Michel Ferreira

Michel Ferreira is a Brazilian designer based in Sydney with nearly three decades of experience building products used by millions — at Booking.com, Shopify, and Atlassian — before joining Figma as Designer Advocate for the ANZ/JAPAC region.

At Figma, Michel works at the intersection of design, collaboration, and community — helping designers and teams figure out what AI actually changes about how they work, not just what it promises. He’s spent the past year running that conversation across the region