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Partner · The Design Leadership Summit 2026

Partner with the room.

DLS gathers the most engaged room of senior design leaders in North America — directors, VPs, and heads of design from the companies shaping product. Get in front of the people who decide what gets built.

Nov 17–19, 2026 · TIFF Bell Lightbox, Toronto

250+
Senior leaders / summit
Director+
Heavy seniority mix
6
Years running
100%
Practitioner-led
Who's in the room

The Canadian banking & enterprise design crowd — plus the leaders defining AI-era product.

A high-trust, off-record format means leaders show up candid and engaged. Recent speakers and attendees lead design at:

UberCapital OneMastercardThe New York TimesGoFundMePerplexityIntuitDeloitteManulifeFidelityBMORBCTDScotiabank
Ways to partner

Pick your level.

Every partnership is shaped with you. These are starting points — tell us your goal and we'll build the right package.

Summit Partner

Be in the room

  • Brand presence across DLS 2026
  • Lounge or demo moment
  • Summit passes for your team
  • Two VIP speaker-dinner invites
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Most popular
Headline Partner

Own a moment

  • A mainstage or session moment
  • Everything in Summit Partner
  • Logo on stage + comms
  • Intro to attendees who opt in
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Year-round Partner

Beyond the summit

  • DLS 2026 presence
  • Newsletter + Slack reach
  • Virtual-event sponsorship
  • Quarterly leadership touchpoints
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Beyond the summit

More ways to reach them.

01

Custom Leadership Dinners

An intimate, hosted dinner with a curated table of design leaders — your brand, our room, real relationships.

02

Newsletter & Slack

Reach North America's most engaged design-leadership community between events, where they actually pay attention.

03

Virtual events

Sponsor the weekly virtual sessions that keep banking and fintech design leaders showing up all year.

Let's build the right package.

Tell us who you're trying to reach and what success looks like — we'll come back with a proposal.