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Donna Vitan

DisciplinesInteraction Design, Product Design, User Experience, User Interface

TopicsAccessibility, Design Systems, Design Thinking, Diversity & Inclusion, Web & Mobile

IndustryTechnology

Donna is a user experience, interaction, and visual designer committed to inclusive...

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Shayda Torabi

DisciplinesBrand, Business, Content Strategy

TopicsBusiness Strategy, Communication, Community, Entrepreneurship, Social Networks, Storytelling

IndustriesMarketing, Retail

Shayda Torabi is a first generation American Iranian and has been called one of the...

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Corinne Phillips

DisciplineFashion

TopicsCulture

IndustryArts & Entertainment

Phil, aka Corinne, (they/them) is a podcast host, stylist, wedding officiant and...

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Lauren Felter

DisciplinesBrand, Content Strategy, Design Operations

TopicsCulture, Social Innovation, Storytelling

Lauren Felter empowers young women and helps professionals understand sexual assault...

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Flor Barajas

DisciplineGraphic Design

TopicsCommunication, Culture, Design Strategy, Diversity & Inclusion, Storytelling, Typography, Visual Thinking

IndustryEducation

Increase the discussion of the interconnectedness of gender & diversity in design....

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Sarah Kettles

DisciplineUser Research

TopicsCareer, Communication, Culture, Diversity & Inclusion, Entrepreneurship

IndustryTechnology

Sr. Director of Research at The Zebra | Founder of OutPass Trekking...

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Yiying Lu

DisciplinesArt, Brand, Business, Fashion, Graphic Design, Product Design, Sales

TopicsBusiness Design, Career, Communication, Community, Creativity, Culture, Design Thinking, Diversity & Inclusion, Entrepreneurship, Environment, Ethics, Illustration, Innovation, Leadership, Methodology, Regenerative Design, Social Innovation, Storytelling, Typography, Visual Thinking

IndustriesAdvertising, Arts & Entertainment, Education, Fashion, Marketing, Nonprofit, Technology

Artrepreneur | Fast Company Most Creative Person in Business | Bilingual TEDx Speaker...

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Selene Rosenberg

DisciplinesContent Strategy, Product Design, User Experience, User Interface

TopicsAccessibility, Communication, Community, Creativity, Management & Strategy

IndustryTechnology

Selene Rosenberg is a content designer and co-founder of the UX Content Design NYC Meetup...

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Shriya Shekhar

DisciplinesEngineering, Front-end Engineering, Information Architecture, Interaction Design, Product Design

TopicsAgile, Design Strategy, Design Thinking, Product Development, Service Design

IndustriesFinance, Healthcare, Retail, Technology

Conversational experience designer. Design+Engineering Collaborator. Agile enthusiast....

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Sewon Barrera

DisciplinesBrand, Content Strategy, Data Science, Sales

TopicsCareer, Communication, Creativity, Innovation, SEO, Social Networks, Storytelling, Teamwork

IndustriesAdvertising, Education, Marketing, Nonprofit

Sewon Chung Barrera is a digital marketer, content strategist, and oral historian....

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Kathryn Hing

DisciplineUser Experience

TopicsCareer

IndustryArts & Entertainment

Kathryn is the Lead Product Designer at IDAGIO, the world's leading classical...

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Aleksandra Kozawska

DisciplinesProduct Design, User Experience, User Research

TopicsBusiness Strategy, Creativity, Design Strategy, Design Thinking, Innovation, Service Design

IndustriesAerospace, Finance

Aleksandra is an award-winning service and strategic designer passionate about space....

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Brandi Sea Heft-Kniffin

DisciplineGraphic Design

TopicsBusiness Strategy, Creativity, Design Strategy, Design Systems, Design Thinking, Innovation, Methodology, Typography, Visual Thinking

Brandi Sea is an award-winning designer, strategist, and uncommon inspiration finder....

