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Date: Saturday, March 29
Time: 11:00 a.m. – 11:30 p.m.
Submission Deadline: 11:00 a.m. on Sunday, March 30
Location: The Cove in Busch Student Center
Participants are required to join our CreateRU 2025 discord.
THEME
BRIDGING GAPS
How might we engineer a resolution
to bridge the divide in understanding,
availability, or resources among
different generations,
regions, or social obstacles?
TRACKS
track 1
artificial intelligence
Leveraging AI to improve accessibility, efficiency, and innovation
track 2
health equity
Ensuring fair access to medical information across communities
track 3
digital wellness
Creating a healthy digital experience and ensuring equitable access for everyone
Schedule
11:00 am - 11:30 am
Check In
11:45 am - 12:00 Pm
Challenge Reveal
1:45 Pm - 8:30 Pm
Work Time
5:00 Pm
Dinner
Judges
Adeola Kukoyi
UX Designer @ IBM
Monica Ghosal
UX Designer @ Ethos Group
Najia Khan
UX Designer @ EFK
Samir Patki
Co-Founder @ Ascend Hiring and UX Designer @ C+A Global
Veronica Armour
Director @ IDEA
Francis Phan
Head of Product Design @ Splice
speakers
Yuri Ha
Senior Product Designer at Salesforce
Janice Lee
IBM Associate Consultant + Blender/3D Design Content Creator
Razi Hussain
UX & Graphic Designer at Blueprint Interactive
Pearl Buccine
TLDP Analyst (Digital Products & Platform) at Johnson & Johnson
mentors
Abigail Marin
Product Design @ Aura Finance
Saifeldin Ahmed
UX Designer @ JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Willow Yao
UX Designer @ Amazon