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scrum day conference

2025 Schedule

With not one but three keynote speakers and break-out sessions from U.S. Cellular, WPS Health Solutions and more, this is one conference you don't want to miss!​

October 16, 2025 at the Madison Marriot West

8:00 AM

Registration opens. 

Coffee and pastries in Exhibition Hall A 

8:30 - 9:45 AM

Morning Keynote: Improvement to the Nth Power

with Chad Beier and Jeff Bubolz

ALL TRACKS

9:45 - 10:00 AM

Passing time & coffee break in the Atrium

ALL TRACKS

Scrum Master

10:00 - 10:45 AM

Jira & Scrum:  Simplify to Succeed

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Discover practical techniques for simplifying and optimizing your Jira boards. 


Presenters:  

Rob Jawor of U.S. Cellular

Product Owner

10:00 - 10:45 AM

Design Thinking for Agile Teams

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Learn practical techniques to integrate design thinking into backlog refinement, sprint planning, and more.​

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Presenters:  

Holly Anne Burns

Agile Executives

10:00 - 10:45 AM

Revolutionizing Meta Ads Manager

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How do you transform a complex product while ensuring every change delivers real value?​

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Presenters:  

Neha Bansal

Head of Product @Meta Ads Manager

Developers

10:00 - 10:45 AM

The Self-Mastery Journey

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This talk explores three key pillars of self-mastery: continuous education, community involvement, and reflection. â€‹

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Presenters:  

Fred Deichler

10:45 - 11:00 AM

Passing time & break

ALL TRACKS

Scrum Master

11:00 - 11:45 AM

From Guesswork to Greatness

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Using Metrics for Smarter Planning​

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Presenters:  

Phil Nesmith

Product Owner

11:00 - 11:45 AM

Deliver Value Sooner

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Incremental delivery helps deliver value sooner.​

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Presenters:  

Chris Diller, Gijs Valbracht, Doug Jarnot, Dan Bliss

Agile Executives

11:00 - 11:45 AM

The Roadmap to the Space Station

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The story of how aligning around  a roadmap accelerated delivery for the Space Station.​

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Presenters:  

Coming Soon

Unconference Room

11:00 - 11:45 AM

American Family

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Additional details coming soon.​

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Presenters:  

Coming Soon

11:45 - 12:00 PM

Passing time & break

ALL TRACKS

12:00 - 12:30 PM

Lunch served

ALL TRACKS

12:30 - 1:30 PM

Lunch Keynote: Returning to the Heart of Agile

ALL TRACKS

1:30 - 1:45 PM

Passing time & break

ALL TRACKS

Scrum Master

1:45 - 2:40 PM

Product Operating Model​

 

Additional details coming soon.​

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Presenters:  

Eric Nailburg, Chief Operating Model at Scrum.org

Product Owner

1:45 - 2:40 PM

Conflict is Collaboration

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Product development is a team activity, no one person can deliver valuable solutions.​

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Presenters:  

Deanna Ballew

Agile Executives

1:45 - 2:40 PM

Turtles All the Way Down

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Limiting work in progress is not just for the Agile team.​

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Presenters:  

Prateek Singh

Unconference Room

1:45 - 2:40 PM

Ask an Executive Anything

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Ask your burning questions of leading executives from local companies.

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Presenters:  

Christopher Downs (additional speakers coming soon)

2:40 - 3:00 PM

Coffee break in Atrium

ALL TRACKS

Scrum Master

3:00 - 3:45 PM

Innovative Retrospectives

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Make every retrospective feel fresh and bring new improvement ideas to your team.​

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Presenters:  

Daria Bagina

Product Owner

3:00 - 3:45 PM

AI Panel Discussion

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Leading experts discuss tools that you can use to bring the power of AI to your Agile team.​

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Presenters:  

Coming Soon

Agile Executives

3:00 - 3:45 PM

Product-Centric Teams

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The most successful delivery teams using scrum are product centric.​

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Presenters:  

Michelle Brud

Unconference Room

3:00 - 3:45 PM

Build a drone with continuous improvement

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Includes a demonstration and live dance!​

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Presenters:  

Coming Soon

3:45 - 4:00 PM

Passing time & break

ALL TRACKS

4:00 PM - 4:45 PM

Closing Keynote & Prize Give-aways

ALL TRACKS

2023

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