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A career development event, providing you with actionable insights and strategies to jumpstart for your career development journey! You’ll learn fresh, career-specific content on emerging industry trends, and insights on resume/CV writing, interview preparation, personal branding, and networking, to get you onto a new, and exciting path to career success in today’s competitive market, all served via a conversational approach to learning.

This session delves into the critical role networking plays in today's professional world, highlighting its importance for business professionals, students, and job seekers alike. Participants will explore the benefits of networking, including career advancement, knowledge sharing, and building a robust support system. The session provides practical tips and strategies for effective online, in-person, and email networking, emphasizing the value of quality connections over quantity. The session concludes with a recap of key insights and a motivational call to action.

We've all been there before. We have our processes, methods, and mechanisms in place for how to design and deliver products people love. But what happens when all of that is thrown out the window? When you are asked to deliver in half the time, with a quarter the the team size required, and across 15 different platforms on day one. In this talk, Shawn will discuss what you need to do to survive take-off, a trip around the sun, and bringing everyone together to succeed in designing, developing and launching a global streaming service in record time. He will highlight key pitfalls and important areas to achieve success through adaptive intelligence, quick decisions and trade-offs that keep the customer and the company culture at the center focus.

Top design leaders share insights on guiding creative teams, fostering innovation, and driving impactful change in the dynamic world of design leadership.