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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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Catherine Lehman

DisciplinesArt, Product Design, Sales

TopicsDesign Thinking, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Storytelling

IndustriesArts & Entertainment, Retail

Location2900 Thomas Ave. S. Suite T 300a Minneapolis, MN 55416

Catherine Lehman is a designer / business owner with a diverse career background. Fine artist, musician, graphic designer & illustrator with a 20 year award winning career as an art director and production designer for film and television, Catherine now is recognized as a Shining Star for the Women's Jewelry Association as a valued member of the Minneapolis Jewelry Community. Her adaptability and resilience for exploring and achieving success in her many talents, comes from drawing on personal...

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Jude Sue

DisciplinesDesign Operations, Interaction Design, Product Design

TopicsCreativity, Design Strategy, Design Systems, Diversity & Inclusion, Installation & Curation, Product Development, Visual Thinking, Web & Mobile

IndustryTechnology

Experienced design leader in startups, interaction design and product......

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Why You Need a Genuine Personality Brand: How to stand out in a sea of sameness and a world of duplicates.

DisciplineBrand

TopicsBusiness Strategy

Speaker Danielle Hughes

Why You Need a Genuine Personality Brand: How to stand out in a sea of sameness ...

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Lisa Ghisolf

DisciplinesBrand, Graphic Design, User Experience, User Interface

TopicsAdobe XD, Design Thinking, Entrepreneurship, Web & Mobile

IndustriesAdvertising, Healthcare

Lisa Ghisolf is Gizmo Creative Factory, with 20+ years in design and WordPress dev....

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Rosenfeld Media, ConveyUX – Seattle & WomenTech Global Conference

DisciplineDesign Operations

TopicsAccessibility

IndustriesEducation, Nonprofit, Technology

Speaker Rittika Basu

The objective of this talk is to promote digital literacy &bridge the digital divide....

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Lea Stewart

DisciplineIndustrial Design

TopicsCareer, Community, Creativity, Design Strategy, Design Thinking, Diversity & Inclusion, Innovation, Leadership, Management & Strategy, Methodology, Product Development

Lea Stewart speaks on design leadership, the value of design, design methods and more....

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How Design Research Leads to Design Decisions

DisciplinesBrand, User Experience, User Research

TopicsAccessibility

IndustryTechnology

Speaker Sameera Kapila

Making decisions in design can be subjective and arbitrary. How can designers,...

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Sarah Johnson

DisciplineContent Strategy

TopicsDesign Strategy

Sarah Johnson is an Assoc. Sr. Manager of Content Strategy at CVS and teaches content...

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Ethics & Power: Understanding the Role of Shame in UX Research

DisciplinesUser Experience, User Research

TopicsDiversity & Inclusion, Ethics

Speaker Vivianne Castillo

Redesign projects can often feel daunting, with the risk of alienating and losing...

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The UX of Conversational Design

DisciplinesInteraction Design, Product Design, User Experience

TopicsVoice UI

Speaker Yina Smith-Danenhower

This talk is for designers from any discipline, who are interested in the voice space....

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Kathryn Hing

DisciplineUser Experience

TopicsCareer

IndustryArts & Entertainment

Kathryn is the Head of design at Gorgias. Previous to that, she led the design team...

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Enterprise UX Storytelling Session

DisciplineUser Experience

TopicsDiversity & Inclusion, Storytelling, Teamwork

EventEnterprise UX

Speaker Audrey Crane

Ready for a laugh? Ever been told to make your work 'jazzier'? Hear from 8 different enterprise design experts as they trade stories of success, failure, and everyday frustrations. Audrey Crane, partner at DesignMap, shares a hilarious, yet powerful lesson that every designer should ...

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