NIKE Tech Talk

Thank you to the 175+ people who attended the first NIKE Tech Talk in our new program! The event was a big success and we're excited to host a second evening of talks.

Please join us at the NIKE campus on Wednesday, March 18th (3:30-7:00pm) for two tech talks, snacks, and drinks. Learn more about the talks and RSVP at: http://niketechtalks-march2015.splashthat.com.

The Insecurity of Things

Stephen A. Ridley (Principal, Xipiter LLC)

...and Hardware for All

Joe Grand (Founder and Principal Engineer, Grand Idea Studio)

For those of you who attended last time, the venue set up has been adjusted for an improved attendee experience. If you have any questions, feel free to get in touch with us.

Nike Tech Talks - October 15

Clear your calendar! Nike Consumer Digital Tech is hosting tech talks for the PDX tech community on October 15th. We're bringing great speakers to the Nike campus and there will be time to network and enjoy snacks and drinks.

How Augmented Reality Will Change Your Life, Relationships, and the Planet

Todd Revolt / Director of Strategic Alliances, Meta / @sfrevo

Augmented Reality opens new opportunities beyond gaming and entertainment. People are only beginning to explore how practical applications of augmented reality in science, medicine, engineering, commerce and education can improve people’s lives in far reaching ways. Due to the broad impact of applications, augmented reality is projected to eclipse virtual reality and become a $120 billion industry over the next five years. This talk touches on the types of applications that will drive the proliferation of AR.

Todd Revolt is the head of Strategic Alliances at Meta. He has more than 20 years experience in the software industry. He built global channels at Zendesk, Atlassian, Lithium, and Zero G. At each, he was responsible for overseeing a variety of activities including marketing, sales, new business development, and global expansion. Todd has entertained, and educated audiences at several major conferences, and events including Wearable Technology Show, We are Wearables, MindCET Isreal, Wearable Tech Expo Japan, and Paris Descartes University.

The Virtual Reality Revolution: The Future of Immersive Technology

Kent Bye / Voices of VR Podcast / @kentbye

Virtual Reality is a completely new communications medium that has the potential to radically change everything from gaming, entertainment, education, health care, architecture, marketing, and social telepresence applications. The consumer launch of VR is just around the corner, and Kent Bye has conducted over 250 Voices of VR podcast interviews with the leading VR developers and academics. Kent will talk about the current state of virtual reality, some of the exciting applications in different fields, some of the current limitations of VR, what is on the horizon, as well as insights into the ultimate potential of virtual reality. He will also have some virtual reality gear on hand that you will be able to try.

Kent Bye is the host of the daily Voices of VR podcast and the co-founder of the Portland Virtual Reality Meetup. The Voices of VR podcast has featured over 200 of the pioneering game developers, enthusiasts and technologists driving the resurgence of virtual reality. Kent has been traveling to the top VR gatherings around world since May 2014 in order to capture a diverse range of VR perspectives and insights from the leading pioneers of VR. He’s also a VR developer creating a variety of different immersive educational experiences.

RSVP and learn more at: https://niketechtalks-oct2015.splashthat.com!

Join Nike Digital for the next event in our Nike Tech Talks series this Thursday, August 11th (4:00-7:30pm). Learn about scaling stateful services and the history of distributed programming and network over snacks and drinks. RSVP today at: https://niketechtalksaug112016.splashthat.com!

Building Scalable, Stateful Services & Lessons Learned at Scale - Caitie McCaffrey, Tech Lead at Twitter

A Brief History of Distributed Programming - Christopher Meiklejohn, PhD Candidate at Universite catholique de Louvain

We hope to see you at the event and encourage you to invite your colleagues. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to get in touch with [email protected].

Join Cornelia Davis, Pivotal Sr. Director of Technology, at the next Nike Tech Talks on April 12! Cornelia will give a talk titled, Turning Request/Response on Its Head.

Food and beverages will be served and there will be time to network before and after the talk.

https://niketechtalks-april2018.splashthat.com/

Join Nina Zakharenko, Senior Cloud Developer Advocate at Microsoft, for a Nike Tech Talk on Thursday, January 17. Nina will give a talk titled, "Elegant Solutions For Everyday Python Problems."

Are you an intermediate Python developer looking to level up? Luckily, Python provides us with a unique set of tools to make our code more elegant and readable by providing language features that make your code more intuitive and cut down on repetition. In this talk, Nina will share practical pythonic solutions for supercharging your code.

Enjoy snacks and beverages, as you network with fellow tech enthusiasts before and after the talk.

Find out more and RSVP at https://niketechtalksjan17.splashthat.com/