19th & 20th March 2026
Edinburgh, Scotland

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Venues

19th & 20th March 2026
Edinburgh, Scotland

Conference Schedule

Thursday 19th March

Workshops Coming Soon

Thursday 19th March

[Coming soon]

Friday 20th March

Conference Day

Friday 20th March

Conference Day

08:30 - 09:30

Foyer - Dynamic Earth

Registration & Networking

Collect your conference pass, get familiar with the venue, drop off coats, and network with like-minded individuals.

09:30 - 09:45

Main Stage

Welcome Address

Welcome to DIBI Conference 2026

Herb Kim

Conference Host

Company

09:30 - 09:45

Main Stage

Welcome Address

Welcome to DIBI Conference 2026

Herb Kim

Conference Host

Company

09:30 - 09:45

Main Stage

Welcome Address

Welcome to DIBI Conference 2026

Herb Kim

Conference Host

Company

09:45 - 10:15

Main Stage

Friction As a Feature: Designing Products People Don’t Want to Live Without

In product design and tech, “friction” has been framed as the enemy. We’re told to remove it, smooth every interaction, and make everything effortless. The industry’s default to “frictionless” is so ingrained that we rarely stop to ask; are we making products better, or just easier to forget?

Joanna Montgomery

Founder & Director

Little Riot

09:45 - 10:15

Main Stage

Friction As a Feature: Designing Products People Don’t Want to Live Without

Joanna Montgomery

Founder & Director

Little Riot

09:45 - 10:15

Main Stage

Friction As a Feature: Designing Products People Don’t Want to Live Without

Joanna Montgomery

Founder & Director

Little Riot

10:15 - 10:45

Main Stage

How the best PMs are adapting to win in an AI driven landscape

Dan Dalton reveals the key qualities that separate high-impact PMs and how to position yourself as the ‘builder’ and value creator that companies desperately need. Practical insights for thriving in product management's next chapter.

Dan Dalton

Director of Product Management

Sage

10:15 - 10:45

Main Stage

How the best PMs are adapting to win in an AI driven landscape

Dan Dalton

Director of Product Management

Sage

10:15 - 10:45

Main Stage

How the best PMs are adapting to win in an AI driven landscape

Dan Dalton

Director of Product Management

Sage

10:45 - 11:15

Main Stage

Building Your AI Moat: The Human Premium in an AI World

AI is everywhere, which means using AI is no longer a differentiator. How you use it is. Expect real examples, practical frameworks, and a clear path to building an “AI moat” that protects your creativity and your competitive edge.

Angus Allan

AI Innovation Lead

Version 1

10:45 - 11:15

Main Stage

Building Your AI Moat: The Human Premium in an AI World

Angus Allan

AI Innovation Lead

Version 1

10:45 - 11:15

Main Stage

Building Your AI Moat: The Human Premium in an AI World

Angus Allan

AI Innovation Lead

Version 1

11:15 - 11:45

Foyer - Dynamic Earth

Break

Time to take a breath, re-caffinate, and network with the fellow delegates & speakers.

11:45 - 12:15

Main Stage

From Berlin to Tokyo: Designing Interfaces That Cross Cultures and Generations

What if your “universal” UI isn’t universal at all? Guillaume reveals surprising findings from a cross-cultural, cross-generational study comparing how users in Japan and Western Europe interact with the same everyday interfaces. If you’re building products beyond your bubble, this talk will sharpen your instincts, and your interfaces.

Guillaume Vaslin

Founder & Head of Design

ENNOstudio

11:45 - 12:15

Main Stage

From Berlin to Tokyo: Designing Interfaces That Cross Cultures and Generations

Guillaume Vaslin

Founder & Head of Design

ENNOstudio

11:45 - 12:15

Main Stage

From Berlin to Tokyo: Designing Interfaces That Cross Cultures and Generations

Guillaume Vaslin

Founder & Head of Design

ENNOstudio

12:15 - 12:45

Main Stage

From 0 to Scale: Building and Transforming Design at Startups & Scale-ups

How do you build design from the ground up *and* scale it as your company grows? Rachel shares lessons from both ends of the spectrum: bootstrapping design as the first hire at a fast-moving startup, and leading design transformation as the Director of UX at a scale-up. Whether you're starting from zero or scaling up, this talk offers practical playbooks you can use.

