Design Thinking & Innovation Week 2022 | Future London Academy | 8 August 2022 | TBA, London, UK

An immersive programme for creative entrepreneurs, innovation directors and business owners – introducing you to London's most innovative businesses and uncovering the latest approaches to design thinking and innovation.

Every day consists of keynote presentations, case studies, roundtable discussions and visits to the top companies who adopted the human-centered approach, where you will meet the teams behind their latest research and innovation. Some people call our format a 'design safari', some say it's a VIP behind-the-scenes experience or a research trip. During the week you will also explore the latest trends and discoveries in virtual reality, sustainability and the future of technologies. You will learn about the latest innovation methodologies, and best tools for product and business management – and have the opportunity to ask any questions in an informal atmosphere.

This programme is designed to give you inspiration and tools for your work, to help you get an expert opinion on your current projects, and keep you up-to-date with the latest trends in the industry.

Who attends this programme
• CEOs, CIOs and business owners
• Heads of R&D, innovation and CX
• Product managers and team leaders
• Service and experience designers
• UX researchers
• Innovators and trendsetters

What you will learn
• What methodologies and processes companies use to create new products and services
• How to create a culture of innovation
• Best frameworks for research, prototyping and testing ideas
• Tools and techniques to come up with better ideas
• How to scale Design Thinking in an organisation
• Corporate innovation best practices
• Latest trends and new technologies

2022 Speakers

Michael Wolff
Grand Panjandrum, WOLFF OLINS

Angie Yuanmalai
Associate Creative Director, HUGE

Niharika Hariharan
Associate Partner, Design and Digital Expert, MCKINSEY & COMPANY

