Speakers

Anne Cantera
Anne Cantera
Founder
Elementyl Intelligence
Anne Cantera is the founder of Elementyl Intelligence, an ethical AI consultancy, and VoiceofAI.io, a free resource helping designers upskill into AI, and also, in a recent turn of events, is now Director of Conversation and Omnimodal Design at a stealth AI startup.
Caitlin Steele
Caitlin Steele
Founder
Thoughtful Apes
aitlin Steele helps the people who build software get clear on what they are actually building and why.
Nathan Curtis
Nathan Curtis
Founder
EightShapes
Nathan co-founded EightShapes with Dan Brown near Washington, DC in 2006. He's passionate about information architecture, user experience design, and front end development, and leads and consults with design systems teams to chart a strategic path and optimize operations. He wrote Modular Web Design in 2009, blogs about design systems regularly, and speaks at events worldwide.
Sunni (Sun) Brown
Sunni (Sun) Brown
Founder & Author
The Center for Deep Self Design
Sunni (Sun) Brown is the founder of creative consultancy Sunni Brown Ink and recently reincarnated the Center for Deep Self Design (getting its second life after a tragicomic opening in March of 2020!).
Haley Stracher
Haley Stracher
Founder & CEO
Iris Design Collective
Haley Stracher is the founder of Iris Design Collaborative, and an expert designer and marketing strategist. ? Haley loves playing with her young son, yoga and being outdoors.
Jason Mesut
Jason Mesut
Founder
Resonant
Jason helps people and organizations navigate their uncertain futures.
Brad Larson
Brad Larson
Founder
Waterfall
Brad comes from a background in Flash, animation, and video and originally made his living through Flash work.
Natalie M. Dunbar
Natalie M. Dunbar
Founder and CEO
The Content Practice Architect
Natalie Marie Dunbar is the founder and CEO of The Content Practice Architect, a consultancy focused on helping brands establish sustainable content practices. 
Lisa deBettencourt
Lisa deBettencourt
Founder & Principal
Forge Harmonic
Lisa is a product strategy and design leader. She works with organizations in healthcare and life sciences to discover, develop, and operationalize innovative ways to improve the patient and clinical experience.
Julia Beauchamp Kraft
Julia Beauchamp Kraft
Founder
Speak To Inspire
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, ZScaler, Twitter, etc.
September 2026
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