org. Design (Hiroshi Hiromoto)Download Session (PDF)
3:45 PM - 5:00 PMBuild Shared Understanding Fast - Agile Modeling (Jason Piskiel)Download Session (PDF)
4:25 PM - 5:00 PMCommunicating Change Made Easy (McCaul Baggett, Tom Bullock)Download Session (PDF)
5:00 PM - 6:00 PMFree Time 
7:00 PM - 10:00 PMIcebreaker Reception 
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7:30 AM - 8:30 AMLean Coffee 
7:30 AM - 5:00 PMRegistration/Hospitality Desk Opens  
8:00 AM - 9:00 AMBreakfast 
8:00 AM - 5:00 PMBookstore 
8:00 AM - 5:00 PMInfant Feeding Room 
8:00 AM - 6:00 PMAgile Alliance Lounge  
9:00 AM - 10:15 AMAgile Essentials: Great Facilitation (Kadidra Hurst)Download Session (PDF)
9:00 AM - 10:15 AMFlow Like Water-Sustainable Practices for Creative Flow (April Jefferson, Anjali Leon)*** Streamed to ScotlandDownload Session (PDF)
9:00 AM - 10:15 AMStrategic Vision to Delivery - How to Break Down Work Effectively! (Kevin Sutherland)Download Session (PDF)
9:00 AM - 10:15 AMLet's Get Real: Meeting the Challenge of Creating & Keeping Diverse Work Environments (Deena McKay)Download Session (PDF)
9:00 AM - 10:15 AMThe Four Fears that Undermine Agility (Ryan Gottfredson)Download Session (PDF)
9:00 AM - 10:15 AMLeading From Within, and From Without (Woody Zuill) ***Streamed to ScotlandDownload Session (PDF)
9:00 AM - 10:15 AMAgile Maturity: An Agile Anti-Pattern? (Jeremy Berriault)Download Session (PDF)
9:00 AM - 10:15 AMStuck in the Middle with You: Beyond the Product Team (Peter Anderson)Download Session (PDF)
9:00 AM - 10:15 AM**Working with Other Agile Coaches - Ohhhh, the Drama!!! (Streamed from Edinburgh)Download Session (PDF)
9:00 AM - 10:15 AMCommon Practices - Fishbowl (Tobey Aumann) 
9:00 AM - 12:00 PMIs your Product lacking flavor - Add a Dash of Innovation! (Paul Boos, Marissa Bornholdt)Download Session (PDF)
9:00 AM - 12:00 PMCheck Out My Flow: Agile Metrics For Smooth Delivery (Tommy Norman, Juan Carlos Rivera)Download Session (PDF)
9:00 AM - 1:00 PMFeeling unwell? 
10:15 AM - 10:45 AMMorning Break 
10:45 AM - 11:20 AMAgility@Altitude - delivering faster through each of the Kanban flight levels (Tony Richards)*** Streamed to ScotlandDownload Session (PDF)
10:45 AM - 12:00 PMWhy Product Coaching is Hard (Holly Bielawa)Download Session (PDF)
10:45 AM - 12:00 PMTransforming Backwards - Unexpected Ways Agile Coaches BLOCK Agility (Jesse Fewell)Download Session (PDF)
10:45 AM - 12:00 PMAgile Essentials: Influencing the Organization (Melissa Betts)Download Session (PDF)
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM3 Steps to Leap from Agile Teams to Business Agility (Sanjiv Augustine)Download Session (PDF)
10:45 AM - 12:00 PMAI for Agilists: How to use AI to be more human (Luis Pavel Gomez Valenzuela)Download Session (PDF)
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM**The Psychology of the Agile Manifesto - Psychological Research to Support Agile Working (Streamed from Edinburgh)Download Session (PDF)
10:45 AM - 12:00 PMAgile Essentials: Estimation and Forecasting (Sabine Khan)Download Session (PDF)
10:45 AM - 12:00 PMThe developer-centric mindset will disrupt how all of us work (Jen Krieger)*** Streamed to ScotlandDownload Session (PDF)
10:45 AM - 12:00 PMPutting the AI into Agile: The potential of AI for coaches and beyond (Michael Easson)Download Session (PDF)
10:45 AM - 12:00 PMAgile Essentials: Design Thinking (James Evans)Download Session (PDF)
10:45 AM - 12:00 PMAgile Coaching - Fishbowl (Paul Tevis) 
11:00 AM - 3:00 PMAgile Advice 
11:25 AM - 12:00 PMAgile Accessibility (Sukriti Chadha)***Streamed to ScotlandDownload Session (PDF)
12:00 PM - 2:00 PMLunch 
12:00 PM - 3:45 PMExhibits OPEN  
2:00 PM - 3:15 PMApply product mindset strategy and team topology to future ready your business (Pranay Kumar Chanda, Saravanan Varadan)Download Session (PDF)
