Mezzo profiles 261 design thinking speakers, including Jeremy Keith, Brad Frost, and Maggie Appleton. Each has a verified gig record.
Together they've given 914 talks across 389 events.
Who are the top design thinking speakers?
261 speakers · showing 1–24
Jeremy Keith
Clearleft co-founder | Web standards advocate, author of Resilient Web Design
Brad Frost
Creator of Atomic Design | Design systems pioneer transforming how teams build interfaces
Maggie Appleton
Design lead at Elicit | Visual essayist making complex ideas accessible, digital gardens pioneer
Debbie Millman
Design Matters Podcast Host | Acclaimed Designer
Christine Vallaure
Design systems educator | Founder of moonlearning.io, bridging design and development
Stephen Hay
Independent design consultant | Challenging industry assumptions at scale
Pablo Stanley
Co-founder of Blush (acquired by Figma) | Creator of Humaaans, Open Peeps, design educator
Michelle Michel-Mitchell
Creative Director | Transforming Brands Through Design
Natalya Shelburne
Artist and Designer | CSS and AI in Creative Practice
Stéphanie Walter
Enterprise UX Expert | Research and Inclusive Design
Fahad Ahmed
Workshop Leader at Deloitte Digital
Amy Hupe
Content Designer | Design Systems and Content Design
Tey Bannerman
AI strategy & design advisor | Former McKinsey Partner, co-author of 'The AI Revolution'
Venkat Subramaniam
Java and agile development expert | Modern design patterns educator
Michael Bierut
Partner at Pentagram | Brand Design & Design Thinking
Paul Robert Lloyd
Interaction Designer | Building Bridges and Interaction Design
Trent Walton
Designer, Developer
Shirley Wu
Data visualization and design speaker | Making space in tech through code and design
John V Willshire
Strategic Designer | UX Strategy and Design
Benaz Irani
Lead Product Designer
Emma Boulton
User Research Leader
Luke Hay
Senior UX Researcher
Peter Boersma
DesignOps Consultant
Paola Antonelli
Senior Curator of Architecture and Design at MoMA | Redefining design as problem-solving
Rising speakers
Active, up-and-coming voices in Design Thinking - beyond the household names
Maggie Appleton
Design lead at Elicit | Visual essayist making complex ideas accessible, digital gardens pioneer
Venkat Subramaniam
Java and agile development expert | Modern design patterns educator
Kelsey Cheng
Product Designer | Designing for the Future of Work
Melanie Frances
Games and experience designer
Nathan Curtis
Design Systems Expert | Building scalable design systems and component architecture
Debbie Millman
Design Matters Podcast Host | Acclaimed Designer
Chris Do
Founder of The Futur | Emmy-winning designer
Nick Law
Creative Chairperson at Accenture Song | Transforming Marketing and Design