Dr. Noel is a Trinidadian design educator based in New Orleans. She is a Professor of Practice in Design Thinking and the Associate Director of Design Thinking for Social Impact at the Phyllis M. Taylor Center for Social Innovation and Design Thinking at Tulane University.
Mr. Paiva is a Brazilian product designer, working in the USA for the past 25 years. He is currently a Research and Design Manager for UKG (ukg.com), a community leader, and one of the most active speakers in the South Florida design community.