 is a roundtable conversation between top-tier talent where they discuss tools, processes, and rituals that enable them to perform at their best. 🐝

For our first episode, we will be featuring 

–professionals who have spanned the boundaries of design, content creation, and passion projects. ✨ 

–Swarm's very own co-founder and Chief Design Officer.

 is an invite-only platform that helps builders connect, ideate, and team up to form projects that make an impact.

PS. Swarm users get exclusive access to the event's Q&A and network. 😉 

Swarm w/ Us: Designers (EP1)

​​For our second episode, we will be featuring 

, who has navigated the realm of technology through engineering. ✨

–Swarm's very own co-founder and Chief Technology Officer, and 

–Tech Lead, Python Trainer and Consultant, and Tech Community Leader at Python PH.

​​PS. Swarm users get exclusive access to the event's Q&A and network. 😉 

Swarm w/ Us: Developers (EP2)

​For our fourth episode, we will be featuring 

–who has navigated the realm of product management to eventually founding their own company. ✨

–Swarm's very own co-founder and Chief Executive Officer.

​PS. Swarm users get exclusive access to the event's Q&A and network. 😉 

Swarm w/ Us: Product Managers (EP4)

​​​For our fifth episode, we will be featuring 

–who has navigated the realm of technology through engineering. ✨

–Chief Technology Officer of NuWorks Interactive Labs.

​​​PS. Swarm users get exclusive access to the event's Q&A and network. 😉 

Swarm w/ Us: Engineers – Ian Logan (EP5)

 is a roundtable conversation we hold with talented builders who share the principles of the Swarm community. We've hosted a bunch of these conversations with top-tier designers, product managers, founders, and engineering leaders from all over the world. You can check out our past events, speakers, and recordings here.

, author of Rituals for Virtual Meetings, and 

, CEO of Tandem. We'll be hosted by the one and only 

, co-founder and Managing Director of Endeavor Philippines

Swarm w/ Us: Leading Remote Teams (EP6)

Build Swarm with us through our Design Jam series!

We want the Swarm community to be a part of our design process — and what better way to do that than building and ideating together? See how the Swarm team facilitates design jams and jump in to build with us! For our first Design Jam, let’s work on the first step of the design process: user research and research synthesis.

 are weekly gatherings hosted and attended by members of the Swarm Verified Community (dubbed 

) where they can unwind, build connections, or exchange ideas, skills, and stories. 

Swarm Salons are exclusive to swarm members only. 

Swarm Salon: Design Jam Series!

‘Design justice’ as an approach to design that challenges the status quo

why ethics is part of our job as creators

—inviting us to reexamine how might we create better futures through design and tech.

 is a UX Researcher at PayMongo, a Filipino company that helps Filipino businesses grow inclusively through financial technology. Previously, he led the User Experience team at Cambridge University Press. Cedric is also taking his Master’s in Communication Major in Media Studies at De La Salle University, where his research interests revolve around the intersections of critical design and tech.

Swarm Salon: Making Sense of Design Justice and Ethics w/ Cedric Lee

 will talk about how an early career designer can:

She will also share some of her old works and walk the audience through her design process.

 is the Co-founder and Chief of Staff at UX+ University, a learning platform that empowers career shifters to become User Experience professionals in 16 weeks, at no upfront cost. Previously, she was a Product Designer at First Circle, where she helped small-medium enterprises in the Philippines gain access to fast, fair, and flexible loans. Taking a holistic approach towards design, she believes that immersing herself in various fields helps inform her design practice. 

Swarm Salon: Leveling up as an Early Career Designer w/ Frances To

We're starting! Don't miss out on the opening event!

To kick off SWARMAGEDDON, we’re starting with an intro to the hackathon, a keynote on the future of work, and a workshop to make some #SwarmSwag IDs!

(All times are in Philippine Standard Time (GMT+8).)

A quick hello from the team and a round of introductions

We’ll walk you through everything you know and answer any questions on the event!

We’re making Swarmie IDs!! Don’t miss the chance to get to know each other :)

10:50 AM:	Keynote Speaker: Miguel Encarnacion	

Miguel is a VC currently investing in and advising European technology startups looking to internationalize and scale in Southeast Asia. He’ll be discussing his experience advising startups in the field of work.

Swarmageddon LAUNCH 🚀

Ready, Set, Swarm! Welcome to Day 2 of Swarmageddon!

Join us for three speakers talking about building tech for the future of work! 

(All times are in Philippine Standard Time.)

A quick intro to the program, mechanics, criteria, and hackathon timeline.

Peter Cauton is CEO and co-founder of Bihasa, which helps companies create world-class online learning experiences. His focus is on the future of work, human development, and learning.

Lunch, dinner, or a snack depending on where in the world you are!

See you back in the call for our next two speakers!

CEO of Mediafied & Sudo Philippines and the website consultant for fortune 500 companies and startups. Has been in the web tech industry for more than 20 years in over 20 countries.

Feel free to get some water, stretch your legs, or get some air!

Currently Growth Product Manager at PayMongo (YC S19) where they provide a suite of business tools to make payments simpler and accessible for all types of businesses in the Philippines. On the side, does angel investing and growth advising in early stage startups and is a scout for OnDeck Catalyst Scouts program (ODC Scouts).

Picture taking and some reminders before we officially START HACKING!

🕹 Ready? Set. SWARM!

Do you have what it takes to rise above SWARMAGEDDON? 

It's the last day of the hackathon. After weeks of working towards saving the workweek, our top 3 surviving teams will do a live pitch to determine the true champion of Swarmageddon! 

Swarmageddon D-Day 🎖

​We all want to build products that our customers love. But what is the secret sauce to understanding customer needs and wants? In our upcoming Swarm Salon, we are excited to welcome Arjun Arora, founder CEO of Betafi – a powerful user research platform where he will share how they are co-creating Betafi with their customers.

Betafi uses their own platform to do user research as well as usability testing in order to build a world-class research tool for their customers. You will get to experience the product live in action as Arjun will be giving a short demo of the product, as well as sharing some of his learnings from conducting 300+ user interviews while building Betafi.

Betafi is a user research platform that is trying to build a place for you to connect with your customers, understand their needs and identify key insights to build products they will love.

From idea discovery to prototype testing, Betafi is your partner in co-creating with customers. Whether you are a UX researcher looking for deep customer insights or a designer looking to test your prototype or a founder looking to find your Product-Market-Fit, Betafi is here to help you joyfully co-create with your customers.

 is Betafi's co-founder and CEO. He has extensive experience in Strategy, Product Management, Marketing and Operations. Arjun has worked for SEA's leading telecommunication company - Singtel where he focused on driving their digital growth. He built 

, Singtel's 1st digital brand, from the ground up and grew it to 100k users & $30M in revenue. The success of the GOMO model was replicated in Singtel's associates in Indonesia, Australia, Thailand and Philippines. Arjun has studied engineering at National University of Singapore.

Pauline Wee