Speaker Bio

Sam Ladner, PhD

Sam has ten years' experience designing interactive experiences for major media Web sites including The Globe and Mail Online, Sympatico.ca and Yahoo.ca. More recently she has provided research and thought leadership to financial institutions including the World Bank, the World Economic Forum, and CitiBank.

Sam’s design sense is informed by her practice as a social and technological researcher. She is a specialist in qualitative and quantitative research, including web analytics, ethnographic observation and usability testing. She is currently the Director of Consumer Insights at Blast Radius Inc. She holds a doctorate in sociology from York University.