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Web Directions 2017 · Sydney | SpeakersList

Web Directions

A prolific Australian series of design- and engineering-focused conferences.

Product DesignAIFuture of DesignWeb Design

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Next edition

August 2026

Location

Sydney, Australia

Format

In person

Organiser

Web Directions

About Web Directions

Web Directions runs a family of conferences in Australia spanning product design, front-end engineering, and emerging technology, including themed editions on AI and product. Events are held in cities such as Sydney.

The programme addresses designing digital products in the era of large language models and the changing relationship between design and engineering, with a lineup that includes senior practitioners.

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Access All Areas · AAA

Upcoming
2026
7–8 Dec
Sydney
Lineup unknown
Upcoming
2026
Nov
Sydney
Lineup unknown
2026
26 Aug
Sydney
Lineup unknown
2026
3–4 Jun
Melbourne
66 speakers
2025
19–20 Nov
Sydney
18 speakers
2024
27–28 Nov
Sydney
19 speakers
2023
26–27 Oct
Sydney
89 speakers
2022
1–2 Dec
Sydney
89 speakers
2022
6 Oct
Sydney
18 speakers
2022
22–29 Jul
Global Scope
13 speakers
2022
10–24 Jun
Lazy Load
19 speakers
2022
29 Apr–6 May
Hover
15 speakers
2021
3–10 Dec
Safe
14 speakers
2021
29 Oct–5 Nov
Access All Areas · AAA
16 speakers
2021
6–13 Aug
Global Scope
15 speakers
2021
11–18 Jun
Lazy Load
17 speakers
2021
23–30 Apr
Hover
15 speakers
2019
31 Oct–1 Nov
Sydney
51 speakers
2018
8–9 Nov
Sydney
28 speakers
2017
9–10 Nov
Sydney
29 speakers
Speakers in 2017Speakers at Web Directions 2017
9–10 NovSydney
Amélie Lamont
Don't Kill Them Softly: Fostering a Culture of Fearless Feedback
Amir Shevat
From Web & Mobile to Messaging - to Bot or Not to Bot
Ben Birch
Style Guides, So Hot Right Now
Chris Eppstein
On CSS Architectures, Frameworks and Tooling
Chris Messina
Lessons from the Death of the PC
Dan Rubin
A Life on the Web
Elle Meredith
The Latest in Browser Developer Tools
Erwin van der Koogh
'Serverless' Back-End Development for Front-End Developers
Genevieve Bell
Artificial Intelligence: Making a Human Connection
Hannah Malcom
Delivering a Web Experience in 10KB
Iker Jamardo
WebXR: Virtual and Augmented Reality on the Web
Jessica Edwards
Workers of the Web Unite
Jina Anne
Josh Duck
Exploring Static Types: Writing Typesafe Code That Feels Like Real JavaScript.
Kazjon Grace
Personalised Curiosity: Why and How Machine Learning Can Keep Your Users Surprised and Engaged
Kyle Simpson
Keep Betting on JavaScript
Lauren Lucchese
Designing Conversations
Mark Dalgleish
DesignOps: The Future of Design, as a Service
Mehdi Valikhani
Meta Programming in JavaScript
Nicola Rushton
Designing Team Culture: How Good Retros Create Amazing Teams
Oliver Weidlich
On Mobile, Context Is King
Phil Nash
2FA, WTF?
Richard Rutter
13 Golden Rules of Typography on the Web
Rob Manson
The Landscape of (Extended) Reality
Rona Shaanan
Disruptive Design: The Designer as an Agent of Change
Sarah Pulis
Designing for Extremes
Simon Wright
Designing Better Coffee
Tammy Everts
Performance Is About People, Not Metrics
Tim Churchward
Style Guides, So Hot Right Now
2016
10–11 Nov
Sydney
21 speakers
2015
29–30 Oct
Sydney
34 speakers
2015
4 Sep
Sydney
12 speakers
2015
7 May
Melbourne
10 speakers
2014
30–31 Oct
Sydney
27 speakers
2013
24–25 Oct
Sydney
29 speakers
2012
Oct
Sydney
53 speakers
2011
13–14 Oct
Sydney
45 speakers
2010
Sydney
38 speakers
2009
8–9 Oct
Sydney
35 speakers
2008
Sep
Sydney
25 speakers
2007
27–28 Sep
Sydney
36 speakers
2006
28–29 Sep
Sydney
23 speakers

Speakers in 2017Speakers at Web Directions 2017

9–10 NovSydney

Amélie Lamont
Don't Kill Them Softly: Fostering a Culture of Fearless Feedback
Amir Shevat
From Web & Mobile to Messaging - to Bot or Not to Bot
Ben Birch
Style Guides, So Hot Right Now
Chris Eppstein
On CSS Architectures, Frameworks and Tooling
Chris Messina
Lessons from the Death of the PC
Dan Rubin
A Life on the Web

Elle Meredith
The Latest in Browser Developer Tools
Erwin van der Koogh
'Serverless' Back-End Development for Front-End Developers
Genevieve Bell
Artificial Intelligence: Making a Human Connection
Hannah Malcom
Delivering a Web Experience in 10KB
Iker Jamardo
WebXR: Virtual and Augmented Reality on the Web
Jessica Edwards
Workers of the Web Unite
Jina Anne
Josh Duck
Exploring Static Types: Writing Typesafe Code That Feels Like Real JavaScript.
Kazjon Grace
Personalised Curiosity: Why and How Machine Learning Can Keep Your Users Surprised and Engaged
Kyle Simpson
Keep Betting on JavaScript
Lauren Lucchese
Designing Conversations
Mark Dalgleish
DesignOps: The Future of Design, as a Service
Mehdi Valikhani
Meta Programming in JavaScript
Nicola Rushton
Designing Team Culture: How Good Retros Create Amazing Teams
Oliver Weidlich
On Mobile, Context Is King
Phil Nash
2FA, WTF?
Richard Rutter
13 Golden Rules of Typography on the Web
Rob Manson
The Landscape of (Extended) Reality
Rona Shaanan
Disruptive Design: The Designer as an Agent of Change
Sarah Pulis
Designing for Extremes
Simon Wright
Designing Better Coffee
Tammy Everts
Performance Is About People, Not Metrics
Tim Churchward
Style Guides, So Hot Right Now

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