
Stranger Skills: Navigating the Upside Down as a new UX Designer
UX isn’t just wireframes and portfolios—it’s about mastering the overlooked skills to survive the messy, unpredictable realities of design work. This talk reveals the “strange” abilities new designers need to stand out and thrive.

Cebu Leg
Keynote
September 27, 2025

9:45 AM
SAFAD Theater, University of San Carlos - Talamban Campus

Stranger Skills: Navigating the Upside Down as a new UX Designer
UX isn’t just wireframes and portfolios—it’s about mastering the overlooked skills to survive the messy, unpredictable realities of design work. This talk reveals the “strange” abilities new designers need to stand out and thrive.

Cebu Leg
Keynote
September 27, 2025

9:45 AM
SAFAD Theater, University of San Carlos - Talamban Campus

Stranger Skills: Navigating the Upside Down as a new UX Designer
UX isn’t just wireframes and portfolios—it’s about mastering the overlooked skills to survive the messy, unpredictable realities of design work. This talk reveals the “strange” abilities new designers need to stand out and thrive.

Cebu Leg
Keynote
September 27, 2025

9:45 AM
SAFAD Theater, University of San Carlos - Talamban Campus

Stranger Skills: Navigating the Upside Down as a new UX Designer
UX isn’t just wireframes and portfolios—it’s about mastering the overlooked skills to survive the messy, unpredictable realities of design work. This talk reveals the “strange” abilities new designers need to stand out and thrive.

Cebu Leg
Keynote
September 27, 2025

9:45 AM
SAFAD Theater, University of San Carlos - Talamban Campus
Meet the Speaker
Meet the Speaker
Meet the Speaker


Genica Mijares-Sy
UX Designer, Trax Technologies
Genica Mijares-Sy
Genica Mijares-Sy
UX Designer, Trax Technologies
UX Designer, Trax Technologies
UX Designer, Trax Technologies
Genica Sy is a Sr UX Designer specializing in experience strategy for enterprise software. She is also a Google Women Techmakers ambassador, actively advocating for diversity and inclusive workspaces in tech. Beyond design, she dabbles in augmented reality (AR) art, exploring the intersection of creativity and technology.
Genica Sy is a Sr UX Designer specializing in experience strategy for enterprise software. She is also a Google Women Techmakers ambassador, actively advocating for diversity and inclusive workspaces in tech. Beyond design, she dabbles in augmented reality (AR) art, exploring the intersection of creativity and technology.
Genica Sy is a Sr UX Designer specializing in experience strategy for enterprise software. She is also a Google Women Techmakers ambassador, actively advocating for diversity and inclusive workspaces in tech. Beyond design, she dabbles in augmented reality (AR) art, exploring the intersection of creativity and technology.


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