Wine&UX Night: a guided wine tasting for the UX community
Wine&UX Night
About the event
Wine&UX Night brings UX, product, and tech professionals together for an evening of industry conversation and connections, featuring a curated tasting of 3 wines selected and guided by Stefania Sanseverino, certified sommelier and creator of Wine Up, as you discover tasting notes and terroirs.
Expect a live Q&A with guests (TBA), games with prizes designed to get conversations going!
Sponsored by Neon People
When: Wednesday 11th November, 6.30-9.30 pm
Where: SANE, 2-4 Camden Passage, London N1 8ED.
What’s included: Three wines to taste, with a cheeky top-up (or two), delicious nibbles, games with prizes, a live Q&A, and meeting people from across UX, product and tech.
Who it is for: UX, product and tech people. The room is curated, and availability is limited, so we ask a few questions when you book.
Dietary needs: Non-alcoholic, vegan and vegetarian options are available.
Your hosts
Alessandra Balliana is a Product Design Lead and Design System consultant. She has spent nearly a decade across agencies, in-house teams, consultancy and start-ups. Trained as an architect, she is a designer by day and a professional rock singer by night. A self-confessed nerd, maker and generalist by nature, she is currently exploring AI in all its facets.
Alessandra is excited to present this evening as a tasty excuse to step away from the screen in style, connect and share thoughts with like-minded professionals, meet the people behind the job titles, and have a fun night learning something new in the process.
Stefania Sanseverino is the creator of Wine Up and will guide the tasting. A certified sommelier with over 10 years of experience in the wine industry, she has worked in Michelin-starred restaurants across Northern Ireland—where she won Best Sommelier of Ulster in 2021—as well as in France and London.
She recently started her new adventure by founding Wine Up, an event format created to make the wine experience more social, engaging and approachable through playful, interactive games. Stefania brings people together and creates experiences where curiosity matters more than expertise. She believes that the best pairing is wine and people.
Mishel Tobin joins from Neon People, who sponsor the evening.
Mishel is the founder of Neon People, a specialist talent business connecting brilliant people with ambitious brands and businesses across the UK and internationally.
Neon People specialises in creative, marketing and UX talent, working with everyone from growing independent agencies and start-ups to major global brands and organisations. The business supports permanent hiring alongside an extensive freelance and contractor network, helping clients build teams quickly without losing the human element of recruitment.
As a founder, Mishel is passionate about entrepreneurship, building businesses, creating genuine connections and doing things a little differently. She has built her career through an extensive network, a straight-talking approach and a belief that the best business relationships are the ones that last.