speaker

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.experience

30+ talks delivered

.location

Worldwide

.speaker 2026

4 spots available

Most conferences focus on what is changing. I focus on what quietly shapes everything underneath.

I come from practice, not theory. I’ve worked inside creative studios, product teams, and leadership rooms where decisions have long-term consequences. That perspective allows me to speak fluently across design, technology, and business without flattening any of them.

For creative audiences, I reframe creativity as an operating condition, not an output or aesthetic layer.

For technology audiences, I position design as the discipline that governs incentives, tradeoffs, and long-term value, not just interfaces.

For leadership teams, I translate abstract concepts like identity, time, and culture into clear mental models they can actually use.

I’m invited when organizers want their audience to leave with sharper thinking, not just inspiration or tactics.

.selected talks

May 2025

C2 Conference

Montreal, Canada

Sensing the Future: The Power of Multisensory, Inclusive Brands.

May 2025

C2 Conference

Montreal, Canada

Sensing the Future: The Power of Multisensory, Inclusive Brands.

May 2025

C2 Conference

Montreal, Canada

Sensing the Future: The Power of Multisensory, Inclusive Brands.

May 2025

C2 Conference

Montreal, Canada

Sensing the Future: The Power of Multisensory, Inclusive Brands.

Sept 2024

TechBBQ

Copenhagen, Denmark

One Giant Leap: How human-centered are we really?

Sept 2024

TechBBQ

Copenhagen, Denmark

One Giant Leap: How human-centered are we really?

Sept 2024

TechBBQ

Copenhagen, Denmark

One Giant Leap: How human-centered are we really?

Sept 2024

TechBBQ

Copenhagen, Denmark

One Giant Leap: How human-centered are we really?

Sept 2023

Hotjar Conference

New York, United States

Leading with Empathy.

Sept 2023

Hotjar Conference

New York, United States

Leading with Empathy.

Sept 2023

Hotjar Conference

New York, United States

Leading with Empathy.

Sept 2023

Hotjar Conference

New York, United States

Leading with Empathy.

March 2023

HXOUSE

Toronto, Canada

Enterpreneurship Workshop

March 2023

HXOUSE

Toronto, Canada

Enterpreneurship Workshop

March 2023

HXOUSE

Toronto, Canada

Enterpreneurship Workshop

March 2023

HXOUSE

Toronto, Canada

Enterpreneurship Workshop

Feb 2022

Futur Network

Remote

Sharing success stories with Stanley Vaganov, founder of BeCurious studio and NoShetler.

Feb 2022

Futur Network

Remote

Sharing success stories with Stanley Vaganov, founder of BeCurious studio and NoShetler.

Feb 2022

Futur Network

Remote

Sharing success stories with Stanley Vaganov, founder of BeCurious studio and NoShetler.

Feb 2022

Futur Network

Remote

Sharing success stories with Stanley Vaganov, founder of BeCurious studio and NoShetler.

May 2021

NYU Tandon

New York, United States

School of Engineering presents: A conversation with Stanley Vaganov - How to run a successful agency.

May 2021

NYU Tandon

New York, United States

School of Engineering presents: A conversation with Stanley Vaganov - How to run a successful agency.

May 2021

NYU Tandon

New York, United States

School of Engineering presents: A conversation with Stanley Vaganov - How to run a successful agency.

May 2021

NYU Tandon

New York, United States

School of Engineering presents: A conversation with Stanley Vaganov - How to run a successful agency.

.about talks

Every talk is adapted to the audience and context. Common themes include:

Design as infrastructure, and how design decisions quietly shape behavior, incentives, and outcomes at scale.
Human value in automated systems, focusing on what must remain human as AI advances.
The hidden cost of speed, and how optimization culture leads to fragmentation, burnout, and long term inefficiency.
Creativity beyond output, understood as a foundational human capability rather than a department, role, or skill.
Multi-Sensory Branding, exploring how creating worlds for your customers to step into is good for business.

I work across keynotes, panels, executive and founder sessions, workshops, and private retreats. Talks typically run 45 to 75 minutes, with workshops designed to be structured, interactive, and outcome driven. Audiences leave with clearer mental models for how design and technology decisions compound over time, shared language across creative, technical, and leadership teams, and practical frameworks they can apply across products, teams, and organizations.

.all services

UX/UI, AI, CD, Strategy, Branding, Product Design, Web&App Design, Product Management, Workshops, Keynotes, Presentation Design.

.all services

UX/UI, AI, CD, Strategy, Branding, Product Design, Web&App Design, Product Management, Workshops, Keynotes, Presentation Design.

.all services

UX/UI, AI, CD, Strategy, Branding, Product Design, Web&App Design, Product Management, Workshops, Keynotes, Presentation Design.

.all services

UX/UI, AI, CD, Strategy, Branding, Product Design, Web&App Design, Product Management, Workshops, Keynotes, Presentation Design.