Design Beyond Silicon Valley features an exclusive panel from the Shapeshift Summit featuring Ruth Kikin-Gil, Responsible AI Strategist at Microsoft; Liz Danzico, VP of Design for Microsoft AI and Founding Chair of the MFA in Interaction Design at SVA; and Ellie Kemery, Principal AI User Research Lead at SAP Business AI, the panel examines how companies are realizing the potential of AI. The panel will explore how businesses are breaking out of Silicon Valley to consider AI’s implementation and impact around the world. It is moderated by Kevin Bethune, CEO of dreams.design+life, and author of Nonlinear:Navigating Design with Curiosity and Conviction.

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Season three of Design As draws from recordings taken at the Shapeshift Summit hosted in Chicago in May 2025.