We are in the midst of a rapid paradigm shift in product and technology development. One where we are exploring the previously unmet needs of more than half the population considering genders, race, abilities and more. In this talk, we dive into the types of products emerging on the market and what this means for technology, society, and privacy from a perspective of design thinking and hardware development.

With a new and long overdue focus on diversity and inclusion, the technologies emerging today sometimes hit the mark and sometimes...don't. In this talk, we'll explore what it means to work with diversity in technologies, and how to concretely broaden the playing field to ensure that we're not just "pinkifying" technology, but rather, responding to the actual needs of the target market.

Vanessa will introduce her work within developing femtech and menopause tech, and will introduce her network, Women in Hardware, and her work with the femtech news site TechTruster, and the blog on ING.dk, Greater Spaces as examples of how we can begin to be more aware of this expanding space.

About the speaker:

Vanessa Julia Carpenter is a creative, a designer, a futurist. She is a thought leader in how we’re going to interact with future technologies and how we can create products which go beyond convenience, and beyond the screen, to focus on a sense of purpose, connection and self development. She has a background in smart product development, a PhD in Designing for Meaningfulness and runs her own company, Kintsugi Design. Vanessa believes strongly in helping create a platform for others and thus is the founder of the Nordic Women in Hardware network. In addition to this she is also an IDA Expert on Emerging Technologies

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Vanessa Carpenter

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