2:00 PM - 3:15 PMFrom Zero to Ally: Creating a Diverse and Inclusive Workplace with Design Thinking (Celeste Benavidez, Valentina Navarrete)Download Session (PDF)
2:00 PM - 3:15 PMLightning Talks Round 2 (Eric Rapin) 
2:00 PM - 3:15 PMOodles of Doodles: Capture & Communicate Big Ideas with Simple Drawings (Nicole Smith)Download Session (PDF)
2:00 PM - 3:15 PMFacilitating Mob Programming as a Less Technical Coach (Nazee Hajebi)Download Session (PDF)
2:00 PM - 3:15 PMAgile Essentials: Metrics (Agne Kelminskiene)Download Session (PDF)
2:00 PM - 3:15 PMSay It Like You Mean It. Finding your voice, in the crowd and on the stage. (Annelie Coetzee)Download Session (PDF)
2:00 PM - 3:15 PMAgile Coaching - Curated Talk (Chris Murman)Download Session (PDF)
2:00 PM - 3:15 PMSustainable Team Energy - Our Future Depends On It (Billie Schuttpelz)Download Session (PDF)
2:00 PM - 3:15 PMPutting Agile Marketing to the Test with a Product Launch (Elisia Choi)Download Session (PDF)
2:00 PM - 3:15 PMIt's a Noisy World Out There (Linda Rising)Download Session (PDF)
2:00 PM - 3:15 PMMore Than Agile - Curated Talk (Tim Ottinger)Download Session (PDF)
2:00 PM - 3:15 PMVanilla Ice Was The PERFECT Agile Coach - Understanding Fixed vs Growth Mindset (V. Lee Henson)Download Session (PDF)
2:00 PM - 3:15 PMBusiness Thermodynamics (Thomas Perry)Download Session (PDF)
2:00 PM - 4:00 PMMeet the Board - Agile Alliance Lounge  
2:00 PM - 5:00 PMTuning Your Distributed Team with a Right Environment Exercise (Dave Prior, Mark Kilby)Download Session (PDF)
2:00 PM - 5:00 PMLeading Together in a Volatile World (Sarah Baca, Jolene Jangles)Download Session (PDF)
3:15 PM - 3:45 PMAfternoon Break 
3:45 PM - 5:00 PMA Peek Behind the Curtain - A look inside the professional coaching relationship (Bryan Stallings, Jessica Guistolise)Download Session (PDF)
3:45 PM - 5:00 PMBuilding an Inclusive Future: ChatGPT, the Gamechanger in Collaborative Environments (Rick Regueira)Download Session (PDF)
3:45 PM - 5:00 PMReboot: Start Fresh (Denisse Vega)Download Session (PDF)
3:45 PM - 5:00 PMOne Size Doesn't Fit All: Supporting and Fostering Neurodiverse Teams (Becky Kuzma)Download Session (PDF)
3:45 PM - 5:00 PMSolving User Problems Outside the Product Box (Liz Fox, Victor Zapanta)Download Session (PDF)
3:45 PM - 5:00 PMLightning Talks Round 3 (Eric Rapin) 
3:45 PM - 5:00 PMWhat they don't tell you about technical interviews (Fatima Taj)Download Session (PDF)
3:45 PM - 5:00 PMRaising the Bench: Helping multiple levels of leaders grow together (Christine Hudson, Ronica Roth)Download Session (PDF)
3:45 PM - 5:00 PMThe Daily Debate at Agile 2023: Performance Management, Accountability, and Agile! (Zach Bonaker) 
3:45 PM - 5:00 PMNecessary Evils - Fishbowl (Jenny Tarwater) 
3:45 PM - 5:00 PMWe're gonna need a bigger boat - Convincing leaders your team needs help (Marie Dingess)Download Session (PDF)
3:45 PM - 5:00 PMLearn to be an engaging story teller with New York Times Best Selling Author- Melody Anne (Devin Anderson)Download Session (PDF)
3:45 PM - 5:00 PMZombie Apocalypse! Burnout, Conflict, Stress (& hope) for teams facing Chaos (Ceri Sargunar)Download Session (PDF)
3:45 PM - 5:00 PMHow to Use Organizational Change Management to Make Your Agile Transformation Stick (Corey Post)Download Session (PDF)
5:15 PM - 6:30 PMAgile Together #SitWIthMe 
6:30 PM - 11:00 PMFree Time  
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7:30 AM - 8:30 AMLean Coffee 
7:30 AM - 5:00 PMRegistration/Hospitality Desk Opens  
8:00 AM - 9:00 AMBreakfast  
8:00 AM - 5:00 PMInfant Feeding Room 
8:00 AM - 5:00 PMBookstore 
8:00 AM - 6:00 PMAgile Alliance Lounge  
9:00 AM - 1:00 PMFeeling unwell?  
