Kara FitzpatrickDirector of Experience Design, Obama White House

While AI can read a deck, a doc, a website, your emails… it can’t read the room. AI is a tool, just like the internet was a tool. It may augment us, but it can never replace us.

Ann KostopanagiotouManaging Director, Mondo Robot

I believe the Experience Economy is reshaping how brands compete: digital experiences are no longer a layer on top of the business — they are the business.

Jonathan RuizSr. Manager, Product Design, Docusign

I think the future of design is less about the tools we use and more about the systems we build to keep AI-assisted work consistent, coherent and human at scale.

Aimee SchierVP, Global Experience Design

Innovation is a discipline every leader has to build muscle for, especially when it translates into differentiated experiences that stand out in a crowded marketplace.

Kara FitzpatrickDirector of Experience Design, Obama White House

While AI can read a deck, a doc, a website, your emails… it can’t read the room. AI is a tool, just like the internet was a tool. It may augment us, but it can never replace us.

Ann KostopanagiotouManaging Director, Mondo Robot

I believe the Experience Economy is reshaping how brands compete: digital experiences are no longer a layer on top of the business — they are the business.

Jonathan RuizSr. Manager, Product Design, Docusign

I think the future of design is less about the tools we use and more about the systems we build to keep AI-assisted work consistent, coherent and human at scale.

Aimee SchierVP, Global Experience Design

Innovation is a discipline every leader has to build muscle for, especially when it translates into differentiated experiences that stand out in a crowded marketplace.

Stephanie MencarelliVP of Design, Document Cloud, Adobe

As AI becomes more capable and generates more machine output, human originality becomes a scarce resource. We need to protect and foster the conditions where humans can continue to create original ideas.

Chuck WellsGroup Strategy Director, Brand & Content, Fantasy

When AI can act on your brand’s behalf, the question shifts from what can we build, to what should it stand for? Trust is the new design challenge, and strategy is the instruction layer that earns it.

Anastasiia LeliakovaFounder & Creative Director, Vegas Creative

AI is changing the way we create, but I believe the future of creativity is still human. The most valuable skill will be knowing how to use new technology without losing your own ideas, vision and point of view.

Stephanie MencarelliVP of Design, Document Cloud, Adobe

As AI becomes more capable and generates more machine output, human originality becomes a scarce resource. We need to protect and foster the conditions where humans can continue to create original ideas.

Chuck WellsGroup Strategy Director, Brand & Content, Fantasy

When AI can act on your brand’s behalf, the question shifts from what can we build, to what should it stand for? Trust is the new design challenge, and strategy is the instruction layer that earns it.

Anastasiia LeliakovaFounder & Creative Director, Vegas Creative

AI is changing the way we create, but I believe the future of creativity is still human. The most valuable skill will be knowing how to use new technology without losing your own ideas, vision and point of view.

Brandon BurlingtonStaff UX Designer, Google

Embracing the AI transformation is incredibly exciting because the book on how we design for it isn’t finished yet — we’re the ones actively writing the chapters.

Raul JustinianoSenior Director of Design

Design is shifting from creating standalone artifacts to architecting systems that amplify human capability and solve real problems.

Lauren HughesLead Product Designer, Dscout

For me, good design has always been about staying close to real people and genuinely enjoying the process of solving problems for them. I think the future of innovation is about embracing speed without losing either one.

Brandon BurlingtonStaff UX Designer, Google

Embracing the AI transformation is incredibly exciting because the book on how we design for it isn’t finished yet — we’re the ones actively writing the chapters.

Raul JustinianoSenior Director of Design

Design is shifting from creating standalone artifacts to architecting systems that amplify human capability and solve real problems.

Lauren HughesLead Product Designer, Dscout

For me, good design has always been about staying close to real people and genuinely enjoying the process of solving problems for them. I think the future of innovation is about embracing speed without losing either one.