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design + AI

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design + AI 2026 ran Sep 24–25, 2026 at Brighton Dome Corn Exchange in Brighton, United Kingdom. It is a UX Design conference. ConferenceGrid lists 19 speakers, 1 sponsor and 13 sessions. The next edition, design + AI 2027, is Jun 10–11, 2027 in Brighton.

Lineup updated Oct 11, 2026 · dates verified May 24, 2026

Two days at the intersection of design and artificial intelligence. Talks, workshops, and real conversations with 500+ designers.

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19Speakers
1Sponsors
13Sessions
18Companies · in total

Speakers

Programmed at design, in alphabetical order.

Avi Ashkenazi
Senior Director of Product Design · Deel · Deel
Cameron Moll
Chief Design Officer · Desquared · Desquared
Chris Parsons
AI Strategist · AI Leaders · AI Leaders
Daniel Bell
Brand Design Manager · Booking.com · Booking.com
ÌníOlúwa Abíódún
Lead Product Designer · AirOps · AirOps
John Moriarty
Product Design Director · Fin (Intercom) · Fin (Intercom)
Jonny Burch
Builder · Near Future · Near Future
Josh Clark
Principal · Big Medium · Big Medium
Josh Payton
VP of Design · Wise · Wise
Kae Neskovic
General Manager · Superside · Superside
Kate Pincott
Head of Design · Hilo · Hilo
Katherine Wastell
Product Design Director · BBC · BBC
Matt Webb
Co-Founder · Inanimate · Inanimate
Randy Hunt
Head of Design · Notion · Notion
Sakky B
Founder · AlphaX Intelligence · AlphaX Intelligence
Stuart Frisby
Senior Director of Design · Preply · Preply
Tom Harman
Co-Founder · Near Future · Near Future
Veronika Kindred
Designer & Researcher · Big Medium · Big Medium
Vuokko Aro
Chief Design Officer · Monzo · Monzo

Sponsors

The companies behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.

Product Unleashed

Agenda

Selected from 13 sessions.

  • 24th September

    Beyond Vibe Coding: From Prototyping to Shipping Like an Engineer

    Workshop Day
  • 24th September

    Build Your Own Design Tools

    Workshop Day
  • 24th September

    If You're Going to Play the Game, Play It Well

    Workshop Day
  • 24th September

    Wiring Interface to Intent with Sentient Design

    Workshop Day
  • 25th September

    Building Through Change

    Talks Day
  • 25th September

    Everyone a Maker: Hands-on Leadership

    Talks Day
  • 25th September

    It Used to Be Hard to Be Average: Reinventing Fintech for a Design-Led AI Future

    Talks Day
  • 25th September

    Open Questions About Designing for Very Open Systems

    Talks Day
  • 25th September

    Recall Versus Inference: On Building AI That Actually Knows You

    Talks Day

Quick answers

When is design + AI 2026?
design + AI 2026 ran Sep 24–25, 2026 at Brighton Dome Corn Exchange in Brighton, United Kingdom. The next edition, design + AI 2027, is Jun 10–11, 2027 in Brighton.
Where is design + AI 2026 held?
design + AI 2026 was held at Brighton Dome Corn Exchange in Brighton, United Kingdom.
Who is speaking at design + AI 2026?
ConferenceGrid lists 19 speakers, including Avi Ashkenazi (Senior Director of Product Design · Deel, Deel), Cameron Moll (Chief Design Officer · Desquared, Desquared) and Chris Parsons (AI Strategist · AI Leaders, AI Leaders).
Who sponsors design + AI 2026?
ConferenceGrid lists 1 sponsor: Product Unleashed.
Company intelligence

An audience of 18 companies, parsed from the program.

Eighteen companies in attendance.

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page, cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

Who's in the room
0All threespeak · spons · exh
1Sponsoringsponsor only
17Speakingspeaker only
Speakers by seniority

63% of the speakers carry senior titles: C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite211%
  • Founder / Owner316%
  • VP-level15%
  • Director / Head of632%
  • Manager / Lead316%
  • Research / Science15%
  • Marketing / Brand15%
  • Other roles211%

Of 19 speakers · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
#CompanyRolesSpeakers
1Product UnleashedSponsor-
2Big Medium2
3Near Future2
4AI Leaders1
5AirOps1
6AlphaX Intelligence1
7BBC1
8Booking.com1
9Deel1
10Desquared1
11Fin (Intercom)1
12Hilo1
13Inanimate1
14Monzo1
Sponsors by tier
unspecified1
100% of 1

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