Sydney Girl Geeks Dinner #2, Powered by Google
About the Speakers:
Stephanie Hannon is a Senior Product Manager working on new product initiatives in Google's Sydney office. She recently moved from Zurich where she led the product team for Google Maps for Europe, Middle East and Africa. Her responsibilities included launching new countries and improving the quality of Maps in the region as well as global infrastructure, quality and front-end engineering projects such as Google Transit. Prior to Zurich, she was product manager for Gmail, Google's webmail product, in Mountain View and launched the first version of Google Apps for your Domain. Stephanie started her career as a software engineer at Cisco Systems, where she worked for six years. Stephanie has a B.S. Computer Systems Engineering and M.S.E.E. from Stanford University and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.
Title: Google and the evolution of the Geo-web
Abstract: Discussion of the development of Google's Geo products,including Maps, Earth, Google Maps Mobile and Maps API, and insights into trends in information sharing and user genertated content that have been stimulated by innovative tools and open standards.
Lindsay has worked for ten years as a Customer Experience Design Consultant. Her experience spans channels, platforms and industry verticals including Telecommunications, FMCG, Financial Services and Entertainment Media. She is passionate about creating satisfying and engaging customer experiences that deliver true business value.
Title: Collaborating to create the Customer Experience
Abstract: How designers and developers can collaborate to create the optimal user experience