XDS Ignite - Morning Sessions

After breakfast at the hotel, it was time to head back to Electric Square for the workshop portion of XDS Ignite.

But first…

One final stop at The Milk Shed for a takeaway coffee. By now it had become my little morning ritual.

Back at the venue, we finished the last preparations before welcoming our attendees.

Then it was go time.

The morning kicked off with an interactive workshop using a brand-new session format that we’re currently trialling for the main XDS conference in Vancouver this September. It’s always a little nerve-racking introducing something completely new, but the attendees embraced it right away.

That was followed by our Table-Topic Deep Dives, giving participants the chance to have smaller, more focused discussions around specific industry topics.

From my perspective, the entire morning went really well. The audience was engaged, conversations were lively and the new format seemed to achieve exactly what we’d hoped for.

While the Table Topics continued, I quietly slipped away to prepare for the second half of Ignite later that afternoon.Read more