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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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Brianna Sylver

DisciplinesBusiness, Product Design, User Experience, User Research

TopicsCommunication, Design Strategy, Design Thinking, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Leadership, Social Innovation, Storytelling

IndustriesEducation, Government, Healthcare, Technology

LocationEvanston, IL, USA

I believe we are all born with a superpower; a gift that makes us truly unique. My superpower is “clarity” and it’s manifested differently depending on the professional hat that I am wearing. I AM A LEADER OF BUSINESS INNOVATION In my consulting work, I support brands and organizations to gain clarity and purpose around their innovation and growth agendas. I’m particularly accomplished at facilitating transformative change; change that is non-negotiable if the company or brand wishes to remain...

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Newsy Alejo

DisciplineProduct Management

TopicsCareer, Communication, Diversity & Inclusion, Leadership, Storytelling

IndustryTechnology

Presenter at over 10 client conferences, ranging in audience size (up to 200...

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Betazoid Leadership in a Locked Down Federation

DisciplineProduct Design

TopicsLeadership

IndustryTechnology

Speaker Amy Jiménez Márquez

To admit that you’re afraid gives you strength.” — Counselor Troi to...

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Maggie Winters Gaudaen

DisciplinesBrand, Business, Immersive Experience Design, Interaction Design

TopicsBusiness Design, Business Strategy, Career, Creativity, Design Thinking, Entrepreneurship, Visual Thinking

IndustriesAdvertising, Marketing

Maggie Winters-Gaudaen is a partner and creative director at DC agency January Third....

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Design is as Critical as Technology

DisciplineBrand

TopicsDesign Strategy, Leadership

IndustryTechnology

Speaker Irene Au

What every CEO needs to know about...

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Nicole Lazzaro

DisciplinesGame Design, User Research

TopicsAR/VR

IndustryArts & Entertainment

Nicole Lazzaro, Founder and President of XEODesign, Inc., has twenty years of...

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Designing Products Scaling Human Experiences

DisciplineProduct Design

TopicsDesign Strategy

Speaker Samihah Azim

At Girl Geek X "Elevate" conference, Samihah Azim (Product Designer, Lyft) discusses...

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Kelsey Scherer

DisciplineProduct Design

TopicsAccessibility, Design Strategy, Leadership, Management & Strategy

IndustryTechnology

Kelsey is the head of Product Design & UX Research at BuzzFeed. She currently...

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Insights on Shopify Merchants

DisciplinesSales, User Research

TopicsBusiness Design

IndustryTechnology

Speaker Lynsey Thornton

Lynsey Thornton, Director of UX, shares lessons learned from Shopify’s user...

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Empowering Product Growth With A Design System

DisciplinesDesign Operations, Product Management, User Experience

TopicsDesign Strategy, Design Systems, Leadership, Web & Mobile

Speaker Rayana Verissimo

How a Design System helps products grow and scale in a consistent manner....

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Jessica Brown

DisciplinesInteraction Design, User Experience, User Interface, User Research

TopicsCareer, Creativity, Design Strategy, Design Systems, Design Thinking, Web & Mobile

IndustriesArts & Entertainment, Technology

Jess is the Director of UX at VICE, where she leads the product design team in...

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Grace Hopper 2018: Pivot or Die (your career, that is)

DisciplineProduct Design

TopicsLeadership

EventGrace Hopper Celebration

Speaker Daniela Jorge

Four execs share moments that led to pivots, and how they moved out of their comfort zones to reinvent themselves and their careers. Two panelists "stayed in their lane" and pivoted to opportunities in their field; while two used their pivots to "change lanes". They'll debate the pros and cons of planning your career path versus embracing serendipity. Either way - you own your ...

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