Ivy Ross

As Head of Design for Google Hardware, Ivy Ross spearheads the tech giant’s charge into consumer products, injecting the world’s most powerful information technology company with intuitive and beautiful design (even winning Fast Company's “2018 Design Company of the Year" Award).  Ross' incredible career has taken her from accomplished artist to boundary-breaking entrepreneur to business and tech leader and has established her as one of the most influential figures shaping human-technology interactions. Today, Ross will sit with contemporary art expert and cultural sociologist, Sarah Thornton, to take us on a visual journey of her design principles, discussing everything from the value of beauty to neuro-aesthetics to the importance of interpersonal relationships