Leadership Lunch
We are bringing to you a panel discussion from four inspiring leaders around the world in UX, design, product and digital. Understanding what it means to be a leader, how to be one, and everything in between.
Featuring:
Lauren Pleydell-Pearce - Executive Creative Director - Experience Consulting PwC
Jack Morgan - Design Lead, DET - Duolingo
Kevin Lee - Chief Product Officer - eBay Korea
Hosted by: Dr Jon Dodd - Founder and Managing Director - Bunnyfoot
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Tickets are NON-REFUNDABLE however you can watch the recorded event if you miss the live stream.
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TECH CIRCUS
Tech Circus is a networking and educational events company specialising in UX Design, Fintech and Search. Founded in 2015, our flagship event 'The UX Crunch' has quickly grown to become Europe's leading UX event.
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Lauren Pleydell-Pearce - Executive Creative Director - Experience Consulting PwC
Lauren co-created and now leads PwC UKs Design practice. With over 15 years experience building and leading diverse design teams, she is currently having fun solving problems and designing beautiful things for the Global Fortune 500 as well as supporting start-ups and innovative market challengers. Listed by Campaign as one of 30 Female Creative Trailblazers in the UK, Lauren is a supporter of Creative Equals and SheSays as well as a Who’s your Momma Mentor. She plays an active role in contributing to the UK Creative industry through the BIMA Creative Council, a D&AD Judge and Jury President, and a D&AD New Blood Shift Sponsor.
Jack Morgan - Design Lead, DET - Duolingo
Jack Morgan designs solutions to the world’s biggest problems. He is known for his work leading design initiatives at Google and Duolingo, producing an acclaimed documentary about Syrian refugees watched by more than 1 million people, designing an AI platform that helps thousands of disadvantaged students get access to a college education, and giving popular TED Talks.
His work has been recognized by the United Nations and The Prince’s Trust Royal Charity, and published in The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, CNN, USA Today, Forbes, Campaign Magazine, The Drum, AdWeek, TechCrunch, Wired, Adobe, Brand New, Smashing Magazine and more.
Kevin Lee - Chief Product Officer - eBay Korea
Kevin Lee is responsible for the overall vision and strategy of products and services for Korea’s largest e-commerce company operating under Gmarket, Auction, and G9. In this role, Kevin oversees the team of design, product, and engineering, drives the company’s innovation initiatives, and leads the delivery of great product experiences and marketing leading services to extend the current market leadership.
Hosted by: Dr Jon Dodd - Founder and Managing Director - Bunnyfoot
Jon holds a DPhil. in Visual and Computational Neuroscience from Oxford University. He is a former invited expert for the Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) and former editor-in-chief of the Usability Professionals Association newsletter. He likes to keep hands-on with client work where possible (his recent projects include Boden, Microsoft, Cotswold Outdoors, M&S) but is also in-demand from national and international conferences and training courses.
- 1.00PM - Event Opens - Time to Network
- 1.15PM - Panel Starts
- 2.00PM - Event End
Luke founded Tech Circus in 2015, having just sold his recruitment company after years of building and establishing various successful businesses. He began by organising a number of pub meet-ups that would soon escalate in scale to become The UX Crunch – which is now the leading UX meetup event in Europe.
Previously, Kevin was Vice President and Head of Design at Visa, Inc, responsible for setting the vision to help designing digital products and Visa’s design system has been recognized by Fast Company for 2017 Innovation by Design Awards. Prior to Visa, Kevin led the design studio at Samsung responsible for the overall product strategy and launch of Gear Fit. Kevin was also responsible for the global design team at eBay and Paypal, as well as Whirlpool Corporation designing and launching consumer products with CES awards. Before Whirlpool, Kevin led a global team at GE Healthcare launching Vscan where it was named by TIME magazine as The 50 Best Inventions of 2009.
