Plan Your Medium Day Lineup 2024

Medium Day is this Saturday, August 17! Also: Ask CEO Tony Stubblebine a question for his keynote talk and Q&A.

Have you seen the lineup for Medium Day this year? If you haven’t, check it out on MediumDay.com, or scroll down to see the schedule in this post. It’s a full day of (free!) talks from our incredible community.

Medium is a writing platform, but our community is made up of all kinds of people — writers, yes, but also professors, scientists, technologists, political strategists, artists, designers, entrepreneurs, and more — sharing their knowledge on Medium. On Medium Day, they come together in one (virtual) place. If you attend, we promise you’ll learn something new.

For the most up-to-date information about the schedule and detailed descriptions of the talks, head to the event website. But for a quick scrollable version, we’ve included a list of all the talks below. This year, each topic will have a “track” throughout the day, making it easy for you to find which sessions you want to attend based on the topics you’re most interested in. Stick to one track to dive deep into a single topic, or bounce around throughout the day.

You don’t need to register for each session individually — just register for the full event to gain access to everything. There’s also a chat room throughout the day, a day-long version of Writing Hour, and break times.

Get ready for the event by checking out the schedule below.

Keynote Q&A: Submit a question for Tony’s keynote talk

We’ll be kicking off the day with a keynote talk on the state of Medium, from Medium CEO Tony Stubblebine. The talk will include time for Q&A.

If you have a question for Tony, ask it in the responses here, or share it in this survey — we might include it in the Q&A section of the keynote! (If we don’t get to your question on Medium Day, we’ll do our best to come back to the responses here after the event and reply on Medium.)

Medium Day Schedule

Jump to track:

· Medium Meta (talks about Medium)
· Design
· Technology
· Entrepreneurship
· Writing
· Politics
· Culture
· Climate
· Programming
· Self-improvement
· Identity
· Health

Medium Meta (talks about Medium)

• State of Medium 2024 — A keynote address with Tony Stubblebine, Medium CEO.
• How to Start a Medium Publication Newsletter with Harris Sockel
• A Q&A with The Belladonna Editors with Emily Kapp and Katy Maiolatesi
• Successful Cost Cutting Strategies with Richard Boekweg
• How Does Story Distribution Work on Medium? with Zulie @ Medium
• A Decade as a Writer on Medium with Justin Cox
• Editorial Tips for Successful Publications with Terrie Schweitzer and Derrick Story
• What’s Next for the Medium Partner Program? with Buster Benson

Design

• How to Get Answers Quickly and Avoid Features That Flop with Rosie Hoggmascall
• Human-Centered Company Culture Design with Emily Stuart
• Breaking Barriers: Enhancing Digital Accessibility for an Inclusive Future with Nikki Kuhn
• Driving Design in the Age of AI with Alipta Ballav
• Design Engineer: Hype, or Holy Grail? with Chuck Rice
• The Case for Rational Optimism with James Greenfield
• How to Document Your Design Process Like a Professional UX Designer with Fortune Nabhel Harmony
• Using Generative AI for Data Color Scheme Suggestion with Theresa-Marie Rhyne

Technology

• How We Can Make Our Information Ecosystem Safer and More Humane with Melissa Fleming
• The Five Stages of Grieving the Death of Your Job to AI with Slava Polonski, PhD
• Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) for Queer Intended Parents: Science, Society, and an Evolving Global Landscape with Bryan McColgan
• Being Human in the Digital Age with Giles Crouch | Digital Anthropologist
• How We Mediate Rights Through Our Content with Rachel Saunders
• Marketing for Tech Brands: How to Find, Engage, and Retain “Your People” with Megan Grant
• Is Seeing Believing? Making the Case for Radically Reimagining the Visual Language of AI with Lisa Talia Moretti
• You’ve Been Coded Out: Mitigating Bias in Innovative Tech with Dr. Dédé
• The Future of AI: Democratizing AI Across Disciplines with Shunyu (Andy) Tang
• Quantum-Schmantum: How to Talk About Technology That Doesn’t Exist Yet with Chris Ferrie

Entrepreneurship

• Indistractable: How Controlling Your Attention and Choosing Your Life is a Competitive Advantage with Nir Eyal
• A Practical Way to Do Strategy with Roger Martin
• How to Craft a Breakthrough Brand Strategy with Michelle Wiles 🪄📈
• How to Leverage Social Media to Be a More Successful Entrepreneur with Aaron Dinin, PhD
• The Path to Pivot: The Smarter Way to Revive a Struggling Startup with Jason Shen

Writing

• Keys to Writing a Good Sports Story with Mike Butler
• Everyday Poetry with Marilyn Wolf
• From Academia to Science Blogging: Finding Purpose in Scientific Outreach with Sílvia PM, PhD 🍂🥥
• Memoir Is the Truth After One Margarita with John DeVore
• Battling Social Media Fatigue With Stories That Matter with Ana Krajinovic
• From Your Words to Their Movie: Tips on Getting Your Work Optioned and Produced with Jack El-Hai
• The Art of Writing Memoir and Personal Essays with KiKi Walter
• 5 Tiny Steps for Super Busy People To Build a Writing Habit with Jeremy Caplan
• How to Create A Successful Book Proposal with Julio Vincent Gambuto
• How to Write Successful Health and Science Articles with Robert Roy Britt
• How to Write About Autism While Avoiding Ableism with Gaby Rogut
• Deconstructing and Demystifying Diversity with Kim Kelly Stamp
• Authenticity & Vulnerability: Tools of a Blockbuster Memoir with Debra G. Harman, MEd.

