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    Sonali Agrawal

    Lead Product Designer at Provi

    • eCommerce
    • Illustration
    • UI Development
    • User Experience

    I like to connect business and design to create meaningful and seamless web and mobile experiences. I spend the majority of my time creating flow maps, wireframes and anything to do with improving the experience of end-users!

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    Lalatendu Choudhury

    Product Manager at Replicon

    • Graphic Design
    • Information Architecture
    • Product Design
    • User Experience

    Product/Experience Designer/VR/AR/Game design experience-Gamification practitioner, I have designed and delivered large to small scale Customer / User Experience solutions for Fortune 100 companies to startups across various geographies. Experienced in Research, Design and Innovation. building (1) Designing and Building products. (3) Testing out some recipes for my personal product experiment and experience @chefmomster (4) MBA at Institute of product leadership. (5) Looking forward to connect with product folks across the world.

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    Raquel Villani

    Creative Designer at Villani Design

    • 3D
    • Industrial Design
    • Product Design
    • Sketch

    Senior Creative Designer with deep knowledge in creating innovative concepts in the fields of automotive, virtual reality, metaverse, interior design, and product design. Proficient in integrating aesthetics and functionality, anticipating trends, and actively collaborating within multidisciplinary teams to achieve project goals. Key Competencies: Automotive Design: Specialization in automotive design, focus on developing innovative concepts for both interior and exterior, seamlessly blending creativity and functionality. Unreal Engine and Immersive Technologies: In-depth knowledge of Unreal Engine for crafting engaging virtual experiences and high-quality interactive environments.

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    Dalpat Prajapati

    Head of Design at Polygon (Previously Matic Network)

    • Art Direction
    • Design Thinking
    • Graphic Design
    • Illustration

    I'm a designpreneur, product designer, and engineer based out of India. I've founded and built Iconscout.com. Currently, I'm leading the design team at Matic Network. If you wanted to learn more about business-focused, design tool focused and technology-focused design, I would love to help you.

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    Pradnya Barwade

    Sr. User Experience Designer (UXD) at Tata Consultancy Services

    • Figma
    • User Centered Design
    • User Experience
    • User Research

    Passion for art drove me to take applied arts in my undergrad education. Religious efforts & continuous hard work, have borne fruits in the form of productive skill set covering a broad spectrum of softwares & technologies related to graphic design & visual art. I bear experience in handling critical project deadlines, understanding the client requirements accurately and managing timely deliverables. I have designed a interactive website with the use Sharepoint, Adobe XD to enhance the UI/UX design. I have a good expertise in coming of age technologies such as Adobe Experience Manager. Total 6 years of experience has also exposed me in training a bunch of design enthusiasts in Adobe Photoshop, Coral draw & Adobe Illustrator.

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    Pablo Iturra

    UX/UI Designer at GoFrendly

    • Design Management
    • Entrepreneurship
    • Interaction Design
    • User Centered Design

    Hi! I'm a UI/UX Designer from Chile I have worked creating great experiences, services and companies since 2010; It’s my passion and what I love to do. I lived and worked in different countries Chile, Canada, and now, Sweden. Always on cross-functional and multicultural teams. I like to make an impact on the users and personas who use them, for this reason, I love to try different ideas with my team, finding what the real problem of the people is and which innovative solutions we can bring to them.

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    Adwitya Nugrahawati

    Design Lead, Enterprise Solutions at Kargo Technologies

    • Art Direction
    • Graphic Design
    • User Experience
    • User Interface

    Hola, my name is Tya. I have passion in solving business problem through user-centered approach. I’ve been working in digital industry for 6,5 years. Beside my formal job, I also run businesses such as wedding e-invitations design and home event decoration. Experienced Interaction Designer with a demonstrated history of working in the digital industry and business services. Skilled in Digital Strategy, User Experience, Advertising, Information Architecture, and User Interface Design. Strong information technology professional with a Master of Business focused in Marketing from The University of Queensland.

