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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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Lynne Dupuis

DisciplineContent Strategy

TopicsBusiness Design, Career, Communication, Community, Creativity, Culture, Design Strategy, Design Thinking, Leadership, Management & Strategy, Service Design, Social Networks, Storytelling, Teamwork

IndustriesGovernment, Healthcare, Nonprofit

LocationSudbury, ON, Canada

Lynne Dupuis coaches people and organizations towards sustainable change by offering guidance and tools to identify goals, develop processes and find solutions. Her talk topics: Sustainable Change, Time Management, Good Governance, Social Media Content and Cultural Services. She also offers a talk on her worldwide online movement that encourages daily mindfulness: search for the #OasisChallenge2019. Lynne tackles a project on both the theoretical and practical sides. Over the last 20 years she...

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Whitney Hess

DisciplinesBusiness, Product Design, Sales, User Experience, User Research

TopicsBusiness Design, Career, Communication, Culture, Ethics, Management & Strategy

IndustriesEducation, Nonprofit, Technology

Whitney Hess is a coach, writer, and designer putting humanity back into business....

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Using ‘thick data’ in marketing

DisciplinesBusiness, User Research

TopicsData

IndustryMarketing

Speaker Tricia Wang

Why are we now in what Doc Searls calls the largest boycott in human history with 1.7...

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Kristina Rakestraw

DisciplineProduct Design

TopicsCommunication, Creativity, Design Strategy, Design Systems, Storytelling, Teamwork, Wellness

IndustryTechnology

Kristina is a design leader working diligently to connect dots, story-tell and...

TalkVideo

Robot Etiquette and Experience Design

DisciplineUser Experience

TopicsRobotics & AI

IndustryTechnology

Speaker Louisa Heinrich

As digital machines gain greater autonomy, Louisa Heinrich talks about our...

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Amanda Powter

DisciplinesData Science, Engineering, Product Management

TopicsCulture, Data, Diversity & Inclusion, Leadership, Management & Strategy, Product Development, Taxonomy, Teamwork

Data, Technology, and People Leader...

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Mastering Self-Advocacy: A Blueprint

DisciplinesBrand, Business

TopicsCareer, Communication, Leadership, Storytelling

Speaker Shailvi Wakhlu

A blueprint for honing your self-advocacy prowess, delivering benefits for your growth....

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Monique Hennington

DisciplinesUser Experience, User Research

TopicsCareer, Design Thinking, Product Development

With user experience (UX) design and public relations as the backbone of my career,...

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A Service Blueprint for Success

DisciplineUser Experience

TopicsService Design

IndustryGovernment

Speaker Genevieve Gaudet

Better understand a service, unite teams, and identify opportunities for improvement...

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Asset Building Success By Design: Product Launching Your Way From Private Label To Big Brand

DisciplinesContent Strategy, Product Design

TopicsBusiness Design, Design Strategy, Design Systems, Innovation, Management & Strategy

IndustryArts & Entertainment

Speaker Tracy Leigh Hazzard

Defy the odds of launch success with Hazzard protection tactics & design strategies....

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Renée Stevens

DisciplinesGraphic Design, Immersive Experience Design, Interaction Design, Motion & Animation, User Experience

TopicsAccessibility, AR/VR, Creativity, Design Thinking, Disability, Innovation

IndustriesEducation, Technology

Renée Stevens is an interactive and immersive designer, educator, author, and speaker....

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Change Management in DesignOps

DisciplineDesign Operations

TopicsLeadership, Management & Strategy

IndustryTechnology

Speaker Rachel Posman

Let's talk about the practical side of change management in DesignOps. How are you making an impact across teams, bringing awareness around specific challenges, and validating and scaling practices around the org? We will cover the importance of measuring the impact and having a proper feedback loop with specific ...

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