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Monday, August 10

Designing Calm Systems for High-Stakes Work

Maya Chen · Principal Product Designer · Calm Systems Lab

Talk · 30 minHuman-Centered OperationsMain Stage

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How teams can reduce cognitive load without hiding consequential decisions. This session includes a concrete operating pattern and a take-home checklist.

From Spreadsheet Chaos to Program Readiness

Jordan Okafor · Program Operations Lead · Open Program Collective

Talk · 30 minHuman-Centered OperationsStudio

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A practical operating model for coordinating speakers, reviewers, and schedules. This session includes a concrete operating pattern and a take-home checklist.

Trustworthy AI Needs Operational Guardrails

Priya Raman · Responsible AI Director · Latticework Systems

Workshop · 90 minReliable AI SystemsMain Stage

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Patterns that turn responsible-AI principles into observable delivery controls. This session includes a concrete operating pattern and a take-home checklist.

The Human Side of Reliable Integrations

Luis Alvarez · Integration Architect · Reliable Interfaces

Talk (30 min) · 30 minReliable AI SystemsStudio

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Designing previews, retries, and audit trails that operators can understand. This session includes a concrete operating pattern and a take-home checklist.

Tuesday, August 11

Accessibility Is a Systems Requirement

Amina Yusuf · Accessibility Engineering Lead · Inclusive Systems Studio

Talk · 30 minReliable AI SystemsMain Stage

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Making inclusive choices visible from content collection through publication. This session includes a concrete operating pattern and a take-home checklist.

Decision Quality in Distributed Review Teams

Noah Williams · Research Director · Distributed Decisions Lab

Talk · 30 minHuman-Centered OperationsStudio

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A shared rubric and explicit handoffs for faster, fairer program decisions. This session includes a concrete operating pattern and a take-home checklist.

Designing for the Moment Something Goes Wrong

Elena Petrova · Resilience Designer · Recovery Works

Workshop · 90 minReliable AI SystemsMain Stage

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Recovery paths that preserve context, confidence, and completed work. This session includes a concrete operating pattern and a take-home checklist.

Own the Workflow, Not Just the Infrastructure

Marcus Reed · Open Infrastructure Lead · Portable Operations

Workshop · 90 minHuman-Centered OperationsStudio

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Balancing open-source ownership, continuity, and operating cost. This session includes a concrete operating pattern and a take-home checklist.

Wednesday, August 12

Content Models That Make the Next Action Obvious

Sofia Kim · Content Systems Designer · Clear Next Action

Talk · 30 minHuman-Centered OperationsMain Stage

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Turning status inventories into clear, role-specific operating queues. This session includes a concrete operating pattern and a take-home checklist.

Release Gates Without Release Theater

David Mensah · Release Engineering Director · Guardrail Labs

Talk · 30 minReliable AI SystemsStudio

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How server-enforced checks prevent unsafe publication without slowing teams down. This session includes a concrete operating pattern and a take-home checklist.

Measuring Flow Across Human and Technical Systems

Leila Haddad · Operations Researcher · Human Flow Institute

Talk (30 min) · 30 minHuman-Centered OperationsMain Stage

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Useful measures for readiness, handoff latency, recovery, and operator confidence. This session includes a concrete operating pattern and a take-home checklist.

A Better Final Mile for Event Operations

Theo Martin · Conference Program Director · Final Mile Events

Talk · 30 minHuman-Centered OperationsStudio

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A closing blueprint for moving an accepted idea safely into the hands of attendees. This session includes a concrete operating pattern and a take-home checklist.