2024 Ambassadors
Menno Cramer
Somewhere on the intersection of Human behaviour and design is where Menno thrives. He is focussed on the ability of being able to accurately predict behavioural output of designed services, products and spaces. In his current position as Director of User Experience at OutSystems, Menno leads with vision and creativity, shaping the future of enterprise software with a focus on user-centered design principles. Under his leadership, the user experience team strives to craft intuitive, engaging digital environments that meet the complex needs of businesses and individuals alike.
With Ark Shelter, Menno played a role in the Warm Nest project, an initiative that combines cutting-edge design with sustainability and user well-being. A healing space for recovering cancer patients in Belgium. His unique approach to blend the human side of design by understanding the journey of us humans as a biological species as well as the approach to User Experience Design was part of the reason to be nominated for the Cezaar prize 2023. This work exemplified his commitment to creating environments that nurture and inspire, reflecting his belief in the importance of holistic, empathetic design approaches.
As a speaker, mentor, and thought leader, Menno Cramer continues to inspire and influence, sharing his knowledge and insights to foster innovation and growth in others. Menno is Curator of Technology at SPINN, a former teacher at the International Society of Biourbanism and the founder of BAITT.
Sherryl Muriente
Sherryl Muriente is the West Palm Beach Downtown Development Authority (DDA) Public Realm Director. She oversees the creation of public spaces to further enhance the quality of life for Downtown residents and visitors.
Before joining the DDA team she worked with Street Plans, the internationally known stewards of Tactical Urbanism, for which she managed large-scale temporary projects such as Biscayne Green in downtown Miami. Prior to Street Plans, she spent six years teaching urban design courses with experiential learning techniques at Florida Atlantic University (FAU). Besides teaching at FAU, she managed an international exchange program, mentored students, researched and presented her work in urban acupuncture, community storytelling and the human layer of planning and design.
As part of her grant work, Sherryl was appointed to manage the first Office of Public Life in the U.S., as an urban lab, with Gehl Studio in the City of West Palm Beach. Her work in Artena, Italy has been featured as part of a biourbanism documentary, ReGeneration City. An advocate for common sense urbanism, incremental urban planning, and testing of demonstrations and pilot studies, Muriente brings an expertise in getting the community engaged in activating place through action.
Damiano Cerrone
Damiano Cerrone is an urbanist, researcher and educator. He cofounded SPIN Unit, an urban research and innovation practice and UrbanistAI, a participatory design platform to reimagine the future of our cities.
UrbanistAI is a GenAI platform to reimagine the future of our cities; and SPIN Unit an urban research and innovation practice. Affiliated research at Tampere University enabling multispecies transitions of cities and regions. As consultant, developing strategies for transformative governance.
His practice focuses on urban research and policy design for the public sector. Cerrone is also affiliated with and teaches at several academic institution in Finland and abroad.