Business Productivity track at MAX: Featured sessions
Remote work has changed everything about how we get work done. That’s why this year, we’re offering a brand-new track at MAX geared toward business productivity. Designed for a broad audience, from small business owners to larger enterprises, this track will inspire you to become even more productive, collaborative, and digital-first in the new world order, using tools from Adobe Document Cloud.
Check out these sessions, plus many more in the session catalog, in the Business Productivity track.
Driving Productivity through Creativity & Collaboration
Mike Ammerlaan, director, Microsoft 365 Ecosystem Marketing, Microsoft
Organizations are showing incredible creativity in adapting how they operate. This session will explore how Adobe and Microsoft are partnering to empower individual productivity, enable new modes of collaboration, and help organizations get work done in entirely digital ways.
Join Ammerlaan as he discusses:
- How organizations are accelerating their digital transformations
- How Adobe is enabling new scenarios with Adobe Sign, Acrobat, and Creative Cloud
- How Microsoft is reinventing productivity and collaboration for the “next normal”
Watch the session here.
Government Uninterrupted: Rising to the Challenge of Dual Disasters
Michael Hussey, chief information officer, state of Utah
The state of Utah couldn’t possibly have foreseen the dual disasters they would face in March this year: a 5.7 magnitude earthquake that struck just as the COVID-19 pandemic ground life to a halt with shelter-in-place orders. Learn how adopting digital solutions allowed employees of Utah to spring to action and deliver uninterrupted vital services.
In this session, Hussey will share:
- Best practices for state governments related to departmental digital workflows
- How the state’s newly adopted electronic signature program streamlined emergency document workflows in a time of crisis
Watch the session here.
Making Time for What Matters
Tasha Cochran, attorney and founder of One Big Happy Life
Balancing business, life, and family comes with new challenges while we’re working from home. Cochran, an attorney, wealth expert, and the strategist behind the blog One Big Happy Life, will share practical tips and hacks on how to get it all done so you can focus on what matters most.
Cochran will explore:
- How to reevaluate your priorities and rethink what work-life balance looks like
- How to create new routines and systems that are compatible with our new normal
- How to streamline your remote work processes using Acrobat PDF tools
Watch the session here.
Designing Our New Experience of Work
Gervais Tompkin, principal, Gensler
What are the new design challenges for people and work? Gervais Tompkin, a principal at the global design firm Gensler, is an expert on emerging global work styles and workplaces. Join his session to learn how to prepare your organization to adapt and thrive in the new work environment.
Join Tompkin to hear about:
- What is the future of work that we want?
- How might our new work experience be different and better?
- How can we come out on top while adopting to new technology and a changed employment landscape?
Watch the session here.
The Importance of Technology in Healthcare: Creating Quality Experiences with Adobe Sign
Healthcare is governed by regulations, and with that can come outdated ways of working. The challenge is how to reimagine those processes so people can be more efficient and productive. Join Robert Xu, Enterprise Applications Manager at Varian Medical Systems, to learn how the company is staying ahead of the curve with its digital transformation efforts.
In this session, Robert will discuss:
- Lessons learned from transitioning to Adobe Sign
- How digital workflows can simplify administrative processes in healthcare
- How technology can positively impact cancer patients’ care during a challenging time by reducing the burden of paperwork
Watch the session here.
Health Insurance Enrollment Forms for the Digital Age
In serving a diverse population, it is now important more than ever to make healthcare enrollment processes simple. Join Travis Conley, CTO at Benefytt, to hear how meeting the needs of those not comfortable with today’s technology, while serving the customers of tomorrow, is critical.
In this session, Travis will share best practices for:
- Providing a frictionless enrollment process with all the digital capabilities people have come to expect
- Successfully developing solutions and experiences to be used by those with varying degrees of exposure to technology
- Scaling up client-facing digital capabilities while building a fully compliant environment
- Achieving business continuity with little to no impact on the customer base
Watch the session here.
Holding Your Life (and Business) Together
Running a creative small business comes with challenges, even without a global pandemic. In this session, Adam Kurtz hosts an honest conversation with two other creative small biz friends to get real about what they’re experiencing in the industry.
The panelists will discuss:
- How they have run their business during the COVID-19 crisis
- Where they find creative inspiration while working remotely
- Why Adobe Document Cloud is the tool of choice to keep everything running
Watch the session here.