How is AI reshaping product design? Find out at Designing with AI 2026
04/13/2026Artificial Intelligence (AI) is shifting design work in unprecedented ways.
As leaders of user experience (UX), how are we supposed to create clarity?
That’s exactly what we’ll be discussing on day 1 of Designing with AI 2026, a virtual conference by Rosenfeld Media taking place on June 9-10, 2026.
What is Designing with AI?
Designing with AI is a multi-day virtual conference experience created by Rosenfeld Media. Designing with AI, also referred to as #DwAI, brings together leading and emerging voices in the UX and design fields to answer one of the most critical questions of modern designers: How can I responsibly harness the power of this innovative technology in my work?
Over the course of two days, speakers from all across the globe present case studies of their own implementations of AI in their work, celebrating the good, warning of the bad, and exploring the endless possibilities that come with an innovation like this one. Each day ends in a panel discussing the prior case studies, reflecting on lessons learned and takeaways for designers.
The conference is curated by Dr. Llewyn Paine. Llewyn is a strategy consultant with nearly two decades of experience in emerging technologies, including HoloLens and AI at Microsoft, and experimental media for Disney. She currently supports teams across the innovation lifecycle at Llewyn Paine Consulting.
Llewyn and the Rosenfeld Media team designed a conference that resonated with people so deeply, that this is our third year hosting it!
Who will be speaking at Designing with AI 2026?
Our expert speakers, hailing from companies such as Dalberg Design, JPMorgan Chase, Philips, and more, have been selected by our all-star conference team. Their hard-hitting case studies demonstrate the ups and downs of AI and how this constantly-changing innovation can be used by UXers and designers all around the globe in a way that helps, rather than harms, our industry.
The Designing with AI Program
Dr. Llewyn Paine and the rest of the Designing with AI curation team has been carefully crafting the 2026 program since we wrapped up Designing with AI 2025!
This year, we have two themes:
- Managing AI-augmented product design work
- The new AI-augmented design process
Let’s dive into the full program below!
How can product designers manage the implementation AI into their work?
Deciding how to align people, process, and AI infrastructure requires both strategy and empathy.
Day 1’s case studies demonstrate how leaders are balancing conflicting AI pressures and justifying their teams’ value, even amid constant change.
Here’s a sneak preview at some of what day 1 of #DwAI2026, June 9, has to offer:
- [Featured speaker] New Work, New Words: A Glossary for AI with Paul Ford, Co-Founder, Aboard
- Reimagining the creative process: Orchestrating intelligent systems for business impact with Shambhavi Gupta, Director AI Product Design, System Thinking, Service Design, Design Strategy and Innovation, Incedoinc
- Coordinating chaos: Preventing workflow fragmentation when everyone accelerates with AI with Claire Dhoosche, Senior DesignOps Manager, Criteo
- Leading through ambiguity: Supporting a design team relearning their craft with Beth Chappell, Senior Manager, Product Design (AI & Creator Tools), Articulate
- Deciding when to automate: Integrating AI in high-stakes systems with Joy KendiMwiti, Senior Creative Lead, Dalberg Design
- [Panel] From prototype to production: Vibe coding design for real engineering systems
What does the design process look like when reshaped by AI?
AI is reshaping the traditional design process. There are new steps to adopt and new skills to learn–all while navigating increasingly blurred boundaries across design, research, product, and engineering.
Day 2’s case studies demonstrate how UX practitioners are seizing new AI opportunities, while preserving the focus on the human user.
Join us on June 10 for these case studies:
- Rehashing the Double Diamond: Collaborating across functions with AI-assisted prototyping with Allan Lowson, Head of Experience Design and Research, Arity
- Designing for trust: Preventing hallucinations in last-mile maternal care AI systems with Vaidehi Supatkar, Design Researcher, Philips
- Conducting pre-research with AI agent personas: Pressure-testing concepts for expert workflows with Snehal Pendharkar, Vice President Experience Research, JPMorgan Chase & Co
- Moving AI offscreen: Exploring failures, constraints, and recovery in physical game design with Kritika Sony, UX Designer, PromptPath AI
- [Panel] From tools to staff: What the next generation of agents means for the future of design
- [Featured speaker] Designing with Power in the Age of AI with Anil Dash, Principal and Co-Founder, antitech
The conference is shaping up to be one of our biggest yet! And that’s not all #DwAI2026 has to offer, either…
What else does Rosenfeld Media offer at its conferences?
- Networking: Hundreds of designers from all over the world come together at Rosenfeld Media conferences. Designing with AI is no different. Be a part of something bigger and connect with like-minded UX and design professionals in real time.
- Cohorts: Rosenfeld Media offers exclusive conference cohorts! Join a small randomly-assigned group of about 10 virtual conference attendees to interact with during the conference. Facilitators will bring you together and collaboratively set an agenda to discuss throughout the event. Enjoy the benefits of small-scale interaction embedded in a large conference!
- Recordings: Rewatch the conference any time you like! All conference attendees get access to 90 days of all conference content. That includes video recordings, transcripts, session notes, and resource lists.
What does a bundle conference + workshop ticket include?
Designing with AI isn’t exclusive to June 9-10—you can also learn from experts hands-on during our virtual workshops! Purchase a bundle conference + workshop ticket, or a workshop only ticket to RSVP.
Service Designers as AI-Readiness Leaders: Orchestrating Change Across the Organization with Erika Flowers
8 hours over 2 days: June 22-23, 2026, 8:00am-12:00pm PT
In this interactive workshop, NASA Digital Service alum Erika Flowers shows how service designers can lead their organizations through AI readiness: the process of aligning people, processes, and systems before technology enters the scene. Drawing from Erika’s AI-Readiness in a Box framework, participants will leave with a practical toolkit, facilitation materials, and the confidence to position service design as the engine of organizational AI transformation. Learn more »
AI for UX Researchers with Llewyn Paine
8 hours over 2 days: June 23-24, 2026, 8:00am-12:00pm PT
UX researchers are experiencing increasing pressure to use generative AI in their workflows. But while commercial tool vendors champion AI as a cure-all for research woes, the academic literature–and in-depth, real-world evaluation–tell a more nuanced story. In this workshop, you’ll learn a framework for vetting AI capabilities, practice it with cutting-edge AI tools, and discover opportunities to evolve the role of research in this new world. Learn more »
Designing for AI: New Techniques with Dan Saffer
8 hours over 2 days: June 30 – July 1, 2026, 8:00am-12:00pm PT
This workshop will be teaching a handful of new techniques that designers, product managers, and researchers can take back and start using immediately. The workshop will be short lectures to introduce a technique, then exercises working with the method hands-on. Learn more »
Designing AI to Make Users Smarter with Chris Noessel
8 hours over 2 days: June 30 – July 1, 2026, 1:00-5:00pm PT
AI is full of promise for users, but it introduces risk as well. The two we’ll talk about in this session are over-reliance and deskilling. Over-reliance is when users trust an AI’s output too much. Deskilling is when users lose skills they previously had, but handed off to the AI; with implications not just for users but for labor relations as well. The good news is that you as a designer can do something about each of these. Come hear Christopher Noessel introduce the problems, share examples, and walk us through the patterns we can implement to help take some of the sting out of AI. Learn more »
Why should I attend Designing with AI?
Designing with AI is tailored for conscientious product designers and UX professionals—whether writers, researchers, or designers—eager to harness the potential of AI in their professional endeavors.
If that sounds like you, be sure to join us on June 9-10 to explore the responsible and innovative application of AI in UX.