Rachel Ilan Simpson

Product Designer & Founding Designer

Ilan Studio

12:15 - 12:45

Main Stage

From 0 to Scale: Building and Transforming Design at Startups & Scale-ups

Rachel Ilan Simpson

Product Designer & Founding Designer

Ilan Studio

12:15 - 12:45

Main Stage

From 0 to Scale: Building and Transforming Design at Startups & Scale-ups

Rachel Ilan Simpson

Product Designer & Founding Designer

Ilan Studio

12:45 - 13:15

Main Stage

Web design inspiration from retro wrestling

The spirit of retro wrestling posters isn’t trapped in the past. It’s alive and well when we use bold typography, confident color choices, and modular grids with a clear sense of hierarchy. Web design pioneer Andy Clarke steps into the ring to give us the lowdown.

Andy Clarke

Director

Stuff & Nonsense

12:45 - 13:15

Main Stage

Web design inspiration from retro wrestling

Andy Clarke

Director

Stuff & Nonsense

12:45 - 13:15

Main Stage

Web design inspiration from retro wrestling

Andy Clarke

Director

Stuff & Nonsense

13:15 - 14:15

Room

Lunch

Lunch is complementary. Dietary options are available upon request. We will serve a selection of meat, vegetarian and vegan food. Please get in contact for any allergy requirements.

14:15 - 14:45

Main Stage

Building Better Health with AI and Behavioural Design

Mary will walk through examples of how thoughtful onboarding, progress tracking and timely feedback can build lasting habits, why some nudges succeed while others fail, and how to use behavioural science with AI personalisation to keep people engaged.

Mary Borysova

Product Designer

Amazon

14:15 - 14:45

Main Stage

Building Better Health with AI and Behavioural Design

Mary Borysova

Product Designer

Amazon

14:15 - 14:45

Main Stage

Building Better Health with AI and Behavioural Design

Mary Borysova

Product Designer

Amazon

14:45 - 15:15

Main Stage

Creativity Without the Act: How to Stay Real When Everything’s a Performance

Ade-Lee explores how soft skills like empathy, curiosity, and integrity have become creativity’s secret weapons in a world obsessed with optics. Expect candid stories, uncomfortable truths, and practical takeaways on how to lead, collaborate, and create without losing yourself to the performance.

Ade-Lee Adebiyi

Designer, Speaker and Facilitator

ParentPay

14:45 - 15:15

Main Stage

Creativity Without the Act: How to Stay Real When Everything’s a Performance

Ade-Lee Adebiyi

Designer, Speaker and Facilitator

ParentPay

14:45 - 15:15

Main Stage

Creativity Without the Act: How to Stay Real When Everything’s a Performance

Ade-Lee Adebiyi

Designer, Speaker and Facilitator

ParentPay

15:15 - 15:45

Foyer - Dynamic Earth

Break

Time to take a breath, re-caffinate, and network with the fellow delegates & speakers.

15:45 - 16:15

Main Stage

Flourishing by Design: Mapping Meaningful Digital Journeys

Most digital teams optimise activation and conversion, missing much of what matters to people. This talk introduces a practical lens for designing meaningful digital journeys using human-flourishing domains. Attendees leave with a template and metrics to fuel more creative hypotheses, clearer priorities, and braver experiments.

Stefani Bachetti

Director, Design Research and Strategy

Highland

15:45 - 16:15

Main Stage

Flourishing by Design: Mapping Meaningful Digital Journeys

Stefani Bachetti

Director, Design Research and Strategy

Highland

15:45 - 16:15

Main Stage

Flourishing by Design: Mapping Meaningful Digital Journeys

Stefani Bachetti

Director, Design Research and Strategy

Highland

16:15 - 16:45

Main Stage

When Designers Vibe-Code for Real Impact

Frank explores how vibe coding can move beyond “wow” moments to create real business impact. He examines how interactive prototypes can evolve into scalable workflows that deliver measurable results, combining creative experimentation with practical delivery.