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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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Teresa Swingler

DisciplinesDesign Operations, Interaction Design, Product Design, User Experience, User Interface, User Research

TopicsAgile, Career, Creativity, Culture, Design Strategy, Design Thinking, Diversity & Inclusion, Innovation, IoT, Leadership, Management & Strategy, Service Design, Storytelling, Teamwork

IndustryAerospace

LocationPhoenix, AZ, USA

Teresa Swingler is the Director of User Experience at Honeywell Aerospace. She leads the U.S. design studio to improve experiences across a portfolio that includes cockpit systems, urban air mobility, engines, APUs, mechanical components, and more. Previously, she worked on designing the connected aircraft experience as Enterprise Lead of Connected Aircraft and Connectivity Solutions. Prior to Honeywell Aerospace, Teresa was a senior design leader at IBM where she made significant improvements to...

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Lizy Gershenzon

DisciplinesGraphic Design, Product Design, User Experience, User Interface

TopicsBusiness Design, Community, Design Strategy, Typography, Web & Mobile

IndustryTechnology

Lizy Joy Gershenzon is a Co-Founder of Future Fonts, and Partner at Scribble Tone...

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Trauma-informed Design

DisciplinesInteraction Design, Product Design, User Experience, User Research

TopicsDiversity & Inclusion, Web & Mobile

IndustryTechnology

Speaker Melissa Eggleston

What might a trauma-informed website look like? Let's help not harm others in our designs....

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Brenda Laurel

DisciplinesGame Design, Interaction Design, User Interface, User Research

TopicsEntrepreneurship, Methodology

Brenda Laurel has worked in interactive media since 1976.She served as professor and...

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Stop looking for work-life balance, aim for work-life integration

DisciplineProduct Design

TopicsCareer

Speaker Maggie Jandova

Understand your values, purpose and what to focus on in different stages of your life...

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Alex Schorndorf

DisciplineInteraction Design

TopicsCareer, Creativity, Design Strategy, Design Thinking

IndustryTechnology

I am a UX designer at Google; helping people communicate with ease in...

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Secrets of Great UX: Keyhole Impact for Better Product Experiences

DisciplinesContent Strategy, User Experience, User Interface, User Research

TopicsBusiness Strategy, Communication, Design Strategy, Design Thinking, Management & Strategy, Product Development

IndustriesTechnology, Telecommunications

Speaker Ilona Posner

All product teams have good intentions, but some products still end up failing users....

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Geselle Tliche

DisciplineBusiness

TopicsCareer

IndustryTechnology

Geselle is a driven Career Coach, military professional aspiring to break into the...

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RWD vs. Native Apps

DisciplineProduct Design

TopicsWeb & Mobile

Speaker Sameera Kapila

From Web Leadership Day Austin 2013 with Phil Cofman, Sophie Shepherd, and Anthony...

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Tipografía para la WEB.

DisciplinesUser Experience, User Interface

TopicsTypography

Speaker Piccia Neri

Tips esenciales para mejorar el UX...

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Jennifer Strickland

DisciplinesFront-end Engineering, User Experience, User Interface, User Research

TopicsAccessibility, Business Strategy, Communication, CSS, Culture, Design Strategy, Design Systems, Design Thinking, Disability, Diversity & Inclusion, Ethics, HTML, Innovation, Leadership, Management & Strategy, Methodology, Privilege, Product Development, Regenerative Design, Service Design, Social Innovation, Web & Mobile

IndustriesFinance, Government, Healthcare, Nonprofit, Technology

With 30 years working as a full-stack designer/developer, strategy, research, IA,...

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Exploring Service Patterns for Social Services

DisciplineUser Research

TopicsService Design

IndustryGovernment

Speaker Genevieve Gaudet

Inspired by GDS' service pattern provocation at 2018's Service Design in Government conference, this was a collaborative exploration of service patterns through the specific lens of social service experiences. We drew from our experience leading design initiatives for American social service programs at the Department of Veteran Affairs, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, HealthCare.gov, and pilots with a variety of state governments. We invited designers from governments all over the world ...

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