Before 2020, we were hopeful of the future, however, we have been shocked by COVID-19 and many of us have to work remotely to curb the spread of the virus. During this dreadful time, many have gone through a lot of pain and at the same time, many of us adapt and change. Join us in this Christmas special live event to hear how design leaders from companies of all sizes react to this change and design during this uncertain time and the vision moving forward as designers.

Our Speakers

Jay Demetillo - Lead UX / Visual Designer @ Grab

Topic: Challenges and Opportunities of designing in a pandemic

With 10+ years of experience working in New York City to San Francisco and now Singapore, Jay Demetillo has almost seen it all in the design world.

Jay has worked with Twitter, Pinterest, Yahoo, and now Grab. Jay was an adjunct professor at CCA in San Francisco and has taught/spoken in China for ACG. He's also worked on notable projects such as the Bay Lights, Gaspar Brasserie, San Francisco's Park System SFPark. Most recently, his journey has taken him from designing within the Western world ideals to now learning and adapting to Southeast Asia's culture and technology. He has notably led the redesign of GrabFood with an amazing team at Grab.

Johnny Woo - Lead UIUX @ Carsome

Topic: How pandemic changed me as a designer

Johnny Woo is a Lead UIUX at Carsome, one of Malaysia most valuable startup. Johnny has more than 15 years of design working experience in various industries, including advertising, event management, publishing & fintech.

A strong advocate for meaningful product management and user experience design. Johnny is passionate about simplifying user's everyday lives through beautiful and usable experience.

Rachel How - Product Design @ Fave

Topic: Creating Impact Without Permission

Rachel is a self-taught product designer who writes & builds indie products. In the world where free information is available everywhere, you don't need permission to create. You can become anyone you aspire to be. In a brief 30-min sharing, Rachel will be sharing her learnings on becoming a self-taught product designer and building side projects that accidentally turned into a community, and how you could also create impact with your skillset.

In the world where free information is available everywhere, you don't need permission to create. You can become anyone you aspire to be. In a brief 30-min sharing, Rachel will be sharing her learnings on becoming a self-taught product designer and building side projects that accidentally turned into a community, and how you could also create impact with your skillset.