Designers + Geeks

TICKETS & INFO ON THE D+G SITE: https://designersandgeeks.com/events/creator-spotlight-dylan-field-of-figma Please note that you must have a ticket from the D+G Site (purchasable through our Eventbrite) to attend. RSVP'ing on Meetup alone will not get you in. ------------------------------------------ Figma has erupted into the design profession with the thoughtful capabilities of its platform and the deeply integrated collaboration mindset. In this session of Designers + Geeks, we'll be doing a Creator Spotlight on Dylan Field, Co-founder and CEO and Figma. Dylan will be sharing some of the background, learnings, and features of Figma in his talk - we'll be learning how something like Figma comes into being. ----- DYLAN FIELD | CEO & Co-founder of Figma Dylan Field is the co-founder and CEO of Figma, the collaborative interface design tool. Before starting Figma, Dylan studied computer science and mathematics at Brown University where he and his co-founder first saw the possibilities of building a web-first tool to take down the walls around the siloed design process. Dylan was an intern at O'Reilly Media, LinkedIn, and Flipboard. He champions open, accessible design and believes design technology must evolve for a cloud-based, collaborative world. He tweets @zoink. ------------------------------------------ Connect We post discounts & freebies here: • Our Newsletter http://eepurl.com/eNMs-/ • Designers + Geeks Facebook https://www.facebook.com/designersandgeeks • @DesignersGeeks https://twitter.com/DesignersGeeks

TICKETS & INFO ON THE D+G SITE: https://designersandgeeks.com/events/climate-action Please note that you must have a ticket from the D+G Site (purchasable through our Eventbrite) to attend. RSVP'ing on Meetup alone will not get you in. ------------------------------------------ Climate Action! Climate change is top-of-mind for most of us, but it often feels like too little is being done. It's also hard to know what to do, even when you want to help. In this session of Designers + Geeks, we'll be looking at entrepreneurs and designers that are taking action. We'll look at analyses, designs, and solutions from a spectrum of companies working to combat climate change. We're pleased to partner with SF Democracy Week for this event. Have a look at their calendar for some other great events around the city. ----- SANCHALI PAL | Co-Founder and CEO at Joro Sanchali Pal is Co-Founder & CEO at Joro. She started Joro after trying to use existing tools and calculators to track her carbon footprint. SHe believes it should be just as easy to live sustainably as it is to lose weight or manage your finances. Previously, Sanchali worked in social impact consulting at Dalberg where she helped start the company's office in Addis Ababa, and in launching new energy products at Tesla. Sanchali holds an MBA from Harvard and a BA in Economics from Princeton. ----- NOAH DEICH | Executive Director at Carbon180 Noah Deich is the Executive Director of Carbon180, a non-profit organization on a mission to champion carbon removal through science and innovation. Prior to founding Carbon180, Noah worked in consulting and gained experience with energy and environmental market modeling, financial valuation, and corporate strategy in the energy and sustainability sectors. Noah received his M.B.A. from the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley and his B.A. from the University of Virginia. ----- MEG THURLOW | VP of Sensing Systems and Applied Science at Aclima Meghan is the Vice President of Sensing Systems and Applied Science at Aclima, a climate tech company headquartered in San Francisco that protects people and the planet by mapping air pollution with street-level precision, at the city-scale. Meghan has a PhD in Chemistry and Chemical Biology from Harvard and an MBA from UC Berkeley. ----- DIEGO SAEZ GIL | Co-Founder and CEO at Pachama Diego is the founder and CEO of Pachama, a Y Combinator-backed startup working to accelerate the flow of capital to carbon capturing projects starting with forests biomass projects. Pachama harnesses satellite images and machine learning to verify the carbon storage on forests and then connects directly project developers with carbon credits buyers in an open marketplace. Prior to Pachama, Diego co-founded Bluesmart, an IoT company that raised $20M in venture capital in Silicon Valley and China and was acquired by industry leader TravelPro. Diego also co-founded WeHostels, a pioneering online travel marketplace which was acquired by StudentUniverse. Diego was awarded with the MIT 35 Innovators under 35 and was selected as High-impact Entrepreneur by Endeavor Global. ------------------------------------------ Connect We post discounts & freebies here: • Our Newsletter http://eepurl.com/eNMs-/ • Designers + Geeks Facebook https://www.facebook.com/designersandgeeks • @DesignersGeeks https://twitter.com/DesignersGeeks