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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 in Salon D

8:30 - 8:45 AM

ALL TRACKS

8:45 - 9:45 AM

Morning Keynote: Improvement to the Nth Power

with Chad Beier and Jeff Bubolz in Salon D

ALL TRACKS

9:45 - 10:00 AM

Passing time & coffee break in the Atrium

ALL TRACKS

Scrum Master

10:00 - 10:45 AM

Simplify your Scrum Board to Succeed

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Practical techniques for simplifying your Scrum boards. 


Presenters:  

Rob Jawor of Endeavor Health

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Room:  Salon F

Product Owner

10:00 - 10:45 AM

Design Thinking for Agile Teams

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Practical techniques to integrate design thinking into Scrum events.​

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Presenters:  

Holly Anne Burns

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Room:  Salon A

Agile Leadership

10:00 - 10:45 AM

Agile is Not Dead

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As long as we learn fast from our challenges, Agile is Not Dead​

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Presenters:  

Michelle Brud

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Room:  GB/Mil/Lax

Unconference Room

10:00 - 10:45 AM

The Original Agile Edge

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Agile’s first value isn’t about tools, metrics, or frameworks—it’s about people.​

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Presenters:  

Edie BerteauxRochelle KulasAdam Pergande

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Salon C

10:45 - 11:00 AM

Passing time & break

ALL TRACKS

Scrum Master

11:00 - 11:45 AM

Work Shape Intelligence

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Scrum And The Broader Ecosystem of Work​

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Presenters:  

Phil Nesmith

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Room:  Salon F

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

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Room:  Salon A

Agile Leadership

11:00 - 11:45 AM

From Complexity to Clarity​

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The Power of Incremental Delivery​

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Presenters:  

Neha Bansal, Meta

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Room:  GB/Mil/Lax 

Unconference Room

11:00 - 11:45 AM

From Aha! to Action: Accelerate Product Ideas

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Transform ideas into a real-world MVP.​

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Presenters:  

Sagar Awate, Rezoomex Certified Facilitator (RCF)

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Salon C

11:45 - 12:00 PM

Passing time & break

ALL TRACKS

12:00 - 12:30 PM

Lunch (buffet outside of Salon D)

ALL TRACKS

12:30 - 1:30 PM

Lunch Keynote: Returning to the Heart of Agile in Salon D

ALL TRACKS

1:30 - 1:45 PM

Passing time & break

ALL TRACKS

Scrum Master

1:45 - 2:40 PM

Agile Product Operating Model​

 

A powerful way to organize teams around value.​

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Presenters:  

Eric Naiburg, Chief Operating Officer at Scrum.org

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Room:  Salon F

Product Owner

1:45 - 2:40 PM

Turning Conflict into 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

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Room:  Salon A

Agile Leadership

1:45 - 2:40 PM

Breaking Silos ​

Bridging the Gap Between Developers, Product Owners, and Business Stakeholders​

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Presenters:  

Stella Ihenacho

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Room:  GB/Mil/Lax

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, Elaine Stephens, Sandra Gardner, John Quick, Timothy Heaton, Nicole Kibble

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Salon C

2:40 - 3:00 PM

Coffee break in Atrium

ALL TRACKS

Scrum Master

3:00 - 3:45 PM

Scrappy Sailing: Small Steps, Big Treasure

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Delivering big value doesn’t require giant leaps - it’s about small, scrappy steps.​

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Presenters:  

Billy Daniels

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Salon F

Product Owner

3:00 - 3:45 PM

Project to Product

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Moving from Project to Product: How to Empower Teams and Go From Output to Outcomes.​

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Presenters:  

Tom Kuplic

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Room:  Salon A

Agile Leadership

3:00 - 3:45 PM

Strategic Agile Adoption

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Turning chaos into clarity.​

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Presenters:  

Curt Rice, Chief Technology Officer, Group Health Cooperative of Eau Claire

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Room:  GB/Mil/Lax

Unconference Room

3:00 - 3:45 PM

The Intersection of AI and Agile

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A panel discussion with industry experts.​

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Presenters:  

Tracey Barrett, Syed Hadi, Heather Gardner, Sagar Awate

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Room:  Salon C

3:45 - 4:00 PM

Passing time & break

ALL TRACKS

4:00 PM - 4:45 PM

Big Show Finish with Master Facilitator Darin Harris followed by prize give-aways in Salon D

ALL TRACKS

2023

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