Ray Zavesky

Senior Industrial Designer, Signify Ray Zavesky is a Senior Industrial Designer currently working at Signify, the world leader in lighting, where he leads design for Indoor Professional Americas. Prior to Signify he worked across multiple industries at companies such as Clarks, LIAT, and Newell Brands, a consumer products company housing a portfolio of iconic brands such as Graco®, Coleman®, Oster®, Rubbermaid® and Sharpie®. Ray’s guiding throughline is that he values being uncomfortable, continuously seeking to apply his foundation in design to new challenges with innovative collaborators. He is passionate about joining forces with the people he admires and seeing what their combined talents can yield. His work has been featured on Uncrate, Design Milk, Core77, and Behance. His projects often center around brand value, economic design, and our relationship with technology.

Senior Industrial Designer, Signify

Ray Zavesky is a Senior Industrial Designer currently working at Signify, the world leader in lighting, where he leads design for Indoor Professional Americas. Prior to Signify he worked across multiple industries at companies such as Clarks, LIAT, and Newell Brands, a consumer products company housing a portfolio of iconic brands such as Graco®, Coleman®, Oster®, Rubbermaid® and Sharpie®.

Ray's guiding throughline is that he values being uncomfortable, continuously seeking to apply his foundation in design to new challenges with innovative collaborators. He is passionate about joining forces with the people he admires and seeing what their combined talents can yield. His work has been featured on Uncrate, Design Milk, Core77, and Behance. His projects often center around brand value, economic design, and our relationship with technology.

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Speaker | Designing with AI Deep Dive | 2024

Future-Proofing Design Ops in the Age of AI

This thought-provoking session will shed light on the profound impact of rapid industry changes on leaders and operations. Attendees can expect to gain insights into the challenges faced by industry leaders as they navigate the adoption of new tools, the restructuring of teams, and the pivotal task of effectively conveying the value of design to organizational leadership.

The panelists, consisting of seasoned professionals and experts in the field, will explore strategies for integrating AI seamlessly into design operations while addressing the need to right-size teams for optimal efficiency. Moreover, the discussion will highlight the evolving role of AI in industrial design and its implications for the future of the industry.

You’ll get the chance to ask questions from our panel of design leaders, whose experience ranges from consultancies to corporations and beyond, to understand how industry leaders are responding to the new landscape in design.

Key Takeaways

Value of Design + AI: Panelists will share the complexities and pain points introduced by the adoption of new AI technologies – as well as discussing their experiences in how to convey the value of design + AI to organizational leadership.
Skill Development: Attendees will better understand how design leaders today are preparing their teams with the skills they need to navigate AI tools and technologies, as well as the impact of these new tools on larger organizational workflows.
Risk Management: This conversation will highlight potential risks associated with AI implementation, including considerations ranging from ethics to intellectual property. Responsible and effective AI implementation is within reach!