NOVEMBER 18-19, 2025 | TORONTO, CANADA
NOVEMBER 18-19, 2025 | TORONTO, CANADA
FIGMA
SKETCH
Let's Do This Again.
FIGMA
SKETCH
Let's Do This Again.
FIGMA
SKETCH
Let's Do This Again.
Join 250+ senior ICs and design leaders for two days of candid conversations, curated roundtables, and shared momentum. No fluff—just frameworks, connection, and clarity.
2 Days
250+ Leaders
Toronto, Canada
16+ Sessions
12+ Roundtables
Join the Global Companies of Design Leaders
North America’s Leading Design Summit
for
Senior ICs and Design Leaders
From structured roundtables to raw fireside chats, DLS brings together design leaders for two immersive days of growth, reflection, and real talk.
North America’s Leading Design Summit
for
Senior ICs and Design Leaders
From structured roundtables to raw fireside chats, DLS brings together design leaders for two immersive days of growth, reflection, and real talk.
North America’s Leading Design Summit
for
Senior ICs and Design Leaders
From structured roundtables to raw fireside chats, DLS brings together design leaders for two immersive days of growth, reflection, and real talk.
Who
Is This For?
Whether you’re a Staff Designer, Design Manager, or Director of Product Design, this summit is built for senior design professionals navigating the nuances of leadership. Expect content, connections, and conversations that match your level—and your pace.
Who
Is This For?
Whether you’re a Staff Designer, Design Manager, or Director of Product Design, this summit is built for senior design professionals navigating the nuances of leadership. Expect content, connections, and conversations that match your level—and your pace.
Who
Is This For?
Whether you’re a Staff Designer, Design Manager, or Director of Product Design, this summit is built for senior design professionals navigating the nuances of leadership. Expect content, connections, and conversations that match your level—and your pace.
Why
Why
Senior Design Leaders
Senior Design Leaders
Keep
Keep
Coming Back
Coming Back
Each session is crafted with the challenges and ambitions of design leaders in mind—whether you're growing a team, scaling influence, or shaping org strategy. Get ready for two immersive days of honest conversations, practical insights, and peer learning.
Each session is crafted with the challenges and ambitions of design leaders in mind—whether you're growing a team, scaling influence, or shaping org strategy. Get ready for two immersive days of honest conversations, practical insights, and peer learning.
Curated Roundtables
Curated Roundtables
Match with leaders facing similar challenges in facilitated peer circles.
Workshop-style Learning
Workshop-style Learning
Walk away with tested frameworks and artifacts you can bring back to your team.
No Fluff, Just Real Talk
No Fluff, Just Real Talk
Speakers and sessions cut through the noise and focus on what matters.
Warm, Community Energy
Warm, Community Energy
Feels more like a retreat than a conference. Small groups, big conversations.
Not Your
Average Conference
Content that Matches Your Level
From systems thinking to scaling teams, sessions are designed for real-world impact.
Interactive Formats
Break out of the auditorium. Join working groups, firesides, and leader roundtables.
Roundtables You’ll Remember
Facilitated discussions with peers in similar roles, levels, and org types.
Leadership Workshops
Build confidence in decision-making, communication, and cross-org influence.
Not Your
Average Conference
Content that Matches Your Level
From systems thinking to scaling teams, sessions are designed for real-world impact.
Interactive Formats
Break out of the auditorium. Join working groups, firesides, and leader roundtables.
Roundtables You’ll Remember
Facilitated discussions with peers in similar roles, levels, and org types.
Leadership Workshops
Build confidence in decision-making, communication, and cross-org influence.
Who Spoke at
Who Spoke at
DLS 2025
DLS 2025
(January Edition)
(January Edition)
A taste of the caliber of voices we bring to the summit:
A taste of the caliber of voices we bring to the summit:
👀 November 2025 speakers will be announced soon.
👀 November 2025 speakers will be announced soon.
What
What
Fellow Design
Fellow Design
Leaders
Leaders
Are Saying
Are Saying
Where every pixel tells a story and every click unveils a world of innovation and imagination. From sleek and minimalist designs to vibrant.
Where every pixel tells a story and every click unveils a world of innovation and imagination. From sleek and minimalist designs to vibrant.
