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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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Bhargavi Kamakshivalli

DisciplinesDesign Operations, Immersive Experience Design, Interaction Design, Product Management

TopicsDesign Strategy, Design Thinking, Diversity & Inclusion, Methodology, Social Innovation

IndustryFinance

Location134 W 42nd St, New York, NY 10036, USA

With a Masters degree in Innovation and Creativity in Industry from London College of Communication, Bhargavi has been actively involved in designing services and applications for major banks and FinTech startups over the last 10 years. Bhargavi’s interest in the financial industry coupled with her design expertise has seen her designing for financial literacy education in India and strategizing cross-border payments services for immigrants. Today, Bhargavi leads the design team at Quovo, a financial...

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Sabrina Hall

DisciplinesGraphic Design, Interaction Design, Product Design, Product Management, User Interface

TopicsAccessibility, Career, Community, Diversity & Inclusion, Management & Strategy, Product Development, Typography, Web & Mobile

Sabrina Hall is a creative leader, product design manager, graphic designer,...

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Women of Color 2015 Technologist of the Year GALA

DisciplineBusiness

TopicsCareer

IndustryTechnology

Speaker Delia Grenville

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Claire Slattery

DisciplineImmersive Experience Design

TopicsCommunication, Community, Creativity, Culture, Design Thinking, Innovation, Leadership, Management & Strategy, Storytelling, Teamwork

IndustriesArts & Entertainment, Education, Technology

Coach, improviser, and speaker based in Oakland, CA. ...

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They love me, they love me not.

DisciplinesProduct Management, User Experience

TopicsBusiness Strategy, Design Strategy

Speaker Inna Kerzman

The method that will allow you to predict if your users are going to stick around...

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Jazmyn Latimer

DisciplinesProduct Design, User Experience, User Interface, User Research

TopicsAccessibility, Design Thinking, Diversity & Inclusion, Innovation, Social Innovation, Storytelling

IndustriesGovernment, Technology

Jazmyn is a Product Designer and User Researcher who works on problems that affect...

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Remote Control: How NPR Conducts Usability Testing

DisciplinesProduct Design, User Experience, User Interface, User Research

TopicsMethodology, Web & Mobile

IndustriesNonprofit, Technology

Speaker Irene Kim

Learn about some steps you can take to make your next remote usability test go smoothly....

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Alanna Risse

DisciplineFront-end Engineering

TopicsCareer, Creativity, CSS, Diversity & Inclusion, HTML, JavaScript

Alanna Risse is passionate about instructional design and inclusive pedagogy....

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Prototypes: Why You Must Fake It Before You Make It

DisciplinesProduct Design, User Experience

TopicsBusiness Design, Design Thinking, Lean

Speaker Sarah Doody

Leverage a prototype to “fake” your product so you can validate before you build....

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Career Badassery: Negotiate the Salary and Title You Deserve

DisciplineUser Experience

TopicsCareer

Speaker Tamara Adlin

This is not your typical talk on salaries and titles. ...

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Anfisa Bogomolova

DisciplineProduct Design

TopicsBusiness Design, Community, Design Strategy, Design Thinking, Entrepreneurship

IndustriesEducation, Marketing

User-Centered Designer with an entrepreneurial mindset and passion to help creatives....

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The AIAS Game Maker’s Notebook

DisciplineGame Design

TopicsStorytelling

IndustryArts & Entertainment

Speaker Robin Hunicke

Robin Hunicke sits down with Insomniac Games' Ted Price to talk about building Journey, representing yourself and your game on stage, staying genuine, and amplifying new voices in the industry. Robin Hunicke is the Co-Founder of the independent game studio Funomena. She also serves as Associate Professor of the Arts Division at UC Santa ...

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