Harry Pearce
Partner, PENTAGRAM

Clare Devine
Director of Architecture and the Built Environment, DESIGN COUNCIL

Jagdish Sihra
Former Design Manager, BRITISH AIRWAYS

Alan Kitching
Graphic Designer, ALAN KITCHING

Mike Trow
Picture Editor, BRITISH VOGUE

Jonathan Barnbrook
Graphic designers and Typographers, BARNBROOK DESIGN

James Fooks-Bale
Senior Director, MONOTYPE

Conlan Normington
Motion Designer, FUTUREDELUXE

Ab Rogers
Founder, AB ROGERS DESIGN

USTWO
Digital Design Studio, DIGITAL DESIGN STUDIO

Luke Powell and Jody Hudson-Powell
Partners, PENTAGRAM

Yasmin Borain
Digital Transformation Partner, PUBLICIS SAPIENT

Alexander Grünsteidl
Leader, METHOD

Steve Buzz Pearce
Global Head of Design, SKYSCANNEr

Diamond Ho
Design Manager, FACEBOOK

Mark Bain
Design Team Member, RED&WHITE STUDIO

Jesse Asjes
Flyknit Design Innovation Programmer, NIKE

Andy Thornton
Strategy & Experience Director, CLEARLEFT

Kirsty Mitchell
Photographer, KIRSTY MITCHELL PHOTOGRAPHY

Daniel Hirschmann
Co-founder, HIRSCH & MANN

David Pearson
Publisher, PENGUIN BOOKS

Daisy O'Reilly-Weinstock
Director of Big Bets, GOOD INNOVATION

Cenydd Bowles
UX Director, TWITTER

Lola Oyelayo
Director of Strategy & User Experience, HEAD

Rob Howsam
Founding Partner and Executive Creative Director, PURPOSE

Marie-Thérèse Cassidy
Creative Director, Consume, FUTUREBRAND

Ben Langsfeld
Executive Creative Director, BUCK

Marla Moore
Creative Director, Head of Strategy, BUCK

Harri Nieminen
Service Design Director, KUUDES

Jamie Crummie
Co-founder and Director, TOO GOOD TO GO

Robin Wong
Global Head of Service Design, BT

Joanna Brassett
CEO & Founder, INTO

Jonny Burch
Founder, PROGRESSION

Dem Gerolemou
World leader in AI research, DEEPMIND

Morgane Peng
Director of Design, SOCIETE GENERALE

Hem Patel
Founding Partner, SIGNAL NOISE

Jenna Smith
Global Director of Research Strategy & Operations, USERZOOM

Alice Cappo
UX Lead, PHANTOM

Jan Struek
Lead Product Designer, TRAINLINE

Nat Buckley
Head Of Design, BULB

Eva Yarza
Co-founder + Creative Director, YARZA TWINS

Marta Yarza
Founder, YARZA TWINS

Mike Reed
Founder & Creative Director, REED WORDS

Greg Niemand
Mount Audio Creative Director, MOUNT AUDIO

Evan Gildersleeve
Mount Audio Creative Director, MOUNT AUDIO

Ilaria Squicciarini
Global Brand Marketing Manager, DEPOP

Campbell Butler
DESIGN STUDIO

David Dalziel
Creative Director, DALZIEL & POW

Georgia Fendley
Founder and Creative Director, CONSTRUCT

Matt Rice
Co-Founder/Creative Director, SENNEP

Melissa Cain
Creative Director, MCCANN LONDON

Jon Cockley
Co-founder, HANDSOME FRANK

Richard Roberts
Managing & Design Director, JASON BRUGES STUDIOS

Moe Krimat
Strategic Creative Director, SEEN DISPLAYS

Tom Castle
Strategy Principal, FUTURICE

Sandeep Raithatha
Head of 5G, New Product Innovation, WAYRA

Sam Brown
DOTEVERYONE

Jonathan Legge
Co Founder & CEO, &OPEN

Lydia Howland
Head of User Research, DELIVEROO

Antony Parham
Executive Creative Director, IMAGINATION

Claire Campion
Senior Creative, ANYWAYS CREATIVE

Ellen Turnill Montoya
Creative Director, ANYWAYS CREATIVE

Bianca Berning
Creative Director, DALTON MAAG

Asa Cook
Founder and Creative Director, INTERTYPE STUDIO

Jeremy Lindley
Global Design Director, DIAGEO

Sean Thomas
Executive Creative Director, JONES KNOWLES RITCHIE

Sarah Richards
Founder, CONTENT DESIGN LONDON

Kristof Goossens
Senior Product Designer, MADE BY MANY

Dan Makoski
Chief Design Officer, LLOYDS BANKING GROUP

James Greenfield
CEO & Founder, STUDIO KOTO

Mazy Burns
Head of UX, DENNIS

Katie Wishlade
Design Strategist, CLEARLEFT

Clara Gaggero Westaway
Co-founder & Creative Director, SPECIAL PROJECTS

Carolyn Chmielewski
Senior User Researcher, SPOTIFY

Antonio Nardi
Director of Design, THE SOUND AGENCY

Johanna Drewe
Creative Director / Partner, STUDIO OUTPUT

Dines
Founder & Creative Director, STUDIO BLUP

Rob Self-Pierson
VERB

Charly Lester
Co-Founder and CMO, LUMEN

Grace Francis
Chief Experience Officer, KARMARAMA

David Pratt
TRANSFERWISE

Philip Strain
Senior Manager | Staff User Researcher | Strategy Lead: Accessibility, SPOTIFY

Christopher Fielden
Group Supply Chain Director, INNOCENT

Sara Sheridan
Director of Insight & Research - Strategy Group, CLEARSCORE

John Sinclair Sinx
Co-Founder, USTWO

Guy Duncan
Chief Technology Officer, TIDE

James Sullivan
Chief Operating Officer & General Counsel, MONZO

Jamie Thomas
CO-FOUNDER, Qubit

Ruby Steel
Co-Founder and Creative Director, STUDIO EXCEPTION

Yates Buckley
Technical Partner, UNIT9

Thierry Brunfaut
Creative Director & Partner, BASE DESIGN

Christopher Bahry
Co-Founder & Creative Director, TENDRIL

Kate Bate
Co-Founder | COO, TENDRIL

Kate Dawkins
Video Designer, Director and Founder, KATE DAWKINS STUDIO

Mike Reed
Founder & Creative Director, REED WORDS

Sébastien Van Laere
Founder, SUPERFRAME

Alexandre Torres
Co-Founder, TENDRIL

Vivienne Sung
Product Lead, FACEBOOK

Jessica Cheng
Service Design Director, IDEAN UK

Lesley Swarbrick
Commercial HR and OD Director, EX-TIME INC, BBC, AND AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL

