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[email protected] | Iskander Smit
post authorIskander Smit

Iskander Smit
Iskander Smit (@iskandr) is the design director at Structural. Before he was innovation director at agency INFO in Amsterdam, responsible for research and development and leading LABS. Next to that, Iskander was a visiting professor and lab director at Delft University of Technology Faculty of Industrial Design researching Cities of Things, now a research foundation.  Iskander is chairman and organizer of the foundation ThingsCon Amsterdam. Earlier he co-founded the Behavior Design AMS meetup.

[email protected] | Lisa Wilson
post authorLisa Wilson

Lisa Wilson
Lisa Wilson is a self-motivated professional who transitioned from a decade-long career in fitness to the dynamic field of UX design. With a passion for movement, mentoring women, and embracing life's challenges, Lisa brings a unique perspective to their work. Her expertise spans design systems, UI patterns, file management, microinteractions, accessibility standards, product management, and UX strategy, driving them to continuously seek opportunities for growth and impact in various industries.

[email protected] | Brandeis Marshall
post authorBrandeis Marshall

Brandeis Marshall
Brandeis Marshall is the founder and CEO of DataedX Group, a social impact business focused on data education and ethics. As a data equity strategist, she has advised and educated thousands of individuals in recognizing algorithmic harms and humanizing data. Her book, "Data Conscience: Algorithmic Siege on Our Humanity," addresses the limitations of the data life cycle and software development, aimed at rebel tech talent ready to tackle the harmful impact of data practices on marginalized groups.

[email protected] | Ignacio Parietti
post authorIgnacio Parietti

Ignacio Parietti
Hi, I'm Nacho Parietti I help design products that drive behavior at ingeniousbehavior.com. Over the last 8 years, I have designed and optimized products, on adoption and retention, under a behavioral sciences lens. I've learned and evolved some of these applied techniques during my time working for gambling and gaming industries, some from while tens of products for different types of startups, and others while translating research into real products for researchers in leading universities. If you are interested to learn more, go to the behavioral models course or feel free to reach out!

[email protected] | Chris Kernaghan
post authorChris Kernaghan

Chris Kernaghan
Chris Kernaghan is a Lead UX Designer based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. He began his career working with a respected design agency after graduating with first class honors in Interaction Design, from the University of Ulster. After working as Lead UX Designer with several startups in the bustling Belfast tech sector, he now works on a consultancy basis. You can follow Chris at feedme.design.

[email protected] | Kamales Lardi
post authorKamales Lardi

Kamales Lardi

Kamales is a global digital business transformation expert who combines over 22 years of deep cross-industry experience with the latest digital and technology solutions. Kamales is recognized as the “Top 10 Global Influencers & Thought Leaders in Digital Transformation” (Thinkers360) and a “Top 50 Women in Tech Influencers 2021” (The Awards Magazine). She is an advocate for increasing diversity in the workplace because she believes that diversity of knowledge, culture, gender, sexual orientation, and experiences plays a critical role in developing workplace solutions that have a transformative impact on both business and society.

[email protected] | Rich Nadworny
post authorRich Nadworny

Rich Nadworny

Rich is an Innovation Lead at Hello Future in Sweden. Previously he was design drector and co-founder of Savvy Design Collaborative. At present, Rich works with large Swedish institutions to help build and foster cultures of design-driven innovation and human-centered ways of working.

Between 2015-2018 Rich was the Director of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Dartmouth College’s Dickey Center. He trained African entrepreneurs in the YALI program through his course Design Driven Entrepreneurship.

He has a background in digital marketing and service design through his firm Digalicious and as partner, digital strategist and creative director at the brand agency Kelliher Samets Volk.

Rich teaches human-centered design at the Royal School of Technology (KTH) in Sweden.

He was a commentator on Vermont’s National Public Radio station (VPR) between 2009-2018 and blogged at Huffington Post. He has a B.A. from Dartmouth, an M.S. from Boston University and studied design/innovation at the California College of Arts.

