Marlynn Wei, MD, JD is a Harvard and Yale-trained psychiatrist, writer, interdisciplinary artist, and author of the Harvard Medical School Guide to Yoga. Dr. Wei is an expert contributor to Psychology Today and Harvard Health and has published in The Journal of Health Law, Harvard Human Rights Journal, and many other academic journals. Her research focuses on innovation and emerging technology, including empathic design, human-AI collaboration, AI in mental health and neurotechnology, and related legal and ethical issues. She is the creator of Elixir: Digital Immortality and other immersive and interactive performances. She is a graduate of Yale Law School, Yale School of Medicine, and Harvard Medical School's MGH/McLean psychiatry residency. Twitter: @marlynnweimd Website: www.marlynnweimd.com
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.
Senior UX Researcher with a passion for integrating psychology to make empathetic digital experiences.
A Head of User Experience; with over seven years' experience working in user experience and engaged with a variety of sub-disciplines, such as interaction design, strategy and prototyping. Working with a huge variety of research methods in order to uncover true user and business problems to help identify where to improve current products and services. Furthering knowledge in accessibility in order to be an advocate to design products that are inclusive as well as usable.
Multilingual Conversation Designer with 20 years of experience in IT and in copywriting.
Fabian Pfortmüller is a Swiss community builder in Amsterdam. Fabian is also co-author of the Community Canvas, an open-source framework for community builders and Innovator in Residence for the Kauffman Foundation.
Emeric Kubiak is a researcher specializing in personality and Head of Science at AssessFirst.
Alexander is a psychologist and technologist, product consultant at the international IT consultancy firm Thoughtworks, and editor of the “Responsible Tech Playbook". His pioneering work on humane tech was taken over by Google and Apple, highlighted by TIME, commented on DIE ZEIT, and exhibited in the Futurium.
Steffan is a RIBA Qualified Architect in the UK who transitioned into Product Design. With 9 years of experience in Architecture, Steffan has taken this experience and skillset to digital product design. Steffan regularly writes articles on the topics of design, transforming information into bite-sized concise visuals for the audience.
Interaction Designer at Google. Seattle-based designer responsible for data marketplace dynamics. Illustrator and green tea drinker. Writing on design, creativity, and technology.
Noa Barbiro is a product executive with over a decade of experience in AI, machine learning, personalization, and other data-intensive product development.
Currently leading the MSAI (Microsoft Search, Assistant, and Intelligence) Recommendation products at Microsoft, helping millions of daily users to increase their productivity across M365, Office, Outlook, Drive, and other collaboration products.
Previously, she led computer vision, NLP, Ranking, and Search products at Booking.com, focused on UX and HMI with AI. In addition, Noa heads a mentoring program at a non-profit organization 'LeadWith- Women Leading Tech' to encourage the professional growth of women in the technology industry.
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.
Systems thinking consultant. Ex-cancer research scientist. Curious about the world. Love science and design.
Prof. dr. Max M. Louwerse is Professor in Cognitive Psychology and Artificial Intelligence at Tilburg University, The Netherlands, and author of the popular science book “Keeping those Words in Mind: How Language Creates Meaning”. His work focuses on human and artificial minds. Louwerse published over 170 articles in journals, proceedings, and books in cognitive science, computational linguistics, and psycholinguistics, educational psychology and educational technologies. Louwerse served as principal investigator, co-principal investigator, and senior researcher on projects acquiring over $20 million in both the United States and the Netherlands. His current research projects focus on embodied conversational agents, learning analytics, and language statistics. For more information: maxlouwerse.com
Obsessed with UX. One of the most well-known UX experts with more than 250.000 people reading his blog “Built for Mars”.
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.
Designer interested in how improvements in tech will change how the creative process.
UX researcher who thinks a lot about the nature and politics of design, and creativity in general.
Lindsey Wallace
Design research leader spearheading enterprise research with an inclusive and ethnographic lens and a passion for shaping how organizations learn. Head of Research and Strategy at Cisco Cloud and Network Security.
Kasey Klimes is the founder of Rhizome R&D, a design research and strategy consultancy that supports early-stage ventures as they navigate complex and ambiguous problem spaces. At Google, Kasey led design research for the first world-scale augmented reality experiences in Google Maps, which were listed among Time Magazine’s Best Inventions of 2021. As a city planner and data scientist at Gehl, he led urban transformations in cities around the world and architected the world’s largest public life database. He has since advised industry-leading venture studios, world-class medical research institutions, national digital news media organizations, and numerous startups. Kasey holds a Masters in City Planning from UC Berkeley and a B.A. in political science.
Daniel Voigt Godoy is a data scientist, developer, speaker, writer, and teacher. He is the author of the “Deep Learning with PyTorch Step-by-Step” series of books, and he has taught machine learning and distributed computing technologies at Data Science Retreat, the longest-running Berlin-based bootcamp for several years, helping more than 150 students advance their careers. He has been a speaker at the Open Data Science Conference since 2019, delivering PyTorch and Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs) workshops for beginners. Daniel is also the main contributor of HandySpark, a Python package developed to allow easier data exploration using Apache Spark. His professional background includes 20 years of experience working for companies in several industries: banking, government, fintech, retail, and mobility. He won four consecutive awards (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015) at the prestigious Prêmio do Tesouro Nacional (Brazilian’s National Treasury Award).
