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AURELIS FLAGSHIP FORUM

A Design Industry Summit

From professional recognition to real action—bringing design, research, industry and public value into one shared conversation.

AURELIS · DESIGN IN ACTION

Designing for Lasting Impact

A Design Industry Summit is AURELIS's annual forum for the global design community. It moves beyond one-way presentations to connect evaluation standards, real cases, industry questions and cross-disciplinary knowledge.

Design professionals in a roundtable dialogue
01 · DIALOGUE

Different Disciplines, One Conversation

Designers, educators, researchers, businesses and public institutions examine shared questions together, allowing different kinds of expertise to meet rather than remain isolated.

Design summit participants exploring materials and prototypes
02 · IMPLEMENTATION

From Insight to Implementation

Cases, materials, prototypes and methods show how design enters products, services, manufacturing, education and public life—and how it is tested in real conditions.

A speaker addressing a large international design audience
03 · PROGRESS

Exchange, Knowledge, Progress

The summit turns professional judgement into shareable knowledge, new collaborations and sustained action—creating value that extends beyond a single day.

FOUR CONNECTED THEMES

What the Summit Explores

Four connected themes form the summit's professional framework and evolve with the changing design landscape.

01

Excellence & Evaluation

Published criteria, independent judgement, professional evidence and evaluation ethics.

02

Technology & Humanity

How AI, digital tools and emerging technologies can serve genuine human needs.

03

Responsibility & Public Value

Sustainability, inclusion, public service and the long-term impact of design.

04

Industry & Implementation

Bringing design into manufacturing, services, organisational innovation and real markets.

PEOPLE OF THE SUMMIT

The People in the Room

A Design Industry Summit values diversity of roles and experience. It is not only a stage for a few experts, but a place where different professional communities shape the agenda together.

LEADERSHIP

Design Leaders & Practitioners

KNOWLEDGE

Educators & Researchers

INDUSTRY

Business & Industry

EMERGING VOICES

Emerging Design Talent

PUBLIC VALUE

Cultural & Public Institutions

GLOBAL EXCHANGE

International Representatives

SUMMIT EXPERIENCE

More Than a Conference

Multiple formats allow participants to encounter new ideas, test questions, explore materials and begin collaborations that continue after the event.

01

Keynotes

Directional perspectives on the summit's defining questions.

02

Roundtables

Equal dialogue around real challenges across professional roles.

03

Practice Labs

Hands-on exploration through cases, materials and prototypes.

04

Open Exchange

Space for cross-regional, interdisciplinary and institutional connection.

SUMMIT DETAILS

The Next Summit

AURELIS publishes formal information only after dates, venue and programme arrangements are confirmed. Interest may be registered now; final details will appear in Events & Calendar.

Date
To be confirmed
Format
In-person forum + global online access
Audience
Design, education, research, industry and public institutions
Status
Programme in development

Interested in attending, proposing a topic, sharing a case or becoming an industry partner? Contact AURELIS.

Contact the summit team