Please sign up via this link (Luma page): https://luma.com/p7l6k8g7

Abstract: Join Thoughtworks Berlin, Employed.world, and IxDF Berlin for an evening dedicated to exploring how to turn design outcomes into real business impact. Together, we’ll discuss how to communicate effectively with stakeholders, balance creativity with organizational goals, and drive meaningful change through design — all on November 19, 2025.

This meetup is part of an ongoing series designed to support emerging UX and Product teams and leaders. Our goal is to provide practical knowledge, resources, and tools to help elevate UX maturity — both individually and across organizations.

By sharing diverse perspectives and real-world examples from Berlin’s scale-ups and enterprises, we aim to help participants uncover blind spots and gain actionable insights into how UX maturity is built and sustained at different levels of growth.

Agenda:

• 05:45 pm - Gates Open & Check-In
• 06:00 - 06: 15 pm - Soft Welcome / Get to know each other time
• 06:15 - 06:30 pm - Opening Remarks & UX Maturity Project Introduction
• 06:30 - 07:15 pm - Knowledge Sharing Panel Talk with Fernando Neves and Magda Lenart, moderated by Yashvir Chawla
• 07:15 - 07:45 - Audience Interaction & Live Q&A
• 08:00 - 08:15 pm - Closing Remarks & Invitation to Contribute to the Project
• 08:15 - 09:00 pm - Moderated Mentorship Circles & Open Networking with Drinks & Catering.

Speaker Bios:

• Fernando Neves is a Lead Product Designer at Thoughtworks with over 17 years of experience shaping impactful digital products that bridge user needs and business goals. His work spans industries including Digital Strategy & Transformation, Media, Healthcare, Retail, Automotive, Publishing, and Aviation. He specializes in Product Design, UX Strategy, Design Leadership, Service Design, Research, Accessibility, and DesignOps — blending creativity with strategic insight to craft meaningful, inclusive, and high-performing digital experiences.
• Magda Lenart is a Product Designer at Thoughtworks who turns curiosity into impact. She weaves user research, design strategy, and accessibility into digital experiences that are not just usable, but meaningful and inclusive. Passionate about mentoring emerging designers and teaching at ReDI School, Magda believes design is a bridge - a way to humanize technology, amplify diverse voices, and imagine better futures. For her, true innovation always starts with empathy and ends with inclusion.
• Yashvir Chawla is the Founder of Employed.world, a social enterprise on a mission to help UX job seekers land their first role faster by creating more entry-level opportunities in Germany. With a background in design and over two decades of firsthand experience in the challenges of employment, Yashvir combines empathy, research, and community action to tackle youth and entry-level unemployment.He is also one of the Local Leaders at IxDF Berlin, fostering collaboration and growth within the UX community.

Registration/RSVPS: Please sign up via this link (Luma page): https://luma.com/p7l6k8g7

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Code of Conduct We adhere to the Berlin Code of Conduct to ensure a welcoming and respectful environment for all participants. The event space operates under largely compatible Thoughtworks Meetups & Events CoC.

Accessibility The Location is accessible for wheelchair users. This includes the entrance (no steps to get into the location), toilets and the stage.