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    Daniel Kuh

    Staff Product Designer at Upstory

    • Product Design
    • Product Development Process
    • UI Development
    • User Experience

    A lot of work breaks down at the moment it becomes visible. I’ve spent years working as a product designer and builder, close to real decisions. Feedback was messy, constraints were real, and you were held to your promises. In those environments, the hardest part wasn’t creativity or ideas. It was turning unclear input into decisions that could be shared, defended, and acted on without overcommitting or backtracking. I’ve worked on roadmaps, scope cuts, experiments, stakeholder updates, and UI/UX explanations where one vague sentence could create weeks of rework. Over time, I found these rules kept everything clear: what changed, why it changed, what didn’t, and what risk remains. That same instinct for clarity is what I bring to work, remove the work that shouldn't exist, and build the systems around what's left.

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    matthew holloway

    Consultant at self employeed

    • Design Leadership
    • Design Management
    • Product Management
    • User Experience

    I have over 25 years experience building high performance design and research teams, transforming businesses into human-centric businesses. I have been a leadership coach and mentor to dozens of individuals, helping them reach the next level in their careers. I am a hands-on leader who knows how to maximize design’s value delivery to drive differentiation and increase the bottom line. I have successfully used design to shift the strategic direction of global enterprises, deliver increased market share, improve customer satisfaction, and create competitive advantages. I have held executive roles in both consumer (Apple, Shutterfly, WebMD, etc.) and enterprise companies (SAP, Cisco, Zeitworks, etc.). And I have co-founded companies, most recently Zeitworks. Let me help you design your career.

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    Val Miranda

    Senior User Experience Designer at Royal London

    • AI (Artificial Intelligence)
    • Career Advice
    • Career Transitions
    • Design Leadership

    I'm a Strategic Service & Experience Designer with a unique foundation in Risk Management and Business Transformation Consulting, built at companies like IBM, Santander, and Zurich, where I held middle-management and director roles. Currently leading the Experience strategy for Royal London's high-priority AI initiatives as part of the newly created AI Centre of Enablement. I specialise in agentic frameworks and "Human-in-the-Loop" (HITL) systems that prioritise human judgment and oversight over passive automation. I design the frameworks that make teams more efficient. I have developed internal Design Frameworks, Playbooks, ways of working, SOPs, AI product assessment frameworks, and new AI tool adoption to scale design maturity and ensure systemic consistency. I am a power user of GenAI in my practice, leveraging LLMs to accelerate discovery, synthesise user research, and rapidly prototype complex logic for new products. Outside of work, I dedicate my personal time to mentoring new and seasoned professionals, as well as those considering career changes, particularly women, to support their job searches and the development of core skills. I also speak about AI and career management at professional meetups. Core Specialisms: User Experience and Service Design | Operational Design & Transformation | GenAI Strategy | Systems Thinking | Stakeholder Influence | Risk Mitigation | Inclusive Design | Mentorship

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    Michael Bakkes

    Creative Director at Exact

    • Art Direction
    • Creative Direction
    • Graphic Design
    • User Experience

    My goal is to create meaningful brand experiences through design. I’m passionate about finding creative solutions to solve complex challenges, wherever these may lie. As a strategic thinker in terms of design and communication, I pride myself on being an open-minded, result-oriented, hands-on team player. Specialties: Creative direction, concept development, brand experience, design strategy, art direction, design management, communication design, content strategy, high-level relationships, and team building

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    Silvio DaSilva

    VP - Sr Dat Visualization Designer at Moody's Investors Service

    • Creative Direction
    • Design Leadership
    • Interaction Design
    • User Experience

    Accomplished digital media data-designer editor and creative director with a proven record in human-centered design, information design, user experience and information architecture. Expertise producing innovative interactive products. A professional with deep understanding of information graphics, digital data product design for web, mobile and apps IOS / Android UX design applications. Approachable mentor / coach able to foster an agile corporate environment.

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    Gurinder Sekhon

    Product UX/UI Designer at Fusion

    • Figma
    • User Experience
    • User Interface

    I am a user experience designer and a problem solver. I prefer to focus on understanding the business goals before anything else, and treat those as my North star. This allows me to simplify complex ideas into easy digestible experiences.

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    Mas Agus Setyo P

    UI/UX Designer & Engineer at DataOn

    • Design Process
    • Design Thinking
    • Development
    • Product Design

    I'm a UI/UX in building and designing exceptional digital experiences based in Indonesia. Currently, I’m focused on HRIS technology solutions, human-centered products currently at DataOn.

