Influence, not just Interface & Design systems, pursuing consistency without commodification | ADPList Sydney 🇦🇺 (Powered by Locofy and Cover Genius)

​🌟 Join us on the 17th of September 2024 for our 2nd official ADPList Sydney community event! Hosted at the Cover Genius office in Sydney CBD.

​​Our exceptional speakers Aniruddha Kadam, Bella Bain and Oshi Paranavitane will delve into ways to elevate your design impact and craft design systems that maintain consistency without compromising creativity. Gain valuable insights, expand your network in a dynamic atmosphere, and engage with Sydney's top design professionals. Bring your pressing questions for an interactive session you won’t want to miss.

​⌚️ Agenda

• ​​5:00 PM: Doors Open, Community pre-networking over food & drinks

• ​​5:45 PM: Opening

  • ​​Event Intro

  • ​​Hear from our partners

• ​​6:00 PM: Keynote by Aniruddha Kadam + Q&A

• ​​6:30 PM: Keynote by Bella Bain and Oshi Paranavitane + Q&A

• ​​7:00 PM: Closing Remarks

• ​​7:05 PM: Community Networking

​🌮 Food and drinks will be provided, thanks to our sponsors!

​💬 Topics

​Influence, not just Interface : Elevating your design impact. By Aniruddha Kadam, Product/UX Design Leadership (x-Google, x-LinkedIn, x-Shopify)

The role of product designers has evolved significantly in today's fast-paced product landscape, extending far beyond interface design. Effective influence is now a critical skill for designers and design leaders to master, distinguishing those who drive meaningful impact in complex, multi-layered organizations. Aniruddha will draw on his experience as a design leader to share nuanced insights and real-world examples of building influence. He will address common challenges designers face in asserting their influence and present actionable frameworks to elevate design impact. Through this presentation, attendees will gain a deeper understanding of the strategic importance of influence in product design and acquire practical strategies to amplify their own influence.

​Design Systems: pursuing consistency without commodification. By Bella Bain, Head of Product Design at Macquarie Group and Oshadhi (Oshi) Paranavitane, Design System Lead at Macquarie Group

In the era of rapidly evolving digital products and user interfaces, design systems have emerged as vital tools for maintaining consistency and streamlining development processes. However, there is an inherent tension between the pursuit of uniformity and the risk of reducing unique user experiences to mere commodities. This talk explores the delicate balance between consistency and commodification within design systems, offering insights on how to achieve both harmony and creativity. Brought to life with their experiences at Macquarie Group.

​👥 Get to know our speakers

​Aniruddha Kadam is a design leader who ignites teams to craft innovative, game-changing products and fuels a vibrant design culture that thrives on collaboration and creativity. He's a problem-solver who weaves stories, insights, and magic to tackle complex challenges.

As a UX Manager at Google, Aniruddha led a senior design team to revamp Ads products, maximizing advertisers' ROI. Previously, he drove design for LinkedIn's hiring marketplace. His expertise spans design leadership, product development, and team mentorship. Aniruddha has a Masters in Human Computer Interaction and a Bachelors in Computer Science. Overall, he is an engineer turned designer turned design manager. He shares his knowledge through mentorship and speaking engagements, inspiring the design community.

​Bella Bain is a visionary design leader who inspires teams to deliver groundbreaking solutions. As the Global Head of Product & Design at Macquarie Group, Bella leads a team of 23 in pioneering initiatives such as enterprise AI, digital employee experience, and Macquarie’s Global Experience Language. Her approach blends storytelling with deep user insights to tackle complex challenges.

Previously, Bella has made significant impacts at IBM and MURAL, including developing AI systems to enhance COVID-19 patient care. Recognised as a finalist for the Young Australian of the Year, she also contributes to the design community as a UX design tutor at The University of Sydney and co-founder of Ambient & Co, celebrated for its award-winning festival installations like Vivid Sydney.

Bella’s career is marked by her commitment to transformation, fostering a collaborative design culture, and empowering others to push the boundaries of innovation.

​Oshi Paranavitane is a transformative leader in design, steering Macquarie Group’s Global Experience Language (GEL) with innovation and vision from Sydney. As an advocate for inclusive design, Oshi is committed to creating accessible and user-friendly experiences that resonate with diverse audiences. She is passionate about redefining user experiences and harnessing cutting-edge design systems to drive meaningful, lasting change.

With a rich background in visual communications and a Master’s in Design, Oshi combines artistic excellence with strategic insight to create solutions that are both compelling and effective. Her expertise in human-centred design ensures that her work not only captivates visually but also profoundly connects with users. Oshi’s forward-thinking approach and dedication to excellence inspire teams to explore new possibilities and achieve extraordinary results

​Big thanks to the ADPList Sydney Ambassadors for organising and hosting this event!

​​​🏆 City Host: Pierluigi Russo
📣 Speaker Lead: James Nau

​​About ADPList

​ADPList is a global community of mentors and learners, a community that was founded in 2021 with a mission to democratize mentorship for all. It has since grown to 30,000+ mentors who have mentored more than 100 million minutes in 141 countries across the globe. Our community gatherings are a great opportunity to meet new ADPeople, build community, talk shop, and get inspired.

​Our Partners

​​All ADPList Chapter Events are free and accessible to all, thanks to our generous sponsors.

​​​🌎 Our Global Partner is Locofy
​​Locofy.ai converts Figma designs into frontend code with 1-click using LocoAI, leveraging its foundational large design models to accelerate designers and developers. Try Locofy.ai for free.

​🇦🇺 Our Local Partner is Cover Genius
Cover Genius is the global insurtech for embedded protection. Through XCover, its award-winning global distribution platform, it protects the customers of the world’s largest digital companies with seamless, end-to-end experiences. Licensed or authorized in over 60 countries and all 50 US States, the insurtech enables partners to embed and sell multiple lines of insurance and other types of protection, resulting in an industry-leading post-claims Net Promoter Score (NPS) and more than 30 million happy customers. 

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For more information, visit covergenius.com.

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