Ruchita is a product designer at Pixar Animation Studios, where she drives product, design, and research for animation and VFX tools that empower the artists behind the studio’s iconic films. Ruchita focuses on creating sustainable and accessible user-centered systems that enhance workflows in complex environments. She’s passionate about interaction patterns, ergonomics, design systems, and creating joyful experiences with technology. Ruchita previously worked at Blizzard Entertainment’s internal platforms and design systems and has a background in startups, payments and e-commerce.

Rehan leads design for a broad range of tools used by artists and filmmakers at Walt Disney Animation Studios. Working closely with the artists and engineers to bring cutting-edge computer graphics technology to intuitive and artist-focused tools. As a design generalist, Rehan works across the full product lifecycle from concept to launch and refinement while championing best practices in user experience throughout the Studio. Previous to joining Walt Disney Animation Studios, Rehan led design across consumer and enterprise products in the healthcare and sports technology fields.

Lauren Manning is the Head of Product Design, UX, and User Research at the NFL, where she leads the creation of fan-first experiences for the flagship NFL Mobile app, NFL.com, and more for over 30M weekly users worldwide. With over 15 years of experience, she has a proven track record in defining and launching impactful digital products. Before joining the NFL, Lauren worked at renowned agencies like R/GA and Code and Theory, notably rebuilding the CNN Magic Wall for the 2020 election and redesigning the NBC Rio Olympics website, which achieved over 1 billion minutes streamed in just 17 days.

Arjun is a Senior Director of Product Strategy at Code and Theory, a technology and creative agency. As a strategist with degrees in engineering, management, and design, Arjun has worked across industries for brands like the NFL, Microsoft, The Ritz-Carlton, adidas, JPMorgan Chase & Co, CNN, the Rhode Island School of Design, and more that helped lead Code and Theory to be named Ad Age's 2024 Business Transformation Agency of the Year.

John LePore is a visionary creative helping leading innovators strategize, visualize, and realize the next era of digital. John spent over a decade crafting iconic designs for 25+ Marvel Cinematic Universe films and pioneering user experiences for industry giants like Google, Ford, and Nike. Recently, John’s Apple Vision Pro F1 Prototype captivated social media, amassing over 60M views and setting a new benchmark for spatial experiences. John is obsessed with the dynamics of technology, collaboration, and service, and leveraging them to design positive futures.