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# [WebVisions PDX Interview Series 2012](https://www.metaltoad.com/blog/webvisions-portland-interview-series)

 Written by [Metal Toad Staff](https://www.metaltoad.com/blog/author/metal-toad-staff) | May 24, 2012 12:00:00 AM

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The [WebVisions Conference](https://www.webvisionsevent.com) came through Portland last week - and Metal Toad was there to capture as many interviews as we could. WebVisions is a technology conference in its 14th year, and we got a few minutes with Executive Director Brad Smith to talk about the conference, its speakers, and some of the things that have come out of it over the years.

 There were a lot of great sessions this year, with a big focus on mobile technology, HTML5, and adaptive and responsive design - all things we love working with and really feel are the future of the web. Along with raw technology talks, there were a lof of broader topics touched on in keynotes, workshops, and sessions. For instance, we had a great interview with [Baratunde Thurston](https://www.baratunde.com), who did a kick-off keynote on storytelling and technology.

 We are really excited to share these interviews with you. We will be releasing them *everyday* over the next few weeks. The best ways to keep up with them is to follow us on [Twitter](http://www.twitter.com/metaltoad), visit our [YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/user/metaltoadportland/videos), or you can keep visiting this blog post where I will update the list below with a link to the speaker's video. Have any comments or questions? Let me know in the comment.

## Interview List

- **[Baratunde Thurston](https://youtu.be/jyPI90GD0HY)**, formerly of The Onion and author of "How To Be Black"
- **[Ross Mayfield](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2Y67PhVvvg)**, VP of SlideShare
- **[Laura Fitton](https://youtu.be/xKIu8iBI0D8)**, HubSpot's Inbound Marketing Evangelist
- **[Peter Merholz](https://youtu.be/VdIy7iT-0JQ)**, co-founder of Adaptive Path, VP of UX at Inflection
- **[Andrew Hinton](https://youtu.be/lMTun-D-IJI)**, Information Architect at The Understanding Group
- **[Sara Wachter-Boettcher](https://youtu.be/-zseaL3K0kc)**, Content Strategist and Writer
- **[Brad Smith](https://youtu.be/PWDPxTij-g4)**, Executive Director of WebVisions and Founder of Hot Pepper Studios Interview
- **[Aaron Gustafson](https://youtu.be/AUuiVOG9TO0)**, co-writer of "Adaptive Web Design"
- **[Matt May](https://youtu.be/vkwoFH2rmo0)**, Adobe Accessibility Evangelist
- **[Eric Holtzclaw](https://youtu.be/jxNHcereE2c)**, CEO of User Insight
- **[Chris Risdon](https://youtu.be/2vtcmSUn7WM)**, lead Experience Designer at Adaptive Path
- **[Beth Harrington](https://youtu.be/qoaCd5y95CA)**, independent producer, director and writer
- **[Crystal Beasley](https://youtu.be/eUpetE_pVvc)**, User Experience Designer at Mozilla
- **[Dylan Wilbanks](https://youtu.be/Jp-0WV85TiY)**, User Experience Designer at Apptio
- **[Faruk Ates](https://youtu.be/DB8J-bx15Ew)**, Designer, Developer, and web standards educator
- **[Jason Grigsby](https://youtu.be/Rv7-X0tItPc)**, Mobile Web Strategist and co-founder of CloudFour.com
- **[Justin Garrity](https://youtu.be/21TfUt2-ptI)**, Chief Creative Officer at FreeRange 360
- **[Kevin Hoyt](https://youtu.be/AQeE1UImVyg)**, Developer Evangelist at Adobe
- **[Richard Dalton](https://youtu.be/po0eXfvDet4)**, Information Architect and User Experience Design manager at Vanguard
- **[Scott Cowley](https://youtu.be/r9ZbLnQFsYA)**, Head of Search Engine Optimization at ZAGG
- **[Thea Boodhoo](https://youtu.be/oEydSGrqVWI)**, Content Specialist at AKQA
- **[Thor Muller](https://youtu.be/vTLbxpjFLyQ)**, CTO and co-founder of Get Satisfaction
- **[Tim Kadlec](https://youtu.be/fd_T8i0uQ2Q)**, Web Developer and author of Implementing Responsive Design
- **[Todd Anglin](https://youtu.be/KkOOxoDxuZ8)**, VP of HTML5 Web & Mobile tools at Telerik
- [**Matt Fordham** and **Taylor Winters**](https://youtu.be/4n5HrawIwoE), of WINTR - a Digital Creative Company
- **Lorelle VanFossen**, senior editor of the WordPress Codex
- **Mike Bijon**, Digital Strategist at Metal Toad and WordPress core contributor

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