https://mrmarquez.cargo.site MR.MARQUEZ — User Experience & Strategic Design Fri, 13 Mar 2026 15:11:09 +0000 https://mrmarquez.cargo.site en https://mrmarquez.cargo.site/Photo-BG-Landing Fri, 13 Mar 2026 15:11:09 +0000 MR.MARQUEZ — User Experience & Strategic Design https://mrmarquez.cargo.site/Photo-BG-Landing https://mrmarquez.cargo.site/About Thu, 13 Jul 2023 15:28:10 +0000 MR.MARQUEZ — User Experience & Strategic Design https://mrmarquez.cargo.site/About ︎ eMAIL ︎&nbsp;LINKEDIN ︎ MASTODON Álvaro Márquez is a designer and product strategist working on multimodal UX, currently as Vice President of Experience at Publicis Sapient in London. ︎︎︎ Biography: Formally trained in Fine Arts in Madrid in 2001, Álvaro completed his Masters in Digital Design at the Istituto Europeo di Design in 2004. Furthermore, he pursued studies of Audio Engineering and Sound Design at&nbsp;Goldsmiths University in 2018, and most recently on Artificial Intelligence and Data Sonification at the&nbsp;Polytechnic School of Engineering of Gijón in 2023.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; Throughout his career, Álvaro has specialized on designing unique, multimodal interfaces for products and services that blend physical and digital elements beyond the screen&nbsp;— bringing together realtime data, personalization and ambient intelligence through&nbsp;exceptionally immersive and intuitive experiences. &nbsp; &nbsp; Born and raised in Madrid, Álvaro is a true global citizen and has lived in Amsterdam, Shanghai, Berlin, Singapore, Sydney, and currently resides in London with his family.Álvaro is also a passionate reader, photographer and musician. Álvaro is fluent in&nbsp;Spanish,&nbsp;English,&nbsp;German, and speaks basic&nbsp;Dutch and Mandarin. <img width="500" height="272" width_o="500" height_o="272" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5fe4454ab7005b20cf45bc25083bba90bec491c0939f100f5397ed9ecdb1c239/PS_Logo_RGB.svg.png" data-mid="240188893" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/500/i/5fe4454ab7005b20cf45bc25083bba90bec491c0939f100f5397ed9ecdb1c239/PS_Logo_RGB.svg.png" /> <img width="1172" height="862" width_o="1172" height_o="862" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a2f838d02dfe235d5cc43979500b18f9c382ad49f587f51c05e7e63221ef600d/LogosGrey.jpg" data-mid="246002356" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a2f838d02dfe235d5cc43979500b18f9c382ad49f587f51c05e7e63221ef600d/LogosGrey.jpg" /> ︎ "Álvaro’s work will underpin the digital strategy of The Economist for the next few years."— Remy Becher, VP Product at The Economist.- "Álvaro inspires and empowers to bring the best out of people. He embodies the values of high-performing leaders primed to define the next era of the information age."— Brett MacFarlane, Organizational Psychologist, Management Coach, Researcher. - "Álvaro is open and empathic, with great integrity and a strong point of view – qualities of great leaders for modern, knowledge-based companies." — Daniel Grönquist, EVP Strategy &amp; Innovation at Tietoevry. "It is his intellect and desire to design for a better world that make him extraordinary. Few truly have this courage -and fewer still- the skill to design forward and execute now." — Angela Clark, Director of Digital Network at ABC.- "Álvaro’s leadership enabled me to deliver the highest quality work of my professional life so far."— Peter Lofgren, Head of Design at Qantas.- "Well beyond his interpersonal and organizational skills is his ability to bring creative solutions to life with an unparalleled attention to detail." — J Grossen, VP Customer Experience at Publicis Sapient. ︎︎︎ https://mrmarquez.cargo.site/BREAK Wed, 09 Oct 2024 09:02:20 +0000 MR.MARQUEZ — User Experience & Strategic Design https://mrmarquez.cargo.site/BREAK When did the future become past, and how similar is it to the present? ︎︎︎&nbsp; https://mrmarquez.cargo.site/Speaking Wed, 12 Jul 2023 19:19:51 +0000 MR.MARQUEZ — User Experience & Strategic Design https://mrmarquez.cargo.site/Speaking — Some of my all-time favourite keynotes and round tables: » Best in Class UX and the Future of Software-defined vehiclesShanghai, China, March 2024 » A New Algorithm for People, Planet and RobotsThe Barbican, London, July 2018 » A New Algorithm for People, Planet and Robots Redux Evry Moments, Stockholm, March 2018 » From Sensing Technologies to Empathic Intelligence: