Hi all!
I’m working on the program for the upcoming 16th annual Creative Developers Summit.
The Creative Developers Summit is an independent event, run by developers for developers.
The Creative Developers Summit is not-for-profit and is run entirely on volunteering, independently of the CreativeProWeek. Creative Developers Summit is special because it is co-located with CreativeProWeek, so as a developer we get to meet and interact with the end-users of our software.
The organisers of CreativeProWeek are kind enough to provide us a great venue and access to infrastructure, food, coffee, wifi…
In order to attend the Summit, you need to purchase a 2-day pass to CreativeProWeek, while using a special discount code. Email me via ‘kris at rorohiko.com’ to get the discount code which takes 50% off the advertised rate.
Also note that CreativeProWeek has an early bird rate until April 7 which further reduces the cost.
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I am still looking for speakers - developers who are willing to share some hard-won information in a 30 minute session.
If you have something interesting that you could share in a 30 minute session at this upcoming summit, please reach out and let me know ASAP.
Preliminary Program
Wednesday, June 4, 2025
9:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.Hands-on Workshop. We’re still in the planning phase to set this up.
Thursday, June 5, 2025
9:00 a.m. — Welcome and introductions
9:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Sessions
Presentations from Adobe and our developer community. Speakers include
- Marcus Radich, PageProof: Connecting PageProof - how we enable partners and build integrations
- Keith Gilbert, Gilbert Consulting: The future of InDesign/Illustrator scripting in an AI world
- Max Dunn, Silicon Publishing: AI, Express and InDesign
- Arie Stavchansky, Dataclay: tbd
- Kris Coppieters, Rorohiko Ltd.: CRDT_UXP: Creative Developer Tools for UXP - an overview and a status update
and more…
We’ll also have a 2-hour closed-door session exclusively for developers. This private, developer-only roundtable will offer a unique opportunity to discuss the business challenges we all face, the ones you won’t find in any technical manual.
We will run this under the Chatham House Rule
https://www.chathamhouse.org/about-us/chatham-house-rule
and this session won’t be streamed nor recorded: to attend you need to be physically present.
Points for discussion:
• Client Management: Strategies for handling large clients that pay on 30, 60, or 90-day terms — often late.
• Marketing Your Skills: Best practices for promoting yourself through word of mouth, websites, LinkedIn, and beyond.
• Setting Your Rates: Hourly rates vs. retainers. What works, what doesn’t?
• Streamlining Paperwork: How to manage contracts, invoices, and administrative tasks efficiently.
• Invoicing And Other Admin: How to handle invoicing and getting paid.
• Handling Tech Support: Tips on scaling support while staying focused on development.
• Productizing Your Knowledge: Turning your expertise into marketable products.
• Selling Scripts and Plugins: Navigating Adobe Exchange and exploring alternative sales channels.
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