Francisco Tavares at Silicon Beach Fest LA

At the Silicon Beach Fest LA conference on June 26, Code and Theory ACD Francisco Tavares will join design leads from Facebook, Urban Sitter and Pivotal Labs for a "process power session" about sharing tips-of-trade on building platforms and software apps:

"With designers moving in and out from being at an agency and in-house, we are all rapidly gaining experience working from the outside and inside. Understanding each other’s methodologies and challenges helps us overcome limitations and champion good design. We will discuss how to collaborate and adjust the process to deliver successful products and experiences..."

Panelists include:

– Shagane Barsegian Launey | Director of Product Design at Zonda (moderator)

– Gabe Wasseman | Product Designer, Facebook

– Francisco Tavares | Associate Creative Director, Code and Theory

– Marsha Plat | Director of User Experience, Urban Sitter

– Ofri Alek | Associate Director, Pivotal Labs

What is Silicon Beach Fest LA

Silicon Beach Fest LA is LA's first startup entertainment fest, with panels, pitches, and parties, created by Digital LA, the largest digital networking group in Los Angeles.

About the Code and Theory Network

The Code and Theory Network is the only network with a balance of 50% creative and 50% engineers at scale. The technology and creative network within Stagwell Group is built to experience change for businesses that need to navigate the complexity of changing consumer behaviors, emerging technologies and AI. With a global footprint and the capabilities to work across the entire consumer journey, we crave the hardest problems to solve. The network includes the flagship agency Code and Theory as well as Kettle, instrument, Left Field Labs, Mediacurrent, Rhythm and Truelogic. Code and Theory clients include Amazon, Apple, JPMorgan Chase, Mayo Clinic, Microsoft, NFL, Pfizer and Yeti.

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