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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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Laurel Beyers

DisciplinesGraphic Design, Interaction Design, Product Design

TopicsAccessibility, Career, Creativity, Culture, Design Thinking, Disability, IoT, Leadership, Lean, Product Development, Storytelling, Visual Thinking

IndustriesArts & Entertainment, Marketing, Technology

Laurel blends over 13 years of design experience, from graphic arts to user experience, with a lifelong comfort on stage. From theater, pageants, and radio to speaking at events like NYC AI Week, Google, Citrix, and Bolt, she brings energy, wit, and clarity to every audience. A LUMA-certified workshop facilitator, she’s led creative and educational sessions at Violet Hacks, VMware, and ZURB, and has spoken for Women Talk Design and Designers+Geeks on topics like designing for dyslexia, UX pedigree...

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Ebony Vaz

DisciplinesBrand, Business, Content Strategy, Product Management, User Research

TopicsBusiness Design, Business Strategy, Communication, Creativity, Culture, Data, Diversity & Inclusion, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Leadership, Methodology, Policy, Product Development, Security, Storytelling

IndustriesAdvertising, Marketing, Nonprofit, Retail, Technology

Ebony (Grimsley) Vaz is the Founder and Chief Strategist of Above Promotions, a...

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In Defense of Architecting

DisciplinesArchitecture, Information Architecture, User Experience

TopicsRobotics & AI

IndustriesEducation, Technology

Speaker Molly Wright Steenson

What is it with the word “architecting?” Ask architects what they do, and they...

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Heidi Brown

DisciplinesGraphic Design, Interaction Design, Product Design

TopicsAccessibility, Business Design, Career, Creativity, Culture, Design Strategy, Design Systems, Design Thinking, Diversity & Inclusion, Leadership, Lean, Management & Strategy, Teamwork

Heidi Brown, is a proven leader in the area of cross-channel customer experience...

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Code Is Not Neutral: Ethics for Developers

DisciplineEngineering

TopicsEthics

Speaker Clarissa Peterson

It's easy to forget that the code you write affects real humans....

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Brandie Janow

DisciplinesBusiness, Design Operations

TopicsBusiness Design, Business Strategy, Career, Communication, Community, Creativity, Culture, Design Strategy, Design Thinking, Management & Strategy

IndustryArts & Entertainment

Brandie Janow is a visionary entrepreneur who founded Kingdom Creatives, with a commitment...

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You’re unique. Just like everybody else.

DisciplineInteraction Design

TopicsCommunication, Leadership, Teamwork

Speaker Tash Wong

We pride ourselves on being empathetic, but how does our intrinsic understanding of...

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Shona Dennis

DisciplineContent Strategy

TopicsCommunication, Creativity, Environment, Leadership, Storytelling, Teamwork

She is a US Army War Veteran, Married mother of 3, Published Author, Holder of 2...

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I Want My Data

DisciplineArt

TopicsData

IndustryArts & Entertainment

Speaker Laurie Frick

I’m a data artist exploring the bumpy future of data captured about us. We’re...

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Conducting Field Research for Design Innovation

DisciplineProduct Design

TopicsMethodology

IndustriesGovernment, Technology

Speaker Ovetta Sampson

The National Science Foundation Convergence Accelerator program seeks to identify...

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Mirandy Kim

DisciplineUser Experience

TopicsDesign Thinking

Mirandy is a Senior Product Designer as NerdWallet. She has previously spoken at...

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Live from SXSW 2018: Disruptive Technology and Innovation with Guest Jay Samit

DisciplinesProduct Design, User Research

TopicsAR/VR, Innovation, IoT, Robotics & AI, Social Innovation

IndustryTechnology

EventSXSW

Speaker Tracy Leigh Hazzard

Tracy and Tom go live from SXSW where they are joined by serial disruptor and digital innovation expert Jay Samit. They dive deeper into the subject of disruptive technology relating to 3D design. Jay focuses on providing virtual reality, augmented reality, and mixed reality solutions for corporate and public sector clients. We’re living in this era of endless innovation where the biggest transformation is about to happen. He shares that disruption isn’t about what happens to you, it’s about how you ...

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