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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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Lorraine Lee

DisciplineBusiness

TopicsCareer, Communication, Leadership, Social Networks, Storytelling, Teamwork

IndustryTechnology

LocationSan Francisco, CA, USA

Lorraine Lee has harnessed her on-camera and virtual presentation experiences at both Prezi and LinkedIn to help professionals transform how they present over video. Lorraine routinely “wow’s” her audiences and attracts above average registrations and attendance, which includes everyone from sales organizations at Fortune 500 companies and tech firms to top-ranked universities and C-suite leaders. Viewers describe her as both personable and approachable while being a clear subject-matter expert....

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Elina Lin

DisciplineProduct Design

TopicsCareer, Creativity, Web & Mobile

IndustryHealthcare

Elina combines her passion for design, art, and research to create experiences that...

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Use Your Words: Why You Should Write About Your Work

DisciplineUser Experience

TopicsCareer, Communication, Community

IndustryTechnology

Speaker Lisa Maria Marquis

Too often, we leave writing about our work to the "experts"—big, accomplished names...

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Nicola Rushton

DisciplinesProduct Design, User Experience, User Research

TopicsAgile, Career, Design Strategy, Design Thinking, Lean, Teamwork

IndustryTechnology

Nicola is a product design consultant, UX researcher, writer, business owner, and nomad....

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Speaking the Code

DisciplinesFront-end Engineering, User Experience

TopicsCommunication, CSS, Design Strategy, Design Systems, Teamwork

IndustryTechnology

Speaker Susan Lin

The designer’s toolbox has expanded beyond the static mockup and wireframes....

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Lucy Yip

DisciplinesInteraction Design, Product Design

TopicsAccessibility, Design Strategy, Design Systems, Design Thinking, Product Development

IndustriesAdvertising, Technology

Lucy Yip is a UX lead specializing in AI and Ads design strategies at YouTube....

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Better Estimates

DisciplinesBusiness, Engineering

TopicsAgile, Communication, Product Development

Speaker Jane Prusakova

Lets do estimates better. ...

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Ida Aalen

DisciplinesContent Strategy, Product Design, User Experience, User Research

TopicsAccessibility, Social Networks, Teamwork, Web & Mobile

IndustryTechnology

Ida Aalen is Chief Product Officer & co-founder of the video conferencing startup Confrere...

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How Diverse Teams Elevate Creativity – AdobeMax

DisciplinesGraphic Design, Product Design, User Experience

TopicsCulture, Diversity & Inclusion

IndustriesAdvertising, Arts & Entertainment, Technology

Speaker Tasha Lutfi

Now is the time to address issues of diversity, equality, and inclusion in the workplace....

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Exploring Service Patterns for Social Services

DisciplineUser Research

TopicsService Design

IndustryGovernment

Speaker Genevieve Gaudet

Exploring possibilities for service patterns for eligibility-based public services....

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Rebeca Pop

DisciplinesBusiness, Data Science, Design Operations

TopicsAccessibility, Data, Design Thinking, Storytelling

Rebeca Pop is the founder of Vizlogue, a Data Visualization and Storytelling Lab....

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Designing a gaming platform for kids

DisciplinesGame Design, Product Design, User Experience

TopicsDesign Strategy, Design Thinking, Diversity & Inclusion, Ethics, Product Development

EventMeetup

Speaker Carina Ngai

To design for kids, we need to apply inclusive design principles. This is a population that is still developing their verbal and written skills. I discussed how we explored the topic of trust and safety, how we allowed kids to explore different identities via avatars and social play. We envision a new form of social playground with new social interactions that are inclusive and diverse. I also shared insights from designing in the gaming space, and how designers translated research insights into ...

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