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C. Todd Lombardo -- Originally trained in science and engineering, he's held positions ranging from scientist, to engineer, to product manager, to designer, and even professor. He's the founder of ProductCamp Boston, and currently works on Product at Vempathy, an artificial intelligence app that helps product teams gain insight into their user behaviors. He also serves on the adjunct faculty at IE Business School in Madrid, as well as Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA). He is a published O'Reilly Media author with two titles: Design Sprint (2015) and Product Roadmaps Relaunched (2017). Aras Bilgen -- Aras provides design training and coaching for designers, business analysts, and executives. He held design leadership roles in finance and e-commerce domains. He was the Senior Vice President of experience design and front-end development at Garanti Bank, the Product Director for CicekSepeti (the largest flower and gifting site in the world), a Product Group Manager at Monitise, and a UX planner at Intel for MeeGo and Tizen. He speaks at international design conferences, and the products he worked on have reached more than 160 million users worldwide. Aras holds an MSc in Computer Science from Georgia Tech, a BSc from Bilkent University and currently pursuing a BA in Sociology from Anadolu University. He completed research internships at Microsoft Research Cambridge and Lancaster University, United Kingdom.