Speakers

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

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

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.

Kai Tran has over 10 years of design experience. Her design journey has spanned from game cinematics to environmental design, and from print to interactive. In all her diverse experiences, one thing has been central: innovation.

Erin Weigel delivers impactful, user-centric products and tells stories about how she does it. Her career started in customer service when she worked retail and waited tables. This experience developed her service mindset, which guides her unique design approach.

Tim Yeo (@timyeo) coaches introverts to have impact and influence without pretending to be extroverts at The Quiet Achiever. He's also a design leader, speaker and bookbinder; best known for saying complex things simply. Most recently Design Director @ IBM, formerly Head of Design at fintech startups @Finder, @OFX, @Prospa

Lori has extensive experience in finding creative solutions to client needs that also meet user needs through extensive research and cross- department collaboration.