Sekai Farai is our first speaker announced for 2022

The New York-based researcher and anthropologist kicks off our 2022 edition.

 How To Be a User
} Nov 5, 2022   9:00AM / 30 MINUTES

What does it mean to design for users through a field of alternatives? What does design require of users? Through what mechanisms does use create a user?

Sekai will kick off CanUX 2022 in style by presenting a thought-provoking examination of what it means to engage the technologies of our day, through a range of tactical and cultural perspectives.

 Speaker Bio: Sekai Farai

Sekai Farai is an anthropologist clinging wistfully to the belief that research can save the world. Funded to provide anthropological understanding of the NYC startup ecosystem in the early 2000s, Sekai parlayed that experience into working with tech companies to translate user knowledge into actionable product direction. Her insights have straightened out wayward roadmaps at your favorite tech companies. Her growing research venture studio humankind is on a mission to include everyone in designing a world that meets their needs – and she means everyone.

For more info, you can follow Sekai on on Twitter @sekaifarai.

*Image credit: Sekai Farai