Speaker and panellist information for Design System Day 2024
Speakers
Greg Macoy, Matchstick Creative
Greg Macoy co-founded Matchstick Creative, a purpose-driven creative agency in Liverpool, with a mission to create a more equal world through stories and shared experiences. Matchstick Creative is now a certified B Corp company and takes an active role in progressing the conversation around what good, ethical business can be across Liverpool and beyond.
Chikako Masuda, Digital Agency, Government of Japan
TBA
Lucy Brennan and Olivia Waring, Department for Education
Lucy Brennan and Olivia Waring are content designers from the Department for Education, previously working at Stockport Council and the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. They are both advocates for people-centred, accessible content.
Chris Lightfoot, Nomensa
TBA
Duncan MacGruer, Scottish Government
Duncan MacGruer has worked with the Scottish Government Digital Publishing team for 2 years and in digital publishing for many years before that.
In performance analysis, he has worked with content, service and policy teams to understand user interactions with existing web presences, and to set goals and targets for future ones.
Michael Palmer, BBC
Michael Palmer is the Product Person on the BBC’s WebCore Design System team. He is a keen runner, dog and cat enthusiast and failed vegan.
Alessandra Balliana, GoBubble
Alessandra Balliana is the Creative and Product Design Lead at GoBubble, where she develops Emotion AI experiences to create a safer, more inclusive digital world, free from online hate. As a Design Systems Specialist, she has launched design systems for small teams and startups, promoting strong communication and collaboration within cross-functional teams.
Emily Webber (Tacit)
Emily Webber is a UK-based independent organisational consultant, coach, trainer and speaker. She focuses on creating environments where people thrive so that organisations can thrive.
She works with organisations worldwide in the public and private sectors to create conditions that enable effective collaboration and iterative, user-focused delivery. To do this, she works with leadership teams, embeds communities of practice and leads initiatives that allow for learning and growing capabilities, all of which help create sustainable change.
Kelly Lee (GOV.UK Design System)
Kelly is a delivery manager on the GOV.UK Design System team. Before joining the Government Digital Service, she worked at Jobcentre Plus in a variety of roles including business coach, performance team leader and financial assessor.
Trang Erskine (GOV.UK Design System)
TBA
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