The Technology & Creativity Conference April 27-29
FITC is the intersection between Creative Technologists, Designers, Developers and all-around awesome thinkers from various innovative industries across the globe, converging in Toronto to connect, challenge and inspire.
Grab an Early Bird ticket and save $200! Be sure to snatch up an Early Bird ticket before the price goes up after March 14th. You’ll not only get a bonus Hal Lasko poster, but can save an extra $100 with a special discount code, for a total savings of $200 off the Standard ticket price. See details below.
Presenting 15 more speakers set to inspire
Announcing our latest incredible speakers to be added to the lineup for FITC Toronto. See the full list so far at fitc.ca/toronto.
Previously, Tech Director at Globacore. Particular interest in projects exploring technologically-mediated social interactions and device-human relations. Pursuer of dangerous pastimes, like playing with really big multitouch screens.
Senior Technical Evangelist at Mozilla. Author of technology and business publisher, Apres. HMTL5 and Firefox OS skills you wish you had, and a blog you want to read.
Sarah Hunt Product Manager of Adobe Edge Animate returns home to Toronto. Jill of all trades including motion and interactivity, graphic design, web dev, video editing and Flash. Mathematical.
Developer and bookish author of “3D Game Programming for Kids,” “Dart for Hipsters,” and “The SPDY Book.” Co-author of “Recipes with Backbone(.js).” Code creator. Wordsmith.
Generation one web dev. Was already developing interactive when you first saw a Mosaic browser in ’93. Interactive and motion graphics for clients like Disney and Nike. Internet prophesier.
Senior Web Developer at Desire2Learn Inc. Two decades of web dev means he dreams in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP and the like. Can often be found dreaming, developing or doing with Diet Coke in hand.
Evangelist developer for Adobe with a high level focus on web standards and mobile. Tech writer, researcher and presenter in addition to being an XBox player, and cinephile. Secretly serious Star Wars nerd.
Creative Director / Writer / Speaker / Consultant specializing in problem solving in the digital space. Digital brand storyteller, brainstormer and creative genius to brands like IBM and Yahoo!. Ideator.
Senior Worldwide Creative Cloud Evangelist at Adobe, instructing and building courseware for over a decade. Top author status at Lynda.com. Trains designers and developers to create award-winning interactive content. Guru.
Dave Benton Interactive Creative Director at Metajive. UX extraordinaire for megabrands including Microsoft, Adobe and Adidas. Snowboarding fanatic who shreds regularly.
Christopher Lewis Creative technologist, photographer and interactive developer with SplitElement Inc. Passionate about the DIY community and creating approachable technology that’s fun to use.
Nadine Lessio Toronto-based artist/designer who can usually be found programming, experimenting with games, or tinkering with discovered objects. Long-distance cyclist and avid explorer.
Dann Toliver Author of Daimio and Partner/Technical Director of Bento Box. Co-founded Bento Miso, a non-profit collaborative workspace for independent designers and developers in Toronto. Numerical artisan.
Sophi Kravitz Mind-blowing electronics for creative projects and pure science. A 12-foot diameter foam cake, a series of animatronic puppets, and a penis prop for Howard Stern’s Private Parts are just a few career highlights.
Derek Watson Senior developer at TWG who writes Rails, Node.js, cracks jokes and is tall. Recent projects include CTV’s iPad app and the Globe and Mail’s flagship Windows 8 app. Also skilled at chasing yellow lines on his bicycle – or his baby daughter.