9:15 AM - 10:15 AMEmpowering People to Embrace Everyday LeadershipDownload Session (PDF)
10:15 AM - 10:45 AMMorning Break 
10:45 AM - 11:20 AMLGTM (Nigel Brown)Download Session (PDF)
10:45 AM - 12:00 PMThe Planet is calling - How can you respond to our planet's challenges? (Joanne Stone)Download Session (PDF)
10:45 AM - 12:00 PMAgile Accessibility for Good - Sustainable Accessibility (Dylan Barrell)Download Session (PDF)
10:45 AM - 12:00 PMEmbrace these Three Fearsome Words: Test In Production (Nayan Hajratwala)Download Session (PDF)
10:45 AM - 12:00 PMLeveling Up Inclusive Leadership (Christopher Veal)Download Session (PDF)
10:45 AM - 12:00 PMCooking with the Wrong Ingredients: Why your educational design choices matter (Chris Li)Download Session (PDF)
10:45 AM - 12:00 PMMore Than Agile -Wicked Questions (April Jefferson)Download Session (PDF)
10:45 AM - 12:00 PMThe Daily Debate at Agile 2023: Agile is the Right Approach to Transformation (Zach Bonaker) 
11:00 AM - 3:00 PMAgile Advice 
11:25 AM - 12:00 PMAgile at Engineering: how to develop physical products in large organizations (Massimo Terzo)Download Session (PDF)
12:00 PM - 2:00 PMLunch 
12:00 PM - 3:45 PMExhibits OPEN  
1:00 PM - 2:00 PMAgile2023 Town Hall Meeting – A Listening Session 
2:00 PM - 3:15 PMGratitude is the New Attitude: Activating Human Potential (Audree Tara Sahota)Download Session (PDF)
2:00 PM - 4:00 PMMeet the Board - Agile Alliance Lounge 
2:00 PM - 5:00 PMA Taste of the Dojo - An Immersive Learning Experience (Joel Tosi, Dion Stewart)Download Session (PDF)
2:00 PM - 5:00 PMEverything, Everywhere, All at Once: Leading an Agile Organization (Laura Powers, Evan Leybourn)Download Session (PDF)
2:00 PM - 5:00 PMLeadership Through Learning: why it matters to leaders and teams (Diana Larsen, Tricia Broderick)Download Session (PDF)
2:00 PM - 5:00 PMEveryone is...an Agile Coach (Bob Galen, Kimberly Andrikaitis)Download Session (PDF)
3:15 PM - 3:45 PMAfternoon Break 
3:45 PM - 5:00 PMLaughter for Stress Relief and Well Being: Tapping Into the Power of Ha Ha Ha’s 
5:00 PM - 6:00 PMFree Time  
5:15 PM - 6:30 PMThis is Your Alliance 
6:30 PM - 8:30 PMSponsor Reception 
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7:30 AM - 8:30 AMLean Coffee 
7:30 AM - 5:00 PMRegistration/Hospitality Desk Opens  
8:00 AM - 9:00 AMBreakfast  
8:00 AM - 12:00 PMBookstore 
8:00 AM - 5:00 PMInfant Feeding Room 
8:00 AM - 6:00 PMAgile Alliance Lounge  
9:00 AM - 10:15 AMNecessary Evils - Emergent Talk & Discussion (Chris Li)Download Session (PDF)
9:00 AM - 10:15 AMTips, Tricks, and Hacks for Video Call Facilitation - ZOOM your way to a better experience (Jim Byers)Download Session (PDF)
9:00 AM - 10:15 AMBringing Shadow Product Operations Into the Light: Recognizing Hidden Contributions (Jenny Wanger)Download Session (PDF)
9:00 AM - 10:15 AMThe Best Agile Metrics - Everything Else Sucks!!! (Alex Sloley)Download Session (PDF)
9:00 AM - 10:15 AMTales of Dojo Coaching - Insights for All (Jess Brock) 
9:00 AM - 12:00 PMWhole Team Programming (Paige Watson)Download Session (PDF)
9:00 AM - 12:00 PMThe Art & Science of Customer-centric Product Strategy (Ahmed Sidky)Download Session (PDF)
9:00 AM - 12:00 PMIt's Their Choice - 10 Ways to Encourage Autonomy (Damon Poole, Gillian Lee)Download Session (PDF)
9:00 AM - 1:00 PMFeeling unwell?  
