Eric Schaffer, PhD, CUA, CPE
CEO
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Eric is the world's authority on the institutionalization of usability. In fact, he wrote the book on it – Institutionalization of Usability: A Step-by-Step Guide. He is the best person on the planet to show you how to introduce a proven user-centered design capability into your organization.
Eric has given keynote addresses in venues around the world. Talks include:
- Institutionalizing usability: An executive's roadmap to sustainable UI development
- Sustainable UI development: Making the offshore model work for you and your company
- How do you institutionalize usability within your organization?
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Susan Weinschenk, PhD, CUA
Chief of UX Strategy, Americas
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Susan has been in the field of usability for over 25 years. Her talks are informative, interactive and engaging. She specializes in advanced usability concepts, including persuasive interfaces, generational differences in technology use, emotional design, and measuring ROI for user experience work. Check out her latest book – Neuro Web Design: What Makes Them Click?
Upcoming talks:
Neuro Web Design - What Makes Them Click?
Keynote Speaker, STAMATS, Las Vegas, NV – October 22, 2010
Recent talks:
Neuro Web Design - What Makes Them Click?
Minnesota UPA, Minneapolis, MN – June 10, 2010
What Makes Them Click
Opening Keynote Speaker. Big (D)esign Conference, Dallas TX, – May 28-29, 2010
How to Design Usable and Persuasive Websites
Neuro Web Design: What Makes them Click?
Invited Speaker, UXLX Lisbon, Portugal – May 12-14, 2010
Eye Tracking Research Update
Panelist, Search Engine Strategies, New York, NY – March 25, 2010
Neuro Web Design / How to Deliver Persuasive Usability Presentations
UPA 2009 International Conference, Portland, OR – June 9, 2009
Why They Click
Voices That Matter, Web Design Conference, San Francisco, CA – April 30, 2009
Neuro Web Design: What Makes Them Click
Keynote, Internet User Experience 2009, Ann Arbor, MI – April 1, 2009
Neuro Web Design & Recent Research for Usability and Interface Design (Workshop)
Generational Differences – A User Experience Challenge
Toronto CHI chapter, Toronto, ON – February 5, 2009
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Apala Lahiri Chavan, MA, MSc, CUA
VP Asia
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Apala can tell you everything you need to know about contextual innovation and cross-cultural design.
Recent talks:
Contextual Innovation in Developing Countries
Keynote at Africomm 2009, Maputo, Mozambique – December 4, 2009
Persuasive HCI - Where science meets art!
Winter Schoolon Interactive Technologies, Bangalore, India – February 2, 2009
Intelligent User Interfaces for Developing Regions
IUI 2008 Workshops - Canary Islands, Spain – January 13, 2008
Designing for emerging markets
National Conference on Designing for User Experience - UMO2007, Hyerabad, India – November 30, 2007
Designing for the World
World Usability Day, Moscow – November 8, 2007
How to create breakthrough products and services through Contextual Innovation
HFI Webcast – October 11, 2007
To be (global )or not to be (global). Is that the question?
IWIPS 2007, Merida, Mexico – June 30, 2007
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Jeff Horvath, PhD, CUA
VP - User Experience Strategy
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Jeff is up-to-date on the latest in Web design and usability. Hear his talk on how to take care of your users using Web 2.0.
Recent talks:
The Usability of Electronic Health Records at Mayo Clinic
HFI Podcast
with Tom Suther, Human Factors Engineer, Mayo Clinic – April 6, 2010
User-Friendly E-Government: An introduction to Usability and its Return on Investment
Designing Simple & Effective: Getting there step by step
National Association of Secretaries of State
– July 18, 2009
User Centered Design at Caterpillar
Caterpillar World Usability Day event
– November 13, 2008
Monitoring the User Experience
UW eBusiness Consortium's Web Strategy & Marketing peer group – October 9, 2008
User experience in a Web 2.0 world...and what it means for your business
HFI Webcast – September 13, 2007
UX 2.0: User experience in the Web 2.0 world
HFI Reception, Milwaukee, WI – March 6, 2007
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April McGee, MS, CUA
VP Eastern Region
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April is an excellent, engaging speaker. You'll be a winner if you invite April to your event.
Recent talks:
Early Usability Testing: Why you SO want to go there ...!
World Usability Day Keynote, FedEx, Memphis, TN – November 12, 2009
Beyond Usability: Persuasion Engineering
World Usability Day Workshop, FedEx, Memphis, TN – November 12, 2009
An Award-winning Commitment to Usability: How Verizon Uses HFI Training
HFI Webcast, New York, NY – September 17, 2009
Beyond Usable Websites: Persuading your Customers to Go with the Flow
UPA, Connecticut chapter, Glastonbury, CT – September 10, 2008
Beyond Usable Websites: Persuading your Customers to Go with the Flow
IABC Southern Region Conference, Denver, CO – September 28, 2008
Persona Development: A Healthcare Case Study
World Usability Day, JPMorgan Chase, New York – November 8, 2007
Tips for effective usability consulting
Usability Professionals Association, NJ Chapter – February 7, 2007
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Mary Michaels, MBA, CUA
UX Stategist
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We always get great feedback from Mary's talks. She is an energetic and engaging speaker, and makes the ROI of Usability discussion practical and easy to understand.
Recent talks:
The ROI of Usability: How to Demonstrate the Value of User–Centered Design Within Your Organization,
NYC Usability Professionals' Association, New York, NY – June, 2009
The ROI of Usability Government Style: How to Demonstrate the Value of User–Centered Design Within Your Agency,
Web Managers Conference, Washington, DC – April, 2009
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