Speaking
The ripple effect: how information architecture transforms your product, company, and (almost) everything - NDC Melbourne 2025
This talk emphasizes IA's role in a company's success, using a mobile app example to illustrate challenges and solutions. A strong IA supports sustainable growth, user-friendly products, team alignment, and overall success.
Slides are available in English. This talk has been presented in 2024, however, for NDC Melbourne 2025, I’m going to iterate on the topic, adding new aspects and details.
How to train your designer? - React Day Berlin 2024
Cooperation between the members of the Product Trio is necessary in order to deliver high quality product, while evolving as a professional. Interesting resonation with the popular movie “How to train your dragon”.
The talk has been presented on DroidCon Berlin earlier this year, so it will be somewhat different this time.
How to train your designer? - #HelloStavanger 2024
I will give a talk about the collaboration between designers and developers. Observing the perspective of the designer, the manager and the developer, while giving tools and ideas on how to involve each other to the process.
The talk has been presented on DroidCon Berlin earlier this year, so it will be somewhat different this time.
The cost of not having a designer - RenderCon Kenya 2024
I’ll be discussing the crucial role of early design integration in engineering and business. By fostering collaboration, we can enhance user satisfaction and drive innovation. It’s a topic I’m passionate about, as design plays a vital role in shaping successful products and organizations.
Slides and recording will be available after the conference.
How to grow in UX - UXGraz Meetup
It's always inspiring to explore potential UX growth journeys together, sharing ideas and learning from each other as we navigate this vast field. I’m really looking forward to meeting like-minded people and having meaningful discussions. We're all on this path, growing and evolving together!
The ripple effect: how information architecture transforms your product, company, and (almost) everything - World IA Day
This talk highlights the importance of IA for a company’s success, using a mobile app company as an example to illustrate the issues and provide solutions. A well-structured IA ensures sustainable growth, aligned teams, ultimately enhancing the product, UX, and overall organization for continued success.
Slides are available in English. Recording is available by clicking either to the image or the title.
How to train your designer? - DroidCon Berlin 2024
I gave a talk about the collaboration between designers and developers. What are the best communication strategies? How can designers meet your needs, and can communication be improved? What are the best ways to integrate designers into your workflow for future collaborations?
Slides are available at DroidCon Berlin 2024. Recording is available by clicking either to the image or the title.
Starting a thread: pin the right questions - JS conf Mexico 2020
Through my journey of learning to code, I concluded a few thoughts on how mentors should help their mentees.
Slides are available in English. Recording is available by clicking either to the image or the title.
Flawless flows: The psychology of harmonious teamwork - JS conf Japan 2022
This presentation will explore how to pull the strings in the background so that in the end we actually DEVELOP the product.
Slides are available in English. Recording is available by clicking either to the image or the title.
Teaching & coaching
In 2020, I participated in Code.X program of voluntary teaching Albanian teenagers. I taught them about human-centered design - including the following topics:
Basics of design
User experience: the basics of UX research
Prototyping: low-fidelity wireframes and user testing
User interface design: heuristics, branding, benchmarking
Quality assurance and documentation