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Join us for about two and a half hours of talks, discussions and questions about Figma by our amazing speakers. Hosted by Smashing Magazine’s Vitaly Friedman. We’ll provide the full line-up soon, so stay posted & 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.

  • Christine Vallaure

    Christine Vallaure

    Founder of Moonlearning

    Christine Vallaure is the founder of moonlearning.io, a learning platform for UI, Figma and Product Building with AI. She’s also the author of theSolo.io, a practical guide to building and growing digital products independently, and a regular speaker at design and tech conferences.

    Christine is deeply invested in bridging the gap between design and development, creating content and tools that help both sides work better together with more clarity, curiosity, and collaboration.

    With over a decade of experience working with startups, agencies, and global brands across Berlin, Mexico City, and London, Christine now calls Madrid home. As a solo founder and creator, she’s passionate about the growing wave of independent builders who are rethinking how digital products are made, from the tools we use to the way we work.

    On the web
    https://www.moonlearning.io
    On LinkedIn
    christinevallaure
  • Julia Lybenska

    Julia Lybenska

    Julia Lybenska is a Product Designer and Design Manager at Setapp, the first curated app subscription platform for macOS and iOS by MacPaw. Julia has 7+ years of experience in various design roles, including at startups, creative and communication agencies. She is passionate about Figma and uses it as a tool for brainstorming, prototyping, and presentation.

    For the past 11 months since the beginning of the russian war in Ukraine, Julia has been working out of Kyiv, successfully managing a team of designers despite the crisis. While she hopes no one gets to experience the same, certain tips and tricks can help you prepare for any other unforeseen circumstances.

    Talk
    Designing in Crisis Times
    On the web
    https://www.behance.net/lybenska
  • Molly Hellmuth

    Molly Hellmuth

    Molly is a design nerd who’s been sharing her knowledge about Figma for quite some time. She created uiprep.com, a design system UI kit for Figma. And teaches individuals and teams in her course, Design System Bootcamp.

    Talk
    Designing For Designers
    On the web
    https://www.uiprep.com/
    On LinkedIn
    molly-hellmuth-9155725a
  • Vitaly Friedman

    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