The Design Festival: D'Frost

Amit, a Design Leader at Microsoft, shapes Teams & SharePoint experiences. Formerly led Outlook, Bookings, and Viva Insights. Advocate for tech for good. Formerly tackled aviation challenges at Honeywell. Passionate about teaching design and experimenting with methods. Published author of "Oblivion Express." Enjoys Bangalore weather, graphic novels, and family time.

Founder and Creative Director at Trip Creative Services, a Mumbai and Pune-based award-winning design house. Also an animator, producer, and international speaker. Former host of "FAQ" on Pogo TV | Cartoon Network SEA. Multiple TEDx speaker and Times 40 Under 40 recipient. Producer and Creative Director of "Folktales of India." Active in Animators Guild India. Always seeking innovative ways to engage audiences with 18+ years of experience.

In 2018, Shweta excelled in IndiaSkills competitions, representing India at the 45th WorldSkills International Competition in Graphic Design Technology, earning a Bronze Medal. In 2023, she was selected as a volunteer member of the WorldSkills Champions Trust, advocating for vocational skills. With experience at Samsung and Google, Shweta now works as a Designer at Microsoft.

Parag has 14 years of experience working at the intersection of design, engineering, and management. He specializes in growing early-stage products and companies by building strong, process-driven teams that deliver impactful and reliable products. Currently, he leads UX design at Google Cloud. He is also the author of ThePracticalDad.in, a guide to navigating fatherhood. If you see him around, talk to him about databases, board games, and behavioral design.

Atul Khola, a graduate of the prestigious National Institute of Fashion Technology in Mumbai, has mastered the art of design. Over the past nine years, he has had the opportunity to work with some of the coolest startups and renowned companies in India and beyond, including Cure.fit, toppr, media.net, and others. Currently, innovation and creativity are being brought to the table by Atul as the lead IC designer at CRED.

With over 25 years of experience in product management and UX design, he has built SAX(Strategic Advisory for Experience), a firm that helps clients across multiple industries design and deliver innovative impactful solutions for complex problems. As a Senior Design Strategist and Product Leader, he has a lot to tell about strategic mindset, leadership skills, and creative direction to align with the client's vision, needs, and goals to ensure high-quality outcomes.

Nori Norbhu is a self-taught illustrator, small shop owner and compulsive tea drinker based in Bangalore. She grew up in the hills of Darjeeling that inspires the essence of her work that is deeply rooted in nature - a reflection of the flora and fauna she grew up around. With a keen eye for detail and a passion for storytelling, Nori's work transports viewers to a world where they can experience the tranquility and beauty of the hills through her work. She has worked with brands like National Geographic Magazine, Redbull, Royal Enfield, Youtube, Netflix to name a few.

She has worked in the area of disability since 2001, first as a trustee on the board of Diya Foundation - an organization devoted to Providing career centered education to men and women with intellectual challenges from 2001. Social justice and inclusions are areas of special interest to her. To expand the scope of where she could contribute, she trained on matters related to POSH and serves as an external member of the IC in companies.

Mehak and Anirudh will be talking about the Application vs Theory of design in the real world, while also addressing how the team works at Juspay. Juspay is a platform that connects and enhances different parts of the Fintech ecosystem. With years of domain expertise and building unique technology platforms, JUSPAY offers some of the best fullstack payments solutions.

Varsha, a UX Hub Lead, studied architecture and further industrial design from NID Paldi 2002 batch. She has worked as a retail designer, design educator and design consultant, currently working as UX Hub lead at SAP Lab,Banglore.