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Yadvi Maheshwari

DisciplinesProduct Design, User Experience, User Interface

TopicsAccessibility, Creativity, Design Strategy, Design Systems, Design Thinking, Visual Thinking

Hello 👋 I'm Yadvi, a product designer passionate about crafting intentional...

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Carmen Broomes

DisciplineUser Research

TopicsBusiness Strategy, Design Strategy, Design Thinking, Diversity & Inclusion, Leadership, Lean, Methodology

IndustryTechnology

Carmen Broomes is the Head of UX Research at Handshake where she helps students...

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Victoria Nduka

DisciplinesUser Experience, User Interface, User Research

TopicsAccessibility, Diversity & Inclusion

Victoria Nduka is a user experience designer passionate about technology,...

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Antara Dave

DisciplinesProduct Design, User Experience, User Interface, User Research

TopicsBusiness Design, Data, Design Systems, Design Thinking

IndustryTechnology

Antara Dave is a Product Designer a unique blend of skills, combining her foundation...

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Leena Joshi

DisciplineBusiness

TopicsEntrepreneurship, Environment, Leadership, Social Innovation, Storytelling, Sustainability

IndustriesArts & Entertainment, Nonprofit

Leena Joshi is a social entrepreneur, public speaker, climate advocate and author....

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Parul Gupta

DisciplinesBack-end Engineering, Engineering, Industrial Design

TopicsCareer, Ethics, Innovation, Robotics & AI

IndustryTechnology

Parul is a Senior Production Engineer at Meta, where she works within the Python...

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Priya Bajaj

DisciplinesBrand, Content Strategy, Sales

TopicsCareer, Communication, Community, Leadership, Management & Strategy, Storytelling

Priya Bajaj: Sales, Marketing, AI. Curiosity-driven career strategies for the 3/3 jackpot...

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Esmeralda Tijhoff

DisciplinesBack-end Engineering, Front-end Engineering, Product Management

TopicsCommunity, Diversity & Inclusion, Leadership, Management & Strategy, Privilege, Product Development, Teamwork, Web & Mobile

Esmeralda Tijhoff is a Product Manager and Open Source Officer at Dictu, specialising...

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Jamal Amanova

DisciplineProduct Design

TopicsAR/VR, Business Design, Creativity, Design Thinking

Jamal joins Women Talk Design to elevate the stage with bold, visionary design...

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Valeria Stromtsova

DisciplinesProduct Management, User Experience, User Research

TopicsEnvironment, Innovation, Leadership, Management & Strategy, Product Development, Sustainability, Teamwork

IndustryTechnology

Valeria is a product leader focused on sustainability, mentorship, and innovation....

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Lisa Gralnek

DisciplinesBrand, Business, User Experience

TopicsBusiness Strategy, Communication, Community, Creativity, Environment, Ethics, Innovation, Leadership, Sustainability

IndustriesMarketing, Nonprofit

A driving force in strategy and brand building, Lisa is an influential business...

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Berenice Méndez

DisciplineBrand

TopicsCareer, Culture, Storytelling, Visual Thinking

IndustryTechnology

Berenice is a Creative Director living in San Francisco, originally from the border...

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Julie Smithson

DisciplinesBrand, Business, Immersive Experience Design, User Experience

TopicsAR/VR, Business Design, Business Strategy, Community, Design Strategy, Design Thinking, Diversity & Inclusion, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Leadership, Storytelling, Sustainability, Teamwork, Visual Thinking, Web & Mobile

IndustriesEducation, Technology

Top 100 Women of the Future, CEO of METAVRSE, & CoFounder of XR Women & Unlimited Awesome...

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Valeria Adani

DisciplinesBusiness, Data Science, Design Operations, Interaction Design, Product Design, User Experience, User Research

TopicsDesign Strategy, Design Systems, Design Thinking, Ethics, Innovation, Product Development

Valeria Adani is Partner and Interim CEO at IF, a design agency specialising in trust....

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Jamie Roberts

DisciplineGraphic Design

TopicsCareer, Leadership, Teamwork

IndustryAdvertising

Jamie Roberts provides creative career support to design professionals across the globe....

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Soren Hamby

DisciplinesDesign Operations, User Experience

TopicsAccessibility, Community, Culture, Design Systems, Disability, Diversity & Inclusion, Ethics, Service Design

IndustryHealthcare

Soren Hamby is dedicated to fostering team diversity and inclusion while spearheading...

