About me
Shazia Kazi
Capability

Public speaking & collaboration

Talks, panels, and client forums that translate design and product complexity into language executives can use — without dumbing down the craft. I’m known for landing hard rooms, building partnership across Avanade, Accenture, and Microsoft ecosystems, and making collaboration feel intentional, not accidental.

Facilitating an Empowering Women in Tech networking event — on stage with a microphone in front of panelists and audience.
Empowering Women in Tech — facilitating a panel and networking evening.

Women in engineering and tech community

Large group at a Women in Engineering and IT gathering in a modern atrium with programme banner.
Women in Engineering & IT — mentoring and community alongside UTS-style programmes and industry partners.

What I offer

  • Keynotes & panels — design leadership, human-centred AI, practice building, and fintech / enterprise experience themes.
  • Executive briefings — crisp narratives that connect research, risk, and roadmap to decisions.
  • Cross-org collaboration — bridging design, product, engineering, and sales so customer insight actually reaches the roadmap.

Where this comes from

Colleagues and leaders describe my strength in translating design thinking for executives — turning abstract methods into decisions stakeholders can act on. That showed up in client rooms where difficult sponsors became advocates, and in partnership with the Microsoft Innovation Hub across ANZ sectors (health tech, fintech, retail, mining, education, energy, pharma, aged care) to explore responsible AI possibilities.

If you need a tailored topics list, speaker bio, or headshots for a programme deck, I’m happy to put together a one-pager once I know the audience and format.

Selected speaking, panels & programmes

A sample of forums where I’ve contributed as a speaker, panellist, or mentor — spanning design leadership, inclusion in tech, and the craft of UX at scale.

  • University of Technology Sydney (UTS) — Mentoring Women in Engineering and Tech (mentoring and public speaking)
  • Empowering women in tech — panel discussions across multiple organisations
  • Tech Australia
  • Women in Tech — Rising Star
  • UX Australia
  • UX International Voice

From the room & the screen

A few moments from panels, mentoring cohorts, workshops, hybrid forums, and community outreach — the same thread of clarity, inclusion, and practical craft that shows up in executive rooms.

Wide view of Empowering Women in Tech panel with audience seated in an industrial-style venue.
Empowering Women in Tech — full room, panel, and branded event space.
Large diverse group photo in a modern atrium after a women in tech or mentoring event.
Cohort-scale gatherings — mentoring, networking, and community in one frame.
Panel speakers and colleagues posing together at an industry networking evening.
Panel peers after an industry networking evening.
Three women smiling together at a professional conference with name badges.
Colleagues and collaborators at a professional forum.
Workshop in a modern office with facilitators at a whiteboard and screens showing reflection activity.
In-room facilitation — reflection, discussion, and hands-on practice.
Microsoft Teams gallery view of a hybrid meeting with multiple participants on video.
Hybrid sessions — design and leadership communities across locations.
Large virtual forum with many participants visible in a video conference grid.
Large virtual forums with cross-functional partners and extended teams.
Classroom session for primary students with presenters and a screen about sustainability learning.
Community outreach — sustainability and learning with younger audiences.

Related proof

Avanade case study · Lumiant case study · LinkedIn

More capabilities: Career coaching & mentoring · Brand strategy & positioning · Strategy workshops & design sprints

Invite me to speak or collaborate?

Share the event, audience, and date — I’ll respond with fit, suggested angles, and any prep you need.

Contact me