Design Operations Symposium 2025
The Design Operations Symposium will unlock the secrets to creating conditions for Designers to do their very best work. Learn from the experts on the how, so Designers can focus on the what: how we work together, how we get work done, and how we ultimately amplify Design's value.
At the virtual event, speakers will ‘Explore DesignOps Challenges’ and share best practices that will enable your design offering to scale rapidly, improve processes across your organisation and encourage successful collaboration between designers and their partners including marketing, business, and product managers.
Join us at the Design Operations Symposium to hear real-world case studies, network with your global community and immerse yourself in the latest innovations.
Who should attend?
Experience Designers, Design Operations Managers, Head of DesignOps, Director of Design Operations, Design System, User Researchers, Content Designers, Product Owners, Design Programme Managers, Creative/Design Producers, Design Team Leaders, Design Operations Solution Providers
Themes will include:
The case for introducing and building a DesignOps practice
- Education and Adoption
- Maximizing the Impact
- Change Management: the emergence of AI
- People Power
- Defining roles within DesignOps
- Creating culture and successful collaboration
- Next steps: training and career progression
- Designing the design practice
- Design languages
- Design systems and frameworks: guidelines, assets and codes
- Tooling
Registration includes:
- Live Q&A – the chance to get your questions answered by the experts
- Access to the online event platform with presenter profiles and networking opportunities
- Recordings of all sessions to view on demand
This event is co-located with the Festival of Creative Operations.
What others say
HS Design Operations events are a new and unique format for meeting peers and exchanging about current developments in the industry - as well as a great way to grow the community. Enjoyed it a lot and looking forward to the next conference.
HS DesignOps events provided me with the opportunity to connect with similar minded professionals, who I can call friends! Sessions were engaging and provided me some valuable nuggets to take it forward and apply!
HS Design Operations events provide me with the opportunity to connect with other colleagues in the industry and share learnings to help each other strive to be the most efficient and supportive teams we can be.