Design x Women: Leadership Edition
Join a panel of trailblazing female design leaders as they discuss the challenges and opportunities in building an inclusive space where more women can thrive in leadership roles. This session will explore the realities of being a leader in design, from securing stakeholder buy-in to navigating the complexities of advocating for bold product changes. Gain valuable insights into the strategies these leaders use to influence decision-making, foster innovation, and create environments that empower the next generation of women in design. Whether you're aspiring to lead or already at the helm, this conversation will provide inspiration and actionable advice for every step of the journey.
Design Director, Creative Mentor & Branding Soul. With +12 years in the design field. Working with iconic DTC brands, tech disruptors, and e-commerce empires, focusing on building brands with a purpose. From directing a photoshoot to creating a design system with AI, or leading the packaging team, there are no limits. But mostly, inspiring, mentoring, and boosting young designers to develop their career growth.
With over 15 years of experience in design, Alex is well known and respected throughout the Design community in Australia. She is currently leading a design team for Australia and New Zealand’s largest mortgage aggregator, Loan Market. Alex has worked with well known organisational and household names including News Corp, Expedia and Woolworths and collaborated with Google and Microsoft. Alex is passionate, driven and motivated and lives and breaths user centred design. With a deep passion for understanding user needs, Alex has successfully led design and research teams at high-growth tech startups, including the pioneering NFT and blockchain-based game, ZED RUN. Alex is an inspiring speaker, having spoken at events such as Something Digital and Beyond Games, sharing insights on user-centered design and the power of technology.
Alison Gretz is Design Executive turned leadership coach and team facilitator working at the intersection of the future of how we work as humans, and leading healthy, high performing teams. She’s on a mission to make leadership less lonely and more human-centered, accelerating us all towards inclusive workplaces where everyone can thrive. Her background spans award winning Ad Agencies, to leading in-house Product Design for Target, Thomson Reuters and rebuilding Shutterfly's internal Creative group. She is an accredited coach through the International Coaching Federation, mother to two, and crossword junkie.
Delisa Lopez is a seasoned UX design leader with over a decade of experience shaping impactful user experiences and driving business outcomes. Known for her ability to unite teams around common goals (and have fun doing it), she fosters environments where designers build confidence, solve complex problems, and deliver results. She is an active mentor in the industry, working with organizations like TechWomen, Latinas in Tech, and Prime UX Academy. Delisa has successfully launched products and features with Target and Fitbit and, most recently, led product design at Skillshare.
