Welcome to the 0111 Conference 2025
Humphreys Half Moon Inn, San Diego, CA
November 6th and 7th, 2025
Quick Reference Guide
Wi-Fi: HMIMeeting | Password: MTG5
Slack Channel: #0111Conference2025
Contact: Nina Hamlett – 970-688-1690
Parking: Overnight $25 per person; free day parking in lot or street
Photography: Renee Farias & Team (headshots sent within ~2 weeks)
Conference Schedule
Wednesday, November 5
6:30 PM – Happy Hour (Lounge)
Thursday, November 6 – Day 1
7:00–8:15 AM – Breakfast and Registration (Marina Ballroom)
8:30–9:00 AM – Welcome Remarks & Sponsor Introductions (Brittany Cotton)
9:00–9:45 AM – Press Any Key Unveiling (Brittany & Etienne)
9:50–10:30 AM – The Neurobiology of Influence: Why Leading Humans is Not Logical; It’s BIO-Logical (John Bates)
10:30–10:45 AM – Break
10:45–11:25 AM – From Frustration to Acceleration: Leading AI Transformation in Your Org (Ryan Vice)
11:35–12:15 PM – Culture Eats Strategy for Breakfast (Rafi Ghazarian)
12:20–1:30 PM – Lunch
1:30–2:30 PM – Mastering Adaptive Leadership Using Tools of Improv (Paige Wilhide)
2:40–3:20 PM – Living the Core Value of Autonomy (Sigalit Tsadok)
3:20–3:40 PM – Break
3:40–4:00 PM – Press Any Key Activity (Katie Gage)
4:00–4:40 PM – Rolling Out Enterprise AI: Tools, Insights, and Team Empowerment (Calvin Hendryx-Parker)
4:40–4:50 PM – Day 1 Closing Remarks (Brittany Cotton)
5:00–6:00 PM – Happy Hour Sponsored by NaN Labs
8:00 PM – Slideshow Karaoke Sponsored by Six Feet Up – Battle of the Bots (Calvin Hendryx-Parker)
Friday, November 7 – Day 2
7:00–8:15 AM – Breakfast
8:30–9:30 AM – Opening Remarks, State of the Union & 0111 Awards Ceremony (Brittany & Etienne)
9:40–10:40 AM – Keynote: There and Back Again, A CTO’s Journey with AI (Matt Ferguson)
10:40–11:00 AM – Break
11:00–11:20 AM – Press Any Key Activity
11:20–12:20 PM – Going Beyond IQ and EQ to Live with Greater Purpose (Brian Andrews)
12:30–1:45 PM – Lunch
1:45–2:25 PM – Skills Matrix: Providing Structured Professional Development Targets (Darryl Kuhn)
2:35–3:15 PM – On Becoming Greater than the Sum of Your Parts (Jacob West)
3:15–3:30 PM – Break
3:30–4:10 PM – Off the Hook: Voice AI on the Phone (Kelvin Pho)
4:10–4:40 PM – Press Any Key Activity (Brittany & Katie)
4:40–5:00 PM – Closing Remarks & Acknowledgments (Brittany Cotton)
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Our Sponsors
Intuit
Platinum Sponsor
Intuit is a global technology platform that powers prosperity for over 100 million customers worldwide. Through flagship products like TurboTax, Credit Karma, QuickBooks, and Mailchimp, Intuit helps individuals, small businesses, and the self-employed achieve complete financial confidence.
Their mission, to power prosperity around the world, drives every innovation, from AI-driven tax preparation to integrated business management tools. By combining data, technology, and customer-first design, Intuit removes financial barriers and unlocks opportunities for all.
With a vision to deliver “Complete Financial Confidence,” Intuit is committed to shaping a future where everyone has the tools to prosper.
BrandCave
Silver Sponsor
Since 2015, BrandCave has been on a mission to make the web a friendlier, more welcoming place through results‑oriented product strategy, UX design, performance marketing, and video production.
As a lean, but powerful software product development company, they punch well above their weight by delivering sophisticated digital products with efficiency and precision using their proprietary Blueprint Agile process.
Whether you’re launching an MVP or leading a full-scale digital transformation, BrandCave’s predictable, affordable, and collaborative approach ensures clarity, speed, and alignment from concept to execution. Their client‑first attitude and strategic design prowess elevate products while making development smoother and more meaningful
NaNLABS
Silver Sponsor
NaNLABS is a custom software development company that partners with organizations to transform big ideas into scalable, cloud-native solutions. With expertise in real-time data processing, AI, and machine learning, their teams deliver tailored applications that grow with your business.
Unlike faceless coding agencies, NaNLABS prides itself on being a true tech sidekick, providing teams of caring, collaborative engineers who embed themselves seamlessly into client workflows. They prioritize flexibility, transparency, and results to help you succeed.
By combining technical depth with a human-centered approach, NaNLABS empowers organizations to innovate faster, harness their data, and achieve lasting impact.
Six Feet Up
Silver Sponsor
Six Feet Up helps purpose-driven visionaries solve complex challenges by building superior, long-lasting software solutions. With a core focus on Python, AI, and big data, they accelerate the launch of game-changing ideas that drive social good, environmental protection, and scientific advancement.
As leaders in the open-source community and founders of IndyPy and the Python Web Conference, Six Feet Up brings deep expertise and a strong commitment to impact. They aim to contribute to 100 IMPACTFUL Projects™ by 2033, measured by the depth and longevity of positive societal effects.
A woman-owned consultancy powered by the EOS Process™, Six Feet Up has earned the trust of organizations like NASA, Purdue University, UNEP, and Capital One. Their dedication is reflected in a 5-star referral rating on Clutch.co and a proven track record of excellence since 1999.
The Search Bar
Bronze Sponsor
The Search Bar specializes in sourcing top‑tier talent at the intersection of AI and search technology. They help companies build high‑performance teams by placing experts in ML/AI, search engineering, backend/data engineering, data science, and product roles — all vetted through their proprietary assessments and deep understanding of search systems.
What makes them unique is their laser focus; they are the only staffing firm dedicated exclusively to Search & AI, not general recruiting. They curate a community of professionals who have hands‑on experience building search, recommendation, and relevance systems, with work spanning from ranking and relevance to vector search, NLP tasks, and scaling production architectures.
Led by founder Brian Pedersen, with a track record that includes 200+ placements and deep domain expertise, The Search Bar delivers fast, precise matches — reducing hiring friction and aligning candidates and companies in both technical fit and culture.
JDAQA
Bronze Sponsor
JDAQA delivers hands‑free, automated quality assurance for Dev Shops and HealthTech SaaS so your team can stay focused on building product, not fixing defects. They own your entire QA pipeline — from strategy through execution — offering scalable QA services, vetted QA talent augmentations, and automation consulting.
What sets them apart: zero overhead, zero excuses. Their U.S.‑based and offshore QA engineers are ready to plug in and increase testing velocity without hiring friction. They build test automation that scales, reduces flakiness, and integrates with CI/CD, all grounded in real‑world best practices.
Founded in the USA (Bucks County, PA), from humble beginnings, JDAQA now serves hundreds of customers globally. They’re trusted for their responsiveness, attention to detail, adaptability — helping teams ship confidently and reliably.