Speaking Engagements

Don Burks

I have a very active speaking schedule every year. Please see a list below. If you are interested in having me speak at your event or conference, please contact me at don (at) donburks (dot) com.

2015

  • HTML500 Vancouver (Vancouver, BC) - 1/2015
  • HTML500 Calgary (Calgary, AB) - 2/2015
  • nwHacks (Judge) (UBC) - 3/2015
  • Illuminate Vancouver (UBC) - 6/2015
  • JS Open (Emcee - Vancouver, BC) - 6/2015
  • Telus Lunch’n’Learn (Vancouver, BC) - 7/2015
  • UBC Social Enterprise Club’s Innovation Expo (UBC) - 11/2015
  • BTM TalentMash (Vancouver, BC) - 11/2015
  • Codecreate (Vancouver, BC) - 12/2015

2016

  • Codecreate (2 sessions - Kelowna, BC & Prince George, BC) - 1/2016
  • BC Tech Summit (Vancouver, BC) - 1/2016
  • nwHacks (Keynote - UBC) - 2/2016
  • Strive Competition (Keynote - Vancouver, BC) - 3/2016
  • Beyond Coding (Burnaby, BC) - 5/2016
  • Illuminate Vancouver (UBC) - 6/2016
  • Strive Competition (Vancouver, BC) - 11/2016
  • ERAC IT4K12 2016 (Richmond, BC) - 11/2016
  • Codeclass (CUEBC - Port Coquitlam, BC) - 11/2016
  • ConFoo Vancouver(2 talks - Vancouver, BC) - 12/2016

2017

  • HTML500 Toronto (Toronto, ON) - 2/2017
  • HTML500 Vancouver (Vancouver, BC) - 3/2017
  • HTML150 Calgary (Calgary, AB) - 3/2017
  • HTML150 Saskatoon (Saskatoon, SK) - 3/2017
  • Tekathon (Illuminate Vancouver - UBC) - 5/2017
  • Collision Conference - Diversity in Tech Round Table (New Orleans, LA) - 5/2017
  • Surrey Code Camp (Surrey, BC) - 5/2017
  • Fullstack 2017 (London, UK) - 7/2017
  • Vancouver Startup Week (Judge) - 9/2017
  • eduHacks (Judge) - 9/2017
  • JSConf Budapest (Budapest, HU) - 10/2017
  • Strive Competition (Judge - Vancouver, BC) - 11/2017

2018

  • Coding for Noobs (UBC) - 1/2018
  • CodeCreateTeach (26 cities across Canada) - 2/2018 through 2/2019
  • Outreach Youth Achieving Success conference (Vancouver, BC) - 3/2018
  • Collision Conference - Product 101 Roundtable (New Orleans, LA) - 5/2018
  • Fullstack 2018 (London, UK) - 7/2018
  • FutureU Conference (Vancouver, BC) - 10/2018

2019

  • Strive Competition (Vancouver, BC) - 2/2019
  • CyberSecurity Panel (Vancouver, BC) - 3/2019
  • Future of OSS Panel (Vancouver, BC) - 4/2019
  • Youth Achieving Success Conference (Vancouver, BC) - 4/2019
  • FUSE Society (Vancouver, BC) - 6/2019
  • Fullstack 2019 (London, UK) - 7/2019

2020 (Pandemic anyone?)

  • OWASP Vancouver (Virtual) - 06/2020
  • Hacking for Good (Virtual) - 08/2020
  • LHL Alumni (Virtual) - 09/2020

2022 (Pandemic, still)

  • LHL Alumni (Virtual) - 09/2022