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Celia Hodent
Celia Hodent
Author, Consultant
Independent
Celia Hodent is an expert in the application of cognitive science and psychology to improve products, systems, services, and video games. She currently leads an independent UX consultancy, working with a wide range of international media and enterprise companies.
Gail Swanson
Gail Swanson
CX Design Leader
FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency)
Gail Swanson helps people solve product and service problems without blowing themselves up. Throughout her design career across many industries, she’s been dedicated to helping talented folks be effective at their jobs. Gail built the strategy practice at 18F, and has returned to public service improving the experience of disaster survivors as they recover and rebuild. Gail speaks and writes about all manners of design, strategy, and digital innovation.
Eduardo Ortiz
Eduardo Ortiz
Co-Owner & CEO
Coforma
Eduardo is a designer and an engineer. He has over 17 years of experience working as a software engineer, information architect, and user experience designer.
Jason Kunesh
Jason Kunesh
Design Director
City of Chicago
Jason Kunesh finds simple solutions for gnarly problems wherever people meet technology.
Tanya Snook
Tanya Snook
User Experience Design Leader
Canada
Tanya Snook is a user experience designer who builds citizen and employee experiences in the Government of Canada. She is best known for popularizing the phrase "UX Theatre" to describe the superficial posturing that some organizations do in the place of proper user experience design.
Dr. Steve Julius
Dr. Steve Julius
Team Psychologist & Founder
Human Resource Consulting Group
Dr. Steve Julius is the founder and chief executive of HRCG, a Chicago based firm specializing in executive leadership, high performance teamwork, organizational effectiveness and strategic human capital solutions.
Taylor Poulos
Designer
Moment
Taylor is a designer and writer, currently working at Moment in New York, New York. He started making software when he was twelve, eventually focusing in UX design and research.
Mike Gorgone
Mike Gorgone
UX Consultant
Cox Automotive, Inc.
Currently I am working in Cox Automotive’s Enterprise Operations Center helping them with the redesign of their IT Scorecard website. My role is varied depending on the what the project needs.
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.
Lindsey Latiolais
Lindsey Latiolais
Senior Product Manager, Lead Generation Pool
Neighborhoods.com
Lindsey is a former UX Researcher with over 10 years in the field, and most recently a former Product Manager with about a year and a half of experience. After severely burning out and losing her job a year and a half ago, she's been on a path of recovery and self-discovery, finding new passions and drives in a completely new mental landscape.
January 2025
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