Design Nation Conference 2020

what is design nation?

an all-expenses-paid exploration of the versatility of a career in design, how design is applied differently across industries; and what it looks like to be a design leader facing the business and social challenges of our world.

workshops

Learn by collaborating, creating, and critiquing. See design from the perspective of vc, advertising, tech, digital, and more.

seminars

Off-the-record conversations with leaders in your field of interest. Attendees are matched based on mutual interests and goals. Ask them anything.

keynotes & panels

where you can answer the big-picture questions shaping design today & understand where the field will go tomorrow.

the impact

This year's theme is centered around the designer’s visual choice and the social, political, ethical, and environmental spaces in which it exists. We will explore the interaction of these two experiences and how they lead to innovation in design.
 

highlights from DN2019

heather luipold - creative lead, google creative lab

dan sormaz - vp of design, spotify 

bryan o'neil hughes - director of product management, adobe

melissa dalrymple - partner, mckinsey design

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