The 2025 AIGA Design Conference theme, Design + Performance, explores the dynamic intersection of creativity and execution. Great design isn’t just about vision—it’s about impact. Through storytelling, movement, and innovation, we’ll examine how designers craft experiences that engage, inspire, and perform in the world, shaping culture and driving change.

When: 9-11 October 2025
Where: Westin Bonaventure, Los Angeles, California

Learn more and register HERE.

Speaker list:

• Ailbhe Keane, Founder, Izzy Wheels
• Aliona Solomadina, Independent Graphic Designer, Artist & Researcher
• Alisha Abramson, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) / Co-Founder, Thriving Creatively
• Amanda Carvalho, Creative Director & Founder, acdesign & strategy
• Barney Abramson, Co-Founder, Thriving Creatively / Creative Director, Southwest Gas
• Ben Shown, Head of Design, Blink UX
• Bruno Regalo, Global Chief Design Officer, TBWA\Worldwide
• Claudia Barcha, Senior Designer, Dalberg Design
• Clinton Carlson, Associate Professor, University of Notre Dame
• Craig Frazier, Illustrator/Designer, Craig Frazier Studio
• Daniel Martinez, Founder & CEO, designing tomorrow®
• Elizabeth Goodspeed, Graphic Designer and Writer, Casual Archivist, It’s Nice That, RISD
• Erin Shems, Badass & CEO, Ezippy Co.
• Grace Kwon, Service Design Lead, Spotify
• Jenn Stucker, Professor + Chair of Graphic Design, Bowling Green State University
• Jon Sims, Independent Director
• Jonathan Kim, Partner, Executive Creative Director, Rare Volume
• Karl Sakas, President & Lead Advisor, Sakas & Company
• Katie Obrecht, Director, Creative and Product Marketing, Mohawk Group
• Kimberly Mitchell, Assistant Professor of Graphic Design, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
• Laura Denlinger, Creative Director, SmithGroup
• Maria Fernanda La Rotta, Co-Founder & Head of Strategy, SWITCH
• Matt Dombrowski, UCF Professor/Creative Director Limbitless Solutions, University of Central Florida
• Megan Greco, Lead Designer, Greenlight
• Michael Gendler, Co-Founder, Ultraspeaking
• Omari Souza, Professor, University of North Texas
• oona stern, Independent Creative Director, Design Leader & Visual Artist
• Pumla Maswanganyi, Founder, Speculative Designer and Creative Strategist, with another + African Life Centric Design
• Robert Brunner, Founder & Creative Director, Ammunition / Former Industrial Design Director, Apple
• Vic Rodriguez Tang, Assistant Professor, Texas State University
• Victoria Gerson, Assistant Professor, California State University, Dominguez Hills
• Xiaobi (Iris) Pan, Co-founder, HMW Design Studio
• Yocelyn Riojas, Design Manager, NextGen America / Executive Director, Border Artist Society

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