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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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Therese Mushock

DisciplinesGraphic Design, Information Architecture, Product Design, User Experience, User Interface

TopicsAR/VR, Communication, Culture, Design Strategy, Design Thinking, Diversity & Inclusion, Leadership, Management & Strategy, Product Development, Social Networks, Storytelling, Visual Thinking, Web & Mobile

IndustryTechnology

LocationRedwood City, CA, USA

Therese Mushock leads product design for Facebook’s Navigation teams in Menlo Park, California, pathing 2.9 billion people worldwide to the content and services they love. As a people-focused, visionary manager, Therese leads with deep enthusiasm for the technology times we live in, and the humanistic implications of unprecedented advances Meta and other companies are making in spaces like AI and mixed reality. Therese earned her M.F.A. in 2010 from the Savannah College of Art and Design, bringing the...

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Vanessa Grant

DisciplinesBusiness, Information Architecture, Product Design, Product Management, User Experience, User Interface

TopicsBusiness Strategy, Career, Community, Leadership, Management & Strategy, Product Development

IndustryTechnology

As soon Vanessa Grant hears about a process, she starts mentally optimizing it. ...

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Designing Speech-Driven Interfaces

DisciplinesUser Experience, User Interface

TopicsInnovation, Methodology, Product Development, Voice UI

IndustriesHealthcare, Technology

Speaker Anna Abovyan

It seems like speech recognition is everywhere these days—in our phones, cars, and...

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Nela Dunato

DisciplinesArt, Brand, Graphic Design

TopicsCareer, Communication, Creativity, Design Strategy, Illustration, Typography, Visual Thinking

IndustriesArts & Entertainment, Education, Marketing, Nonprofit

Brand designer & strategist, author of the book “The Human Centered Brand”...

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Running design sprint kickoff meetings remotely with a global team

DisciplineUser Experience

TopicsCommunication, Culture, Design Thinking, Teamwork

Speaker Ana Peralta

With the right tools and best practices, run a workshop as if you were back in board room....

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Cindy Chastain

DisciplinesBrand, Business, Interaction Design, Product Design, User Experience

TopicsBusiness Design, Business Strategy, Career, Creativity, Culture, Design Strategy, Design Thinking, Innovation, Leadership, Product Development, Service Design, Storytelling

IndustryFinance

Cindy Chastain is a seasoned design executive and transformation-oriented leader....

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Disruption by design

DisciplineUser Research

TopicsCommunity, Culture, Innovation

Speaker Kate Canales

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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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Say the Right Thing: VUI Design Ethics

DisciplineProduct Design

TopicsAccessibility, Diversity & Inclusion, Ethics, Voice UI

Speaker Diana Deibel

Ethical considerations when designing voice experiences...

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Planning, Creating, Improving and Governing Content

DisciplineContent Strategy

TopicsDesign Strategy

Speaker Natalie Dunbar

As user experience design and UX strategy established themselves as critical partners...

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Dana Chisnell

DisciplinesUser Experience, User Research

TopicsDesign Strategy, Design Thinking, Service Design

IndustriesGovernment, Nonprofit

Dana, Co-Executive Director of the Center for Civic Design, is a pioneer in civic design....

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And You May Ask Yourself, How Did I Get Here?

DisciplinesArt, Graphic Design, User Experience, User Interface

TopicsCareer

EventSmashing Conference

Speaker Cassie McDaniel

“The first time I left my job was scary. The second time was easy. The third time was terrifying, and the fourth time was the best thing I’ve ever done. Over the years I’ve worked for other people and for myself, in swanky offices and within a grim hospital, in the middle of downtown and right at home in my jammies. I’ve also tried a lot of different things – design, writing, art, book publishing, human factors design, UX and UI. Each environment and discipline has taught me something about ...

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