Future of NYC Design2027
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Design × AI × Culture · 2027

2027
Program.

A day for the ideas, creative work, and people shaping what New York makes next.

May 15 · 10:30 AM–3:30 PM ET · Sanders Studios, 525 Waverly Avenue, Brooklyn
What to expect

A sense of
the day.

Five hours to hear new perspectives, see work up close, and meet people across design, AI, and culture. The program centers on the work, ideas, and people moving New York design forward.

Find your people

Arrive and connect

Meet designers and creative people from across New York as the room comes together.

Hear the thinking

Ideas and real work

Explore the choices behind creative work across design, AI, and culture.

Topics in development
  • Decisions behind finished work
  • Where AI helps creative practice
  • How culture shapes the brief
Take something with you

Exchange and discovery

Go beyond listening with practical ideas and conversations you can carry into your own work.

Topics in development
  • Methods to test an idea
  • Giving and receiving feedback
  • Paths into paid design work
Stay a little longer

Closing social

End the day together, continue the conversations, and meet someone new before 3:30 PM.

Explore the themes and format of the day. Speaker stories, session details, and any advance sign-ups will be added to the program page.

Stay close

More to
come.

Get updates as speakers and program details are announced. Your ticket includes the closing social.