Program
The conference is international and so is the program. There will be events in English or German. But we will provide AI subtitles, to make the panels and keynotes accessible for everyone.
If you already have a ticket, please register for Master Classes with limited spots at FORM / FUTURE Master Classes. Please note that selected sessions are already fully booked.
Design Strategy
Design Industry
Design Tech
Design Policy Society
Design Learning
Design For Planet
Time
11:00
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Conference Stage (Saal 2)
Entry and Registration
11.09. 12:00 - 13:00
Conference Welcome
11.09. 13:00 - 13:15
Moderated by Sonja Pham Dara Sepehri (Curator FORM / FUTURE),…
Designing ICC & Housekeeping Notes
11.09. 13:15 - 13:30
Lutz Henke in conversation with the light and sculptural artist…
Berlin: The City as Material
11.09. 13:30 - 14:30
Design industry
About Taste, Inspiration, and Space in a City to Paint…
The Transformation of the Car as We Know It – and What Design Has to Do with It
11.09. 14:30 - 15:30
Design industry
Daniela Bohlinger, Maria Idicula Kurian, Burcin Kesercioglu Moderated by Diana…
Design as a Strategic Driver: Unlocking Innovation in the Enterprise
11.09. 15:30 - 16:30
Design industry
Melanie Dreser, Angela Haas, Jan Schminke Moderated by Dr. Andrea…
Design-driven Business Transformation at IBM
11.09. 16:30 - 17:00
Design industry
Phil Gilbert Keynote inkl. Q&A (EN)
Design gestaltet Zukunft: Die Rolle der Designwirtschaft für Berlin | Powered by DDC
11.09. 17:00 - 18:00
Design industry
Über die unsichtbare und sichtbare Kraft des Designs für Wirtschaft,…
Orbital Stage (Saal 6)
The Evolution of Design at Ravensburger – Designing and Prototyping New Gaming Worlds
11.09. 13:30 - 14:30
Design strategy
Simone Kapeller Master-Class (EN)
On Building Immersive Digital Experiences
11.09. 14:30 - 15:00
Design tech
Romano Casellini Keynote (EN) We’re living in a new digital…
BVG: Nutzerzentrierung als Brücke zwischen Sound und Service
11.09. 15:00 - 15:30
Design strategy
Ann-Christin Ahrens Keynote (DE) The BVG case demonstrates how sound…
Circular Complexity – Industriedesign zwischen Realität und Utopie? | Powered by VDID
11.09. 15:30 - 16:30
Design for planet
Lisa Cerny, Max Mauracher, Dr. Manuel Braun, Julian Witte Moderiert…
Foyer Stage
Design Futures – Speculative Design for the ICC
11.09. 14:30 - 15:30
Design strategy
Tim Heiler, Daniele Lauriola Futures have always been inherent to…
Designing the Empathic Web: Building Emotionally Intelligent Digital Worlds
11.09. 15:30 - 16:30
Design tech
Prof. Dr. Sebastian Löwe, Virtual Identity Master Class (EN) What…
Workshop Space
Fermentation Experience
11.09. 15:30 - 16:30
Design for planet
booked out Olya Tarasyeyeva, Fizzy Treasures Experience (EN)
ICC Rooftop
Thematic
tracks
Design Strategy
Creative leadership, organizational transformation, and design as a strategic process.
Design is not just a tool — it’s a way of thinking, leading, and organizing. This track focuses on how design transforms internal
cultures, processes, and leadership models.
It’s where brand, creativity, and strategy intersect to drive change inside organizations.
+ DesignOps & Creative Operations
+ Organizational transformation & leadership
+ Brand strategy & culture building
+ Change management through design
+ Design-driven business models
+ Creative processes in complex systems
+ DesignOps & Creative Operations
+ Organizational transformation & leadership
+ Brand strategy & culture building
+ Change management through design
+ Design-driven business models
+ Creative processes in complex systems
Design Industry
Design as a driver
of products, markets,
and business transformation.
This track explores how design creates
measurable impact in industries and economies. From products to platforms, customer experiences to industrial systems — how design scales transformation, drives competitiveness, and builds resilience in volatile markets.
+ Design-driven business transformation
+ Customer experience & service design
+ Industrial design & manufacturing futures
+ Brand-driven innovation
+ Business models, platforms & ecosystems
+ Retail, mobility, health, hospitality futures
+ Design-driven business transformation
+ Customer experience & service design
+ Industrial design & manufacturing futures
+ Brand-driven innovation
+ Business models, platforms & ecosystems
+ Retail, mobility, health, hospitality futures
Design Tech
Emerging tech,
human-machine futures, and the next frontier of design.
Technology is not neutral — it’s designed. This track explores how design shapes our interaction with AI, XR, robotics, and computational systems. It’s about the tools, platforms, and interfaces that define the future — and the role of design in making them humane, meaningful, and accessible.
+ AI & generative design
+ XR, spatial computing & virtual worlds
+ Robotics & embodied interfaces
+ Design systems & automation
+ Computational & data-driven design
+ Human-machine interaction futures
+ AI & generative design
+ XR, spatial computing & virtual worlds
+ Robotics & embodied interfaces
+ Design systems & automation
+ Computational & data-driven design
+ Human-machine interaction futures
Design, Policy & Society
Design as tool for democracy, public value, and community-driven change.
This track looks at design as a civic tool — shaping cities, communities, and public systems in a world of crisis and fragmentation. How can design foster participation, trust, and adaptive infrastructures for thriving, resilient societies?
+ Urban futures & spatial design
+ Civic design & participatory systems
+ Public sector transformation
+ Social design & community building
+ Governance, policy, and democratic
innovation
+ Design for accessibility & inclusion
+ Urban futures & spatial design
+ Civic design & participatory systems
+ Public sector transformation
+ Social design & community building
+ Governance, policy, and democratic
innovation
+ Design for accessibility & inclusion
Design Learning
Future skills, creative education, and
adaptive learning for a changing world.
Design is more than a profession — it’s a
future skill. This track looks at how design reshapes education, talent development, and lifelong learning.
It’s about empowering individuals and
organizations to navigate change with creativity and agency.
+ Design education & creative learning models
+ Future skills & workforce transformation
+ Talent ecosystems for the creative economy
+ Corporate learning, upskilling & reskilling
+ Design for schools & youth futures
+ AI, automation & the future of work
+ Design education & creative learning models
+ Future skills & workforce transformation
+ Talent ecosystems for the creative economy
+ Corporate learning, upskilling & reskilling
+ Design for schools & youth futures
+ AI, automation & the future of work
Design for Planet
Circular systems, regenerative materials, and sustainable innovation.
This track explores how design contributes to a regenerative economy and planetary health. From material innovation to circular business models — learn how designers re-
think products, systems, and infrastructures for a world in climate crisis.
+ Circular design & regenerative systems
+ Sustainable materials & product design
+ Low-impact manufacturing
+ Design for biodiversity & ecosystems
+ Industrial decarbonization & green transformation
+ Planet-centered design ethics
+ Circular design & regenerative systems
+ Sustainable materials & product design
+ Low-impact manufacturing
+ Design for biodiversity & ecosystems
+ Industrial decarbonization & green transformation
+ Planet-centered design ethics