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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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Amy Chenault

DisciplinesInformation Architecture, Interaction Design, User Experience, User Research

TopicsAgile, Culture, Design Thinking, Ethics, Innovation, Service Design

IndustriesHealthcare, Technology

LocationBoston, MA, USA

Amy uses design, research, & passion to help improve the quality of everyday life. During her career, she’s had the opportunity to collaborate with amazing teams to create an artificial pancreas for people with diabetes; improve radiologist workflows and the experience of pharmacovigilance to ensure patient safety; democratize financial information, and empower individuals through the power of financial literacy (Society of Grownups); give local communities a voice while maintaining a...

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Alexis Puchek

DisciplinesImmersive Experience Design, Information Architecture, Interaction Design, Motion & Animation, Product Design, User Experience, User Interface, User Research

TopicsAccessibility, AR/VR, Career, Community, Creativity, Culture, Design Systems, Design Thinking, Diversity & Inclusion, Ethics, Leadership, Management & Strategy, Privilege, Robotics & AI, Web & Mobile

Alexis Du Mond Puchek is the VP of Design at Hudl, based out of Austin, Texas. Her...

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Brenda Laurel: Keynote

DisciplineUser Research

TopicsAR/VR

Speaker Brenda Laurel

Brenda Laurel is a designer, researcher, teacher and writer. Since 1976, she has been...

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Lisa Gringl

DisciplinesUser Experience, User Interface, User Research

TopicsCSS, Illustration

Lisa Gringl has been working as a digital designer for 6 years. In addition to user...

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Design for Real Life

DisciplinesContent Strategy, Product Design, User Research

TopicsAccessibility, Culture

IndustryTechnology

Speaker Sara Wachter-Boettcher

We can’t always predict who will use our products, or what emotional state...

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Jen Byyny

DisciplinesInteraction Design, Product Design, Product Management, User Experience, User Interface

TopicsBusiness Design, Career, Culture, Leadership, Management & Strategy

IndustriesHealthcare, Technology

Jen Byyny is a multi-platform, end-to-end Product Design Leader with over fifteen...

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Ember Between Design and Development

DisciplinesFront-end Engineering, User Interface

TopicsJavaScript, Web & Mobile

IndustryTechnology

Speaker Lisa Gringl

The bigger a project gets, the more important communication and consistency across...

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Jardley Jean-Louis

DisciplinesArt, Motion & Animation

TopicsCareer, Creativity, Culture, Diversity & Inclusion, Illustration, Visual Thinking

Jardley Jean-Louis is an artist, animator and filmmaker from Queens, NYC. They are a...

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How Uber Designs for a Self-Driving Future

DisciplineUser Experience

TopicsInnovation

IndustriesAutomotive, Technology

Speaker Molly Nix

An in-depth look at how Uber designs for trust in self-driving cars....

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Making the Right Turn: Career development for unplanners

DisciplineUser Experience

TopicsCareer

Speaker Abi Jones

Stop making a 5-year-plan. Start planning for what's next....

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Sarah Gross

DisciplinesBrand, Graphic Design

TopicsBusiness Design, Business Strategy, Communication, Community, Creativity, Culture, Design Strategy, Design Systems, Design Thinking, Innovation, Leadership, Storytelling, Sustainability, Visual Thinking

IndustriesAdvertising, Nonprofit

Sarah is the Creative Director/Partner of Storyfolk. Storyteller for brands....

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Reboot Your Team

DisciplineBusiness

TopicsBusiness Design, Teamwork

EventMind the Product

Speaker Christina Wodtke

Opening #mtpcon in San Francisco, Christina Wodtke turned our focus to our teams. Among the many jobs product managers perform, team coordinator is often added to the list. This isn’t a job that product managers should have to do, but like many other tasks, “if it ain’t happening, you’ve gotta fix it.” Christina told us how to reboot the team you have, or build a healthy one from the ground ...

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