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Yadvi Maheshwari

DisciplinesProduct Design, User Experience, User Interface

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

Hello đź‘‹ 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 MĂ©ndez

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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Maggie Jandova

DisciplinesProduct Design, User Experience, User Interface, User Research

TopicsCareer, Communication, Creativity, Design Strategy, Design Systems, Design Thinking, Diversity & Inclusion, Leadership, Teamwork, Web & Mobile

IndustryTechnology

LocationPorto, Portugal

Hey :) I’m Maggie, a UX UI Designer from Prague, now living and working remotely from Porto. I am an experienced designer and speaker who loves to talk about everything design, research, teamwork, and personal growth. I have been in product design for the last 5 years, and currently, I work at Swat.io. I am passionate about solving problems, research, and finding the sweet spot between user and business needs. Working in a fast-paced startup environment since the beginning, I am all about continuous...

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Wenqian Guo

DisciplineProduct Design

TopicsCommunity, Creativity, Culture, Design Strategy, Design Systems, Design Thinking, Illustration, Methodology

IndustryTechnology

Software Engineer located in SF Bay...

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Jenny Shirey

DisciplinesUser Experience, User Research

TopicsAgile, Career, Communication, Culture, Design Strategy, Design Thinking, Diversity & Inclusion, Leadership, Lean, Management & Strategy, Product Development, Teamwork

IndustryTechnology

Jenny is a UX Consultant who helps product teams understand their users better....

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Jamie Surdykowski

DisciplineProduct Design

TopicsCareer, Design Strategy, Design Thinking, Teamwork

IndustryFinance

Jamie is a Design Manager at Capital One with skills that span research, strategy,...

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Molly Nix

DisciplinesInformation Architecture, Interaction Design, Product Design, User Experience, User Interface

TopicsCareer, Design Strategy, Design Systems, Robotics & AI, Service Design, Web & Mobile

IndustriesAutomotive, Technology

Molly is an Experience Design Lead at Airbnb. Previously from Uber, YouTube, & Carnegie Me...

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DisciplinesProduct Design, User Experience

TopicsCareer, Creativity, Leadership, Web & Mobile

IndustryTechnology

Speaker Tasha Lutfi

Tasha is shifting the conversation to challenge the intersection of creativity + diversity...

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Marie Cheung

DisciplineUser Experience

TopicsDesign Strategy, Service Design

IndustryGovernment

Marie Cheung is currently a service designer at the UK government’s Department for...

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End Design Revision Hell

DisciplinesBrand, User Experience

TopicsBusiness Design, Communication

IndustryTechnology

Speaker Nela Dunato

Design is easy to see, and this makes it an easy target to shoot down by anyone and everyone. Bad design process leads to many problems, such as matters of personal taste determining the outcome of the project, and endless revisions that postpone the website launch date. In this presentation you’ll learn the two biggest mistakes designers and other professionals make in their process, and how to fix them so your design concepts get accepted ...

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