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Emmi
Salonen

Founder, Designer & Author

Studio Emmi
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Julie
Søgaard

Workshop Host
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DJ MOF!YAH

Music artist
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Jeppe
Kruse

Meet the speakers “fasciliator”
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Afterparty
hosted by Terra

Sep 28
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Jess
Goldsmith

Lettering artist & illustrator

Women of Type
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Hans Høite
Augustenborg

Co-Founder and Creative Director

Birdie
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Ayla
Newhouse

Experience Director

Nordea Bank
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Go GreenKayaking
in the Harbour

Sep 26
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Michael
Feeney

Principal Product Designer and Art Director

Zalando
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Visit Designmuseum
Danmark

Sep 26
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John
Teo

Design Lead

Adidas
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Exhibition at the
Danish Architecture Center

Sep 26
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Kei
Arima

Director

GEMINI Laboratory
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Workshop: Regenerative Design

Sep 26

Klub • By Anna Taws & Rikke Mikkelsen
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Mapping Copenhagen
Soundscapes

Sep 26

The Royal Library Garden • By Federico Di Fresco
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Louisiana Museum
Visit & Guided Tour

Sep 29
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MALU

Music Artist
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Sonic Girl

Music Artist
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Lena
Hammes

Head of Product Design

Storytel
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Tommy
Siegel

Cartoonist
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Meetup
& Nerd Pub Quiz

Sep 26

Klub
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Rahul
Lindberg Sen

Head of Mobile UX

Volvo Cars
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Workshop: Overcoming
Impostor Syndrome

Sep 26

Klub • By Lilibeth Bustos Linares

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Zeynep
Akay

Creative Director

Dalton Maag
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Jed & Sophia
Lazar

Board Game Designers & Founders

Cozy Juicy Real
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Sophie
Tahran

Director of Content Design

The New Yorker (Condé Nast)
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Adilice
Sanches

Staff Product Researcher

Pleo
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Søren
Clausen

Product Design Lead

Podimo
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Or
Yogev

Senior Illustrator

Wix
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Jan
Toman

Director of Design

Supernova.io
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Rasmus
Sanko

Chief Strategy Officer

Charlie Tango
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Marina
Nakagawa

Motion designer, 3D artist
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Preston
So

Author of Immersive Content and Usability
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Vanessa
Carpenter

Chief Innovation Officer

Gagarin
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Mercedes Lorenzo
& Andrés Clúa

Creative Director | Director of Technology

Terra
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Lauren
Pak

Technical UX Designer

QuantumBlack
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Enrico
Furfaro

Senior Product Designer

komoot
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Ida Håkonsson
& Rebekka Valdmanis Mørken

Senior Digital Product Designer | Senior UX Designer

NRK
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Michelle
Chin

Design Advocate

zeroheight
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Jessica
Bjoeredahl

Senior UX Writer/Strategist

Whatfix
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Mara
Pometti

Associate Design Director

Mckinsey & Company
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Lena
Friberg

Head of Branding and Design

Coloplast
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Pirijan
Ketheswaran

Founder, Designer, Engineer, Artist

Kinopio
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Megan Bednarczyk
& Edwin Bodge

Design Lead | Principal Product Manager

Duolingo Max
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Mick Champayne
& Casey Hudetz

Senior Visual Designer | Senior Product Design Manager

Google | DocuSign
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Veronica
D’Souza

Host
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Setor
Zilevu

Lead User Experience Researcher & Professor

New York University
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Anamaria
Dorgo

Head of Community, Learning Experience Designer

Butter
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Patrycja
Radaczyńska

Principal Design System Engineer

Babbel
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Ade-Lee
Adebiyi

Head of Design

SoPost
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Katherine
Zhou

Designer & Creator

Design Ethically
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The AI Generation
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The Power of Unity
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Leading with Craft
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Chill the F out
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The world we live in is increasingly shaped by data sets, algorithms, and pre-trained models. We’re seeing how AI technologies are becoming more sophisticated and could be used to automate a plethora of design tasks or create more personalized design experiences. AI & ML are entering every industry and area of life, giving birth to several new practices at the intersection of AI and design. We will look at the design of AI itself, how to design with AI and for AI, at some ethical considerations in relation to these new emerging technologies, and at what designers need to know to stay relevant and competitive in the changing landscape.

When we think about inclusion, we must first recognize that the world we live in is incredibly diverse and varied. We humans are part of a larger ecosystem called planet Earth, but our society can also be considered an ecosystem full of diversity and variety. Diversity and inclusion are ultimately the real grounds for creativity, which must remain at the center of what we designers do. So how can we make the voices of non-human stakeholders be heard? How can we make inclusion part of the design process and not just part of the testing phase of a product? How do we democratize digital products to guarantee wider accessibility? How can we challenge the systems that have led us to where we are? How do we design inclusive teams? And what kind of society will we design after Capitalism?

We designers hold a fundamental role in helping people navigate the world and shaping their behaviors. This means that we have the power and ability to shape the future. But how can we affect change in a practical way? There are so many societal and planetary issues we need to be aware of, so many technologies to adapt to, so many people with different approaches to work with, and stiff decision-makers above us to convince. And while balancing all these different things, we also need to make sure we keep our creative juices flowing to produce valuable work. The way to go is leading change through the craft of design itself – and not through politics or fluffy buzz words. This theme will look into the “trenches” of design, exploring new and effective ways to solve design problems and staying creative, to truly make a change.

Sometimes we forget that design CAN and SHOULD be fun. We will make sure you’ll get your dose of entertainment through a bunch of night performances (such as design stand-ups) and a series of interactive activities and crafty mini workshops located in the Craft Zone of the venue. Set your creativity free, make new friends, or simply chill the f out!

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Tunnelfabrikken is a raw and industrial venue located near the sea. Originally, it was the birthplace of the tunnel elements connecting Copenhagen and Malmö.
Address: Oceanvej 1, 2150, Copenhagen (entrance from Odds & Ends)

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