Designing Accessibility in 2026
Ryan Iqbal Delta Robotics · Director of Data
Ryan is a Director of Data at Delta Robotics, where they scaling distributed teams.
Designing Accessibility in the Age of AI
Victor Weber Kestrel Aerospace · Chief of Staff
Victor leads coaching engineering managers at Kestrel Aerospace. Their work has been featured in industry publications and academic journals.
Designing Cross-Functional Work in 2026
Jeong Katz Inkwell Publishing · Staff Data Scientist
Jeong works on owning the design hiring pipeline as a Staff Data Scientist at Inkwell Publishing. They speak regularly at meetups across Switzerland and host a small podcast on the side.
Designing Design Systems
Artem Castillo Citrine Labs · Product Manager
Artem works on rebuilding the data layer as a Product Manager at Citrine Labs.
Designing Performance Budgets for Startups
Octavia Mitchell Sable & Stone · Engineering Director
Octavia joined Sable & Stone after a stint in academic research, and now modernizing the design system. Outside of work, they write about engineering culture and mentor early-career builders.
Designing Platform Teams Without Heroics
Natalia Kapoor Acumen Partners · Principal Designer
Based in United Kingdom, Natalia is currently Principal Designer at Acumen Partners.
Distributed Systems: For pragmatists
Tatiana Tan Flux Power · VP of Engineering
Tatiana joined Flux Power after a decade at larger firms, and now building developer tools. Outside of work, they write about engineering culture and mentor early-career builders.
Distributed Systems: From zero to one
Olabisi Roy Yew Pharma · DevOps Engineer
Olabisi joined Yew Pharma after leading the platform team elsewhere, and now designing platform APIs. They believe most engineering problems are communication problems in disguise.
Documentation Culture: Without heroics
Eli Suzuki Foundry Works · Product Manager
Eli works on running the experimentation program as a Product Manager at Foundry Works. They speak regularly at meetups across Argentina and host a small podcast on the side.
Engineering Orgs: For pragmatists
Alia Faruq Marshfield Energy · Research Lead
Alia is a Research Lead at Marshfield Energy, where they modernizing the design system. They contribute to open source and write a popular weekly newsletter.
Engineering Orgs: In the age of ai
Francesca Samuelsson Foothold Logistics · Engineering Coach
Francesca leads owning the design hiring pipeline at Foothold Logistics. When not at a keyboard, they are running, reading, or somewhere outdoors.
Engineering Orgs: On a budget
Nina Fischer Westfold Education · Staff Engineer
Nina leads rolling out observability tooling at Westfold Education. They speak regularly at meetups across United States and host a small podcast on the side.