[email protected] | Andrea Pacheco
post authorAndrea Pacheco

Andrea Pacheco
Design leader, mentor, and speaker specializing in product growth and 0-1 product development. I work on large-scale companies and I love the complexity (and the high stakes) that comes with it. Most importantly, I love the huge impact we can have on people's lives. I’m a visionary, leading worldwide projects in fast-changing environments and I like to think that I live in a world of infinite possibilities for creative impact - I prefer to see things not as they are but as they could be. I’m also passionate about finding and developing talents and supporting individual development goals.

[email protected] | Robb Wilson
post authorRobb Wilson

Robb Wilson

Robb Wilson is the CEO and co-founder of OneReach.ai, a leading conversational AI platform powering over 1 billion conversations per year. He also co-authored The Wall Street Journal bestselling business book, Age of Invisible Machines. An experience design pioneer with over 20 years of experience working with artificial intelligence, Robb lives with his family in Berkeley, Calif.

[email protected] | Vincent Hunt
post authorVincent Hunt

Vincent Hunt
Vincent Hunt is an American Entrepreneur, Multidisciplinary Creative, Advisor and Facilitator. Since 1995 Hunt has pursued a life of creative excellence, pushing the boundaries of invention and innovation across the digital domain. Today, Hunt works at The Bureau of Creative Intelligence where he is exploring ways to help organizations navigate the intersections of the Metaverse, Web3, Artificial Intelligence (AI), learning, skills acquisition and professional development. A visionary thought leader and charismatic communicator, Hunt writes and speaks about the importance of creative intelligence, innovation, post-industrial economy leadership, and the future.

[email protected] | Sorab Ghaswalla
post authorSorab Ghaswalla

Sorab Ghaswalla
As the founder of New Age Content Services LLP, my mission is to help global tech companies elevate their online presence through top-notch content and marketing strategies. With 34 years of experience under my belt, I've transitioned from traditional journalism to digital marketing and content strategy, and authored books, white papers, etc, along the way. As a self-proclaimed tech junkie, I'm passionate about leveraging the latest technologies and trends to help my clients thrive in the digital landscape.

[email protected] | Justin Swansburg
post authorJustin Swansburg

Justin Swansburg

Justin Swansburg is a VP, Applied AI at DataRobot with 10+ years of experience in data science and machine learning. Based in Boston, he leads a team of data scientists and ML engineers advising businesses across the Americas on how they can leverage machine learning and DataRobot to solve their business problems. Justin has worked with hundreds of customers at DataRobot across many verticals, including Financial Services, Retail, Insurance, and Healthcare. He is also the CEO and founder of Syncly.us, a customer success platform that helps CS leaders better monitor how their teams are engaging with their clients.

[email protected] | Jakob Nielsen
post authorJakob Nielsen

Jakob Nielsen
Jakob Nielsen, Ph.D., is a cofounder of Nielsen Norman Group and the founder of the discount usability movement for fast and cheap iterative design, including the heuristic evaluation and the 10 usability heuristics. He was named “the king of usability” by Internet Magazine, “the guru of Web page usability" by The New York Times, and “the next best thing to a true time machine” by USA Today. Nielsen formulated the eponymous Jakob’s Law of the Internet User Experience. Prior to starting NN/g, Dr. Nielsen was a Sun Microsystems Distinguished Engineer and a Member of Research Staff at Bell Communications Research, the branch of Bell Labs owned by the Regional Bell Operating Companies. He is the author of 8 books, including Designing Web Usability: The Practice of Simplicity, Usability Engineering, and Multimedia and Hypertext: The Internet and Beyond. Dr. Nielsen holds 79 United States patents, mainly on ways of making the Internet easier to use. Full bio: https://www.nngroup.com/people/jakob-nielsen/

[email protected] | Nour Diab Yunes
post authorNour Diab Yunes

Nour Diab Yunes
Designer and entrepreneur with 10+ years of experience as a consultant in the design and tech industry, currently based in London. She founded Femmes Designers Ltd, which has grown to 15+ women since its launch in 2022. Femmes Designers is a creative community launched to inspire the next generation of makers while championing the work of artists, designers and scholars interested in how the contemporary arts and design interact with people, science and technology. Formerly, Nour worked as Service and Interaction Designer at Designit, Sapient and Fjord. Beyond project work, she is deeply passionate about the intersection between art, science and technology, where design can contribute not only aesthetically or within its field of practice, but can also contribute to various layers of daily life, such as to the evolution of behaviour practices, whether social or environmental. Instagram @femmesdesigners

[email protected] | Karri Ojanen
post authorKarri Ojanen

Karri Ojanen
A design leader with over 25 years of international experience, Karri began his journey in Finland and has since lent his expertise in UX and Service Design to organizations in the Middle East, the United States, and Canada. Currently, Karri serves as a Design Coach at Sun Life, helping bridge the gap between design aspirations and practical implementation. He also instructs UX and Service Design programs at the University of Toronto’s School of Continuing Studies.