9:00 AM - 5:00 PMOpen Space (Jake Calabrese, Allison Pollard)Download Session (PDF)
10:15 AM - 10:45 AMMorning Break 
10:45 AM - 12:00 PMApplying Technical Practices outside IT (Andrés Joaquín)Download Session (PDF)
10:45 AM - 12:00 PMAll Aboard! The fine art of Human Centered Persuasion (Roslyn Martin)Download Session (PDF)
10:45 AM - 12:00 PMThe Undercover Scrum Master Returns (Dane Weber)Download Session (PDF)
10:45 AM - 12:00 PMZero-Downtime Data Migrations - Mastering Continuous Deployment (Chris Edwards)Download Session (PDF)
10:45 AM - 12:00 PMCommon Practices - Emergent Talk & Discussion (Jake Calabrese) 
10:45 AM - 12:00 PMFinding Unmet Needs with JTBD (Jobs to be Done) (Jannette Brace)Download Session (PDF)
11:00 AM - 3:00 PMAgile Advice 
12:00 PM - 2:00 PMLunch 
12:00 PM - 3:45 PMExhibits OPEN  
2:00 PM - 3:15 PMMindful Product Leadership: Turn off auto-pilot and take the wheel (Geoff Watts)Download Session (PDF)
2:00 PM - 3:15 PMDramatizing the Customer Journey (Jeffrey Funaro)Download Session (PDF)
2:00 PM - 3:15 PMThe Elements of Agile: Becoming Agile at an Atomic Level (Brian Milner, Mike Cohn)Download Session (PDF)
2:00 PM - 3:15 PM10+ Years of Pair and Mob Programming - AMA (Jonathan Turner)Download Session (PDF)
2:00 PM - 3:15 PMMore Than Agile - Emergent Talk & Discussion (Colleen Johnson) 
2:00 PM - 3:15 PMBuilding Successful Communities of Practice to Accelerate an Agile Way of Work (Ray Arell) 
2:00 PM - 4:00 PMMeet the Board - Agile Alliance Lounge  
2:00 PM - 5:00 PMProvable Refactorings - Safety without Tests (Llewellyn Falco, Jay Bazuzi) 
2:00 PM - 5:00 PMAgile Games: The Secret to a Happy and Energized Team! (Emilia Breton)Download Session (PDF)
2:00 PM - 5:00 PMEnabling Change Agility: Learn how to craft an adaptive approach to transformation(Ken Rickard, Jason Little)Download Session (PDF)
3:15 PM - 3:45 PMAfternoon Break 
3:45 PM - 5:00 PMAgile Coaching - Emergent Talk & Discussion (Jason Hall) 
3:45 PM - 5:00 PMBoundaries Aren't a Bad Thing! 6 Techniques for Collaborating Across Boundaries (Kerri Sutey)Download Session (PDF)
3:45 PM - 5:00 PMThe Big Agile Conference turns 20: Why did we make it? What should it become? (Todd Little, Alistair Cockburn)Download Session (PDF)
3:45 PM - 5:00 PMTechnical Practices Walkthrough for Non-technical People (Nicolas Paez)Download Session (PDF)
3:45 PM - 5:00 PMNot The Same Old Retrospective Panel! 
5:00 PM - 6:00 PMFree Time  
7:00 PM - 10:00 PMConference Party: Agile Block Party