Changing Landscape of UX: AI in Practice

Join IxDA Atlanta for a practical conversation about how UX, product, research, design and technology professionals are actually using AI in their work today. Our panelists will share how they are incorporating AI into their own workflows, what is working, what is changing and where human judgment still matters most. The evening includes a moderated panel, audience Q&A and time to network.

This event is for UX and product professionals, researchers, designers, strategists, technologists, and leaders trying to figure out what AI means for their work and the products they help create. Whether you are already experimenting with AI or still figuring out where it fits, this conversation is designed to move past the hype.

This event is free, thanks to Synergis for covering the cost of our space and Atlanta Tech Village - Sylvan for hosting us at cost.

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Our Panelists

LaKeisha Lovett
UX Leader — Research & Experience Strategy
Coca-Cola Company
https://www.linkedin.com/in/lakeishalovett/

LaKeisha Lovett is a UX leader, researcher, and strategist with more than 20 years of experience in complex enterprise environments, from retail to SaaS. At The Coca-Cola Company, she leads research strategy across product teams and is building the research practice behind it. Her recent work centers on how AI is changing the way UX research and design gets done and what that asks of the people doing it. She teaches practicing researchers through UXR Institute and is building allyah.ai. She holds an MS in Human-Computer Interaction from DePaul University.

Ericka Henderson
Senior Staff Product Designer, Engagement
CNN
https://www.linkedin.com/in/erickahenderson/

Ericka Henderson is a Sr. Staff Product Designer and design leader specializing in large-scale consumer platforms, design systems, and 0→1 product innovation. Currently at CNN / Warner Bros. Discovery, she leads engagement design for millions of users across app, web, and Connected TV. Previously at Delta Air Lines, she designed Delta Concierge, the airline’s first AI-powered travel assistant, establishing the AI design framework that now shapes how the organization approaches intelligent product experiences. With over 11 years of experience shipping products at companies including CNN, Delta, Red Ventures, and LG, Ericka ships AI-powered products and leverages AI tools in her daily workflow to accelerate the design process. She believes the next generation of AI-driven experiences will only be as good as the human strategy and ethical judgment behind them.

Tres Griffin
UI Designer
Founder, TiGi Creative Ventures
https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnwgriffin3/

Tres Griffin is a UX designer with over a decade of experience in enterprise environments. After managing online content early in his career, he refocused his career toward UX design while at PulteGroup, a national homebuilder, where he led visual design and content governance for customer-facing online experiences across six brands. After leaving PulteGroup, he founded TiGi Creative Ventures, a small studio where he uses agentic AI tools to bring his own product ideas to life, including Ricked, a recipe-first whiskey community app. Tres is a University of Georgia alum, where he studied Marketing and Real Estate.