Join Design Leaders From Top Global Brands
Ryan Rumsey
Chief Executive Office
I leave Toronto refreshed and encouraged. My greatest thanks to Preet Singh and the DesignX Community for hosting me at Design Leadership Summit this week. Their kindness and generosity are unparalleled.
Natasha Green
Design Manager, Experience Design
What an incredible two days at the DesignX Leadership Summit last week! I am so deeply grateful to this incredible community of designers and leaders. A huge thank you goes out to Preet, Aïko and the DesignX Community team of volunteers for putting together such a thoughtful, invigorating and thought provoking summit. They created a space for 250+ design leaders that was about human connection and felt more like a large gathering of like-minded friends sharing stories then a typical conference.
Hoi-En T.
Creative Design Leader
Preet, this event you brought to life was so incredible and so meaningful! I am happy that I got to be a part of it.
Aïko Thurlow
Mastermind & Peer Group Expert
Preet, thanks for creating and bringing together this brilliant and beautiful community! I hope that you're taking the time to reflect on all that you've made happen over these five years. It's HUGE!! A massive congrats and cheers to many, many more incredible Design Leadership Summits! ❤️🥳✨
Harmandeep Lotey
UX Designer
I am grateful to be part of such a purpose-driven event. Thank You, Preet Singh, for giving me this opportunity to be part of DLS 2025 as a volunteer. Feeling more inspired, motivated, and determined after this event 🙏
Justin Godard
Design Director
I spent the past weekend reflecting on the 2025 Design Leadership Summit hosted by the DesignX Community last week. The packed schedule of talks and roundtable discussions left me energized and overflowing with ideas and topics to explore further with my team and our collaborators. Congratulations to Preet and the team for organizing such a great event.
Lennie Lu
Insights-Driven UX & CX Leader
Thank you for bringing together the design community in Toronto. The conference was incredibly insightful, and I had many amazing conversations that wouldn't have happened without it 🧠
Umar Rehman
Head of Design
DLS 2025 felt less like a conference and more like a room full of sharp minds pushing each other to think deeper. The depth of conversation stood out the most. It wasn’t just about talks or frameworks. It was about the kind of questions that shift how you think. If you care about design leadership, this is where you’ll find the people asking the right questions and challenging the easy answers.
Hillory Summitt
Senior Design Manager
The conversations at DLS were in large part not only answers to these questions, but invigorating solutions to a bigger picture that ensures designers not only stand the ground despite this season of rapid change, but evolve into a necessity for every successful business. Among the speakers, Ryan Rumsey stood out with his refreshing approach on positioning design and recognizing a rational vs. relational problem to solve. These prompts feel like they encompass a main theme across the event and speakers, human connection, even in technology. Thank you Preet Singh for putting this event together, your hard work does not go unnoticed!
Meghan Logan
Staff Product Designer
I attended DLS summit in Toronto this year, 2025. I was one of the speakers. But it was much more than an opportunity just to speak. I got to meet friends, new faces, people that I have known for a long time via the Internet, never met in real life. So it was a really good opportunity to network, get to know individuals, learn new pieces of information and connect as a group.
2 Days
250+ Leaders
Toronto, Canada
16+ Sessions
12+ Roundtables
Super Early Bird Tickets
Super Early Bird Tickets
Now Live!
Now Live!
We’ve released a limited batch of Super Early Bird tickets to reward our returning attendees and early supporters.
Tickets include full access to all sessions, roundtables, workshops, evening socials, and more.
Limited to 250 seats total. Once they’re gone, they’re gone.
Frequently Asked
Frequently Asked
Questions
Questions
Everything you need to know about joining the next Design Leadership Summit.
When and where is DLS 2025?
November 13–14, 2025, in downtown Toronto.
When and where is DLS 2025?
November 13–14, 2025, in downtown Toronto.
When and where is DLS 2025?
November 13–14, 2025, in downtown Toronto.
What’s included in the ticket?
What’s included in the ticket?
What’s included in the ticket?
Can I get a refund or transfer my ticket?
Can I get a refund or transfer my ticket?
Can I get a refund or transfer my ticket?
Is there a virtual option?
Is there a virtual option?
Is there a virtual option?
Who usually attends?
Who usually attends?
Who usually attends?
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