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Ashley Gross

DisciplineBusiness

TopicsBusiness Strategy, Career, Communication, Entrepreneurship, Ethics, Robotics & AI

IndustryTechnology

Ashley Gross is an accomplished AI leader, practitioner, and educator with over 5...

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Mae Reed

DisciplinesProduct Design, User Experience

TopicsCareer, Communication, Culture, Design Strategy

IndustryTechnology

Mae Reed is a master of transforming complex systems into intuitive, E2E experiences....

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Yiying Lu

DisciplinesArt, Brand, Business, Fashion, Graphic Design, Product Design, Sales

TopicsBusiness Design, Career, Communication, Community, Creativity, Culture, Design Thinking, Diversity & Inclusion, Entrepreneurship, Environment, Ethics, Illustration, Innovation, Leadership, Methodology, Regenerative Design, Social Innovation, Storytelling, Typography, Visual Thinking

IndustriesAdvertising, Arts & Entertainment, Education, Fashion, Marketing, Technology

From the Twitter Whale to Dumpling Emoji, Disney Shanghai Mickey Mouse to Conan O'Brien Pale Whale, Yiying Lu creates iconic designs & brands which transcend the linguistic barriers, unite people, and enchant audiences around the world. She is also a sought-after bilingual speaker in both English and Chinese, on topics of cross-cultural design, creativity, and innovation at global conferences such as SXSW, TEDx Palo Alto, Adobe MAX, Web Summit and so on. Yiying Lu is an award-winning artist,...

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Blanca Navarro

DisciplinesProduct Design, User Experience

TopicsCareer, Creativity, Design Thinking, Diversity & Inclusion, Leadership

IndustriesAdvertising, Marketing, Retail

Blanca is a product designer living in Southern California....

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Is Product Personalisation An Illusion?

DisciplineProduct Design

TopicsDesign Strategy

Speaker Nadia Udalova

Personalisation is a fundamental tool to providing the optimal customer experience,...

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Genevieve Gaudet

DisciplinesDesign Operations, Interaction Design, Product Design

TopicsCommunity, Culture, Design Strategy, Methodology, Product Development, Service Design

IndustriesGovernment, Technology

Senior civic designer at Nava PBC...

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Designing the Team Experience: Building Culture Through Onboarding

DisciplineUser Experience

TopicsCulture, Leadership, Teamwork

Speaker Tanya Snook

A case study featuring onboarding methods for building strong team cultures....

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Kelly McMurray

DisciplinesContent Strategy, Graphic Design

TopicsBusiness Design, Communication, Design Strategy, Entrepreneurship, Storytelling

IndustryEducation

Kelly McMurray, Founder & Creative Director, 2communiqué...

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Workshop – UX Starter Crash Course

DisciplinesProduct Design, User Experience, User Research

TopicsDesign Strategy, Management & Strategy, Methodology, Teamwork

Speaker Stéphanie Walter

4 hours to help people understand how to build a product with a user centric approach...

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Ariba Jahan

DisciplinesImmersive Experience Design, Product Design, Product Management, User Experience, User Research

TopicsAccessibility, AR/VR, Blockchain, Creativity, Culture, Design Strategy, Design Thinking, Diversity & Inclusion, Innovation, Leadership, Lean, Methodology, Product Development, Service Design, Social Innovation, Web & Mobile

IndustriesNonprofit, Technology

Ariba Jahan is a multi-disciplinary product & innovation leader who passionately...

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Pencil Mileage

DisciplineGraphic Design

TopicsCareer, Illustration

Speaker Alice Lee

A common narrative we often hear in the industry is the choice between: “doing what...

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Design Journeys: Diversity in Design Education

DisciplineUser Experience

TopicsAccessibility, Career, Community, Culture, Diversity & Inclusion

Speaker Jacinda Walker

Jacinda Walker will discuss research findings from her thesis, Design Journeys:...

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Vicki Tan

DisciplinesImmersive Experience Design, Interaction Design, Product Design, User Experience, User Research

TopicsDesign Strategy, Design Thinking, Diversity & Inclusion, Teamwork

IndustriesHealthcare, Technology

Vicki is a Lead Product Designer at Headspace. ...

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The Self-Aware Researcher

DisciplinesUser Experience, User Research

TopicsMethodology

EventIA Summit, MidwestUX

Speaker Veronica Erb

Whenever I do user experience research – no matter the user, client, product, or method – I learn new ways to improve my research. Each experience helps fuel my deliberate practice of research skills. As a moderator or an observer, the self-aware researcher benefits from the opportunity to plan, practice, review, and try again. Over time, moderating becomes smoother, plans more thorough, and analysis more ...

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