[email protected] | Rich Nadworny
post authorRich Nadworny

Rich Nadworny

Rich is an Innovation Lead at Hello Future in Sweden. Previously he was design drector and co-founder of Savvy Design Collaborative. At present, Rich works with large Swedish institutions to help build and foster cultures of design-driven innovation and human-centered ways of working.

Between 2015-2018 Rich was the Director of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Dartmouth College’s Dickey Center. He trained African entrepreneurs in the YALI program through his course Design Driven Entrepreneurship.

He has a background in digital marketing and service design through his firm Digalicious and as partner, digital strategist and creative director at the brand agency Kelliher Samets Volk.

Rich teaches human-centered design at the Royal School of Technology (KTH) in Sweden.

He was a commentator on Vermont’s National Public Radio station (VPR) between 2009-2018 and blogged at Huffington Post. He has a B.A. from Dartmouth, an M.S. from Boston University and studied design/innovation at the California College of Arts.

[email protected] | Pam Nicholls
post authorPam Nicholls

Pam Nicholls

[email protected] | Tanner Kohler
post authorTanner Kohler

Tanner Kohler

Tanner Kohler is a User Experience Specialist with Nielsen Norman Group. Tanner’s studies have focused on social psychology. He has researched theories of human motivation and learning and applied them to settings such as disaster preparedness, sustainability, and firefighter training. He also developed, taught, and evaluated curricula for thousands of full-time volunteers for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints; additionally, he worked on assessing and improving service design for the same organization.

[email protected] | Nate Schloesser
post authorNate Schloesser

Nate Schloesser
In his role as UX Design Manager at Paychex, Nate not only oversees the direction and execution of user experience projects but also fosters an environment of innovation and collaboration among his team of designers. His primary focus at Paychex is mentoring designers, ensuring that they develop best-in-class digital interfaces that prioritize user needs. Through his writing, speaking, and workshops, Nate continues to equip, encourage, and teach designers within the larger design community.

[email protected] | Aydin Ozcekic
post authorAydin Ozcekic

Aydin Ozcekic

Aydin Ozcekic is the CEO of Botmore Technology, based in London. With over 15 years of experience in AI implementation across various industries, Aydin brings a wealth of knowledge to the table. He holds both an engineering degree and an MBA, making him well-equipped to lead and manage R&D projects in the UK and Turkey.

[email protected] | Rich Nadworny
post authorRich Nadworny

Rich Nadworny

Rich is an Innovation Lead at Hello Future in Sweden. Previously he was design drector and co-founder of Savvy Design Collaborative. At present, Rich works with large Swedish institutions to help build and foster cultures of design-driven innovation and human-centered ways of working.

Between 2015-2018 Rich was the Director of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Dartmouth College’s Dickey Center. He trained African entrepreneurs in the YALI program through his course Design Driven Entrepreneurship.

He has a background in digital marketing and service design through his firm Digalicious and as partner, digital strategist and creative director at the brand agency Kelliher Samets Volk.

Rich teaches human-centered design at the Royal School of Technology (KTH) in Sweden.

He was a commentator on Vermont’s National Public Radio station (VPR) between 2009-2018 and blogged at Huffington Post. He has a B.A. from Dartmouth, an M.S. from Boston University and studied design/innovation at the California College of Arts.

[email protected] | Rich Nadworny
post authorRich Nadworny

Rich Nadworny

Rich is an Innovation Lead at Hello Future in Sweden. Previously he was design drector and co-founder of Savvy Design Collaborative. At present, Rich works with large Swedish institutions to help build and foster cultures of design-driven innovation and human-centered ways of working.

