Ladies that UX Melbourne: ✨ Human-Centered Design in an AI Era✨
As AI continues to reshape how we design, build, and collaborate, the heart of great product work remains the same: people — their energy, their ways of working, their clarity, and their lived experiences.
Join us on Thursday, 27th November for an evening exploring what it means to practice truly human-centered design in an increasingly AI-driven world. Through three lightning talks from local leaders across product, content, and design, we’ll dig into the human skills, team habits, and collaborative mindsets that become even more important as AI accelerates around us.
Expect warm conversation, thoughtful perspectives, and insights you can immediately take back into your work.
🎤 Speakers
⚡️ Ailie Hansen – Product & Design Manager, Origin Zero
Social contracts to set design and tech projects up for success
You can have the most talented team, but if you don’t know who each person is and how they want/need to work, you may be setting your project up for failure. Learn the basics of gaining clarity and alignment on your team’s desired ways of working, to set your next project up for success.
⚡️ Sian Beadle – Design Lead, Honest Fox
What does having ‘great energy’ even mean?
A practical look at the human side of teamwork — exploring actionable ways to bring positive, collaborative energy to your team and build better products.
⚡️ Caroline Lawson – Content Design Lead, Canva
Reflections on AI from my time at Canva
From shipping AI features to leading teams in an AI-forward environment, Caroline shares what she’s learned leading a team in an AI-forward company like Canva.
📆 When: Thursday, 27th November, 5:45pm–8pm
📍 Where: Origin Energy Office- 321 Exhibition Street
🍕 What: Lightning talks, conversations, snacks & drinks
Schedule
5:30pm – Doors open + mingling and snacks
6:10pm – Welcome & intros
6:30pm – Lightning talks
7:30pm – Panel Q&A
8:00pm – Wrap-up
About Ladies that UX
Ladies that UX Melbourne is all about creating an inclusive, welcoming space for the UX community. Speaking opportunities are reserved for women and non-binary folks, but everyone is welcome to attend and be part of the night. If you’re an ally to diversity, you’re an ally to LTUX 💛
Interested in speaking at a future event? Drop us a line at [email protected].
A huge thank you to our event partners
Origin Energy – At Origin, we’re on a mission to show up for our customers, community and the planet – usefully. Find out more.
👋 Can’t wait to see you there! 👋