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