In conversation with Liya Safina

Join Liya Safina, an award-winning digital designer currently working at Google and based in Hawaii, for an afternoon of conversation in Melbourne. Fresh from speaking at SXSW, Liya brings a design-for-impact lens grounded in spatial computing, AI, and social innovation. With over a decade of experience in digital innovation, she has worked with Altoida (AR Alzheimer detection), Toyota’s Woven City, and Björk’s VR album Vulnicura, imagining technology that serves human needs instead of revenue models.

• Work in a design-related role.
• Lead product design or transformation.
• Want to explore the leading edge of technology and human interaction.

A relaxed afternoon get-together for the Melbourne design community, hosted by Portable. Join Liya and fellow designers for a lively conversation about AI, spatial computing, and the future of human-centred technology.

Tickets are $45 and places are limited, get your tickets early.

• Fresh insights from Liya’s work at Google and her recent talk at SXSW on spatial computing, AI, and social innovation.
• Stories from the field spanning AR Alzheimer detection, future city design with Toyota’s Woven City, and creative collaborations like Björk’s VR album.
• Interactive discussion with designers, product leaders, and innovators on how technology can better serve human needs.
• Connection and community, with opportunities to meet other design and innovation leaders over food and conversation.