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Riz Ainuddin stands out as a design leader with a robust track record spanning over two decades in product management, design and design operations. His leadership philosophy is about helping design teams. He guides them to show how they can have a big impact on both business results and customer satisfaction. Riz's commitment to fostering a culture of empowerment enables design teams to perform at their peak.

Lindsey Hawkins is the founder and president of Blue Trail Digital. She is a dynamic professional who combines her artistic background, problem-solving abilities, and leadership acumen to create impactful results in the business world.

Andrew Seleznov is a seasoned AR Production leader with over 8 years of experience at Snap Inc., currently serving as the Head of AR Production at Arcadia, Snap's AR Innovation Studio for Branded Experiences. At Arcadia, Andrew directs a team of world-class Lens Production professionals, overseeing the creation of groundbreaking AR experiences that push the boundaries of what’s possible in the field.

Anser is a passionate L&D professional with a Marketing background and 25 years of international expertise in building and growing multiple billion-dollar brands in a range of diverse markets across Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia & Australia. He has held a variety of senior Global, Regional & Local roles in multiple Fortune 500 companies like Shell, Henkel & Unilever. He has also been the recipient of multiple international awards including the coveted Cannes (thrice!) for his much-acclaimed Digital Marketing Campaigns across South-East Asia.

Steve Thomas is a seasoned Learning and Organisational Development (L&OD) expert with over two decades of experience shaping strategic initiatives across a wide array of industries. From fintech to retail and not-for-profit sectors, Steve has consistently driven impactful development programs and leadership strategies that align with organisational goals.

Ashley Marty has 15+ years of experience strategizing and systemizing how data is structured, classified, organized, standardized, retrieved, and used in products. She is currently the taxonomy manager for Organic, Monetization, Groups, Pages & RL at Meta. Prior to her time at Meta, Ashley spent just under a decade at Amazon and two years at AOL. In her time in the field, Ashley has had roles as IC taxonomist & ontologist, taxonomy & ontology team manager, metadata program manager and Search product manager.