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// Speaking Engagements

I love speaking at conferences! If you would like to invite me to speak at your event, please review the following details.

Requirements

I strongly believe in safety at events and so I only speak at conferences that have an actionable and enforced Code of Conduct.

I love to support the community through speaking but for me to do so I require travel expenses to be covered by the event. I would prefer to do this as a reimbursement so that I can book my own travel. I also require an honorarium (speaking fee). If you are a non-profit, we can discuss terms to make the engagement possible.

When contacting me, please let me know what actions you are taking to ensure a diverse and inclusive event.

Bio

Ben is a Product Design Director coming from over a decade of design experience working with software companies that have partnered with brands such as Nike, The North Face, Oakley, Under Armour, and Sonos. Ben is focused on designing Jane's software and products to significantly impact the user experience needs of our consumers and sellers. Ben is also the cofounder of the Front Conference, a product design and management conference held in Utah which is on it 4rd year, as well as the Director of Product Hive with over 5,500+ product designers and product managers.

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Possible Speaking Topics

  • Online Chat / Conversational Commerce / Social E-commerce / Chat Bots
  • Humanizing the online shopping experience
  • Community building, learning from each other in-person and online
  • Design education, growth and evolving responsibilities of Product Designers
  • User Informed Design on a small budget
  • Vulnerability in Design
  • Community vs Networking
  • Hooking up vs. Monogamy: A critical look at design leadership from agency to in-house.
  • Attention Pollution

Podcasts I’ve been invited on

Past Speaking

2017
2016
2015
2013