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    Alipta Ballav

    Sr. Design Manager at Microsoft

    • Design Leadership
    • Graphic Design
    • User Experience
    • User Research

    As said by Indian spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar "Suffering is a product of limited knowledge". Knowledge is Power and I can help you with whatever limited knowledge I have. At the moment, I am building a design team for the Retail cloud vertical at Microsoft Bangalore

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    Jon Sandler

    Product Design Manager at LinkedIn

    • Career Advice
    • Career Transitions
    • Portfolio Review
    • Product Design

    Hey there 👋 I'm Jon, a product design manager native to the Seattle area. I've been doing design professionally for about 12 years, and managing teams of designers for 4 and a half those. I have experience at early start-ups, scaling mid series companies, and growing with large enterprise companies. When managing teams, I focus on developing and growing the team by listening first, and then connecting people's talents and gaps with the work that will not only fulfill them, but help them grow in the right areas needed to advance their careers. I am passionate about mentorship and sponsorship, and helping people figure out how to pursue their passion in design as a career. I am happy to give portfolio reviews, case study feedback, general advice about breaking into the design industry, or whatever else you need. I have experience and training as a generalist designer to help with any part of the design process, but I also have deep expertise in stakeholder management, design ops and process, and deep expertise in prototyping and motion design. I am a maker at heart and in my free time you will always catch me working on some sort of project from woodworking, to screen printing, to model making. ‍I have an extreme curiosity about the world around me and tend to know a little about a lot of different things, but then I also love to go down a rabbit hole and dig deep, fully immersing myself into the details on some things. What I am saying is that you want me on your trivia

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    Goncalo Andrade

    Lead Product Designer for Commercial Technology at Global

    • Illustration
    • User Experience
    • User Interface
    • User Research

    I’ve been working in UX since 2010 and I’ve worked on a lot of different projects, especially since becoming a contractor. I’ve helped companies such as Lloyds, Aviva, Conde Nast (Vogue, GQ), EDF and Shell. My background is Graphic Design, though I’ve also done coding and Service Design. This gives me a broad perspective and allows for more strategic thinking.

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    Mohammed Shafeeq

    Product Designer at Freelance

    • Accessibility
    • Interaction Design
    • Product Design
    • User Centered Design

    I am a customer-focused Product Designer with a bachelor's degree in information technology and 7 years of experience in the digital product development cycle and pixel/ink-based design processes. I'm interested in creating products that fully address the needs of the customer while also achieving the product vision. Most rewarding is when I maintain a research-driven mindset while focusing on the craft of product creation. I am a designer who is driven to solve problems through design. I believe that the world around us is full of questions that can be answered at any time, from anywhere. I look at the world objectively and holistically in order to frame the appropriate problem. I believe in the statement "everything is connected," and I believe design can be used as a medium for people to connect with one another. Through intentionality, design, and collaboration with others, I sculpt the most solid form of design expression that allows the user to interact, learn, and feel. I want to be a trailblazer who uses an understanding of people's activities, end objectives, products, services, and surroundings to generate innovative and creative design. With the understanding that UX is a multifaceted problem, I want to enhance people's quality of life.

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    David Anthony

    Head Of Design and Design Systems at Endpoint

    • Branding & Identity
    • Creative Direction
    • Graphic Design
    • User Experience

    I’m a multidisciplinary creative designing and building software applications, brand identities, immersive art installations, and many other things involving focused creativity. Passionate about all things design. My daily work focuses on design operations, UX design and strategy, design systems, and most importantly team health. I help companies ideate, validate, test, build and launch the highest quality digital products. Whether through creativity, teaching, or mentoring, I believe one of the highest human acts is to inspire others. https://read.cv/dba

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    Brian Verhoeven

    Head of Design, Investment Management at Morningstar

    • Design Management
    • User Experience
    • User Interface
    • Web Design

    Graduate of VT & Clemson. Currently the Head of Design Ops at Morningstar. Areas I can help mentor include: Leadership, Staff Development and Mentorship, Design Operations, Strategy, Audience, Research, User Experience Design, Creative Direction, Information Architecture, Interaction Design, and Prototyping Leadership: - Staff Development and Mentorship - Design Operations Strategy - Audience Research - Digital Strategy - Product Strategy - User Experience Design UX Skills: - Creative Direction - Information Architecture - Interaction Design - Interface Design - Prototyping - Usability Testing

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    Adina Katz

    UX Group Critique Facilitator at Designlab

    • Design Systems
    • Figma
    • User Experience
    • User Interface

    Hi! I'm Adina. I am originally from New York, and live in Israel now. My formal background is in Psychology - and it definitely plays a role in my everyday design. I love meeting new people, as well as receiving new design challenges. I combine my psychology background, along with my passion for human understanding and creativity to deliver human-centered UX/UI designs.

