Technical Talks on Design Systems, Accessibility, and Modern Web Development
Jared Stoneberg delivers practical, code-focused presentations for teams navigating the complexity of design system migrations, accessibility compliance, and Next.js architecture. Whether you need a conference keynote, internal workshop, or hands-on training, these sessions combine real client case studies with immediately actionable strategies.
Real-World Experience
Talks draw from actual client projects: migration strategies, accessibility wins, and hard lessons learned scaling design systems.
Technical Depth
Code-focused presentations with live demos, repository walkthroughs, and architectural decision records. No fluff.
Actionable Takeaways
Every session includes practical templates, audit checklists, or component patterns you can implement immediately.
Speaking Topics & Expertise
Talks are built around hard-won lessons from modernizing enterprise content platforms, migrating legacy CMSes to headless architectures, and building accessible design systems from fragmented component libraries. These aren't theoretical frameworks; they're battle-tested strategies refined through years of shipping production code under tight deadlines and budget constraints.
Whether you're organizing a developer conference, planning internal team training, or hosting a design systems meetup, sessions can be tailored to your audience's technical level and specific challenges. Formats range from 30-minute lightning talks to full-day workshops with hands-on coding exercises and architecture reviews.
Featured Topics
Migrating Legacy CMSes to Modern Headless Architectures
A pragmatic roadmap for transitioning from monolithic platforms like Drupal or WordPress to composable content stacks. Covers content modeling strategies, migration scripting, incremental rollout patterns, and stakeholder management. Includes live code demonstrations of migration tooling and API integration patterns.
Building Accessible Design Systems That Scale
Beyond checkbox compliance: learn how to embed accessibility into component APIs, testing pipelines, and design handoff workflows. Addresses common WCAG 2.1 AA pitfalls in React components, keyboard navigation patterns, and ARIA implementation. Attendees leave with audit templates and automated testing strategies using tools like axe-core and Pa11y.
Next.js App Router: From Migration to Production
Practical guidance for teams moving from Pages Router to App Router, covering Server Components, streaming, and edge runtime considerations. Explores real-world performance wins, gotchas with static export modes, and strategies for gradual adoption without breaking existing features. Includes repository walkthroughs and deployment pipeline reviews.
Taming Technical Debt in Design Systems
How to inventory fragmented patterns, prioritize consolidation work, and sell cleanup initiatives to skeptical stakeholders. Covers codemods for automated refactoring, component usage metrics, and incremental adoption strategies that don't require a full rewrite. Includes decision frameworks for when to fix versus when to deprecate.
Content Workflows: Empowering Non-Technical Editors
Designing structured content interfaces that guide editors toward accessible, performant output without requiring code knowledge. Explores component previews, validation guardrails, and editorial tooling in modern headless CMSes like Sanity and Contentful. Balances creative flexibility with technical constraints.
Workshop Formats
Half-Day Intensive
3-4 hour deep dive into a specific topic with hands-on exercises. Participants work through real migration scenarios, audit existing codebases, or build accessible components using provided starter templates. Includes Q&A and architectural review of your team's specific challenges.
Full-Day Workshop
Comprehensive training combining lectures, live coding, and group exercises. Cover multiple related topics (e.g., design system architecture + accessibility + CMS integration). Teams leave with starter repositories, decision records, and phased implementation roadmaps tailored to their environment.
Conference Talks
30-60 minute presentations for developer conferences, design systems meetups, or tech summits. Focus on storytelling through client case studies, technical deep dives, or lessons learned from failed experiments. Slides available post-talk with additional resources and code samples.
Internal Team Training
Custom sessions for your organization covering proprietary systems and specific technical stacks. Can include code review of existing components, migration planning workshops, or accessibility audits of production sites. Confidential and tailored to your team's skill level.
Past Engagements & Testimonials
Previous speaking engagements have included internal training for enterprise teams migrating to React-based design systems, conference workshops on headless CMS architecture, and accessibility audits presented to stakeholder groups. Attendees consistently highlight the practical, immediately applicable nature of the content and the depth of technical expertise demonstrated in code walkthroughs.
Topics are continuously updated to reflect emerging patterns, new framework features, and lessons from recent client projects. Recent additions include content on Next.js 15 App Router patterns, Tailwind v4 migration strategies, and AI-assisted content workflows.
Book a Speaking Engagement
Interested in having Jared speak at your conference, meetup, or internal team event? Email hello@stonebergdesign.com with details about your event, preferred topics, audience size, and format. Include information about travel logistics if applicable. Availability is limited; reach out at least 6-8 weeks before your event date.
For immediate questions, call (206) 701-9361 during office hours (Monday–Thursday, 9am–4pm PT).
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