Past events
February 12, 2026
Hosted by Mary Piontkowski (Cisco Networking), this roundtable will explore the emerging thesis for Experience Leadership in the AI era.
December 3, 2025
The conversations examined how artificial-intelligence tooling is radically increasing both the speed, diversity, and volume of discovery work.
November 20, 2025
The conversation centered on the future of the design executive with AI-based product development and the realities of operating in a wartime context in business.
November 14, 2025
The roundtable revealed the urgency around how we need to reposition user-centered product development for the AI era.
November 13, 2025
In November 2025, senior design executives will gather in San Francisco for our roundtable on how artificial intelligence is reshaping product development—and what that shift will require of modern design leadership.
October 30, 2025
This October, we’re hosting design leaders in Los Angeles for an evening of candid conversations and genuine peer connections.
May 7, 2025
Gain access to design leadership communities and conversations defining the next era
May 7, 2025
A morning industry pulse over breakfast for CDOs on the state of design leadership at Config
March 20, 2025
Chris Hacker, former Chief Design Officer at Herman Miller, Johnson & Johnson, and Aveda shares his lessons learnt for ensuring the longevity of strategic design leadership
March 12, 2025
How can design leaders sustain creativity, resilience, and well-being in high-performance roles?
February 27, 2025
Shape the mindset, standards and perspectives of our Council and the broader profession through this interactive forum for AI Design Leadership discussions in service of creating a white paper designed to amplify our member's view to business and design leaders.
February 13, 2025
Explore the changing roles and competencies required for designers in the age of AI.