World Design Congress 2025
The prestigious World Design Congress is coming to London again in 2025, for the first time in over 50 years. The World Design Congress 2025 brings together design innovators, business […]

Design summits and design conferences bring together designers, architects, brands, researchers and industry leaders to talk about where design is heading. Talks, panels and workshops look at materials, technology, sustainability and the way people live and work.
This section lists upcoming design summits around the world, with dates, venues and key information to plan a visit. Some summits run as standalone events, others take place during design weeks and trade fairs. New events are added as soon as programmes are announced, so it is worth checking back regularly.
The prestigious World Design Congress is coming to London again in 2025, for the first time in over 50 years. The World Design Congress 2025 brings together design innovators, business […]
The SIDFest, an annual event organized by SIDS, takes place from 15 September to 4 October 2025 This year’s festival, titled Design in Dialogue: The Collaborative Convergence, highlights the many-layered […]
CES 2026 is back, January 6 to 9, 2026. Held annually in Las Vegas, CES stands as a global stage for innovation. CES Las Vegas 2026 leading theme is: AI […]
How do we design for a world defined by uncertainty? On May 4, 2026, the Munich Urban Colab becomes the epicenter of global creative discourse. As the flagship event of […]
From 13 to 16 May 2026, the inaugural edition of Global Design Forum Istanbul takes place, marking the first time the London Design Festival’s flagship platform for global discourse expands […]
From 12 to 14 September, the Global Design Forum comes back to the Lydia and Manfred Gorvy Lecture Theatre at the V&A South Kensington. This is the thought-leadership programme at […]