Reflection brought us here. Motion carries us into 2027.
Five speakers confirmed. The lineup grows from here.
Joining us in May 2027
Our Visionary Speakers
These are the leaders building what comes next. Spanning AI, UX, research, and design strategy across some of the most influential organizations in the world, they bring working perspectives, hard won insight, and a shared belief that innovation happens at the intersection of disciplines.
Don Norman
Board member
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Don Norman is cofounder of the Nielsen Norman Group, founder of the Design Lab at UC San Diego, and a former Vice President at Apple. A member of the National Academy of Engineering, he received the Sir Misha Black Medal for Distinguished Services to Design Education. His books include The Design of Everyday Things and Design for a Better World.
Esteban Perez-Hemminger
Staff Interaction Designer
Google
Esteban Perez-Hemminger is a Staff Interaction Designer at Google, where he designs experiences that make AI, machine learning, and cloud computing accessible to people of every learning style and skill level. Born and raised in Puerto Rico, he is an advocate for simplicity and a natural collaborator who believes kindness drives healthy partnerships and better work.
Lisa Gudding
Chief Growth Officer
Ipsos
Lisa Gudding is Chief Growth Officer at Ipsos, where she brings together human insight, commercial strategy, and research to help organizations navigate complex business challenges. A passionate connector of people and ideas, Lisa believes meaningful growth starts with curiosity, strong relationships, and the courage to challenge conventional thinking.
Prateek Kotak
Director Agentic AI
AWS
Prateek Kotak is Director of Agentic AI at Amazon, leading product for Kiro, Amazon's agentic software development platform. He previously led Amazon Lens and visual shopping and served as VP of Technology, Education at the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative. With 20+ years across commerce, education, and healthcare, he builds where new technology meets real human behavior.
Ranjeet Tayi
Sr. Director, User Experience Design (AI)
Salesforce
Ranjeet Tayi is Sr. Director of User Experience Design (AI) at Salesforce, building enterprise cloud platforms where data, design, and AI converge. A founder with a successful exit, holder of 8 patents, venture partner to early stage B2B AI startups, and Co Chair at UMO.Design, he has spent two decades turning complex data problems into products people can actually use.
Aleksandr Tenyotkin
Principal, Emerging Technologies & Experience
Disney Entertainment
Aleksandr Tenyotkin leads product strategy, design, and creative direction for emerging immersive and interactive experiences at Disney Entertainment. Over two decades across design and engineering, including applied AI at Google Search and product leadership at Hulu and GoDaddy, he has focused on one thing: building technology people actually want to live inside.
Amit Patel
Founder
Experience Haus
Amit Patel is Founder and Principal of Experience Haus, an intelligent workflow design consultancy in London and New York. He helps leadership teams in financial services redesign how their organizations operate with AI as a full participant, working from a blank sheet rather than retrofitting existing processes. His method, Rewire. Reimagine. Realize., runs from capability building through live deployment, with clients including Bank of New York, DTCC, Spotify, and Deloitte.
Kyle Schulz
Deputy of Strategic Advancement
Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP)
Kyle Schulz is Deputy of Strategic Advancement at CMAP, where he drives regional strategy and partnership across northeastern Illinois. His work focuses on positioning Chicagoland as a global destination in emerging industries, and his efforts have secured over 75,000 jobs — including the single largest economic development deal in Illinois history.
Jim Dantzler
Adjunct Professor
University of Washing Department of Interaction Design
Jim Dantzler spent 25 years leading design, creative, and product teams, including 20 at Amazon across Alexa, Prime Video, Fire TV, and Design Excellence, with more than a dozen patents to show for it. An Amazon Bar Raiser who has hired and developed hundreds of designers, he now teaches in the University of Washington's Master of Human Computer Interaction and Design program and advises organizations on design leadership in the age of AI.
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