Designing the Future: AI's Game-Changing Impact on Design

Join us for an insightful fireside chat as Jakob and Felix delve into the transformative impact of Artificial Intelligence on the design industry. This engaging conversation will explore how AI is reshaping design practices, influencing user experiences, and driving innovation in digital products. From ethical considerations to practical applications, Jakob & Felix will share their expert perspectives on navigating the evolving landscape of design in the age of AI. Whether you're a seasoned designer, a tech enthusiast, or simply curious about the future of design, this session promises to offer valuable insights and thought-provoking discussion.

September 19, 2024
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Felix Lee
Felix Lee
Co-founder and CEO, ADPList

Felix is the Co-founder & CEO of ADPList and sets the vision and strategy for the company. Founded in 2021, the company grew into a global platform on a mission to help every person unlock their human potential. With 30K+ Mentors from companies like Netflix, Airbnb, and Google, hosting over 100 million minutes of sessions on topics such as product design, product management, and coding in 140+ countries. As a designer, Felix has embedded his creative roots in ADPList's culture, product, and community. Featured on Forbes 30 under 30 Asia List and Tatler's Generation T Future Leader List in 2023. In 2021, ADPList raised $1.3 million from Sequoia Capital India and Goodwater Capital.

Jakob Nielsen
Jakob Nielsen
Founder, UX Tigers

Jakob Nielsen, Ph.D., is a usability pioneer with 40 years experience in UX and the Founder of UX Tigers. He founded the discount usability movement for fast and cheap iterative design, including heuristic evaluation and the 10 usability heuristics. He formulated the eponymous Jakob’s Law of the Internet User Experience. Named “the king of usability” by Internet Magazine, “the guru of Web page usability" by The New York Times, and “the next best thing to a true time machine” by USA Today. Previously, Dr. Nielsen was a Sun Microsystems Distinguished Engineer and a Member of Research Staff at Bell Communications Research, the branch of Bell Labs owned by the Regional Bell Operating Companies. He is the author of 8 books, including the best-selling Designing Web Usability: The Practice of Simplicity (published in 22 languages), Usability Engineering (26,361 citations in Google Scholar), and the pioneering Hypertext and Hypermedia (published two years before the Web launched). Dr. Nielsen holds 79 United States patents, mainly on making the Internet easier to use. He received the Lifetime Achievement Award for Human–Computer Interaction Practice from ACM SIGCHI.

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