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1-Hour Master Class with Rafael Hernandez, Lead Product Designer at T. Rowe Price

Thu, October 29, 2026 at 16:00

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In this Master Class, you’ll:

Get excited to open a GitHub repository and actually know what you're looking at. Underneath the unfamiliar labels are five concepts that build on instincts you already have: repository, commit, branch, pull request, merge. You'll learn them through analogies from your own workflow, so you can finally understand what each means and when to reach for it.
Make yourself invaluable by working safely alongside AI coding agents, from a one-line fix to a full feature. You'll learn to review what they build and know when to step in, so you can decide when to let the agent handle version control silently and when to slow down and read the diff yourself. With simple guardrails you can set up, you'll protect your work from the most common AI-agent mistakes, including the ones that can't be easily undone.
Gain confidence and credibility with a repeatable habit loop you can apply immediately, guided by Rafael Hernandez, a product design leader who ships real products with agentic workflows. You'll leave with a one-page cheat sheet, a ready-to-use rules file for your AI agent, and a guardrail setup checklist, all delivered in a GitHub repository. With this practical toolkit, you'll have everything you need to find your way around a repository, even if you've never opened one before.

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You’ll learn from the best:

Rafael Hernandez: Lead Product Designer, T. Rowe Price.

Can’t attend live? You can enjoy your Master Class at any time, anywhere. You’ll get the recording sent to your email to watch it as many times as you want!

Your Speaker and Industry Expert

Rafael Hernandez is a passionate product designer, instructor, leader and entrepreneur with over 20 years of design experience and 13 years in UX/Product design. At T. Rowe Price, Rafael leads the team responsible for designing web and mobile solutions for Individual Investors, focusing on secure site experiences and innovative tools that empower clients to achieve their financial goals. Known for his curiosity and practical approach to design challenges, Rafael loves to create elegant experiences and engaging design solutions in a highly collaborative manner.

Rafael’s career spans start-ups and enterprise environments, including consulting for renowned clients such as Samsung, Coca-Cola, CEMEX and Marriott. His tenure includes delivering enterprise applications as part of the Apple + IBM partnership where he contributed to the creation of 100 enterprise mobile apps across industries like healthcare, insurance and retail.

Drawing from his expertise in design, Rafael founded and grew Alfred Lane, a personal and home fragrance business that he sold in 2023. He developed multiple product lines, built the brand and successfully stocked his products in over 100 independent retailers across 13 countries, ultimately landing a distribution deal with Saks Fifth Avenue.

Rafael has also been a UI/UX instructor and continues to mentor students and young designers as they advance in their careers. A self-proclaimed foodie and travel enthusiast, he also enjoys House music, chess and exploring the ever-evolving mobile design landscape.

Connect with Rafael or learn more about his work by visiting his LinkedIn.

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Design skills are valuable for both you personally and for your company.

For you personally, design skills are important because:

Design roles are growing faster than average. The World Economic Forum ranks human-centered design among the fastest-growing skill areas through 2030.
Employers increasingly expect design skills across roles, not just from designers. Knowing design thinking, user research, or UX principles makes you more competitive in any field.
Designers who combine human-centered skills with AI expertise are in especially high demand.

For your company, design skills are important because:

Design skills help your team increase sales, retain customers, and improve customer satisfaction. Better customer experiences lead directly to better business results.
Companies that invest in design outperform the S&P 500 Index by 228% (Design Management Institute, Design Value Index).
Design is more than aesthetics. It's how teams make products easier to use, services more efficient, and technology more human. These skills create value across every department.

Design and tech skills can open up career opportunities.

For example, if you're in a field such as:

Marketing, communication, HR, software development, customer service, business management, healthcare, teaching, and many more.

Why can design skills make you valuable in these jobs and industries?

That's because:

Design skills help your team increase sales, retain customers, and improve customer satisfaction. Better customer experiences lead directly to better business results.
Companies that invest in design outperform the S&P 500 Index by 228% (Design Management Institute, Design Value Index).
Design is more than aesthetics. It's how teams make products easier to use, services more efficient, and technology more human. These skills create value across every department.

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You can enjoy your Master Class on-demand at any time, anywhere. Watch it as many times as you want.

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When you sign up for the live Master Class, you'll automatically receive the link to the recording a few hours after the live event ends.

A few days later, the on-demand Master Class will show up on your private profile page if you're an IxDF member. If you're not a member, you'll receive your recording by email.

You can enjoy your Master Class on-demand at any time, anywhere. Watch it as many times as you want.

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