Three days. One shift.
Workshops to skill up, talks to zoom out, sessions to do the work, and roundtables to go deep — built for design leaders who want frank dialogue and tactical playbooks.
The shape of the summit.
Workshops & arrival
Hands-on workshops at Spaces Toronto, then badge pickup and a pre-summit social at Get Well Bar.
Sessions & roundtables
Interactive sessions and curated roundtables at The Well — co-create, decide, and practice under Chatham House Rule.
Mainstage & panel
Theatre talks, panels, and live Q&A on the TIFF Bell Lightbox mainstage, into the closing.
Theatre talks & panels.
A confirmed afternoon block — additional mainstage talks land across both conference days.
Beyond Pixels: The Impact Past Design
Lenny Laurier & Armin Tabrizi
Deliver Undeniable Impact
Jen Cardello · Capital One
Designing with No Interface
Jessa Parette · Yum!
AI Design for Good
Alice Au Quan · GoFundMe
Unraveling AI & Design — Panel
Speier, Baxley, Quan & Parette
Hands-on, skill-up sessions.
Where you do the work.
Guided, hands-on blocks — co-create artifacts, make decisions, or practice skills, vs. passively listening.
Times and rooms are firming up — the full schedule is announced closer to the event.
Two passes, every format.
One pass covers all three days — talks, workshops, roundtables, and socials.