Alaa Shahin

Speaking & Facilitation

Give your audience a new way to see every experience they create.

Bring practical, story-led ideas about UX, customer behavior, design thinking, and AI to your event, organization, or community.

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Keynotes · Panels In English and Arabic

Speaking topics

Choose the conversation your audience needs.

The product at the centre, surrounded by the wider experience: discovery, purchase, delivery and relationship product discovery purchase relationship delivery

The product is only the centre — the experience is everything around it.

Your product is only one part of the experience

See how the moments before, during, and after a purchase shape customer trust, sales, and loyalty.

Stop designing from assumptions

Learn how simple customer research helps teams avoid expensive mistakes and make clearer decisions.

The power of storytelling in UX design

Turn customer insight into a story that earns attention, builds empathy, and moves decisions forward.

What everyday experiences teach us about UX

Explore the hidden design lessons inside familiar brands, products, and services.

AI can analyze the data. It can’t care about the customer for you.

Understand where AI supports research and experience design, and where human judgment still matters.

Speaking formats

Shape the session around the room.

Keynote or featured talk

A focused, story-led session that gives your audience a fresh perspective and practical ideas.

Panel or fireside conversation

A thoughtful discussion shaped around your theme, audience, and industry.

Interactive session

A talk combined with reflection, discussion, or a short exercise that helps the audience apply the ideas.

Audience takeaways

More than inspiration for the hour.

Your audience will leave with:

  • A clearer understanding of how experiences shape customer behavior
  • Practical questions they can bring back to their work
  • Memorable examples that make complex ideas easier to understand
  • A new way to connect customer needs with business decisions

Talks & appearances

Experience design, shared on stages and screens.

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Questions before you book

A few details before we plan the session.

Yes. Talks can be delivered in English or Arabic and adapted to the audience.

Yes. The examples, focus, and takeaway can be shaped around your event theme and audience.

Yes. Sessions can be delivered virtually or in person, depending on the event and location.

Let’s create the session your audience will remember and use.

Share your event, audience, and the change you want the session to create. I’ll recommend the strongest topic and format.