Marla Mitelman leads the Rapid Experiments team in J.P. Morgan’s Digital Innovation and Experience Design practice in London. Her journey in human-centered design started in the late 1990s driven by her passion to create useful experiences that include and work for everyone. Marla has previously held positions at BCG Digital Ventures, where she led the Experience Design Cohort in Sydney. She has worked for a diverse range of clients, including Microsoft, Toyota, AIA, Vodafone, and the Commonwealth Bank of Australia.

Ellen McGirt is an author, podcaster, speaker, community builder, and award-winning business journalist. She is the editor-in-chief of Design Observer, an independent media company that has maintained the same clear vision for more than two decades: to expand the definition of design in service of a better world. Ellen established the inclusive leadership beat at Fortune in 2016 with raceAhead, an award-winning newsletter on race, culture, and business. The Fortune, Time, Money, and Fast Company alumna has published over twenty magazine cover stories throughout her career, exploring the people and ideas changing business for good. Ask her about fly fishing if you get the chance.