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Meghan Kroning

DisciplinesDesign Operations, Interaction Design, User Experience

TopicsAccessibility, Product Development

IndustriesEducation, Nonprofit

Meghan has nearly 10 years of experience in research and evaluation aimed to improve...

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Bindu Upadhyay

DisciplinesDesign Operations, User Experience, User Research

TopicsCulture, Diversity & Inclusion, Service Design

Passionate about people, their behaviour, and the ecosystems in which they interact....

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Cybele Grandjean

DisciplinesGraphic Design, Interaction Design, Product Design, User Experience

TopicsAccessibility, Creativity, Storytelling, Typography, Visual Thinking

IndustryTechnology

Cybele is a designer and educator specializing in product design, branding,...

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Anadin Attar

DisciplineInteraction Design

TopicsDesign Thinking, Storytelling, Visual Thinking, Web & Mobile

IndustriesArts & Entertainment, Education

UX/UI design expert, thinker, passionate explorer of the UX 'state of mind'....

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Erin Malone

DisciplinesInteraction Design, User Experience, User Interface

TopicsDesign Strategy

IndustriesEducation, Technology

Erin Malone has over 25 years of experience leading experience design teams,...

Khadijah White

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Khadijah White

DisciplinesArt, Design Operations, Motion & Animation

TopicsCareer, Community, Creativity, Design Strategy, Illustration

IndustriesArts & Entertainment, Technology

Khadijah is a Bay Area Artist, and owner of Sukari Studios. She's a published...

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Diana Ye

DisciplineProduct Design

TopicsAccessibility, Creativity, Culture, Data, Design Strategy, Design Thinking, Diversity & Inclusion, Leadership

IndustriesFinance, Healthcare, Technology

Diana Ye is a product design leader who loves using design to tackle big,...

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Mary Albright

DisciplinesBrand, Content Strategy, User Experience

TopicsData, Design Thinking, Innovation, Methodology, SEO

IndustriesAdvertising, Marketing

A storyteller that can code, Mary brings a unique perspective to content strategy....

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Mary Alcantara

DisciplineUser Research

TopicsEntrepreneurship, Innovation

IndustryFinance

Innovation and entrepreneurship expert with startup and corporate experience...

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Liz Hunt

DisciplinesImmersive Experience Design, Product Management, User Experience

TopicsDiversity & Inclusion, Product Development

Inclusive Design Thinking + Equitable & Just Product Management + High-Performance Teams...

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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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Maryna Burushkina

DisciplinesBrand, Business, Content Strategy, User Experience

TopicsBusiness Strategy, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Robotics & AI, Social Networks, Web & Mobile

IndustriesAdvertising, Finance, Marketing, Technology

Maryna Burushkina is a Digital Marketing Consultant, she has helped dozens of...

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Olha Bahaieva

DisciplinesBrand, Design Operations, Graphic Design, Interaction Design, User Experience, User Interface

TopicsAccessibility, AR/VR, Business Design, Communication, Creativity, Design Strategy, Design Systems, Design Thinking, Leadership, Service Design, Storytelling, Web & Mobile

Minimalist UX/UI Designer. I build beautiful products for modern businesses for 7+ years....

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Lina Alvarez

DisciplineUser Research

TopicsDesign Thinking, Service Design

IndustryGovernment

With an interdisciplinary background, Lina Alvarez has spent most of her career...

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Carolyn Embry

DisciplinesDesign Operations, Product Design, User Experience, User Interface

TopicsDesign Strategy, Design Systems, Design Thinking

Carolyn is a curious digital designer who uses qualitative and quantitative data to...

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Kellie Dubois

DisciplinesBrand, Graphic Design, Interior Design

TopicsCreativity, Culture, Diversity & Inclusion

IndustryArts & Entertainment

I design creative solutions with culture in mind....

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De Nichols

DisciplineImmersive Experience Design

TopicsCommunity, Culture, Design Strategy, Diversity & Inclusion, Installation & Curation, Social Innovation, Storytelling

IndustriesArts & Entertainment, Government

LocationSt. Louis, MO, USA

De Nichols is a designer, social entrepreneur, and keynote lecturer who mobilizes young creative change makers to address issues within the built environment through the production of interactive experiences, digital media, and social initiatives. De is currently a Loeb Fellow of the Harvard Graduate School of Design, and she serves as Principal of Design & Social Practice at Civic Creatives, a design and strategy collective she founded in 2015 to help cities more boldly develop creative solutions...

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Rannie Teodoro

DisciplinesProduct Design, User Experience, User Research

TopicsCareer, Communication, Creativity, Culture, Design Strategy, Design Thinking, Diversity & Inclusion, Leadership, Management & Strategy, Methodology, Privilege, Product Development, Social Networks, Storytelling, Teamwork

IndustryTechnology

Rannie Teodoro, Ph.D., is the Head of Design at Thumbtack....

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Liz Jackson

DisciplinesBrand, Business, Fashion

TopicsAccessibility, Design Strategy, Disability

IndustryArts & Entertainment

Liz Jackson is a diability advocate turned designer....

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B. Pagels-Minor

DisciplinesBusiness, Product Management

TopicsAgile, Business Strategy, Career, Community, Culture, Diversity & Inclusion, Leadership, Management & Strategy, Methodology, Product Development, Teamwork

IndustryTechnology

B. is a native of Mississippi who relocated to the Silicon Valley in 2018 from...

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Alana Washington

DisciplinesBusiness, Product Design, User Experience

TopicsBusiness Design, Data, Diversity & Inclusion, Service Design, Storytelling

IndustriesArts & Entertainment, Technology

Alana Washington is a design leader, strategist, and researcher. Currently, she’s a...

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DisciplineProduct Design

TopicsCulture, Design Strategy, Design Thinking, Entrepreneurship, Leadership

Speaker Tutti Taygerly

Are you feeling overwhelmed, constantly busy, and that you never have enough time to...

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Vivian Acquah

DisciplinesArchitecture, Brand, Business, Content Strategy, User Experience

TopicsBusiness Strategy, Career, Creativity, Culture, Diversity & Inclusion, Entrepreneurship, Environment, Leadership, Management & Strategy, Storytelling, Sustainability, Teamwork

IndustryEducation

I advise organisations with keeping their employees healthy, happy & safe....

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