The Lean Startup Conference

2015 Lean Startup Conference Program Details

Tuesday, November 17, 2015

Morning Plenary9:45 AM - 12:30 PM

• Intro to USDS and 18F
  Hillary Hartley, 18F, @hillary
  Emily Wright-Moore, United States Digital Service - Department of Veterans Affairs

  Erica Deahl, 18F, @edeahl

  Leah Bannon, 18F, @leahbannon

  Room: Herbst

  Hillary Hartley introduces us to USDS and 18F. She will also faciliate three brief case studies including:
  — Vets.gov, VA, Emily Wright Moore
  — MyUSCIS, Immigration + 18F + USDS, Erica Deahl
  — betaFEC, FEC + 18F, Leah Bannon

  InnovationGovernmentAll/GeneralPresentation

Afternoon Breakouts2:00 PM - 4:45 PM

• Lean Methodologies When the Organization is the Product2:00 - 3:00 PM
  Hillary Hartley, 18F, @hillary
  Garren Givens, Presidential Innovation Fellows, @InnovFellows
  Jen Tress, 18F/GSA, @jdtress
  Noah Kunin, 18F - General Service Administration, @noahkunin
  Nick Brethauer, 18F, @nbrethauer
  Room: Herbst

  Hillary Hartley offers an overview of 18F as a lean startup inside government with four case studies:
  — Presidential Innovation Fellowship as a lean startup – Garren Givens, Director, PIF Program
  — Hacking the Bureaucracy: Acquiring Talent – Jennifer Tress, 18F Talent Director
  — Hacking the Bureaucracy: Deploying Software – Noah Kunin, 18F Infrastructure Director
  — LeanUX for Organizational Growth – Nick Brethauer, 18F Designer
  InnovationGovernmentMission-drivenCase StudyPresentation