Women Talk Design Lightning Talks

Women Talk Design Lightning Talks
Wednesday, December 6th, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

Women Talk Design & California College of the Arts' Interaction Design Program invite you to join us for an evening of talks by new and experienced speakers, on topics in design, communication, education, and career. 
The evening will kickoff with an opportunity to meet others in attendance, before diving into the talks. Speakers have been invited who are practicing a talk for a conference or are looking for experience presenting their material to a new audience. We invite the audience to be present and supportive, learn something new and engage with the community.
Talks include:


Asmi Joshi, Sr. Product Designer, AppDirect - "Are you there?" - How to collaborate remotely


Julia DeBari, UX Program Director, GrowthXAcademy - Finding the UX education that's right for you


Erica Engle, iOS Engineer, Slack and Stephanie Engle, Product Designer, Self-Driving Cars, Cruise Automation - The shared DNA of design and code


Kate Stern, Design Program Manager, Facebook - Why you should teach everyone to be a designer


Lisa Whitsitt, Senior Manager Industrial Design, Capital One - How to get momentum for future concepts ...Get physical


Shanthi Acharya, Lead Interaction Designer, EllieMae - Design is lifelong learning


Maheen Sohail, Product Designer - Virtual Reality & 360 Media, Facebook - What would you do if you weren’t afraid?



Non-alcoholic refreshments will be served. 
The event is open to everyone. Please take a moment to read through Women Talk Design's Code of Conduct before RSVPing. 

Interested in presenting your talk at the event? Contact Danielle at [email protected].

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