Now more than ever we see existing conflicts further divide and incite us, and new conflicts arise and confound us. We will explore how design has provoked and reconciled different themes of conflict, and shaped how we interpret conflict in living, conflict in human connection, and conflict in inclusion. Our speakers come from across the world and hail from diverse organizations and backgrounds – ranging from politics and social justice to art, artificial intelligence, and product design. Come hear how they have used design to incite and grapple with the conflicts of our time.
Sponsored by Bluestone Lane Coffee, Clover, Milk Bar, Saloniki, and Wildman
Team
Co-chairs
- Romy El Sayah, GSD
- Zhaodi Wang, GSD
- Lily Wang, HBS
Conference Team
- Anisha Atluri, HBS
- Lilli Beard, HBS
- John Bracaglia, HBS
- Jenny Fan, GSD/SEAS
- Yi Tong Kang, HBS
- Sue Kim, GSD
- Jennifer Klockenbrink, HBS
- Feiyue Li, HBS
- Tian Wei Li, GSD
- Xinru Liu, GSD
- Dana Louie, HBS
- Koby Moreno, GSD
- Anna Shaye Roseman, HBS
- Daniela Teran, GSD/SEAS
Branding and Design
Speakers
Conflicts in Living
- Brian Ho, Designer at Sidewalk Labs
- Ariel Avila, Regional GM at Sonder
- Mona Hakky and Jesse Kaddy, Design Directors at Wayfair
- Kaave Pour, Co-founder at Space10
- Ana Pinto da Silva, CEO at Minka Homes and Communities
- Rhiannon Sinclair and Eamonn Hutton, Agency Landscape + Planning
- Jeremy Barré, Head of Product Design at Getaround
- Moderated by Megan Nesbeth, frog Design
Conflicts in Human Connection
- Andrew Lu, Design Lead at Co-star
- Katie Elfering, Senior Design Manager at Microsoft AI
- Matt Daniels, CEO at The Pudding
- Nicole He, Programmer and Artist (formerly Google Creative Lab)
- Charles Broskoski, Co-founder at Are.na
- Mauro Martino, Founder and Director of the Visual AI Lab at IBM Research
- Moderated by Sabrina Osmany, PhD Candidate at Harvard GSD
Conflicts in Inclusion
- Katie Donley, Leader of Growth at GiveDirectly
- Liza and Victor Quiñonez, Artists and founders of Street Theory
- Ashley Louise, Co-founder and CEO at Ladies Get Paid
- Julia Zeltser, Partner at Hyperakt
- Subhi Taha, Founder at SUBHITAHA
- Ahmed Ansari, Lecturer in Design Studies, Carnegie Mellon University
- Moderated by De Nichols, Loeb Fellow