Luke (he/they) currently leads the Design Advocacy team at zeroheight. Before zeroheight, Luke has worked as an IC and leader in product design and advocacy teams at Memrise, Mr & Mrs Smith, and Microsoft amongst others. He hosts the DesignOps Island Discs podcast, and co-organises DesignOps Assembly London, Design Club London and WDC conference in Bristol. Luke has been speaking around the UK and Europe for the last ten year on topics ranging from delight in design systems, to neurodiversity, to typesetting for the web, to what web design can learn from theatre design.
Cobus Greyling holds 4 tertiary qualifications, including a Post-Graduate diploma from the University of Pretoria in GIS. Over a period of more than 20 years he has visited 19 countries, and has worked in 5 countries, with 8 GSM networks, and more than 18 companies. Being involved with self-service in 14 languages on various platforms relating to IVR (inbound, outbound, ASR and Speech Synthesis), Voice Biometrics, Conversational Interfaces (Amazon Echo, Google Home, Chatbots), Cognitive Computing, Linguistic Analysis and Ambient Computing. Cobus has experience in the areas of training, development, project management, and executive overviews and presentations.
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.
She's spent the past 20 years using design to drive strategic, measurable impact for mission-driven companies, nonprofits, and the US Government as both a UX design practitioner and by introducing, scaling, and leading a variety of design practices. My work sits at the heart of humanity and technology where I apply design methods to deliver positive change—be it through creating an environment where designers can do their best work or leading efforts to improve the lives of software users. I thrive most when I'm helping organizations uncover opportunities to solve problems that both empower users (or team members) and strengthen organizational outcomes, then defining the vision and overseeing the design direction to bring that work to life. I'm a deeply invested design advocate and passionate mentor, coach, and manager. Some of my proudest moments are amplifying the work of others and guiding them towards their next professional goal.
Jesse Weaver
As an experienced product leader and designer, Jesse spent seven years as the Director of Product and UX for Gaia.com, guiding the company's product ecosystem as it scaled across thirteen platforms. Jesse currently directs the Entrepreneurial Design Studio at the University of Colorado Boulder and is the Founder of Design Like You Mean It, a product design consultancy working with companies of all sizes.
David is a product designer, angel investor and writer focused on building products, companies, and teams. He is currently Head of Product Design at Webflow and previously led design at One Medical, Black Pixel, and founded his own product consultancy. He has an affinity for design/developer tools, two-sided marketplaces, and software that is impactful for consumers and enterprise. His areas of focus are generative research, prototyping, building scaling design teams, and new initiatives. In his free time, David angel invests and advises for early stage startups. He taught User Experience at General Assembly and previously guest lecutred at institutions including The Copenhagen Institute of Interaction Design, The University of Washington, Duke University, and Hyper Island. He currently resides in California.
Cobus Greyling holds 4 tertiary qualifications, including a Post-Graduate diploma from the University of Pretoria in GIS. Over a period of more than 20 years he has visited 19 countries, and has worked in 5 countries, with 8 GSM networks, and more than 18 companies. Being involved with self-service in 14 languages on various platforms relating to IVR (inbound, outbound, ASR and Speech Synthesis), Voice Biometrics, Conversational Interfaces (Amazon Echo, Google Home, Chatbots), Cognitive Computing, Linguistic Analysis and Ambient Computing. Cobus has experience in the areas of training, development, project management, and executive overviews and presentations.
Malini Leveque leads the Global User Research & Insights practice at SAP, providing strategic vision and next-level maturity to SAP’s research practice and product experience She is particularly interested in establishing cross-functional team collaboration to drive innovation into the product development life cycle and applying AI/ML technology to IT operations. She has extensive experience leading design-thinking transformation, user research, and UX strategy at companies including Citrix, Hewlett Packard, and Oracle.
Domas works at Wix.com for almost 7 years. He designed multiple Wix products in the past, and now leads a team of design system experts. His team provides UI assets and guidelines to the forty different product teams. His job is to understand cross-team-related design patterns well and share the best practices backed by case studies.
Lindsey Wallace
Design research leader spearheading enterprise research with an inclusive and ethnographic lens and a passion for shaping how organizations learn. Head of Research and Strategy at Cisco Cloud and Network Security.
David Hall
David is a seasoned designer who focuses on user experience, creativity and theories behind what makes art and design tick. He is Head of Design for C&R and helps create really useful SaaS solutions for some of the world’s biggest multinationals.
Tony Walt
I’m a craftsman, working at the intersection of design and technology. I aspire to create meaningful experiences that are beautiful from the interface to the code that powers them. I lead value-driven teams that are passionate about their work and each other. I encourage alternate perspectives and iterations in pursuit of a stronger solution. My experience includes working in 3D, motion design, photography, design systems, software development, speech recognition, and eye-tracking interfaces. I currently lead the team building an accessible multi-platform design system serving all of Spectrum’s products.