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Meg Wagler

DisciplinesArt, Brand, Graphic Design

TopicsCareer, Community, Creativity, Culture, Illustration, Storytelling

IndustriesAdvertising, Arts & Entertainment

Meg Wagler is an art director and visual artist known internationally for her vibrant...

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Cassandra Hill

DisciplineBrand

TopicsStorytelling

IndustryHealthcare

Speaking Topics: Inspiration, Women Empowerment, Wellness...

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Jessie McGuire

DisciplinesBrand, Business, Design Operations

TopicsBusiness Design

Jessie McGuire is the Managing Director at brand design studio ThoughtMatter, leading...

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Lennis Perez

DisciplineEngineering

TopicsCareer, Communication, Community, Creativity, Culture, Diversity & Inclusion, Entrepreneurship

IndustryEducation

Lennis is a wellness consultant, public speaker, certified in plant-based nutrition and ha...

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Katarina Ivarsson

DisciplinesDesign Operations, Immersive Experience Design, Industrial Design

TopicsBusiness Design, Business Strategy, Creativity

IndustryTechnology

Shaping everything that is next...

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B. Pagels-Minor

DisciplineProduct Management

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

IndustryTechnology

LocationSan Francisco, CA, USA

B. is a native of Mississippi who relocated to the Silicon Valley in 2018 from Chicago. B. is an enthusiast for anything technology related, as well as randomly obscure trivia facts. B. works in the technology industry and spends much too much time scouring the latest financial, footwear and technology news for new tech toys and shoes for their collection. B. loves product development and improving the processes of developing successful products. B. has worked with small (<50) and large...

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Joy Davis

DisciplinesArt, Fashion

TopicsCulture, Diversity & Inclusion, Installation & Curation, Storytelling, Visual Thinking

IndustriesArts & Entertainment, Fashion

Joy Davis is an independent scholar of fashion and cultural studies. She has B.A.s in...

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What if gentrification was about healing communities instead of displacing them?

DisciplinesArchitecture, Immersive Experience Design

TopicsCommunity, Social Innovation

Speaker Liz Ogbu

Liz Ogbu is an architect who works on spatial justice: the idea that justice has a...

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Alana Washington

DisciplineProduct Design

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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The Art of Protest

DisciplineArt

TopicsCommunication, Community, Culture, Diversity & Inclusion, Installation & Curation, Social Innovation, Storytelling

IndustryArts & Entertainment

Speaker De Nichols

Community collaboration in the face of injustice. Using art to voice dissent to...

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De Nichols

DisciplineImmersive Experience Design

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

IndustriesArts & Entertainment, Government

De Nichols mobilizes global changemakers to activate ideas that address civic issues....

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Emotional Trauma, Machine Learning and the Internet

DisciplineProduct Design

TopicsCulture, Data, Social Networks

Speaker Caroline Sinders

This is a talk on machine learning, emotional data, and how design affects behavior,...

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Vivian Acquah

DisciplinesArchitecture, Brand, Business, Content Strategy, User Experience

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

IndustryEducation

Vivian helps organisations with keeping their employees healthy, happy & safe....

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Designing for Trust

DisciplineUser Experience

TopicsCulture, Design Strategy, IoT, Security

IndustryTechnology

Speaker Ame Elliott

“I’m really excited about privacy and security” said no one, ever. But that’s...

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Executing a Redesign at Scale

DisciplinesUser Experience, User Interface

TopicsDesign Strategy

Speaker Jessica Brown

Redesign projects can often feel daunting, with the risk of alienating and losing...

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Cassandra Hill

DisciplineBrand

TopicsStorytelling

IndustryHealthcare

Speaking Topics: Inspiration, Women Empowerment, Wellness...

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The Intention of Profit

DisciplinesBusiness, Design Operations, Sales

TopicsBusiness Design, Business Strategy, Career

IndustryArts & Entertainment

EventAIGA

Speaker Sherra Bell

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