A New Chapter for Design Leadership is Unfolding.

It begins with whispers scattered across four cities, uncovered in quiet gatherings.It culminates in Barcelona, where the brightest minds in design leadership gather to decode, align, and map what’s next.

4 Exclusive Dinners. 1 Defining Moment.

The future of design leadership isn’t written alone. It takes signals, conversations, and a moment of alignment. Join one. Follow the full journey. Be part of what’s next.
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Amsterdam
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THE SOLSTICE
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Your Takeaways from 
The Watches & The Solstice

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Connecting with Europe’s top design leaders
Exclusive, high-level conversations with a no fluff, no filler, kind of mindset.
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Thinking bigger with hands-on workshops
Interactive sessions designed to challenge perspectives and sharpen your leadership foresight.
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Shaping the future of design leadership
A space to confront real design leadership challenges, beyond surface-level trends, and shape the future.
YOU’LL BE IN GOOD COMPANY
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YOU’LL BE IN GOOD COMPANY
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YOU’LL BE IN GOOD COMPANY
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The future of design leadership isn’t written alone. It takes signals, conversations, and a moment of alignment. Join one. Follow the full journey. Be part of what’s next.
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The Watches

4 DATES,  4 CITIES
A series of exclusive dinners across Europe, bringing together design leaders to uncover industry signals.
What to expect
  • Intimate networking with in-house design leaders
  • Focused conversations on key design leadership challenges
  • Signal detection to identify key shifts and opportunities
  • A first step leading up to The Solstice
Conditions
  • Reserved to Design Leaders
  • Managing 10+ designers in-house design organisations
May 21st - 7:30pm to 10:30 pm
London

£75

VAT excluded
Apply to the dinner
15 spots still available
June 3rd - 19:30 to 22:30
Paris

75€

VAT excluded
Apply to the dinner
15 spots still available
June 4th - 18:30 to 22:30
Amsterdam

75€

VAT excluded
Apply to the dinner
15 spots still available
June 5th - 19:30 to 22:30
Berlin

75€

VAT Included
Apply to the dinner
15 spots still available
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The Solstice

2 days In Barcelona
A conference where signals become projections defining the future of design leadership in Europe.
What to expect
  • A high-impact gathering of top design leaders across Europe
  • Keynotes & panels featuring industry pioneers
  • Strategic workshops to turn insights into actionable foresight
  • A defining moment to shape the future of design leadership
Conditions
  • Reserved to Design Leaders
  • Managing 10+ designers in-house design organisations

Discover our speakers

Angela Pesta

VP, User Experience
GitLab

Speaker to be announced

Arome-sinh Phanphengdy

Head of Lodges
Designshot

Silver Bruna

Head of Design
Hp

Roxana Gharagozlou

‍Product Design Manager
Bedrock Streaming

Thomas Caliman

Global UX exec. director
Adeo

Ricardo Carretero Vila

Design Director
Rovio
Photo Axel Johnston

Axel Johnston

Head of Design
Designshot

Jean-Baptiste Kaloya

Head of Design
Bpifrance

Program

See the entire program

Thursday 12th

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9:30

Welcome to Solstice

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10:00 - 10:30

Signals & Symbols : the watches feedback | Arome-sinh Phanphengdy

Head of Lodges at Designshot
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10:30 - 11:30

Keynote

Speaker to be announced
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11:30 - 11:45

Coffee break

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11:45 - 13:00

Workshop

Speaker to be announced
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13:00 - 14:00

Lunch break

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14:00 - 14:30

Entertaining million of users | Ricardo Carretero Vila

Design Director at Rovio
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14:30 - 15:45

Signals & Symbols: Reading the Design Cosmos | Axel Johnston

Head of design at Designshot
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15:45 - 16:00

Coffee break

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16:30 - 17:30

Prototyping and validating innovations | Silver Bruna

Head of design at Hp
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20:00 - 23:30

Cocktail and dinner

Dry Martini Barcelona By Javier de las Muelas

Friday 13th

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9:30 - 10:00

Breakfast

Dry Martini Barcelona By Javier de las Muelas
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10:00 - 11:00

from crafting interfaces to driving real organizational change | Jean-Baptiste Kayola

Head of design at Bpifrance
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11:00 - 11:30

Signals & Symbols: Good Cop & Bap Cop | Axel Johnston

Head of design at Designshot
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11:30 - 11:45

Coffee break

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11:45 - 12:15

Workshop | Speaker to be announced

Head of design
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12:15 - 12:30

Closing remarks

Book your seat

June 12-13
Barcelona
  • Access to the 2 days conference
  • A seat at the table during the dinner between Design Leaders

179€

VAT excluded
Apply to the Conference Pass
20 spots still available

The future belongs to those who see it coming.

This summer, as the longest day unfolds, the future of design leadership will be revealed. Will you be there to see it?

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