Designat
Crossroads

DesignUp, Asia’s Largest
Design-In-Tech Conference
comes to Europe

The DesignUp
2026 Theme

2026 Berlin
23-25 April

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“Mind
Blowing”

Jürgen Spangal
Former Global CDO
Atlassian

“The Gold standard
of Design
Conferences”

Akshay Kothari
Cofounder, Notion

“Beating heart
of Design”

Niklas Mortensen
Chief Design Officer
DesignIt

“Organization,
curation, and quality
were amazing”

Josh Clark
Founder, BigMedium

“Tickled the brain,
soul & intellect”

Arin Bhowmick
Chief Design Officer
SAP

“The Conference
with a heart”

Amy Huang
National Univ
of Singapore

“Rare to see this kind
of care & love in an event”

Ben Sauer Author,
Speaker,
Coach, Advisor

“The Conference to
watch in 2026”

Katja Forbes
CX Leader
StanChart Bank

“Mind
Blowing”

Jürgen Spangal
Former Global CDO
Atlassian

“The Gold standard
of Design
Conferences”

Akshay Kothari
Cofounder, Notion

“Beating heart
of Design”

Niklas Mortensen
Chief Design Officer
DesignIt

“Organization,
curation, and quality
were amazing”

Josh Clark
Founder, BigMedium

“Tickled the brain,
soul & intellect”

Arin Bhowmick
Chief Design Officer
SAP

“The Conference
with a heart”

Amy Huang
National Univ
of Singapore

“Rare to see this kind
of care & love in an event”

Ben Sauer Author,
Speaker,
Coach, Advisor

“The Conference to
watch in 2026”

Katja Forbes
CX Leader
StanChart Bank

“Mind
Blowing”

Jürgen Spangal
Former Global CDO
Atlassian

“The Gold standard
of Design
Conferences”

Akshay Kothari
Cofounder, Notion

“Beating heart
of Design”

Niklas Mortensen
Chief Design Officer
DesignIt

“Organization,
curation, and quality
were amazing”

Josh Clark
Founder, BigMedium

“Tickled the brain,
soul & intellect”

Arin Bhowmick
Chief Design Officer
SAP

“The Conference
with a heart”

Amy Huang
National Univ
of Singapore

“Rare to see this kind
of care & love in an event”

Ben Sauer Author,
Speaker,
Coach, Advisor

“The Conference to
watch in 2026”

Katja Forbes
CX Leader
StanChart Bank

“Mind
Blowing”

Jürgen Spangal
Former Global CDO
Atlassian

“The Gold standard
of Design
Conferences”

Akshay Kothari
Cofounder, Notion

“Beating heart
of Design”

Niklas Mortensen
Chief Design Officer
DesignIt

“Organization,
curation, and quality
were amazing”

Josh Clark
Founder, BigMedium

“Tickled the brain,
soul & intellect”

Arin Bhowmick
Chief Design Officer
SAP

“The Conference
with a heart”

Amy Huang
National Univ
of Singapore

“Rare to see this kind
of care & love in an event”

Ben Sauer Author,
Speaker,
Coach, Advisor

“The Conference to
watch in 2026”

Katja Forbes
CX Leader
StanChart Bank

PAST DesignUP sponsors

WEST

meets

EAST

DesignUp Europe brings together senior design leaders crafting for
diverse audiences in an increasingly connected world. It’s for those with
global ambitions—creating experiences that reach people across cultures, languages, and dreams in milliseconds.

DESIGN

meets the

WORLD

CEOs, privacy lawyers, product heads, film directors, authors, policy makers: at DesignUp, disciplines collide. It’s a rare mix of perspectives that makes ideas sharper, broader, and more real.

PRACTICE

meets

FUTURES

We’re not limited to tools, to tactics or craft. We also explore how
designers grow into leaders, adapt to change, and shape the future of work,
policy, influence society and culture. Makes of an eclectic curation!

SCREENS

meet

SYSTEMS

DesignUp goes beyond pixels, interfaces, and UX silos.
We dive into the zeitgeist: policy, geopolitics, AI ethics, wearables, dark patterns, storytelling and so much more. It’s expansive, interconnecting, and mind-expanding.

WHO

Should’nt

ATTEND

Those focused on tools, tips, tactics and tutorials
Anyone expecting quick hacks, templates, or “10 tactics to copy” sessions
Those focused on silos (only design, only engineering, only marketing)
Attendees chasing the same big logos and recycled case studies
Trend collectors who prefer buzzwords over hard trade-offs
Those wanting one-size-fits-all answers instead of context and nuance

WHO

Should

ATTEND

Leaders and senior practitioners in design, product, tech, and research
Thinkers & doers at the meta level: systems, strategy & long-term impact
Builders, innovators in enterprise, startup, and public sector
Teams operating in multilingual, multi-market, and regulated contexts
Folks curious about how ideas travel across regions and geos
Decision-makers who care about evidence over hype

SAVE 
THE

Dates

Thu
April 23 

Excursions, Roundtables, Workshops (more details to be announced)

Fri
April 24 

Conference Day 01 + Networking Drinks

Sat
April 25 

Conference Day 02 + Happy Hours

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Why Berlin for DUp Europe?
It’s where West meets East, minus the walls. All in the heart of Europe!

Optional Ideas: 
Wed, April 22 – Meet your teams, catch up with friends or soak in the city with a Berlin City Walk uncovering it’s past and present
Sunday 26th – head out ot the iconic Bauhaus Design School in Dessau, 60-90 mins from Berlin by train
Or head to Berlin’s Museum Island, choose from 5 Museums

BREWING BEER THEN,
BREWING INSPIRATION
NOW: Kindl Berlin IS OUR
2026 DesignUp STAGE

The Kindl Centre for Contemporary Art in Neukölln is no ordinary venue. 
Once a sprawling red-brick brewery with giant copper kettles and soaring boiler halls, it’s now a 5,500 m² space reimagined for contemporary art and events. Raw yet refined, industrial yet inspiring – Kindl mirrors DesignUp’s spirit of transformation, collaboration between man and machine, and cross-pollination. In 2026, these vast halls will become the stage where design meets systems, ideas meet contradictions, and West meet East. Kindl is an accessible venue!