Rocio Galan
Social Strategy Director, SOCIAL CHAIN

Aubrian Watson
Inclusion & Diversity, TWITTER

Rafay Agha
Social Media Director, OLIVER AGENCY

Sara Hansson
Global Social Media Manager, OATLY

Dan Brill
Global Group Creative Director, Brand+Creative, SPOTIFY

Anna Radchenko
Director, ANNA RADCHENKO

Cathal Berragan
Creative Director, Partner, SOCIAL CHAIN

Jim Kalbach
Chief Evangelist, MURAL

Mandeep Basi
UX researcher, EX-SHOPIFY

Ida Backman
Copywriter, OATLY

Kate Towsey
Research Operations Manager, ATLASSIAN

David Farkas
UX Research Director, COLLABRALINK TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Brad Nunnally
Senior Director of User Experience, U.GROUP

Rebecca Destello
Research Manager, Communities, FACEBOOK

Anuj Tewari
Head Of Research, Messenger Trust and Platform, FACEBOOK

Tom Foley
Creative Type Director, MONOTYPE

Rosie Pearmain
Design Director, OTHERWAY

Nellie Veltman
Director Of Marketing And New Business, B&B STUDIO

Warren Hutchinson
Founder & Chief Experience Officer, ELSE

Deborah Madelaine
Senior Learner Experience Manager - Social Learning, MARS

Charlotte Black
Senior Director, Global Brand Strategy, SAFFRON BRAND CONSULTANTS

Scarlett Montanaro
Creative Director, REVOLT

Myron Darlington
Head Of Design, REVOLT

Craig Matchett
Creative Director, SAFFRON BRAND CONSULTANTS

Andreas Roos
Head of Design Strategy, VISA

Anna Tyurina
Programme Director, SAFFRON BRAND CONSULTANTS

Tony Currie
Connected Experiences Creative Director, IMAGINATION

Dan Press
Head of Sustainability Studio - UKI Tech, ACCENTURE

Kyle Loughlin
Strategic Design Director, NATIVE

Jasmin Fischer
Research & Insights Director, SHARE CREATIVE

Helen Le Voi
Executive Creative Director, METHOD

Tom Kerwin
Director of Product Design, APPLOI

Saskia Liebenberg
Senior Design Operations Manager, ANAPLAN

Jure Martinec
Head of Design, ARRIVAL

Claire Rowland
Product strategy, discovery and experience design consultant: IoT and energy tech, CLAIRE ROWLAND ASSOCIATES

Daniel Nieuwenhuizen
UX Manager, MAGIC LEAP

Kate Magoc
Associate Director, Verbal Design, PROTO

Rebecca Swift
VP, Global Head of Creative Insights, GETTY IMAGES

Marc Maleh
MD, Technology and Emerging Experiences, HUGE INC

Matt Hexemer
Global Design Director, HUGE INC

Paddy Smith
Executive Creative Director & Partner, BORN SOCIAL

Matthew Jones
Partner | Creative Director, ACCEPT & PROCEED

Jono Holt
Founder, OTHERWAY

Ian Ritchie
Founder, JONES KNOWLES RITCHIE

Neil Cooper
Chief Design Officer, BRILLIANT BASICS

Marta Swannie
Senior Creative Director, SUPERUNION

Emma Barratt
Global Executive Creative Director, WOLFF OLINS

Bidisha Sinha
Associate Director, ZAHA HADID ARCHITECTS

Marina Willer
Partner, PENTAGRAM

Enda Ridge
Data Science, GOOGLE

Matt Fenby-Taylor
Chief Product Officer, CLEARSCORE

Fura Johannesdottir
Global Chief Creative Officer, HUGE

Laura Jordan Bambach
President & Chief Creative Officer, GREY LONDON

Joel Bailey
Director of Product & Service Innovation, EY SEREN

Divinia Knowles
EX-MIND CANDY, PACT COFFEE

Phill Burton
COO, BLOOM & WILD

Elin Sjursen
Senior Design Strategy Director, VISA