Speaking & Perspectives

Shaping how humans converse with AI.
Championing neurodiversity and women in tech.

With 15 years of product design experience and my current role on the Model Behavior Team in SAP’s AI Experiences department, I speak on the intersection of human-centered design, emerging technology, and authentic leadership.

Whether I am deconstructing conversational AI frameworks or sharing the reality of balancing tech leadership with motherhood, my goal is to give audiences actionable frameworks and honest insights they can immediately apply.

Industry & Innovation

From Traditional UX to Conversational AI

What happens to the user journey when the interface disappears entirely? I explore the critical transition from graphical interfaces to open-ended conversational agents.

  • The History of Design: Tracing the evolution from pixels to voice.

  • Universal Design: Ensuring experiences are accessible and empathetic.

  • AI Best Practices: Navigating the transition to a more agentic, AI driven interface

Women and the Future of AI

As AI becomes more integrated into our daily lives, the safety, ethics, and empathy of these models are directly tied to the diversity of the people building them.

  • Women & AI: The role women can play in AI

  • Bias Exploration: How bias can sneak in and how we can prevent it

  • The AI Generation: Advice and lessons learned for the future generation of women in tech

Leadership & Lived Experience

Designing Success: Navigating ADHD in the Tech World

Reframing neurodivergence in tech requires honesty about the hurdles and the advantages. My talks explore what it actually takes to thrive in a fast-paced UX environment with a neurodivergent brain.

  • The Duality of ADHD: Navigating how it has been both my greatest obstacle and secret weapon.

  • Overcoming Internalized Ableism: Unlearning traditional expectations to redefine professional success and productivity.

  • Designing for the Neurodivergent Brain: Applying UX and systems-thinking to build workflows that accommodate—rather than fight—my brain.

Tech Leadership and Motherhood

Balancing a fast-paced tech career with raising a family requires its own kind of system design. My talks apply core UX principles to the realities of working motherhood.

  • Designing Family Systems: Using design-thinking to manage demanding product roadmaps, coordinate morning routines, and run a household alongside my science-teacher husband.

  • Ruthless Prioritization: How raising my two kids made me a more empathetic leader and a highly efficient designer.

  • Prototyping Boundaries: Treating work-life balance not as a rigid rule, but as an iterative prototype that evolves as your family grows and your career advances.