Speakers
Want to learn the latests about front-end and design? Get inspired and see how you can implement things yourself? Our friendly, knowledgeable and approachable speakers will help and inspire you.
Our speakers and workshop teachers are the best in their fields, and they love to share what they know, how they work and what excites them. On top of that, they are all smashingly nice, and really want to help!
Wowsa! Smashing Conferences you really blew my mind! I got to meet genuinely amazing and lovely speakers and the whole team who creates this exceptional conference. I wasn't expecting so much fun, connection, motivation and support.
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Brad Frost
Brad Frost is a design system consultant, web designer & developer, speaker, writer, teacher, musician, and artist located in beautiful Pittsburgh, PA. He helps people establish & evolve design systems, establish more collaborative workflows, and design & build software together.
He is the author of the book Atomic Design, which introduces a methodology to create and maintain effective design systems. He co-hosted the Style Guides Podcast and has helped create several tools and resources for web designers, including Pattern Lab, Styleguides.io, This Is Responsive, Death to Bullshit, and more.
- On the web
- http://bradfrost.com
- On LinkedIn
- bradfrost
- On Bluesky
- @bradfrost.com
- On Mastodon
- mastodon.social/@brad_frost
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Kardo Ayoub
Kardo is a London based Experience/Product Designer with a unique perspective shaped by becoming visually impaired. With a career that began 15 years ago, he combines personal experience and professional expertise to advocate for inclusive design practices that benefit everyone. Drawing on firsthand knowledge of accessibility challenges, he is dedicated to creating products and experiences that empower users, regardless of ability.
As a designer, Kardo has worked with large organisations as well as startups to improve the usability of digital products for individuals with disabilities, focusing on the principle that inclusive design leads to better design for all.
Known for his humor, insight, and empathy, he is an advocate for pushing the boundaries of what design can achieve.
- On the web
- https://www.kardoayoub.com/
- On LinkedIn
- kardoayoub
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Manuel Matuzović
Independent Developer & Consultant
Manuel a freelance frontend developer, consultant, accessibility auditor, writer, and speaker from Vienna, currently living in Graz. He’s passionate about web standards and a strong advocate for progressive enhancement, specializing in web accessibility and large-scale CSS.
He writes about accessibility, HTML, and CSS on his personal blog matuzo.at and htmhell.dev.
- On the web
- https://matuzo.at
- On LinkedIn
- matuzo
- On Bluesky
- @matuzo.at
- On Mastodon
- front-end.social/@matuzo
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Ana Rodrigues
Front-end Developer at Hactar
Ana works as a front-end developer at tech-for-good agency Hactar. She started coding as a teenager building fan sites, and has been working as a front-end developer for the last 12 years.
Nowadays, Ana spends most of her free time experimenting on her personal blog and is particularly interested in ethics, IndieWeb, sustainability, privacy, and all things CSS.
- On LinkedIn
- ana-rdrg
- On Bluesky
- @ohhelloana.blog
- On Mastodon
- front-end.social/@anarodrigues
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Kevin Hawkins
Kevin Hawkins is a UX Research & Product Design leader with 17 years of experience in solving complex problems, delighting users, and amplifying business value. Previously, he’s been happy to work with companies such as Glovo, Booking.com, PwC, Uber, Capital One, Gap, and more. He also serves on the board of We Create Space.
Kevin spends his personal time as a public speaker and mentor. As a gay, Liberian-American that’s lived across the USA, Europe, and Asia, he specializes in building communities and reverse engineering marketplaces.
- On the web
- https://www.kevinthecreator.com/
- On LinkedIn
- kevinhawkinsdesign
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Vitaly Friedman
Creative Lead and Co-Founder of Smashing Magazine
Vitaly Friedman loves beautiful content and doesn’t like to give in easily. When he is not writing or speaking at a conference, he’s most probably running front-end/UX workshops and webinars. He loves solving complex UX, front-end and performance problems.
- On the web
- https://smashingmagazine.com
- On LinkedIn
- vitalyfriedman
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Mystery Speaker
Obviously, our Mystery Speaker is a bit of a… well, Mystery. In true smashing style, you can expect something wonderful. Make sure to set your alarm on day two of the conference, because you don't want to miss this.
