In today’s UX landscape, confidence and inclusivity are not just ideals—they are essential to creating designs that resonate with diverse audiences. As women take on leadership roles within UX, they bring perspectives that are crucial to shaping products and experiences reflecting a wide range of user needs. But building confidence isn’t always straightforward.

As a service designer, Arun led internal initiatives that promoted greater collaboration between product, design, and content teams for improved client experience by creating new digital touchpoints in the customer's journey.

Janda Lane is creator and host of the Behind The Song podcast, a series of essays about the history of classic rock songs with a focus on the lyrics. Music for each episode is produced by her husband and podcast partner, Christian Lane.

KD Singh Arneja, a UX professional with over 20 years of experience, is currently Senior Director of User Experience at Intelligent Medical Objects.

Dr. Andy Polaine is a design leadership coach, educator, and writer who helps clients build and grow their own design and innovation capability, transform their organisations and themselves

Fonz Morris is a distinguished investor and entrepreneur renowned for his leadership and innovation in the design and technology sectors.

Sabina Leybold is a content strategist and user experience designer who has worked with clients across finance, healthcare, technology, education, manufacturing, and more.

Karen T. ("KT") Lin, CUA, CSPO (she/they/we) is a former mid-90s web designer, and more recently, a former Chief Experience Officer of an acquired SaaS startup.

Reggie Murphy is currently leading the global UX Research team at Zendesk and also serves as the Interim Head of Design. Reggie is a seasoned strategic research and insights leader with over 20 years of experience guiding teams to understand user behavior and create innovative product solutions.

Harry Max is an executive player-coach who helps leaders realize their visions, build great teams, and zero in on pragmatic solutions to complex challenges.