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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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Julianne Burke

DisciplinesArt, Immersive Experience Design, Interaction Design, Product Design, User Experience, User Interface, User Research

TopicsAR/VR, Career, Creativity, Leadership

IndustriesEducation, Technology

LocationBrooklyn, NY, USA

Julianne Burke is a freelance designer and educator who is passionate about uplifting the next generation of designers, and exploring design’s role in social change. She has experience leading creative direction for a range of experiences, including virtual and augmented reality games, 360° green screen photo booths, and touch screen experiences, all of which empower her to be an informed and resourceful design educator. In her creative practice, Julianne designs with accessibility and inclusivity at...

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Lily Woi

DisciplinesBrand, Business

TopicsCareer, Communication, Culture, Diversity & Inclusion, Leadership

Unleash your success superpower - Executive Coach and Culture Change Catalyst ...

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The Doodle Revolution

DisciplineGraphic Design

TopicsLean, Storytelling, Teamwork, Visual Thinking

Speaker Sunni Brown

Sunni Brown is the leader of The Doodle Revolution — a growing effort to debunk the...

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Lucille Tenazas

DisciplinesBrand, Graphic Design

TopicsDesign Strategy

IndustriesArts & Entertainment, Education

Lucille Tenazas is both an educator and graphic designer. Her studio, Tenazas Design...

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Accessibility is a Feature You Can Build – A Guided Tour of a11y Basics

DisciplineFront-end Engineering

TopicsAccessibility, JavaScript

Speaker Monika Piotrowicz

An introduction to accessibility best practices that any web and design team can adopt...

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Mara Slade

DisciplineBrand

TopicsCulture, Environment, Leadership

IndustryAdvertising

Mara Slade is a leadership coach who helps leaders and organizations grow to get the...

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Design for Good or Evil the Power is in Our Hands! What about the Ethics?

DisciplinesUser Experience, User Research

TopicsDesign Strategy, Design Thinking

IndustriesEducation, Technology, Telecommunications

Speaker Ilona Posner

This presentation was given at the TorCHI.org World Usability Day 2018 event at the...

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Katie McCurdy

DisciplinesImmersive Experience Design, Interaction Design, User Experience, User Research

TopicsCommunication, Culture, Design Strategy, Storytelling, Teamwork, Visual Thinking, Web & Mobile

IndustryHealthcare

Katie McCurdy is a User Experience Designer & Researcher focusing on healthcare,...

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Secrets of Great UX: Keyhole Impact for Better Product Experiences

DisciplinesContent Strategy, User Experience, User Interface, User Research

TopicsBusiness Strategy, Communication, Design Strategy, Design Thinking, Management & Strategy, Product Development

IndustriesTechnology, Telecommunications

Speaker Ilona Posner

All product teams have good intentions, but some products still end up failing users....

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(French) L’UX au service de la performance de vos interfaces

DisciplinesProduct Design, User Experience

TopicsDesign Strategy

Speaker Stéphanie Walter

The French version of my talk on UX and Design techniques to enhance perceived performance...

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Mitu Mathur

DisciplinesArchitecture, Industrial Design

TopicsDesign Strategy, Design Thinking

Mitu Mathur is an accomplished architect and urban designer with extensive experience...

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Speaker and panelist: Building The Commons Event Hosted by Design For America and LinkedIn

DisciplinesContent Strategy, Design Operations, Product Design

TopicsEthics, Methodology, Product Development

Speaker Stephanie Lucas

I was privileged to give a brief talk about LinkedIn's framework for building trust into its products, as well as sit on a panel with 4 distinguished design leaders to talk about responsible ...

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