The technology industry is in a constant state of evolution, with the powerful influence of AI reshaping operational efficiency across all organizational units, making a significant impact on product and UX teams.
Currently, 53% of companies are leveraging AI technology to revolutionize their products and services, a number that is projected to increase substantially in 2024 and beyond. AI has the ability to streamline various aspects of product development and the UX design process, empowering more personalized, user-centric products and experiences than ever before.
Our panel discussion covers how the current technological landscape and global environment will influence how UX designers and product developers work. We explore topics including ethical design practices, strengthening collaboration between design and development teams to develop better products, AI's role in the design process to enhance productivity and personalization and much more!
- Cultural shifts, evolving consumer expectations, and technology advancements impacts on product & UX in 2024
- Top UI/UX trends including data visualization, personalized experiences, generative design and more
- The role users’ mental health, emotions, and subconscious desires play in the user experience and product design process
- From modeling to engineering, how AI is being leveraged in product and design
- The current UX and product job landscape
Jon is a Brooklyn-based design leader and player-coach with over a decade of experience designing consumer products for companies like SoulCycle, FanDuel, Harry’s, and quip. Currently, he is the Head of Design at Safara, a seed-stage company providing consumers with a more rewarding way to book hotels. Jon is passionate about problem-solving, whether through design, research, or product strategy. He has contributed thought pieces on design to various industry publications, including A List Apart and uxmag.com. Additionally, he serves as a startup advisor and mentor to younger designers.
Alexandra Candelas is an entrepreneur and product design executive, early pioneer of the user experience practice, educator, mentor and coach. She helps organizations and C-Suite executives navigate the complexities of customer value through product design. Her focus is on digital innovation and how to strategically steer a company’s transformation towards customer excellence. In academic circles she is known for nurturing students to have a leadership mindset, mentoring them well beyond their academic tenure.
Ken Sigel has spent the past 18+ years designing online e-commerce experiences in various industries including luxury goods, big-box stores, food & beverage, insurance, and financial services. He spent the first half of his career working for digital agencies, first in Chicago, then moving to Boston. His clients included Nationwide, Fossil, Staples, and CVS. He then moved into product design, first with DraftKings as their first director of UX, then with Liberty Mutual helping to scale up the design team to over 60 people. Most recently he led the product design team at Drizly, an alcohol delivery service acquired by Uber.
Ken is a passionate design leader who excels at building and scaling design teams, developing the processes to better integrate UX into the product development process. He coaches and develops his team members with empathy and a focus on servant leadership, empowering those to grow and become leaders themselves.
Tcheilly (pronounced Chay-lee) boasts over 15 years of expertise in the SaaS industry. His journey spans from grassroots product roles to strategic leadership positions at iconic brands like Dunkin' Donuts, Samsung, and TJX. With a keen eye for forging global partnerships, he has orchestrated product growth in collaboration with tech titans like Google, Apple, Visa, Mastercard, and Salesforce. Revered for his avant-garde vision, Tcheilly seamlessly integrates community engagement and feedback loops into his product narrative, championing customer-centric methodologies that transcend conventional personas and journeys, optimizing revenue operations and product adoption. Beyond his corporate achievements, he's a dedicated community educator, Reiki master, and mental health advocate. Encounters with him invariably leave individuals feeling inspired.
