Tuesday, July 16
| Time (PDT) | Session | Location | |
| 4:00 PM–7:00 PM | Welcome reception and registration desk open | Hyatt Regency Bellevue |
Wednesday, July 17
| Time (PDT) | Session | Speaker | Location |
| 8:30 AM–9:00 AM | Welcome & Intro [Video] |
Sandy Blyth, Global Managing Director, Microsoft Research | Kodiak |
| 9:00 AM–10:00 AM | Keynote: An Expansive View of Productivity [Video] |
Jaime Teevan, Microsoft | Kodiak |
| Keynote: Understanding Workplace Well-Being and Productivity through Sensor Tracking [Video] |
Gloria Mark, University of California, Irvine | Kodiak | |
| 10:00 AM–10:15 AM | Transition Break | ||
| 10:15 AM–11:45 AM | Breakout Sessions | ||
| Microproductivity: Getting Big Things Done Using Smaller Moments [Video] |
Chair: Shamsi Iqbal, Microsoft
Speakers:
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Rainier | |
| Techniques for ML Model Transparency and Debugging [Video] |
Co-Chairs: Steven Drucker and Gonzalo Ramos, Microsoft
Speakers:
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St Helens | |
| Envisioning Fluid Cross-Device Experiences [Video] |
Chair: Nathalie Riche, Microsoft
Speakers:
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Kodiak | |
| 11:45 AM–1:00 PM | Networking Lunch – One Table | One Topic (limited space per table)
|
McKinley | |
| 1:00 PM–2:30 PM | Breakout Sessions | ||
| AI-Driven Image Captioning For Inclusive Productivity [Video] |
Chair: Ed Cutrell, Microsoft
Speakers:
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Rainier | |
| Recommendation and Learning to Improve Personal Productivity [Video] |
Chair: Paul Bennett, Microsoft
Speakers:
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St Helens | |
| The Future of Communication [Video] |
Chair: Sean Rintel, Microsoft
Speakers:
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Kodiak | |
| 2:30 PM–3:00 PM | Networking Break | ||
| 3:00 PM–4:30 PM | Breakout Sessions | ||
| Workforce of the Future [Video] |
Chair: Ehsan Hoque, University of Rochester
Speakers:
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Kodiak | |
| Task Intelligence: Doing More with Less [Video] |
Chair: Ryen White, Microsoft
Speakers:
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St Helens | |
| Augmented and Virtual Productivity Experiences [Video] |
Chair: Mar Gonzalez-Franco, Microsoft
Speakers:
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Rainier | |
| 4:30 PM–4:45 PM | Transition Break | ||
| 4:45 PM–5:45 PM | A Conversation with Bill Gates Hosted by Eric Horvitz [Video] |
Kodiak | |
| 5:45 PM–6:30 PM | Travel to Seattle | ||
| 6:30 PM–9:00 PM | Dinner at Chihuly Garden and Glass | ||
| 9:00 PM–10:30 PM | Surprise Experience (optional) | ||
Thursday, July 18
| Time (PDT) | Session | Speaker | Location |
| 8:30 AM–9:00 AM | Welcome & Tech Showcase Lightning Round | Kodiak | |
| 9:00 AM–10:00 AM | Keynote: Intentional Approaches to Human-Computer Collaboration [Video] |
Mira Lane, Microsoft | Kodiak |
| 10:00 AM–12:00 PM | Technology Showcase | The Future of Work Demos | ||
| 12:00 PM–1:00 PM | Networking Lunch | McKinley | |
| 1:00 PM–2:30 PM | Breakout Sessions | ||
| Human-AI Collaboration for Decision-Making [Video] |
Co-Chairs: Besmira Nushi and Ece Kamar, Microsoft
Speakers:
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Kodiak | |
| Increasing AI Programmer Productivity [Video] |
Co-Chairs: Sarah Bird and Markus Weimer, Microsoft
Speakers:
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St Helens | |
| Future of Spreadsheeting [Video] |
Co-Chairs: Andy Gordon, Shi Han, and Ben Zorn, Microsoft
Speakers:
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Rainier | |
| 2:30 PM–3:00 PM | Networking Break | ||
| 3:00 PM–4:30 PM | Breakout Sessions | ||
| Using Productivity in Software Development [Video] |
Chair: Neel Sundaresan, Microsoft
Speakers:
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St Helens | |
| Workers of the World, Connect! Tech Innovations and Organizational Change for the Future of Work(ers) [Video] |
Co-Chairs: Mary Gray and Jacki O’Neill, Microsoft
Speakers:
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Rainier | |
| Artificial Emotional Intelligence, Social Systems, and the Future of Collaboration [Video] |
Chair: Mary Czerwinski, Microsoft
Speakers:
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Kodiak | |
| 4:30 PM–4:45 PM | Break | ||
| 4:45 PM–5:45 PM | Keynote: The Future of Work And the Power of Data [Video] |
Johannes Gehrke, Microsoft | Kodiak |
| 5:45 PM–6:45 PM | Closing Reception | Rainier |
*Agenda subject to change