Spend an inspiring half-day with your peers—exclusive to MidCamp sponsors. Discussions will be facilitated by Tracy Evans and Jeffrey A. "jam" McGuire, Open Strategy Partners, for spontaneous, valuable interaction. The formats we’ll follow are intended to build a group dynamic among participants to make the day collaborative and personal. Based on your recent successes and challenges, topics may include:
- Staying relevant for modern web development
- Your business model and Drupal’s role in it
- Capacity and resourcing
- Open Source and Contribution in Business
- Marketing’s role in your business. Does it matter?
Agenda
- 8:00-9:00 Registration / coffee
- 9:00-9:30 - Meet the Room (group activity)
- 9:30-12:00 Discussions: Drupal-Oriented business success
- (using Agree/Disagree facilitation exercise)
- 12:00-1:30 In-room networking lunch
Jeffrey McGuire
Partner @ Open Strategy PartnersJeffrey A. “jam” McGuire is a Partner at Open Strategy Partners, where he helps organizations communicate and grow, finding and telling the stories that connect their technologies with the value they deliver. He builds on nearly twenty years of experience in open source technology, at the intersection of software, business, and culture. His approach to technology marketing is centered on sharing the human context of complex technology solutions. As co-Founder of the German Drupal Association, community-building is close to Jeffrey’s heart. He enjoys celebrating creators’ expertise and combining storytelling and performance to convey information and motivate his audiences. An experienced public speaker, he has hosted numerous awards ceremonies and delivered dozens of keynotes, 150+ conference presentations, and 220+ podcast interviews in the last 15 years. He’s based in Cologne, Germany.
Tracy Evans
Partner @ Open Strategy PartnersTracy brings to the table more than a dozen years of strategic marketing, technology, and management experience. She has helped organizations, spanning classic enterprise environments as well as the digital startup scene, connect their value propositions to their target audiences. Tracy, who holds a Mannheim Business School MBA, has organized and presented workshops, seminars, and sessions for audiences across the business world, from startups to enterprise leaders to open source core development teams, agencies, and technology events.