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Future Builders 2026

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uture Builders 2026 is a one-day event focused on the future of product teams and cross-functional collaboration, bringing together senior leaders and practitioners in Design, Engineering, and Product. The conference offers real conversations about what's changing in product work, with a special focus on how AI is reshaping the way teams collaborate and bui…

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10Voices
21Underwriters
0Exhibitors
11On the bill · sessions
30Companies · in total
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The Voices

Programmed at Future, in alphabetical order.
Adis Mamela
Head of IT Applications for Passenger Systems · Vienna Airport
Akshat Mishra
Lead Product Designer for Agentic Experiences · Docusign
Brian Greene
Fractional UX Leader and Founder of aikidsclub.org · Stealth Startup
Giles Colborne
UX Strategy Leader, Author, and Keynote Speaker · Made Simple
James Lang
Founder and Consultant at Google · Together By Design
Lucija Sičenica
Senior Product Researcher · Conrad Electronics
Marijana Krstić
Games User Researcher · Embark Studios
Molly Stevens
Chief Product Officer; former UX executive at Booking.com, Google & Uber · Amplify.One
Morgane Peng
Design and AI executive · Societe Generale CIB
Tilke Judd
AI Product Leader, ex-Google, founding PM at Cradle · Cradle
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Underwritten By

The houses behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.
Asociace UXCommunity Partner
brutkastenCommunity Partner
dev.eventsCommunity Partner
Digital ExpertMedia Partner
FH JoanneumCommunity Partner
Friends of FigmaCommunity Partner
German UPAMedia Partner
Glorium TechnologiesMedia Partner
Interaction Design FoundationMedia Partner
Intuio
QubikaMedia Partner
Sticker MuleSupporter
Together By Design
UCPXCommunity Partner
USTPCommunity Partner
UX BudapestCommunity Partner
UX GrazCommunity Partner
UX LinzCommunity Partner
UX Melange
UXnessMedia Partner
UX ViennaCommunity Partner
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The Programme

Selected from 11 sessions on the bill.
  • 10:20

    Do We Still Need Agile Roles in the Age of AI?

  • 11:20

    Choosing Velocity in a World of Speed (1)

  • 11:20

    From AI Slop to AI Systems (1)

  • 11:20

    Simplicity and personality in AI mediated interfaces

  • 14:20

    Build Your taste.md: Teach AI to Build Like You

  • 14:20

    Choosing Velocity in a World of Speed (2)

  • 14:20

    From AI Slop to AI Systems (2)

  • 16:50

    The Great Role Shift: UX, PM, and Engineering Under Pressure

  • 17:20

    Who Am I Beyond My Job Title? Building through the AI Shift

Intermission
Part the Second · For the Buyer

What does it mean when 30 companies show up — and 1 bet on three roles at once?

30 companies. one are betting more than once.

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.

01Fig. 01 — Composition of the House
1All threespeak · spons · exh
20Sponsoringsponsor only
0Exhibitingexhibitor only
9Speakingspeaker only

The Triple-Threat

Together By Design

02Fig. 02 — The Voices, by Seniority

40% of the speakers carry senior titles — C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite110%
  • Founder / Owner220%
  • Director / Head of110%
  • Manager / Lead110%
  • Product110%
  • Research / Science220%
  • Other roles220%

Of 10 on the bill · classified by free-text title

03Fig. 03 — The Heaviest in the Room
  1. 01Together By DesignSp1V
  2. 02Asociace UXSp·C
  3. 03brutkastenSp·C
  4. 04dev.eventsSp·C
  5. 05Digital ExpertSp·M
  6. 06FH JoanneumSp·C
  7. 07Friends of FigmaSp·C
  8. 08German UPASp·M
  9. 09Glorium TechnologiesSp·M
  10. 10Interaction Design FoundationSp·M
  11. 11IntuioSp
  12. 12QubikaSp·M
  13. 13Sticker MuleSp·S
  14. 14UCPXSp·C
04Fig. 04 — By Tier
community partner11
52% of 21
media partner6
29% of 21
supporter1
5% of 21
unspecified3
14% of 21
05Fig. 05 — The Missing · who's at peer events but not here

These companies sponsored two or more peer events recently, but aren't on this program. For an organizer, that's a list of warm prospects.

06Fig. 06 — Adjacent Convocations · by shared underwriters