The Women + Non-Binary People of OPEN Topics

We always celebrate women + non-binary people, no matter what day or month. Read these inspiring interviews with these women, boldly moving the world forward.

“Celebrate women + non-binary people daily. Read our interviews with these bold visionaries.”
“Celebrate women + non-binary people daily. Read our interviews with these bold visionaries.”

— OPEN Topics by C/BY/C

“Certain jobs will disappear over time, but there’s also going to be an emergence of new jobs.”
“Certain jobs will disappear over time, but there’s also going to be an emergence of new jobs.”

— Elizabeth Kiehner
Global Design Practice Director IBM on Artificial Intelligence

“The more diverse your board and leadership, the better a company performs. It’s better for business.”
“The more diverse your board and leadership, the better a company performs. It’s better for business.”

— Alessandra Lariu
Co-Founder of SheSays and Experience Design Consultant on Women’s Voices

“There needs to be a strategy around VR. There has to be a reason why it exists and why it’s purposeful.”
“There needs to be a strategy around VR. There has to be a reason why it exists and why it’s purposeful.”

— Resh Sidhu
AKQA Creative Director, Queen of VR, TED speaker, Cannes Lions judge and Top 50 Creative Leader on Virtual Reality

“Human-centered design is simple. Instead of only thinking about how much money we’re going to make, we’re thinking about human needs.”
“Human-centered design is simple. Instead of only thinking about how much money we’re going to make, we’re thinking about human needs.”

— Chirryl-Lee (Chi) Ryan
Experience Director at Idean and ‘This is HCD’ Podcast Host on Experience Design

“That’s what I love about what I do. It’s like keeping the truth and providing the truth for the future.”
“That’s what I love about what I do. It’s like keeping the truth and providing the truth for the future.”

— Jamie DiVenere
Media Archiving, Curation, Metadata Management & Digital Strategy for Viacom’s The MTV Vault Project on Preservation

“Our goal is to uncover insights that allow unique stories to come to life, I think that’s the magic, you know.”
“Our goal is to uncover insights that allow unique stories to come to life, I think that’s the magic, you know.”

— Belinda Lopez Sturtevant
Global Director of Integrated Production at Spotify on Audio Marketing

“One way to fix the gender #PayGap is to fix the attitude towards motherhood.”
“One way to fix the gender #PayGap is to fix the attitude towards motherhood.”

— Alessandra Lariu
Co-Founder of SheSays and Experience Design Consultant on Women’s Voices Two

“Brands that are not set up to be part of the game are going to be left behind.”
“Brands that are not set up to be part of the game are going to be left behind.”

— Galit Ariel
Immersive Space Explorer, TechnoFutures, Human[ity]-Centred Tech & TED Speaker on Augmented Reality

“More people are critical of brands leveraging Pride month and doing campaigns, especially the ones who are giving little back in terms of profits.”
“More people are critical of brands leveraging Pride month and doing campaigns, especially the ones who are giving little back in terms of profits.”

— AC Dumlao (they/them)
Program Manager at Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund (TLDEF) on Pride and Gender

“Mum and dad, when I was about eight, gave me a sticker that said, ‘Sometimes the best man for a job is a woman.’ And I set out to prove them right”
“Mum and dad, when I was about eight, gave me a sticker that said, ‘Sometimes the best man for a job is a woman.’ And I set out to prove them right”

— Laura Jordan-Bambach
CCO at Mr President and SheSays Co-Founder on Diversity, Inclusion & Female Empowerment

“There has never been a time when there is not someone who is actually going through radical transformation from believing in the future to wishing it were the past.”
“There has never been a time when there is not someone who is actually going through radical transformation from believing in the future to wishing it were the past.”

— Tea Uglow
Creative Director at Google Creative Lab APAC on Radical Transformation

“You have got to feel it. You’ve got to feel a brand’s presence and what makes it different.”
“You have got to feel it. You’ve got to feel a brand’s presence and what makes it different.”

— Sarah Watson
Chairman, Global Chief Strategy Officer at Bartle Bogle Hegarty NY and AdWeek Contributor on Strategic Vision 2020

“Compromise is the key. Love, respect and compromise.”
“Compromise is the key. Love, respect and compromise.”

— Adrianne C. Smith
NYC 40.7128° N, 74.0060° W
Global Director of Inclusion and Diversity at WPP and Cannes Can: Diversity Collective
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— Kgomotso Taje
JHB 26.2041° S, 28.0473° E
Senior Content Manager at McCann Worldgroup on Erasing the “Isms”