Design Operations New York 2023

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8:30am
Registration & Breakfast - Exhibition Opens
Start your day with a bite to eat and a chance to visit the exhibition.
 
9:30am
Welcome to Design Operations New York 2023
Conference Chair
Jilanna Wilson, Director of Creative, Program Management, Adobe
 
9:45am
The Practice of Design Operations – both today and tomorrow
Design Operations began solidifying as a discipline and ‘community of practice’ around 2015. It was then that the first articles by Dave Malouf, AirBnB and others were published. Their focus was the specific role that Design Operations has within the broader context of Digital Product Design (DPD...
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Speaker
Dave Malouf, Design Operations Leader
 
10:15am
Finding other DesignOps Boats in Large Enterprise Seas
As a DesignOps leader, have you ever asked yourself any of these questions?
  • Is DesignOps an emerging practice in your enterprise?
  • Are your DesignOps practitioners operating in silos, scattered across a large and complex organization?
  • How do you find your people in your ...
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Speaker
Jenny Price, DesignOps Lead & Manager, Business Process Transformation for the CIO , IBM
 
10:45am
How to Rise Above the Creative Crisis
In this forward-looking talk, we explore the future of the creative industry, focusing on three pivotal challenges: the ever-growing creative work with insufficient talent, the uncertain impact of AI on creative careers, and the organizational complexities faced by design operations professionals...
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Speaker
Ronnie Kwesi Coleman, Co-Founder and CEO, Meaningful Gigs
 
11:15am
Networking & Visit the Exhibition
Your chance to visit the exhibition and network with your fellow Design Ops Professionals.
 
11:55am
The Power of Focus: Scaling Impact and Unlocking Collaboration and Curiosity
We are in a time of scrutiny and scarcity.  Many of us are seeing mountains of opportunity to address within our work but how can we possibly get to it all with limited time, resources, and buy-in?  For many of us, we may find ourselves wrapped in a fixed mindset trudging along.  Join Tim as he s...
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Speaker
Tim Gilligan, Sr. Director, Chief of Staff of Research and Design Operations, Capital One
 
12:25pm
Creating Equity & Cross-Organizational Connection through Talent Calibration
Strong design organizations have well-defined career ladders that help team members understand what success for their role looks like. The best design organizations operationalize their ladders to help people navigate their careers. They ensure that leaders evaluate their talent equitably and con...
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Indra Klavins, Senior Director, Design Operations - North America, Publicis Sapient
 
12:55pm
Design Systems for People: How a People-Centered Design System Can Drive Better Design Operations
The timeless principles of twentieth-century North American industrial designer Henry Dreyfuss have inspired the creation of technology from the 500 rotary telephone model to modern digital interfaces. This talk applies Dreyfuss' ideas to the design system process, so we can build functional and ...
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Speaker
Beatriz Novais, Product Designer, Supernova.io
 
1:15pm
Lunch & Visit the Exhibition
Time to have some lunch and visit the exhibition. See you back at 2:25 PM for the afternoon sessions!
 
2:25pm
How to Introduce and Position DesignOps in your Organization to Maximize the Impact
Whether you are a team of one with a view to scaling your DesignOps practice, or your practice is more mature, it is essential to understand the role and positioning of DesignOps in your organisation. In this panel discussion, we will dive into the impact DesignOps can have on every business when...
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Moderator
Jilanna Wilson, Director of Creative, Program Management, Adobe
Panelists
Brian Duchek, Lead Design Program Manager, DocuSign
Lisa Geubtner Towns, Head of Design Operations, Realtor.com
Matt Raw, VP Product Design, The New York Times
Marya Triandafellos, Chief, Skwair
 
3:10pm
Lifecycle of a Design System
Design systems are a critical component of modern product development. In this talk, we will explore the lifecycle of a design system, from inception to maturity, how to use design systems to create a cohesive experience across an organization, and how to measure the success of that design system...
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Speaker
Philip Bordallo, Design Systems Engineer, Maze
 
3:30pm
Networking & Visit the Exhibition
Your chance to visit the exhibition and network with your fellow Design Ops Professionals.
 
4:00pm
Engage, Grow, Amplify
Design teams are growing rapidly in organizations across multiple industries. Design Executives are strengthening their leadership teams and expanding their practice. Design Operations is recognized as a critical pillar that enables teams to amplify their impact and companies to maximize the busi...
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Speaker
Jose Coronado, Head of Strategic Planning & Operations
 
4:30pm
How Do I Know When I Need Software and How Do I Implement It?
As we look to optimize our Design teams, we look to software as an essential asset in our toolbox. But how do you know when you need software and what’s the best way to implement it? In this talk, we will explore the key indicators that signal the need for software and provide practical advice on...
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Speaker
Marya Triandafellos, Chief, Skwair
 
5:00pm
Experience Design at Scale
In today's digital age, customers do not interact solely with products anymore. Instead, whether or not they realize it, they interact with connected experiences that expand through multiple platforms and touchpoints. Yet, no matter how hot the buzzword of ‘Experience-Driven Organization’ is, rea...
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Speakers
Bárbara Rebolledo, Nordic Product Design Director, Accenture Song
Malgorzata Piernik, Product Design Lead, Accenture Song
 
5:30pm
Drinks & Networking
Continue networking, sharing ideas and celebrate a great day at the official drinks reception!
Kindly sponsored by:
 
6:00pm
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