MEET OUR Speakers

Big ideas. Bold voices. Yeah, we’ve got those. Here’s who you’ll see on the Throughline virtual stage.

Headshot of Erika Hall, a person with red hair pulled back wearing a camel-colored jacket and red turtleneck.

Co-founder, Mule Design Studio

The business model is the grid

Headshot of Candi Williams, a Black woman wearing glasses and a patterned colorful dress. She is speaking at an event.

Content and inclusive design leader

Chatty G could never lead like you

Headshot of Ron Bronson, a Black man wearing a pink collared shirt and smiling.

Public sector design leader, assistant professor

Design as repair

Headshot of Pavel Samsonov, a white man wearing glasses, a gray t-shirt, and a ballcap.

Principal experience designer, Justworks

Your process is a product, and the users are your colleagues

Headshot of ÌníOlúwa Abíódún, a Black woman in glasses with an afro. She wears a vibrant blue top.

Senior product designer, Intercom, and founder, Aivie

Staying human, strategic, and sane in the AI goldrush

Headshot of Lisa Woodley, a fair skinned woman with pink hair and glasses. She stands outside with leaves in the background.

Design leader, educator, and advocate for ethical technology

Finding your way back: Staying human when design stops making sense

Headshot of Catt Small, a Black woman with braids and a silver necklace. She wears a patterned blue and purple top.

Staff product designer

Staff designer: Grow, influence, and lead as an individual contributor

Staff content designer, Lyft

Good Job: Making hiring and getting hired suck a lot less

Headshot of Hang Xu, an Asian man with glasses and a checked shirt.

Designer and ex-design recruiter

Hang’s talk: OnlyFAANGs: An experiment in the new design job market

Headshot of Shawna Hein, a white woman with blond hair wearing a grey sweater leaning against a tree.

Design and experience leader

The inner design work: Confronting and overcoming stress and uncertainty

Design leader (Canada)

How to say the thing (even when it feels risky)

Headshot of Ida Persson, a blond woman wearing glasses and a blue shirt.

Designer, storyteller, dreamer (freelance)

DesignShifts: A better future for and through design

Headshot of Desiree Garcia, a Latina woman with long wavy dark hair smiling on a pink background.

Principal product designer, Medium

Player-coaching: Not a thing, but here to stay

workshop facilitators

Your ticket includes access to one workshop. Choose the topic you need most right now during registration.

Director of coaching programs, Active Voice

The ADHD-friendly design org
Making workplace shifts that are a win-win for everyone

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Career coach and strategist for UX professionals

Find your career throughline
Position yourself with purpose and confidence 

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Coach, author, and CEO of Active Voice

From people-pleaser to strategic partner
Drive design conversations and navigate pushback productively

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