I'm passionate about bringing technology closer to how people think and feel, translating emerging technologies into emotional and functional experiences that improve people's lives. I have more than 20 years of experience shaping and launching 0-1 consumer projects in collaboration with hardware/software engineering and product management. I brought to market engaging products leveraging AR, ML, real-time video, service design, hardware, and a solid user-centered process. I am recognized as a creative thought leader, considering cultural, business, and technological shifts to propose and influence product and strategic thinking at the leadership level.______________LONG VERSIONAs a child, Belmer Negrillo constantly experimented, imagining he’d grow up to be a mad scientist. Today, that spirit of curiosity drives his exploration of the unknown as an innovator and creative leader.Belmer believes that being a designer is a mix of being a pirate, for the ingenious and scrappy wayfinding, and being Robin Hood, bringing the gold back to the people.Experienced in leading multidisciplinary teams across the most diverse challenges, he knowshow to make every team member feel trusted, supported, and aligned around a sharedvision. As a seasoned consultant, Belmer manages complex client and cross-org relationships, addressing diverse business needs and different cultural backgrounds.Belmer integrates systemic, big-picture thinking with the sensibility and care required to master the details. His career reflects a holistic understanding of product design and business strategy.Honors from Webby Awards, Cannes Lions, The One Show, and Danish INDEX. He holds several patents, and his creations have appeared in the Italian Fabrica “Mail Me” project, the German book Dos Logos and the Japanese magazine Web Designing.SPEAKING/EXHIBIT HIGHLIGHTS• EASY AS A KISS – Humanizing technology through design, Turin, Italy, Mar-Sep 2021 Exhibit of Interaction Design Institute Ivrea's work at Circolo del Design• Interaction 20, Milan, Italy, Feb 2020 "'Smart' is to combine human intuition and AI”• Interaction South America, Florianópolis, Brazil, Nov 2017 Keynote "Empathetic Machines: an Introduction to Adaptive UX”• AI SUMMIT SF, San Francisco, CA, Sep 2017 "Why the future of AI requires designing for human-computer collaboration”• UX STRAT USA, Providence, RI, Sep 2016 "A Personalization Strategy Based on Adaptive Learning”• SXSW Interactive, Austin, TX, Mar 2016 "A New Personalization Model: Adaptive Learning”