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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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Priyanka Singh

DisciplinesInterior Design, Product Design

TopicsDesign Strategy, Design Thinking

Priyanka Singh is the Director at VO Living, an exquisite furniture and lifestyle brand that has its flagship showroom in the heart of Jangpura, New Delhi. Through VO Living, Priyanka puts forth a one of a kind retail experience designed meticulously to create an inimitable experience of be spoke Indian as well as a globally-sourced collection of curated furniture and alluring décor. With a Bachelors in Business Administration, Priyanka leverages her knack for business and skill fully integrates it...

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Ame Elliott

DisciplinesUser Experience, User Research

TopicsEthics, IoT, Leadership

IndustryNonprofit

Ame (sounds like “Amy”) Elliott is Design Director at nonprofit Simply Secure,...

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Experience Design for IoT Security: Inspiration from Building Architecture

DisciplinesArchitecture, User Experience

TopicsCulture, IoT, Security

IndustryTechnology

Speaker Ame Elliott

There is a tremendous design opportunity in making the user experience of Internet of...

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Naa Marteki Reed

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

TopicsAccessibility, Agile, Business Strategy, Culture, Disability, Diversity & Inclusion, Entrepreneurship, Policy, Product Development, Social Networks, Teamwork, Web & Mobile

IndustriesGovernment, Marketing, Technology

Naa Marteki Reed creates great digital experiences and helps make good experiences better....

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You’re unique. Just like everybody else.

DisciplineInteraction Design

TopicsCommunication, Leadership, Teamwork

Speaker Tash Wong

We pride ourselves on being empathetic, but how does our intrinsic understanding of...

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Sarah Hyndman

DisciplineGraphic Design

TopicsCommunication, Creativity, Culture, Data, Design Strategy, Innovation, Methodology, Storytelling, Typography

Fun talks about typography and perception with lashings of audience participation...

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CreativeMornings Summit 2018: Diversity

DisciplineFront-end Engineering

TopicsCommunity, Culture, Diversity & Inclusion

IndustryNonprofit

Speaker Trish Ang

A pecha kucha style talk (20 slides at 20 seconds each) during the biannual...

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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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RWD vs. Native Apps

DisciplineProduct Design

TopicsWeb & Mobile

Speaker Sameera Kapila

From Web Leadership Day Austin 2013 with Phil Cofman, Sophie Shepherd, and Anthony...

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Daring in the Digital: Challenges and Opportunities for Technologies in the Public Realm

DisciplineProduct Design

TopicsCulture, Innovation

IndustriesGovernment, Technology

Speaker Genevieve Gaudet

What makes technology successful in the public realm? Panel at the APA NYC...

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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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Architects, designers and AI

DisciplinesArchitecture, Product Design, User Experience

TopicsRobotics & AI

IndustryEducation

Speaker Molly Wright Steenson

In her keynote speech, Molly gave an overview of design and AI in a historical perspective while she at the same time busted some myths – one of them being that AI is a new ...

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