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Start with the talk that fits what you’re working through — AI in the work, hiring and career moves, or the systems behind thoughtful design teams.
Leading Growth Driven Design
Chetana Deorah · Director of Product Design at Coursera
LEADERSHIP SUMMIT · 2019
Operationalizing Design from the Ground Up
Anne Purves · Director of Design Operations, Pinterest
LEADERSHIP SUMMIT · 2019
Design Leader's 4 Archetypes
Peter Merholz · Consultant and Author, Adaptive Path
LEADERSHIP SUMMIT · 2019
Designing for Growth - Netflix
Chetana Deorah · Design Director, Coursera, Prev. Design Dir. Growth, Netflix
LEADERSHIP SUMMIT · 2019
Designing For Trust
Michael Chanover · VP, Design, Khan Academy
LEADERSHIP SUMMIT · 2019
Building Diverse, Inclusive Teams
Jenna Bilotta · Vice President Of Design, Premium, Spotify
LEADERSHIP SUMMIT · 2019
Embracing the Chaos
Thomas Lowry · Designer Advocate, Figma
LEADERSHIP SUMMIT · 2019
Learning Loop in Design
Tareq Ismail · Product Design Manager, QuoraPrev: Amplitude
LEADERSHIP SUMMIT · 2019
Design & Distributed Teams
Shipra Kayan · Head of Workshop Design, Miro
LEADERSHIP SUMMIT · 2019
Innovating from Within
Hector Crespo · Head, Strategic Design, RBC
LEADERSHIP SUMMIT · 2019
Platform Design & Content Strategy
Elizabeth McGuane · Senior UX Manager, Shopify
LEADERSHIP SUMMIT · 2019
Amplifying Design Value
Dave Malouf · Design Ops Leader
LEADERSHIP SUMMIT · 2019
Evolving an in-house design practice
Pradeep Nayar · VP of Global Digital Product Design, Hyatt Hotels Corporation
LEADERSHIP SUMMIT · 2019
Scaling User Research
Jen Cardello · VP, UX Research & Insights, Fidelity Investments
LEADERSHIP SUMMIT · 2019
Beyond the UX Tipping Point
Jared Spool · Co-Founder, Center Centre - UIE
LEADERSHIP SUMMIT · 2019
Using Stories to Inspire Teams
Davis Neable · UX Director, Manulife
LEADERSHIP SUMMIT · 2019
Design-Afterthought to Design-First
Dan Winterberg · Design Director, Salesforce
LEADERSHIP SUMMIT · 2019
Scaling Design Collaboration
Josh Brewer · Co-founder & Executive Chairman, Abstract
LEADERSHIP SUMMIT · 2018
Sketches to Strategy
Chris Govias · (Prev.) Chief of Design, The Canadian Digital Service
LEADERSHIP SUMMIT · 2018
Design is a Team Sport
Jared Spool · Co-Founder & Co-CEO, Center Center - UIE
LEADERSHIP SUMMIT · 2018
Expert Outsiders
Kris Woyzbun · Senior UX Program Manager & Innovation Lead
LEADERSHIP SUMMIT · 2018
Design Ops: The Unconventional Path
Kim Fellman · Lead Design Program Manager, Pinterest
LEADERSHIP SUMMIT · 2018
Self Awareness
Jasmine Friedl · Director of Product Design, Intercom
LEADERSHIP SUMMIT · 2018
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