Michele Perras

Michele Perras is a designer and researcher focusing on digital strategy, collaborative innovation and human-centred foresight. She is the Director of the Mobile Experience Innovation Centre, a non-profit organization dedicated to design leadership, applied research and innovation in Canada’s mobile industry. Over the past decade, Michele has worked with a wide range of organizations in academia, the non-profit and private sectors. Her background is in material culture and goldsmithing, and she is sessional faculty at OCAD University. She has spoken at international conferences on mobile and locative media, entrepreneurialism and design. Michele is a co-founder of the Toronto chapter of the acclaimed Ignite! speaker series, and has produced conferences across North America.