New Frontiers of Strategic Design Technology &amp; Emotion – Norwegian Polytechnic Society and NTNU ARTEC, Oslo June 2017 » Technology, Business, and Robots! Becoming digital without losing your soul. Experience Fighters, Madrid, June 2017 » Key Components of Digital TransformationEvry Moments, Stockholm, March 2017 » The Age of Strategic Design- FinExtra NextGen Banking, Helsinki, October 2016 - Evry Innovation Forum, Trondheim, October 2016- IXDA Trondheim, October 2016 » Design Thinking for user-centric Transformation Commonwealth Bank of Australia Innovation Lab, Sydney, March 2016 » From Design Thinking to Design Doing: Can designers save the world? Thoughtworks Summit, Sydney, March 2016 » The Rise of Customer Centered DesignPeoplebank Panel, Sydney, February 2016 » Experience Strategy through the User LensChief Digital Officer Summit, Sydney, October 2015 » Design for Emergence: Cities, Networks &amp; PlatformsFaculty Architecture &amp; Design, University of Sydney, April 2015 » Shaping unique customer experiences through DataMacWorld Asia, Beijing, August 2014 » The Third Wave of ComputingInteraction Design Association, Sydney, May 2014 » Accelerating InnovationUX/UI onLAB, Tokyo, December 2013 » Design for emotion: Product and Sensing TechnologyFAB Cafe, Loftwork, Tokyo, December 2013 » (im)Perfect SingularityIT World Korea, Seoul, October 2013 » Design &amp; Co-Design of Customer Experiences Wasabi in Motion, Madrid 2011 » Aesthetics of FailureMADinSpain, Madrid 2006 <img width="1920" height="1280" width_o="1920" height_o="1280" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c4b1dd874970c3e13810c83f8e1886c11a9d2c19e6809fa8f156f530da48f312/Alvaro-2.png" data-mid="185206977" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c4b1dd874970c3e13810c83f8e1886c11a9d2c19e6809fa8f156f530da48f312/Alvaro-2.png" /> <img width="2800" height="4200" width_o="2800" height_o="4200" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/204e74ebbba8a48a5a6a60bc1d0915f1176ea38efa1fdd85a8405f81e66bdf7e/AlvaroMarquez_Barbican_042018.jpg" data-mid="185207804" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/204e74ebbba8a48a5a6a60bc1d0915f1176ea38efa1fdd85a8405f81e66bdf7e/AlvaroMarquez_Barbican_042018.jpg" /> <img width="3024" height="4032" width_o="3024" height_o="4032" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/13516c4951174d0f1fecf563b7af607160544aa7d0b3f09ec527d9116aef412e/Alvaro_TechEM.jpg" data-mid="185207803" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/13516c4951174d0f1fecf563b7af607160544aa7d0b3f09ec527d9116aef412e/Alvaro_TechEM.jpg" /> <img width="2500" height="1667" width_o="2500" height_o="1667" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/af8f2b5167ba78d3cf17f317edcf8de2ef3555fa5aecc00876ba74e7201aa816/Alvaro_Medium.jpg" data-mid="185207861" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/af8f2b5167ba78d3cf17f317edcf8de2ef3555fa5aecc00876ba74e7201aa816/Alvaro_Medium.jpg" /> <img width="2048" height="1365" width_o="2048" height_o="1365" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/71f6b655ae8545531f8e3376e3bf16be1d082ea33db9f1f3209b82412c999936/Alvaro_TechEm_2.jpg" data-mid="185207404" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/71f6b655ae8545531f8e3376e3bf16be1d082ea33db9f1f3209b82412c999936/Alvaro_TechEm_2.jpg" /> <img width="1200" height="800" width_o="1200" height_o="800" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f19a7e2796c5135b23b1eeeb3852352e1bd150218df8843784015810476f740d/IMG_1711.JPG" data-mid="185207802" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f19a7e2796c5135b23b1eeeb3852352e1bd150218df8843784015810476f740d/IMG_1711.JPG" /> <img width="4493" height="2995" width_o="4493" height_o="2995" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ef50495307904c5aef02977d6765c5a6f254f2464dae7271de4293827aadd441/IMG_5696.jpg" data-mid="185207760" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ef50495307904c5aef02977d6765c5a6f254f2464dae7271de4293827aadd441/IMG_5696.jpg" /> <img width="1944" height="1734" width_o="1944" height_o="1734" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d73fa622cb8b6c582ebea18533de216549960bd56af30bf170c85eb0b71717f6/Screenshot-2024-06-18-at-12.27.18.png" data-mid="213110786" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d73fa622cb8b6c582ebea18533de216549960bd56af30bf170c85eb0b71717f6/Screenshot-2024-06-18-at-12.27.18.png" />