Between 2015-2018 Rich was the Director of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Dartmouth College’s Dickey Center. He trained African entrepreneurs in the YALI program through his course Design Driven Entrepreneurship.

He has a background in digital marketing and service design through his firm Digalicious and as partner, digital strategist and creative director at the brand agency Kelliher Samets Volk.

Rich teaches human-centered design at the Royal School of Technology (KTH) in Sweden.

He was a commentator on Vermont’s National Public Radio station (VPR) between 2009-2018 and blogged at Huffington Post. He has a B.A. from Dartmouth, an M.S. from Boston University and studied design/innovation at the California College of Arts.

[email protected] | Nate Schloesser
post authorNate Schloesser

Nate Schloesser
In his role as UX Design Manager at Paychex, Nate not only oversees the direction and execution of user experience projects but also fosters an environment of innovation and collaboration among his team of designers. His primary focus at Paychex is mentoring designers, ensuring that they develop best-in-class digital interfaces that prioritize user needs. Through his writing, speaking, and workshops, Nate continues to equip, encourage, and teach designers within the larger design community.

[email protected] | Rotem Maor
post authorRotem Maor

Rotem Maor

My name is Rotem Maor, and I’ve been working as a UI/UX designer for a few years now. Nowadays, in my role as a UX at Wix, I’m part of the “Premium Services” team. We are in charge of the financial relationship with our users, and our mission is to create an optimal experience and enable our users to intuitively interact with our products, by establishing a reliable & trustworthy experience. During the last year, I’ve been promoting the “Product localization” topic, to be more clear, accessible, and of more use, to UX designers internally and externally to Wix, by lecturing and writing articles about it.

[email protected] | Nate Schloesser
post authorNate Schloesser

Nate Schloesser
In his role as UX Design Manager at Paychex, Nate not only oversees the direction and execution of user experience projects but also fosters an environment of innovation and collaboration among his team of designers. His primary focus at Paychex is mentoring designers, ensuring that they develop best-in-class digital interfaces that prioritize user needs. Through his writing, speaking, and workshops, Nate continues to equip, encourage, and teach designers within the larger design community.

[email protected] | Nate Schloesser
post authorNate Schloesser

Nate Schloesser
In his role as UX Design Manager at Paychex, Nate not only oversees the direction and execution of user experience projects but also fosters an environment of innovation and collaboration among his team of designers. His primary focus at Paychex is mentoring designers, ensuring that they develop best-in-class digital interfaces that prioritize user needs. Through his writing, speaking, and workshops, Nate continues to equip, encourage, and teach designers within the larger design community.

[email protected] | Nate Schloesser
post authorNate Schloesser

Nate Schloesser
In his role as UX Design Manager at Paychex, Nate not only oversees the direction and execution of user experience projects but also fosters an environment of innovation and collaboration among his team of designers. His primary focus at Paychex is mentoring designers, ensuring that they develop best-in-class digital interfaces that prioritize user needs. Through his writing, speaking, and workshops, Nate continues to equip, encourage, and teach designers within the larger design community.

[email protected] | Robb Wilson
post authorRobb Wilson

Robb Wilson

Robb Wilson is the CEO and co-founder of OneReach.ai, a leading conversational AI platform powering over 1 billion conversations per year. He also co-authored The Wall Street Journal bestselling business book, Age of Invisible Machines. An experience design pioneer with over 20 years of experience working with artificial intelligence, Robb lives with his family in Berkeley, Calif.

[email protected] | Aydin Ozcekic
post authorAydin Ozcekic

Aydin Ozcekic

Aydin Ozcekic is the CEO of Botmore Technology, based in London. With over 15 years of experience in AI implementation across various industries, Aydin brings a wealth of knowledge to the table. He holds both an engineering degree and an MBA, making him well-equipped to lead and manage R&D projects in the UK and Turkey.

[email protected] | Julia Anderson
post authorJulia Anderson

Julia Anderson

Julia Anderson is a creative technologist improving how conversational AI communicates with humans. When she's not writing her next story about emerging technology or designing a new user experience, she spends her day collaborating with Bixby, Samsung's voice assistant, as a conversation designer.

post authorAli Abdu

Ali Abdu

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