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Cross Functional Design Collaboration
Jadyn Aguilar · Design Practice Lead, Best Buy
DESIGNX · 2023

What I've Learned Carving my Path to Service Design
Linn Vizard · Independent
DESIGNX · 2023

Dirty Little Tricks From Dark Corners of eCommerce
Vitaly Friedman · Co-Founder, Smashing Magazine
DESIGNX · 2023

Service Design in Government
Chris Govias · (Prev.) Chief of Design, The Canadian Digital Service
DESIGNX · 2023

Finding your Dolphin
Liam Thurston · Creative Director, TWG
DESIGNX · 2023

Data Informed Design
Vadim Tslaf · Direct of Design & UX, Canada Post
DESIGNX · 2023

Cross Functional Design Collaboration
Kevin Muise · Director of UX & Design, Canada Post
DESIGNX · 2023

UX Design + Agile
Karen Maxwell · Service Design Director, TD Bank
DESIGNX · 2023

Voice in Product Design
Leanne Paura · Director of UX, Ecobee
DESIGNX · 2023

Design Systems
Dylan Field · CEO, Figma
DESIGNX · 2023

Product Design Journey of Unsplash
Kirill Zakharov · Design Lead, Unsplash
DESIGNX · 2023

Data Informed Design
Pantelis Korovilas · Lead Product Designer, Hopper
DESIGNX · 2023

Advancing Design in Your Organization
Andy Vitale · Executive Vice President, Design
LEADERSHIP SUMMIT · 2022

Getting Loud: How Bias Impacts Voice
Eiko Kawano · Director of Product Design
LEADERSHIP SUMMIT · 2022

Going Up: Higher Expectations and More Opportunities for Design Leaders in 2023
Chris Avore · VP Design
LEADERSHIP SUMMIT · 2022

Designing Your Team Before You Hire
Jessa Parette · Senior Director of Research, Strategy & Design Systems
LEADERSHIP SUMMIT · 2022

Tech Trends 2023
Brian Walker · Creative Director
LEADERSHIP SUMMIT · 2022

Decision Making in a Time of Uncertainty
Christina Goldschmidt · VP & Head of Product Design
LEADERSHIP SUMMIT · 2022

Leadership Lessons From Apollo Program
Bob Baxley · Senior Vice-President, Design and Experience
LEADERSHIP SUMMIT · 2022

Accessibility-driven design
Kate Kalcevich · Head of Accessibility Innovation
LEADERSHIP SUMMIT · 2022

A lyrical approach to design leadership
Archana Thiagarajan · Senior Director of Design
LEADERSHIP SUMMIT · 2022

The Evolving Design Leader
Peter Merholz · Consultant and Author
LEADERSHIP SUMMIT · 2022

Design Ops: More Than Just Operations
Taylor Oliva · Design Planning and Development Lead (previously Head of DesignOps)
LEADERSHIP SUMMIT · 2022

Breaking down boarders
Han Bang · Director of Product Design
DESIGNX · 2022
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