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    Mary Sizer

    Interaction Design Lead at Parliamentary Digital Service

    • Interaction Design
    • Product Design
    • Sketch
    • User Centered Design

    I started my design career at Digitas UK as a UX designer and for the last year I have been an Interaction designer at UK Parliament.

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    Imran Shaikh

    technical director UI/UX at viu

    • Accessibility
    • User Centered Design
    • User Experience
    • User Research

    🚀 Technical Director at viu | HFI CXA Certified | UI & UX Leader | OTT & Web Technologies | IxDF Country Manager India | Strategic Community & Product Growth Champion With over 20 years of expertise in leading front-end engineering, UX strategy, and product development, I currently serve as the Associate Technical Director at Vuclip (VIU), steering technology and design excellence in the OTT, Media, SaaS, AdTech, and E-commerce sectors. I specialize in: • UI Engineering & UX Strategy: Driving pixel-perfect, user-centric product interfaces backed by robust and scalable front-end architectures. • Product Management & Team Formation: Building and mentoring high-performing tech and design teams from scratch, aligned with business and user goals. • Design Systems & Scalable Platforms: Implementing design systems and frameworks that scale seamlessly across products and platforms. As an HFI Certified CXA Professional, I bridge the gap between customer experience, design thinking, and technology to deliver products that not only work but delight. Beyond corporate leadership, I’m an active IxDF Country Manager for India, Founder of JavaScripters Community India, and Play14 India Leader. Through meetups, webinars, workshops, and hackathons, I foster a thriving ecosystem of tech and design professionals, nurturing innovation and collaboration across India. 💡 What Drives Me • Solving complex tech + design challenges with elegant solutions • Scaling communities and empowering

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    Jorge Moreno Arozqueta

    Global Design Senior Director Kitchen & Laundry at Whirlpool Corporation

    • Design Leadership
    • Design Strategy
    • Industrial Design
    • Product Design

    Strong ability to leverage global design strategies to the local market, understand global consumer needs, lead and manage high functioning teams, create brand differentiation strategies, and deliver excellent craftsmanship. My passion for working with various personalities has enabled me to be successful as a design thinker and business coach which has resulted in leading award-winning high-performing teams globally. Creative, results-oriented, collaborative, empathetic, and complex problem-solving professional with high interpersonal and communication skills.

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    Luna Chen

    Staff Product Designer at Instagram

    • Design Management
    • Design Systems
    • Interaction Design
    • Product Design

    Luna is an award-winning product designer in tech. Her design work has won over ten awards. She is a KP Design Fellow, certified SCRUM PO and UX specialist by NNG. She has work experience in Enterprise SaaS and E-commerce. She is hands-on but also has experience in leading design teams. As an award-winning multidisciplinary designer, Luna has a real passion for { Design in Tech } + { Design for Good }. She is a systematic thinker, user-centered problem solver, and well-rounded designer with a business and technology background. Her experience and expertise include user experience design, SaaS enterprise design, consumer design, design system, design theory and methodology, lean & agile methodology, goal management, and social innovation. Luna’s work won over 10 design awards including the Young Innovator Award at CHIMEHACK, Best Payments Experience at US Citi Mobile Challenge, International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA), and Red Dot Concept Design Awards. Her projects have been shown in tech/design/entrepreneur events such as Solid Conference, Harvard China Forum, US Science and Engineering Festival and Hong Kong Business of Design Week. She is also a certified Scrum Product Owner by Scrum Alliance and a certified UX Specialist in Design Management by Neilson Norman Group. As Chinese Youth Leader, Luna attended the 7th Youth Assembly at United Nations and has been actively leading projects for social good in China, US, and Kenya. Fueled by her passion for solving social problems by design thinking, she was selected to be a KP Design Fellow, O'Reilly Solid Fellow, and Andrew's Roadmap Scholar. She's now enjoying solving complex challenges for mission-driven business to make positive impacts on people and society. She was born and raised in China and has traveled to over 10 countries across 5 continents. Currently, she lives in San Francisco.