Designers, how have you been incorporating artificial intelligence (AI) into your practice?
Whether you’re embracing the innovative technology with open arms or eyeing it with a healthy dose of skepticism, one thing is certain: the future of design is changing. Fast.
But what does designing with AI look like? And what are the benefits, downsides, implications, and impact of using this tool?
Don’t fret—the Designing with AI conference is here to help.
Designing with AI is a live online conference hosted by longtime UX book publisher and conference host Rosenfeld Media. Across two days, experts and renowned speakers in the user experience and design worlds come together to present case studies, panels, and talks about how they’re incorporating AI into their work, as well as their hopes, fears, and predictions for the future of the industry. Designing with AI 2026 is the third rendition of the event.
The program, crafted by our curation team led by Llewyn Paine, is made up of a unique blend of case studies, panels, and featured talks from over a dozen experts spanning two days.
Our expert speakers hail from companies such as Dalberg Design, JP Morgan Chase, and Cloudflare. For a full speaker list, click here.
Now, let’s explore the talks that we’ve just added to the program!
Tuesday, June 9, 2026 | 1:15pm – 1:45pm PT
Vibe coding can feel empowering for designers, but production code plays by different rules–and designers can’t see the full picture. In this panel, our panel members will unpack the hidden constraints, tradeoffs, and expectations that shape real codebases. Learn what engineers wish designers understood about AI?generated code, and how to collaborate more effectively as design and engineering roles continue to blur. View talk info »
Changying (Z) Zheng leads Product Experience Operations at Cloudflare, a global internet infrastructure and security company. She’s passionate about improving the lives of those she works with daily. Prior to this position, Z led design teams in-house and at design consultancy firms. Z has also a background in EdTech and spent her time teaching and mentoring the next generation of designers.
David Eisner is a Product Design executive with over 25 years of experience bridging the gap between design and engineering. Currently the VP of Product Design and Research at Amwell Healthcare, he pioneered a hands-on AI training program that empowers designers to ship production-ready frontend code. This approach eliminates traditional handoffs and miscommunications while raising the bar for product quality. Previously, David held senior leadership roles at Amazon, Audible, Haven, Plated, and Huge Inc. He is also the founder of CraftAmplify (craftamplify.com), where he actively teaches designers how to use AI to gain independence and creative agency. David holds a B.S. in Interactive Media from Carnegie Mellon University and an M.A. in Media Design from Keio University in Japan. A lifelong builder and explorer, he spends his time off the clock experimenting with emerging tech, navigating the NYC food scene, and planning his next travel adventure.
Elyse Holladay (she/her) is a long-time design systems practitioner and speaker, currently the Staff Design Engineer for Color Health’s Continuum Design System. She was tapped to start the first design system team for Indeed, has taught hundreds of hours of technical training content, and has been invited to speak at well-known industry events such as Clarity, CSSConf Berlin, and Frontend Design Conference. She is also the host of On Theme: Design Systems in Depth. She’s a technical generalist, off-the-charts extrovert, avid reader, and expat Texan with an armadillo tattoo.
Amelia Wattenberger is a developer, designer, and prototyper. She spent almost a decade building data-intensive dashboards, and the last half-decade exploring ways to innovate on how developers work. Currently, she’s supporting companies at Sutter Hill Ventures.
Tuesday, June 9, 2026 | 2:30pm – 3:00pm PT
Create experiences that have the awareness and agency to adapt to users in the moment. Sentient Design is the practice of crafting intelligent interfaces: dashboards that design themselves, apps that manifest on demand, agents that just get it done, and much more.
Learn how AI can elevate design (and designers!) instead of replacing them by grinding out efficiencies. Instead of treating AI as a tool, Sentient Design invites you to use AI as a design material, woven into the interface itself. What entirely new kinds of experiences can we create? What dramatic new value can they deliver?
Intelligent interfaces are the new frontier of experience design. This session delivers a map of the territory, as well as the framework and perspective to deliver these experiences in your own practice. View talk info »
Josh Clark is principal of Big Medium, a digital agency that helps complex organizations design for what’s next. Josh has over 30 years of experience in emerging technology, user experience, and design innovation. His projects include future-friendly interfaces for AI, connected devices, and websites for many of the world’s biggest companies.
Josh is co-author with Veronika Kindred of the book Sentient Design: Crafting Intelligent Interfaces with AI (Rosenfeld Media, 2026). Josh coined the phrase Sentient Design in 2024 to describe the practice of crafting digital experiences with awareness and agency that adapt to your users in the moment.
Veronika Kindred is a designer and researcher at digital agency Big Medium, where she defines and solves design problems alongside some of the world’s biggest companies. She travels internationally to lead Sentient Design workshops and speak to teams at startups and Fortune 100 companies alike.
Veronika is co-author with Josh Clark of the book Sentient Design: Crafting Intelligent Interfaces with AI (Rosenfeld Media, 2026). Sentient Design describes the practice of creating digital experiences that crackle with awareness and agency, adapting to your users in the moment. These are intelligent interfaces: dashboards that design themselves, apps that manifest on demand, agents that just get it done, and much more.
Josh and Veronika’s upcoming book, Sentient Design: Crafting Intelligent Interfaces with AI releases on Tuesday, June 9—the first day of the Designing with AI conference!
Pre-order the book now at 15% off to receive a complimentary ebook with your purchase—delivered straight to your downloads upon release!
The dramatic rise of OpenClaw hints at a future where AI doesn’t just generate text: it owns tasks. In this panel, hear how designers are inventing new ways of working with AI agents, from AI “chiefs of staff” to their very own production crew. Together they’ll speculate what the agent shift signals for designers today, and how we can prepare for a more agentic future. View talk info »
Christian Crumlish is Director of Product at Kind Systems, helping governments develop transformative digital services. Author of Product Management for UX People and curator of the Design in Product conference, he brings a unique perspective from leading product at California’s Office of Digital Innovation and federal 18F. His current Piper Morgan project explores AI-assisted product development, while his government experience—from COVID19.ca.gov to federal digital services—demonstrates product thinking applied to public sector challenges. A Rosenfeld Media Expert and past mentor at Code for America and StartX, Christian bridges traditional product excellence with emerging AI capabilities to shape the future of product practice.
Erika Flowers is a design leader, strategist, and former member of the NASA Digital Service, where she led the agency’s human-centered AI-Readiness Initiative. With over 25 years of experience in product and service design across technology, healthcare, and government, Erika helps organizations bridge the gap between innovation and implementation. Her work focuses on preparing teams, leaders, and systems to adopt emerging technologies responsibly and effectively. Today, she advises organizations on service design, facilitation, and digital transformation, and teaches workshops that empower designers to lead the next wave of AI-driven change.
Benjamin Jackson is a creative technologist who’s obsessed with the future of work. A lifelong software engineer, he built the iOS news reader for the New York Times and served as director of mobile for Vice Media as it launched on cable across iOS, Android, Roku, and Apple TV. After Vice, Ben founded Hear Me Out, where he worked with clients such as Peloton and Atlassian to improve team performance through confidential listening tours.
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