diff --git a/app/models/user.rb b/app/models/user.rb
index 5a14e885..d548853e 100644
--- a/app/models/user.rb
+++ b/app/models/user.rb
@@ -53,6 +53,10 @@ class User < ActiveRecord::Base
             },
             presence: true
 
+  def name
+    self[:name] || username
+  end
+
   def subscribed? conference
     self.subscriptions.find_by(conference_id: conference.id).present?
   end
diff --git a/spec/models/user_spec.rb b/spec/models/user_spec.rb
index 36c6153a..01038a6e 100644
--- a/spec/models/user_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/user_spec.rb
@@ -33,6 +33,13 @@ describe User do
     expect(another_user.roles[1]).to eq(cfp_role)
   end
 
+  describe '#name' do
+    it 'returns the username as name if there is not name' do
+      user = create(:user, name: nil)
+      expect(user.name).to eq(user.username)
+    end
+  end
+
   describe '#has_role?' do
     describe 'when user has a role' do
       it 'returns true when the user has the role' do