Speakers

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  Jay Demetillo

  Designer at Canva

  He graduated as a Graphic Designer in the print design world and evolved by self-teaching himself UX, and the rest of Silicon Valley, when the first iPhones came out. Jay was an adjunct professor at CCA in San Francisco and has taught/lectured about design in China for ACG. He’s worked on notable projects such as the…

  Session:

  • Breaking Down the Bamboo Barrier

  • Diversity & Inclusion
  • UX
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  Neela Imani

  Creative, MA Student & Researcher

  An interdisciplinarian. Student and practitioner of art & design. MA candidate with a focus on racist typologies and anti-racist literacy. Afghan settler on Turtle Island exploring the confluence of her identity. Inquisitive. Transversalist. Passionate about transformative pedagogy and praxis. Recognized for academic distinction, entrepreneurialism and innovation.

  Session:

  • The Racial Politics of Graphic Design

  • Diversity & Inclusion
  • Education
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  Parker McLean RGD

  Creative Director at Harc Creative

  Leading his team at Harc Creative with equal parts heart, head and humour, Parker’s lived-experience growing up with a speech difference informs his sensitive, clarity-focused creative practice. Pouring everything he has into everything he does, Parker is certainly a ‘more is more’ person, but don’t let that fool you: his quiet approach and tender perspective…

  Session:

  • Put Yourself in the Game

  • Career-Building
  • Design for Social GOOD
  • Diversity & Inclusion