Talks
I speak and facilitate sessions on UX strategy, research leadership, and building effective design organizations. My work focuses on helping teams translate user insight into strategic direction and make better decisions within complex marketplace and platform environments.
Selected Talks, Workshops, and Sessions
Making User Empathy Everyone’s Job: From Research Silos to Research Culture
IGNITE Research Conference · 2026 (Workshop)
A hands-on workshop focused on embedding empathy into everyday product decision-making by shifting research from a specialized function to a shared organizational capability.
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Advocating Evaluative Research for Actionable Design Decisions
IGNITE Research Conference · 2025
Explored how evaluative research can directly influence product direction, reduce execution risk, and improve cross-functional alignment in fast-moving product organizations.
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Career Development for UX Practitioners
UXSG · Singapore · 2016 (Workshop)
Facilitated a career development workshop focused on growth paths, capability building, and long-term career planning for UX practitioners in an international forum.
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Data-Driven Design: The Role of Analytics in User Experience
Digital Gurukul Masterclass 3.0
Explored how evaluative research can directly influence product direction, reduce execution risk, and improve cross-functional alignment in fast-moving product organizations.
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User Experience Strategy for White-Labeling Software Products
India HCI Conference · IIT Bombay
Presented a strategic UX framework for scaling and customizing complex enterprise products across multiple client contexts. Published in the ACM Digital Library.
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Product Showcase — India HCI Conference
India HCI Conference · IIT Guwahati
Showcased product concepts focused on experience strategy and system-level UX thinking within complex enterprise environments.
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Internal Leadership & Capability-Building Workshops
In addition to public forums, I regularly facilitate internal leadership and capability-building sessions.
This includes:
UX strategy and co-design workshops for Product and Engineering teams through Indeed University, including sessions at NUS Singapore and IIT Guwahati
Internal workshops on research integration, decision-making frameworks, and design maturity across global teams
Career and capability-building sessions supporting growth from individual contributor to leadership roles
These sessions are designed to drive alignment, clarity, and long-term organizational capability.
I’m most interested in speaking and facilitation opportunities that enable thoughtful conversations around UX leadership, research culture, and building effective product organizations at scale.🚀