Web Zurich presents inspiring talks all about the web. Join us for the June 2025 meetup! We will have three talks as well as chit-chat and drinks.
18:30 Door opening
18:45 Intro
19:00 ~ 19:20
Beatrice Malova-Kaplan
Designing Influence: Lateral Leadership in UX Practice
In today’s collaborative and fast-paced digital environments, UX professionals are uniquely positioned to lead without formal authority. This talk explores the intersection of lateral leadership and UX design—two disciplines grounded in empathy, facilitation, and cross-functional collaboration. Attendees will gain insights into how UX practitioners can act as catalysts for change, aligning diverse teams around user needs, business goals, and technical constraints. By leveraging techniques such as storytelling, stakeholder mapping, and design thinking, UX designers don’t just create better products—they shape team dynamics and influence strategy. Learn how to step into your power as a lateral leader, build trust across disciplines, and inspire action beyond the wireframe.
19:25 ~ 19:45
Jordan from BoostedHost
Think It. Type It. Launch It. — Powered by BoostedHost Orbit
BoostedHost Orbit builds real, hosted WordPress websites in minutes—just from your idea. Fully native to Gutenberg, it understands intent and creates fast, scalable sites without templates or drag-and-drop. An AI Copilot remains built into the WordPress dashboard to guide users every step of the way, delivering the smoothest onboarding experience in web hosting.
10 minutes Break
19:55 ~ 20:25
Warren Parad
What the @#!? is Auth
Authentication remains a complicated yet critical aspect of application security. In this talk, I'll demystify the core concepts, diving into access tokens, refresh tokens, and browser security mechanisms like WebAuthn for hardware-based authentication. Additionally, I'll explore techniques such as session handling, revocation strategies, silent authentication for improved security UX, and the usage scopes for controlling access granularity.
Finally, I'll delve into JSON Web Tokens (JWTs), the use of EdDSA signatures for enhanced security and performance, as well as the common pitfalls that seasoned pro and newcomer alike struggle with when it comes to auth. By the conclusion, you'll be equipped with some additional knowledge to navigate the complexities of auth and build secure, user-friendly systems in AWS.
20:30 Drinks & chat
23:00 Door closing
We look forward to see you there!
Location
https://zurich.impacthub.ch/space/bogen_d/
Viaduktstrasse 93, 8005 Zürich, Switzerland
Visit our website https://webzurich.ch/ for more information about the Web Zurich community.
This event is supported by Impact Hub Zürich, The global community of entrepreneurial people prototyping the future of business. At Impact Hub, you can connect, collaborate, co-work and create great content in an inspiring environment.
