Julia Beauchamp Kraft Julia Beauchamp Kraft is the founder of the public speaking training company, Speak To Inspire. Founded in 2014, Speak To Inspire has trained 1000’s of entrepreneurs and professionals as well as 100’s of companies like LinkedIn, Salesforce,...
Dr. Temple Grandin Dr. Temple Grandin, a world-renowned autism spokesperson, scientist, and inventor, has served as an inspiration and role model to hundreds of thousands of families and persons with autism. In this unique presentation, Temple eloquently and candidly describes...
David Dylan Thomas David Dylan Thomas, author of Design for Cognitive Bias, creator and host of The Cognitive Bias Podcast, and a twenty-year practitioner of content strategy and UX, has consulted major clients in entertainment, healthcare, publishing, finance, and retail....
Eva PenzeyMoog Eva PenzeyMoog is a Chicago-based UX designer who focuses on the emerging space of safety design. Before joining the tech field she worked in education non-profit and volunteered as a domestic violence educator and rape crisis counselor. Her...
JR Miller JR Miller is a Caribbean-American writer, designer, and speaker in the Bay Area. He’s worked on design and brand initiatives for companies such as Google, cPanel, and Grooveshark. An advocate for human-centered design, JR believes in bringing inclusivity...
Helen Keighron Helen Keighron is a fractional design executive and startup advisor focused on helping SaaS companies of all sizes unlock the business value of design and avoid common scaling pitfalls. Formerly Senior Director of Product Design at HubSpot and...
Marc Rambeau Marc leads content strategy, content design and copywriting at U.Group. His team cuts through the cruft to drive action and simplify services. They help protect Americans from loan sharks, promote our national parks, fight child hunger and more....
Meena Kothandaraman With 35 years of experience and as co-founder of twig+fish research practice, Meena has consulted to emphasize the strategic value of qualitative research across product, space and service. Meena pays particular attention to the credibility, transparency and communication around...
Susan Salvi Originally from (sincerely) wonderful Pittsburgh, Sue Salvi is an actor, improvisor, and writer who now lives in Chicago. She will occasionally assault you with her brain offerings using her mouth as a vehicle, while on stage at various...
Megan Kellie Megan Kellie is a writer, actor, improviser and illustrator. She lives in Chicago where she regularly repurposes cardboard and goes to Blick. She performs all around the city, and has just started showing her art things in places....