Adam Fard
Adam is a senior lead UX/UI designer with more than 8 years of experience. Adam's passion for design steadily grew into his own agency, that he's currently leading.
Adam Fard
Adam is a senior lead UX/UI designer with more than 8 years of experience. Adam's passion for design steadily grew into his own agency, that he's currently leading.
Lindsey Wallace
Design research leader spearheading enterprise research with an inclusive and ethnographic lens and a passion for shaping how organizations learn. Head of Research and Strategy at Cisco Cloud and Network Security.
Since 2012 Nick Scott has been leading transformational change in the public sector. Most recently, he worked for the Government of Canada as the Di- rector of Innovation Services at the Canada School for Public Service’s Digital Academy. In this role, Nick led the Digital Accelerator Programme, Technology Exper- imentation, User Experience Research, and Learning Events. Formerly, Nick worked at the Government of New Bruns- wick as Executive Director of Open Government and Inno- vation. In this role, he led Innovation and Design Services, established an Innovation Team, a design lab and a public innovation framework, facilitating initiatives addressing mobility, literacy, second language acquisition, natural re- source development, municipal reform, and child protec- tion. Previously in his role as Executive Director of the NB So- cial Policy Research Network, Nick launched the Gov- Maker Conference to explore the theory and practice of open government and public innovation, and co-founded NouLAB; a public and social innovation lab facilitating col- laborative problem-solving across sectors. Nick is a part-time lecturer at the University of New Brunswick where he teaches Technology and Social Change, and Leadership for Social Innovation
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.
I am Director of UX Research at brainlabs where I lead a team of CRO analysts and UX researchers with diverse backgrounds. I believe in a holistic approach to UX research and design combining all perspectives: Human Computer Interaction, design thinking, psychology, sociology, anthropology and all methods: from big data to ethnographic study. I am particularly interested in the UX of ML-powered products & services. Disclaimer: opinions represented here are personal and do not represent those of brainlabs.
Sreya Majumdar
I'm a curious UX Researcher,Designer, a social impact enthusiast and an illustrator. At my workplce and in life, I attempt to build meaningful human experiences. When I'm not designing,you will find me illustrating or appreciating japanese aesthetics.
Dan Lametti is an Associate Professor of Psycholinguistics at Acadia University in Nova Scotia, Canada. He is also the Director of Academic Fellowships at OneReach.ai. Prior to these roles, Dan taught and conducted research in experimental psychology at the University of Oxford. He also helped develop and fund neuroscience and mental health research as a science advisor at the Wellcome Trust. Dan holds a PhD in Cognitive Psychology from McGill University and an undergraduate degree in Physics from Bishop’s University.
Josh Tyson
Josh Tyson is the co-author of the first bestselling book about conversational AI, Age of Invisible Machines. He is also the Director of Creative Content at OneReach.ai and co-host of both the Invisible Machines and N9K podcasts. His writing has appeared in numerous publications over the years, including Chicago Reader, Fast Company, FLAUNT, The New York Times, Observer, SLAP, Stop Smiling, Thrasher, and Westword.
Aly is passionate about creating products and services that support the well-being of people. Currently, Aly is the Director of Product at Numinus, an organisation that combines the latest advances in psychedelic medicine with the best in evidence-based care and a holistic, integrated approach to healing.Prior to Numinus, Aly lived and worked in the UK, where she was Head of Digital at Snook, delivering public sector services, and where she also co-founded Pivotal Act, an initiative focused on supporting nonprofits to design and build responsible technology to address social challenges.Aly has a master's in Transdisciplinary Design (a systems approach to design) from Parsons in New York and her bachelor's degree is in Industrial Design in Canada and Service Design in Germany.
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.
I am Director of UX Research at brainlabs where I lead a team of CRO analysts and UX researchers with diverse backgrounds. I believe in a holistic approach to UX research and design combining all perspectives: Human Computer Interaction, design thinking, psychology, sociology, anthropology and all methods: from big data to ethnographic study. I am particularly interested in the UX of ML-powered products & services. Disclaimer: opinions represented here are personal and do not represent those of brainlabs.
I am a self-taught generalist. I’m currently a Designer at LinkedIn but also code, and sometimes I write. I am also a certified technical accessibility specialist (WAS) and a web3 and open-source contributor since 2017.
Jesse Weaver
As an experienced product leader and designer, Jesse spent seven years as the Director of Product and UX for Gaia.com, guiding the company's product ecosystem as it scaled across thirteen platforms. Jesse currently directs the Entrepreneurial Design Studio at the University of Colorado Boulder and is the Founder of Design Like You Mean It, a product design consultancy working with companies of all sizes.
He specializes in creating processes that enable design teams to scale and be more productive. His focus is on standardizing and optimizing processes for onboarding, discovery, stakeholder alignment, research, delivery, and collaboration with engineering.