speaking + teaching
Alongside my main work, I’m passionate about sharing knowledge, sharing my journey as a designer and challenging myself along the way. I’ve had the opportunity to speak at conferences and events locally in Vancouver along with the USA and Europe, and I’ve led professional UX workshops in the industry. Additionally, I’ve been on various design podcasts, and have judged hackathons.
My goal is to spark ideas, create space for co-creation, and leave teams with practical insights they can take forward. I’ve spoken on topics like design tokens, breaking into UX, and navigating the evolving realities of a design career.
Where I’ve Spoken At…
2025
Sparkjam Designathon – May 2025
Industry Panelist
Was invited as a panelist for students about the UX industry
Vancouver Design Community – Jan 2025
VDC Rewinds: A Year in Design
Shared insights on the future of design systems in 2025, including how AI, prompting, and accessibility are fundamentally reshaping how we build inclusive products
2024
ADPList Vancouver – Nov 2024
Fireside Chat: AI in Action for Today and Tomorrow
Was invited as a panelist for a fireside chat on how AI impacts product development, design, and business strategies
STHLM Xperience Conference – Oct 2024
A Path to Accessibility – Supercharged by Tokens
Delivered a talk on how design tokens unlock scalable accessibility, as part of the
pre-conference event.
Vancouver Tech Week 2024 – Sep 2024
Design Hivemind Panelist
Joined fellow designers and PMs to talk about how to better collaborate with your product or design partner in the product development process
Vancouver Design Community – March 2024
Diving Into Design Tokens
Led a hands-on workshop covering the nitty-gritty of naming conventions, token structure, and governance – aimed at scaling design systems with intention
nWPlus – Jan 2024
nwHacks Tech Industry Panelist
Was invited as a panelist at nwHacks at UBC to talk about the tech industry
2023
McMaster Design League Designathon – Nov 2023
3 Things I Wish I Learned Earlier in my UX Career
3 actionable tips in your UX career that we learned after graduation to share with students, co-presented with Nadia Le
McMaster Design League Designathon – Nov 2023
3 Things I Wish I Learned Earlier in my UX Career
A career roundtable on the UX industry, alongside Perry Wang, Soroush Toloue, Nadia Le, Abhay Chopra, Irene Yuan, Daniel Padrum, and Kavya Sundaresan
SFU Brandstorm Case Competition – Nov 2023
Re/Frame Your Career Journey
Keynote speaker for the Brandstorm 2023 case study competition, on how to frame and reframe your career journey
UX by UX Conference – Aug 2023
Overtokenizing the Design Token
Presented and conducted a workshop on avoiding over-tokenizing design tokens in design systems to enhance design and development co-creation
Eunoia Designathon – Mar 2023
Fireside Chat Panelist
Was invited as a panelist to talk to students at SFU SIAT about the local design industry in Vancouver
2022 - 2020
SFU After School Podcast (Guest) – Aug 2022
Being the Big Piece in a Small Pie
Was a podcast guest with my old university department to talk about working in large vs small company design teams
SAP The Starting Point Podcast (Guest) – Dec 2020
Being a UX Design Intern at SAP
When I was an intern for SAP, I joined their intern podcast as a guest to talk about what it takes to be a UX intern for SAP