More Ignite London Speakers!

The following three speakers all but round out the roster for Ignite London (we are still waiting on the bio for one last speaker who will be announced very soon). It’s going to be a great night with 21 very cool talks.

Nicky Smyth’s Ignite London talk is called Analogue World Design Patterns: A Look at User Behaviour. Nicky is the Senior Research Manager of User Experience, BBC Future Media & Technology. She’s been working in digital media and broadcast since the initial boom of the 90s. With a background in user experience design, she is fascinated by ways that consumer insight can influence the way we craft experiences from storytelling through to digital services. Learn more about Nicky on her website, or follow her on Twitter.

Dafydd Rees’s talk is called Guerrilla Software Design – How to Make the Most of the Power of Small, Creative Software Teams. Dafydd is a freelance software developer with experience in the media, investment banking and mobile data industries. He started programming when he was five years old. Back in 2002, some great people made him an offer he couldn’t refuse and he’s been doing extreme programming ever since. Dafydd has a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Swansea University. Visit Dafydd on his website or follow him on Twitter.

Gerard Darby will talk about Sideways Thinking. Gerard is the author of several books for young people on idea generation, including The Little Book for Big Ideas, Dare to Dream, and Get Connected. He is the co-editor of Reinvesting Education, a publication that brings together a diverse range of viewpoints on how education needs to be changed to meet the demands of the 21st Century. He runs workshops on creative and lateral thinking for both businesses and colleges in London.

Only one more speaker to announce and that’s our list complete.