Impressive international line up announced for inaugural Mixin, an energetic one‐day conference in Perth to inspire the digital industry

August 15 2016, 11:40 am | BY Ricki Green | No Comments

Mixin2016_Speakers_BLOG.jpgMixin, a conference aimed at inspiring cross discipline collaboration and learning for web professionals, has announced a strong line-up of international speakers for its inaugural event on Friday 28th October 2016 at the State Theatre of WA, Perth.

The first-ever conference of its kind in Perth, Mixin is set to bring together a community of web designers and developers in a city with one of the fastest growing tech and startup scenes.

Mixin will host a strong international and domestic line-up of speakers including Joel Califa (USA), Product Design team lead at Digital Ocean; Alice Lee (USA), an illustrator and designer, formerly of Dropbox; and Andrew Clarke (UK), Art Director and author.

Joining Califa, Lee and Clarke, Mixin have also confirmed the following high profile speakers: Una Kravets (USA), UI Engineer at DigitalOcean; Jina Bolton (USA), Lead Designer at Salesforce; Espen Brunborg (UK), Designer and cofounder of Primate; and Mike Riethmuller (AUS), Independent Web Developer.

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Mixin has been organised by a collaboration of seven Perth industry professionals bringing together a unique portfolio of experience and perspective:

•  Joshua Allen, Front End Developer at The Brand Agency

•  Brett Jones, Designer and Front End Developer at Pin Payments

•  Phuong Huynh, Senior Developer at Rare

•  Kylie Timpani, Senior Designer at Humaan (LtoR back row pictured)

•  Meagan Tan, Coordinator at Clever Starfish

•  Patima Tantiprasut, Studio Manager and Director at Bam Creative, Co‐founder of 6Q, Australian Web Industry Association committee member and organiser for Port80Perth

•  Mandy Michael, Lead Front End Developer at Seven West Media and Founder of Fenders (LtoR front row pictured)

“We have a very passionate and truly unique community over here in the west,” said Tantiprasut. “Perhaps it’s our isolation that bands us together, so the desire for collaboration and working together is very evident. While we certainly love going on an interstate or international trip to where all of the great conferences are currently held, it’s a shame that not everyone over in the west gets that same opportunity to be inspired and learn from the best.”

“Mixin will be designed with the aim to inspire delegates and break down the barriers to working in teams. Most importantly, it’s not just for people in agencies, but for those who want to collaborate in any project requiring the combination of creativity and production.”

Michael said they had wanted to make Mixin a world-class event.

“We’ve aimed to bring the best of the global web industry to Perth, and Alice and Andy are a testament to that goal. We’re aiming big, really big. We’ve promised an amazing experience for our delegates and they won’t be disappointed.”

For more information and to book, visit www.mixinconf.com and join the conversation on Twitter @mixinconf.