Rebecca has been a featured speaker on design and technology at US and international events. She has also written on tech and design trends for VentureBeat, FastCompany, and Business Insider.

Her research project on death in the digital age (“NecroTech”) has led her to speak at conferences including SXSW Interactive, San Francisco Design Week, IxDA, and EndWell. She co-created and taught a class at the d.School called “Designing for Death,” based on her research.

Speaking engagements include:
Solo speaker, UX Strat Conference, Amsterdam, 2022
Solo Speaker, IXDA, San Francisco, 2019
Panelist, “AI & Design”, Design Week, San Francisco, 2019
Solo Speaker, SXSW Interactive, Austin, 2018
Solo Speaker, Design Week, San Francisco, 2018
Solo Speaker, EndWell, San Francisco, 2018

Writing includes:
5 Industries Ripe for Human-Machine Learning, VentureBeat, 2017

“Machine learning will teach us about ourselves,” Tech Trends that Will Define 2017, Business Insider, 2017

”Learning from Machine Learning,” 12 Tech Trends that Will Shape Our Lives in 2017, Fast Company, 2017

“Haptic feedback,” 11 Tech Trends that Will Define 2016, Business Insider, 2016