Design Executives Series with Executive Coach, Julia Whitney

26 May
5–6:30 PM BST

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About the event

Are you curious about how designers can get to the executive level, what their responsibilities are and what impact they get to create?

To find out, join our Design Executives Series with Julia Whitney, Executive Coach and former Executive Creative Director at BBC.

Julia led design teams for more than 20 years in the US and the UK. She was General Manager and Executive Creative Director for the BBC, leading a 150-person UX & Design Department.  She’s a regular public speaker and runs retreats and online group coaching programmes for design leaders.

During our live interview, Julia will share insights into leading at executive level.

The event is for:

Creative and Design Directors, Heads of UX, Heads of Innovation, Founders, Architects

We will discuss

• How to set up for success as a design leader?

• The mindset shifts necessary to lead at the executive level.

• How to lead cross-cultural teams?

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You will learn

• Where design leadership makes the biggest difference today

• How to align your areas of impact with business's priorities

• What it takes to get to C-level and succeed in the boardroom for the long run

About the speaker

Charles Migos is a design pioneer turned AI visionary. With over three decades spent building creative tools at the world’s most influential companies — from Apple to Unity Technologies and Softimage — he’s consistently been at the frontier of human + machine collaboration.

Today, as Founder and CPO of Intangible.ai, Charles leads the charge in empowering creatives to do more — faster, bolder, and more freely. His latest mission: make AI tools not only functional, but deeply intuitive so that design teams can reclaim time for imagination, strategy and leadership.

About the host

About the host

Ekaterina Solomeina is a creative director, entrepreneur and TEDx speaker. Before starting Future London Academy 11 years ago, she worked with agencies and in-house teams, including Microsoft, Nike and Samsung and creative legends like Donatella Versace and Wolff Olins Co-founder Michael Wolff.

This live interview will be hosted by Co-Founder of Future London Academy – Ekaterina Solomeina.

Ekaterina is a creative director, entrepreneur and TEDx speaker. She worked as a Creative Director with a variety of agencies and in-house teams, including Microsoft, Nike and Samsung and creative legends like Donatella Versace and Michael Wolff (Co-Founder of Wolff Olins), collaborated with product leaders from Uber, Wise, Amazon, Arrival and more.

If you want to transform your organisation through Design Leadership, learn more about Executive Programme for Design Leaders.

It is the only MBA equivalent that is made specifically for Creative Directors and Design Leaders with 15+ years of experience who want to get a better understanding of the business processes, become greater leaders and take their career and business internationally.

Within one year after the programme, our alumni report getting promoted, doubling their business' revenue, improving team retention and saving on operational costs.

Design Leaders programme is the only MBA equivalent that is made specifically for Creative Directors and Design Leaders with 15+ years of experience who want to get a better understanding of the business processes, become greater leaders and take their career and business internationally.

Within one year after the programme, our alumni report getting promoted, doubling their business' revenue, improving team retention and saving on operational costs.