Bill Buxton Microsoft Research About the Speaker A Partner Researcher at Microsoft Research, Bill has an over 40-year involvement in research, practice and commentary around design, innovation and human aspects of technology. Following a 20-year career as a...
Bryce Johnson & John Porter Microsoft About the Speakers John Porter, Microsoft John Porter is a Senior Designer at Microsoft, a PhD candidate at the University of Washington in the Department of Human Centered Design & Engineering, and an MIT Technology...
Rachel Beth Egenhoefer University of San Francisco About the Speaker Rachel Beth Egenhoefer (she/her) is a design educator, sustainability researcher, systems leader, critical maker who uses design as a tool for social change. She is a Professor in Design at the...
Wendy Johannson Publicis Sapient About the Speaker Wendy is Global Vice President, Experience at Publicis Sapient where she forges Experience as the bridge between Strategy and Engineering for Publicis Sapient’s client services. She previously co-founded Wizeline, a...
Mounir Shita Kimera Systems About the Speaker Mounir Shita’s first encounter with artificial intelligence was in mid 1990s at University of South Eastern Norway. During his only corporate employment, he realized his ability to change the world were severally limited...
Skyler Reed Senior UX & UI Developer, SmartRG / ADTRAN Skyler Reed’s is currently the Senior UX designer and UI developer for the networking R&D company SmartRG / ADTRAN. Skyler is an artist, writer, and musician living in Portland, OR, a current graduate...
Amber Case studies the interaction between humans and computers and how our relationship with information is changing the way cultures think, act, and understand their worlds. They are an internationally recognized design advocate and speaker, a researcher at the...
Dana Chisnell About the Speaker Dana Chisnell relentlessly works across government pushing teams to sincerely care about the needs of the people they’re serving through and by design. She does this by asking hard questions to help teams know whether...
Arthur Smid About the Speaker Arthur Smid is a community organizer and communications specialist living in Portland, Oregon. His research into participatory political processes led to volunteering with the Code for America brigade network in Eugene and Portland....
Travis Kriplean About the Speaker Travis Kriplean has been designing and building communication systems to help people think better together, first in academia (HCI/CSCW) and more recently as an entrepreneur and independent researcher. His work expands on the design...
Katie Swindler UX Strategist, Manager, Allstate Insurance Company About the Speaker Katie is a user experience strategist who writes and speaks on topics related to human-centered design. Originally educated as a theatre director, she brings a unique perspective to...
Nathan Shedroff Seed Vault Ltd About the Speaker Nathan is a serial entrepreneur, customer experience and business strategist, education innovator, author, and speaker. Currently, he is the executive director of Seed Vault Ltd, a Singapore-based, open, independent...
