“Who Is Going to Design the Next Wave of Innovation? You Are.”

SIGGRAPH 2022 Featured Speaker Ime Archibong, Head of New Product Experimentation (NPE) for Meta. In his fireside chat, “Who Is Going to Design the Next Wave of Innovation? You Are.”, Ime will discuss experimentation as an approach to innovation, share examples of innovative ways people are empowered to build, and why it’s necessary for designers of all expertise to make the next era a reality.

In this fireside chat, Ime will talk about experimentation as an approach to innovation, share some examples of innovative ways people with a design mindset from around the world are more empowered than ever to build, and why it’s so important that designers of all expertise help make the next era a reality.

Ime Archibong is Head of New Product Experimentation (NPE) at Meta, where he leads the unit testing new product experiences outside of Meta’s main platforms.

Previously, Ime was Facebook’s Vice President of Product Partnerships, where he built the global team that manages strategic partnerships with startups and developers. His career began at IBM as a software engineer, where he then transitioned to corporate strategy and business development.

He holds a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from Yale University, where he was Captain of the Varsity Basketball team, and also received an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business, where he served as class president. He is a listed inventor on more than a dozen technical patents, and serves on Capital One’s corporate board, as well as many nonprofits focused on empowering underserved youth, students, and entrepreneurs.