Politics

• Political Gaslighting: What Every Citizen Needs to Know with Robin Stern, PhD
• Decoupling the Pen and the Sword: The Written Word as a Path Towards Better Futures with mo husseini and @Mushon Zer-Aviv
• What the Business and Political Marketing Worlds Can Learn From Each Other with Tim Fullerton
• What Working in Skateboarding and Human Rights Taught Me About Writing, Communicating & Navigating the Contemporary Political Landscape with Viriato Villas-Boas
• Science Intersecting With Politics with John Kruse MD, PhD
• CounterGram: Analogue Photography in a Modern Classroom with Miłosz J. Cordes
• Family Political Divides: Preventing World War III at the Dinner Table with Sean Kernan
• How Dark Money Menaces Democracy with Ciara Torres-Spelliscy
• Coping With Capitalism: Strategies for Self and Collective Care with Shawn Jr

Culture

• Race Realities: The Hidden Lesson of America’s Popular Game of Monopoly with Deborah Stroman
• The Importance of Intercultural Stories on Medium with Maria Garcia
• Live Drawing Visual Journalism with Liza Donnelly
• There Is No Such Thing As Art with Mary Rose
• Weaving Calcutta Into the World: Bridging Cultures with Somsubhra Banerjee
• Thinking of Starting a Podcast? with Eric Teplitz

Climate

• The Ocean: Context and Consequence in the Search for a Climate Solution with Peter Neill
• The Planet’s Balancing Act: Is Technological Innovation a Solution to Climate Change or Part of the Problem? with Sam Vaseghi
• Climate Conversations in Rural Resilience with Samantha Gould
• Climate Change and Travel with The Sturg (Gerald Sturgill)
• Returning to a Habitable Earth with Dave-Inder Comar

Programming

• Why the Ultimate Web Framework Will Be a Language with Wasp
• Engineering With Empathy with Rajdeep Chandra
• Simplified Networking Configuration for Complex Cross Cloud Infrastructure with paras mamgain
• Building the Next Generation of Supercharged Web Applications Today with Mark Thompson (@marktechson)
• We Need an App! An Introduction Into Mobile App Planning & Development with James Cullimore
• Reproduce Python With Handy Miniconda3-Based Bash Scripts with Dimitri Rusin
• Product Engineering @ Medium with Jacob Bennett
• Understanding Asynchronous Programming with Radu Zaharia
• Think Like a Journalist with Melissa DePuydt
• Becoming a Tech Author: Lessons From Virality in the Tech World with David Goudet
• The What and Why of Platform Engineering with Camille Fournier

Self-improvement

• A Teddy Bear and the Art of Indirect Communication with Carin-Isabel Knoop (on Humans in the Digital Era)
• Building Your Personal Brand with Joseph Liu
• The Importance of Curiosity with Jess West
• Radical Respect with Kim Scott
• The Secret Life of People With High Self-Control with Riikka Innanen
• The Joyful Productivity Framework with George Kao
• Claim Your Confidence: The Art of Connecting To Yourself and Others with Karol Ward, LCSW

Identity

• Rethinking DEI: Beyond Individualism to Systemic Change with Joe Eubanks
• Making Space For the Childless and Childfree with Ali Hall
• Neuro-Anarchy and the Growth of Autistic Culture with The Autistic Burnout 🔥
• Let’s Discuss Bi Visibility with Rand Bishop
• Shedding Light on Foster Parenting: Stories and Insights with Raakin Hossain
• Using Words to Find Meaning As You Age with Nancy Peckenham
• Making Sense of Debates Regarding Gender-Affirming Care and Trans Youth with Julia Serano
• The Life of an ADHD/Autistic Writer/Cartoonist with Kendall Lyons
• How Blindness Made Me a Richer Person with Nancy Solari
• Writing Through the Storm: Exploring Identity, Health, and Creativity with ROSS VICTORY
• Lessons From My Accidental Gender Transition with Grey Armstrong
• There Is Life After Hate with Patrick Riccards

Health

• The Future of Health: Programmable Medicines for Cancer, Infections, and Gene Therapies with Andrew Hessel
• Individualised Lifestyle Medicine: How to Use the N-of-1 Method To Test-Drive Health Recommendations with Dr. Lutz Kraushaar
• Take Command of Your Aging: The Four Keys to a Life of Vitality with Ardith Bowman, Ph.D.
• Understanding Anxiety through Dual Cognitive Systems with Lorwen Harris Nagle, PhD
• Alcohol Addiction: Health Issues, Trauma, and a Multi-Modality Approach to Recovery with Gillian May
• Brain Health & Performance: The Psychology of Leveling Up with Danielle Hope
• From the First Vaccine to the Next Pandemic: How Public Health Keeps Bending but Not Breaking (Yet) with René F. Najera, MPH, DrPH
• Sitting All Day Is a Public Health Crisis, but There Are Workarounds with Turner Osler
• Fascia: What Is It and How Can You Move To Help Your Fascia? with Kaitlyn Varin
• Medium and Chronic Conditions: Writing Your Way to Community and Camaraderie with Elle Becker

See you there! → mediumday.com