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Mary Albright

DisciplinesBrand, Content Strategy, User Experience

TopicsData, Design Thinking, Innovation, Methodology, SEO

IndustriesAdvertising, Marketing

A storyteller that can code, Mary brings a unique perspective to content strategy....

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Mary Alcantara

DisciplineUser Research

TopicsEntrepreneurship, Innovation

IndustryFinance

Innovation and entrepreneurship expert with startup and corporate experience...

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Liz Hunt

DisciplinesImmersive Experience Design, Product Management, User Experience

TopicsDiversity & Inclusion, Product Development

Inclusive Design Thinking + Equitable & Just Product Management + High-Performance Teams...

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Geselle Tliche

DisciplineBusiness

TopicsCareer

IndustryTechnology

Geselle is a driven Career Coach, military professional aspiring to break into the...

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Maryna Burushkina

DisciplinesBrand, Business, Content Strategy, User Experience

TopicsBusiness Strategy, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Robotics & AI, Social Networks, Web & Mobile

IndustriesAdvertising, Finance, Marketing, Technology

Maryna Burushkina is a Digital Marketing Consultant, she has helped dozens of...

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Olha Bahaieva

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

TopicsAccessibility, AR/VR, Business Design, Communication, Creativity, Design Strategy, Design Systems, Design Thinking, Leadership, Service Design, Storytelling, Web & Mobile

Minimalist UX/UI Designer. I build beautiful products for modern businesses for 7+ years....

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Lina Alvarez

DisciplineUser Research

TopicsDesign Thinking, Service Design

IndustryGovernment

With an interdisciplinary background, Lina Alvarez has spent most of her career...

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Carolyn Embry

DisciplinesDesign Operations, Product Design, User Experience, User Interface

TopicsDesign Strategy, Design Systems, Design Thinking

Carolyn is a curious digital designer who uses qualitative and quantitative data to...

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Kellie Dubois

DisciplinesBrand, Graphic Design, Interior Design

TopicsCreativity, Culture, Diversity & Inclusion

IndustryArts & Entertainment

I design creative solutions with culture in mind....

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Laura Nunnery

DisciplineProduct Design

TopicsDesign Strategy, Design Systems, Design Thinking, Leadership, Product Development, Storytelling, Visual Thinking

IndustryTechnology

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Nistha Bhandari

DisciplineBusiness

TopicsBusiness Design, Career, Entrepreneurship, Leadership

I am a very active person who is always ready to do amazing...

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Chay Land

DisciplinesBusiness, Design Operations, Graphic Design

TopicsBusiness Design, Business Strategy, Creativity, Design Strategy, Design Thinking, Leadership

IndustriesAdvertising, Marketing, Technology

Hi, I’m Chay Land. A Los Angeles based designer. My work focuses around...

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Kate Efimova

DisciplinesArt, Back-end Engineering, Engineering, Front-end Engineering, Product Design, User Experience, User Interface

TopicsBusiness Strategy, Career, Communication, Creativity, CSS, Design Thinking, Diversity & Inclusion, Entrepreneurship, Ethics, Illustration, Innovation, JavaScript, Web & Mobile

IndustryTechnology

Will let my Twitter account speak for itself :) Too intimidating to just have a big...

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Anupama Kinatukara

DisciplineBusiness

TopicsCareer, Communication, Ethics, Leadership, Teamwork

As a John Maxwell Certified Speaker, Trainer and Coach, I can offer you workshops....

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Katherine Rosenkranz

DisciplinesFront-end Engineering, User Experience

TopicsAccessibility, Career, Design Thinking

IndustriesHealthcare, Technology

Product designer - turned...

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De Nichols

DisciplineImmersive Experience Design

TopicsCommunity, Culture, Design Strategy, Diversity & Inclusion, Installation & Curation, Social Innovation, Storytelling

IndustriesArts & Entertainment, Government

LocationSt. Louis, MO, USA

De Nichols is a designer, social entrepreneur, and keynote lecturer who mobilizes young creative change makers to address issues within the built environment through the production of interactive experiences, digital media, and social initiatives. De is currently a Loeb Fellow of the Harvard Graduate School of Design, and she serves as Principal of Design & Social Practice at Civic Creatives, a design and strategy collective she founded in 2015 to help cities more boldly develop creative solutions...

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Alana Washington

DisciplinesBusiness, Product Design, User Experience

TopicsBusiness Design, Data, Diversity & Inclusion, Service Design, Storytelling

IndustriesArts & Entertainment, Technology

Alana Washington is a design leader, strategist, and researcher. Currently, she’s a...

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B. Pagels-Minor

DisciplinesBusiness, Product Management

TopicsAgile, Business Strategy, Career, Community, Culture, Diversity & Inclusion, Leadership, Management & Strategy, Methodology, Product Development, Teamwork

IndustryTechnology

B. is a native of Mississippi who relocated to the Silicon Valley in 2018 from...

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Claudette Gadsden

DisciplineBusiness

TopicsCareer, Communication

IndustriesEducation, Healthcare

It is my passion to guide individuals to increase their influence in the world,...

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Linn Vizard

DisciplinesUser Experience, User Research

TopicsAccessibility, Business Design, Design Strategy, Design Thinking, Diversity & Inclusion, Service Design

Linn is one of Canada’s leading advocates of service design....

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Vivian Acquah

DisciplinesArchitecture, Brand, Business, Content Strategy, User Experience

TopicsBusiness Strategy, Career, Creativity, Culture, Diversity & Inclusion, Entrepreneurship, Environment, Leadership, Management & Strategy, Storytelling, Sustainability, Teamwork

IndustryEducation

I advise organisations with keeping their employees healthy, happy & safe....

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Putting people first: UX through a service design lens

DisciplinesUser Experience, User Research

TopicsService Design

Speaker Marie Cheung

UX has the word ‘user’ in the title, but how many organisations really recognise the importance of people in creating better digital user experiences? Pixels and code are important to understand, but do you understand the language of the person viewing the content? What if we approached user experience by putting people first; instead of designing websites, think about the design of the whole service, considering the person before, during and after. What about how this links with other services ...

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