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We have a few great speakers on our line up for this event. They are amazing at what they do, and very experienced speakers, so you can get practical tips and tricks from them, while getting inspired and having some fun. See you there!

Our speakers…

  • are knowledgeable and experienced,
  • provide practical take-aways and examples you can use in your own projects,
  • show how they work, not just talk about it,
  • can't wait to share their knowledge,
  • and are smashingly nice.
  • Emily Anderson

    Emily Anderson

    Emily is the founder of a boutique design studio, Ampersand. With extensive experience across highly emotional and regulated industries, Emily has spent the majority of her career asking: “what can go wrong?” As a result, understanding risk, emotion, and unhappy paths are core to her mindset. Her mission is to help as many people as possible to bring this thinking into their processes.

    Emily is incredibly passionate about speaking and writing about the impact that design can have on users (both good and bad), and the importance of systems thinking.

    Talk
    Beyond the Happy Path
    On the web
    https://www.ampersandco.studio
    On LinkedIn
    emily-and
  • Marcel Bertram

    Marcel Bertram

    Marcel is the co-founder of A11YPLAN, a company redefining how organizations approach accessibility—as a pragmatic business strategy that actually works. With over a decade shaping UX design and digital products at scale, Marcel has helped major companies move from chaos to confidence. He's known for cutting through complexity and delivering solutions that stick.

    Marcel is passionate about proving that accessibility is both feasible and valuable. His mission is to show teams that the right approach makes accessibility inevitable, not impossible.

    Talk
    Accessibility That Scales — A Plan Your Team Can Actually Use
    On the web
    https://a11yplan.de/en
    On LinkedIn
    marcelbertram
  • Michele Williams

    Michele Williams

    Dr. Michele A. Williams is owner of M.A.W. Consulting, LLC - Making Accessibility Work and author of 'Accessible UX Research'. Her 20+ years of experience include influencing top tech companies as a Senior User Experience (UX) Researcher and Accessibility Specialist and obtaining a PhD in Human-Centered Computing focused on accessibility. As an international speaker, published academic author, and patented inventor, she is passionate about educating and advising on technology that does not exclude disabled users.

    Talk
    Stop Waiting for Perfect. How to Start Talking to Disabled Users Now
    On the web
    https://mawconsultingllc.com/
    On LinkedIn
    micheleawilliams1
  • Geoff Graham

    Geoff Graham

    Blogger, teacher and senior editor for Smashing Magazine

    Geoff is lead editor and writer at Smashing Magazine. On top of that, he’s an independent contractor who teaches front-end design and development classes on the side. Geoff loves reading and writing about the web while helping others become better at all things front-end.

    Talk
    Panel Discussion
    On the web
    https://geoffgraham.me/