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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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Jessica Teal

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

TopicsCommunication, Community, Creativity, Design Strategy, Design Thinking, Entrepreneurship, Storytelling, Visual Thinking, Web & Mobile

IndustriesMarketing, Nonprofit, Technology

LocationWashington, DC, USA

Jessica Teal is the owner and principal of Teal Media, a full-service creative agency with a conscience. Before founding Teal, Jessica served as Design Manager for the 2008 Obama presidential campaign where she oversaw the visual design and development of all web and print materials. Prior to the campaign, Jessica worked for Blue State Digital, the National Gallery of Art, the Democratic National Committee, and the Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. Jessica has nearly twenty years...

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Lindsey Gates-Markel

DisciplineContent Strategy

TopicsCommunication, Creativity, Design Strategy, Design Thinking

IndustryTechnology

Lead content strategist at Pixo, a woman-owned software and web consultancy in Urbana, IL....

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Crafting Compelling Case Studies As Designers

DisciplinesProduct Design, User Experience

TopicsStorytelling

Speaker Semira Yesufu

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Theresa dela Cruz

DisciplinesBrand, Content Strategy, Graphic Design, Sales

TopicsCommunication, Methodology, Typography

Typographic Enabler, SOTA Vice Chair, TypeCon Organizer, Content Creator + Strategist...

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Accessibility as Innovation: Creating accessible user experiences

DisciplineUser Experience

TopicsAccessibility, Innovation

Speaker Whitney Quesenbery

Designing a web for everyone is a conscious act of innovation. Instead of focusing on...

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Julia Keren-Detar

DisciplineGame Design

TopicsCulture, Diversity & Inclusion

Julia Keren-Detar is a game designer and developer based out of Brooklyn NY....

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Designing Interface Next

DisciplineUser Experience

TopicsAR/VR

Speaker Kara Miekina

With interfaces breaking out of the comfortable rectangles of laptops and smartphones, des...

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Amber Bonney

DisciplinesBrand, Design Operations, Graphic Design

TopicsCareer, Creativity, Design Strategy, Design Thinking, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Leadership, Storytelling, Visual Thinking

IndustriesAdvertising, Arts & Entertainment, Education, Marketing, Nonprofit

A feminist force field of brand strategy, creative leadership, sharp thinking and electric...

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The Importance of Scrappiness

DisciplinesUser Experience, User Research

TopicsAgile, Design Thinking, Innovation

Speaker Amy Chenault

Precursor to a full talk - Don't Worry, Be...

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In Defense of Childish Things

DisciplineUser Experience

TopicsCareer, Culture, Leadership

Speaker Christina Wodtke

“When I became a man I put away childish things, including the fear of childishness...

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Lindsay McGaan

DisciplinesContent Strategy, Information Architecture, Product Design, User Experience

TopicsCommunication, Design Thinking, Diversity & Inclusion, Management & Strategy, Storytelling, Taxonomy, Teamwork, Web & Mobile

IndustriesFinance, Technology

Senior content & design manager at Capital One. More organized than is probably healthy....

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Short Take #4: UX/Product Lessons from Your Industry Peers

DisciplinesInformation Architecture, User Experience, User Research

TopicsCommunication, Product Development

Speaker Noreen Whysel

The sweet spot between product and UX design where communication becomes productive. Curated from community-contributions, these brief video clips feature winning submissions from industry pros sharing their most important lessons on navigating the intersection of ...

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