Innovation and Change Management Firm Announces Digital Innovation Leader as Speaker For Design Thinking Conference

(September 17, 2019) - Stonehill, a premier strategy and innovation consultancy, is excited to announce the addition of Rayford Davis to the list of speakers for their upcoming Design Thinking and Customer Experience Summit. Rayford Davis is a leader and innovator in charge of the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Digital Innovation Program across the Southeast and will be speaking at the conference about Amazon’s culture of innovation.

The conference will highlight national trends in Design Thinking, Customer Experience and Change Management. The Design Thinking and Customer Experience Summit is the first executive level Design Thinking conference to be held in the Southeast.  

The summit will be held Oct. 25, 2019 at the University of South Florida’s Center for Advanced Medical Learning and Simulation in Tampa, FL, a city quickly becoming a technology and innovation hub receptive to cutting-edge concepts such as Design Thinking. The conference brings together experts and leaders from throughout the country to share their experiences and insights on the impact of human-centered design on the bottom line.

At AWS, Mr. Davis works with customers to guide them through Amazon’s innovation mechanisms. Through these engagements, customers learn a new approach to innovation as well as how to build on AWS. Prior to his role at Amazon, Mr. Davis founded Exceptionally, a startup with support from Y Combinator and New Schools Venture Fund, that helped parents navigate special education in public schools. He’s also spent his career leading new business efforts at Axiom Law, McKinsey and Co., P&G, and Cox Enterprises. Mr. Davis serves as a Board Director of the Gateway Center, an organization focused on eliminating recurring homelessness in Atlanta, and on the Advisory Board of Odyssey, an education non-profit delivering project-based learning. A native of Decatur, GA, Mr. Davis is a graduate from the Westminster Schools, Florida A&M University, and Harvard Business School.

“Stonehill is putting together a thought-provoking conference that will push the conversation forward about Design Thinking and other customer experience trends,” Rayford Davis said. “I look forward to sharing my experiences with summit attendees.”

“Rayford brings a vast array of knowledge about innovation at Amazon and elsewhere,” said Doug Pace, Founder and CEO of Stonehill. “His creativity is evident in his work and in his philanthropic causes. We look forward to having him as part of our summit.”

Visit the summit website at https://www.designcxsummit.com/.