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Akshat Mishra
Akshat Mishra
Akshat
Mishra
Company:
Docusign
Akshat is a lead product designer for agentic experiences at Docusign.
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Akshat Mishra
The rules of product work are being rewritten in real time.
One day of clarity.
60 spots.
There's a lot of noise but very little direction. Future Builders is one day to talk honestly about what's changing, learn from each other, and walk away with new skills and a clearer sense of where you're heading.
The Experience
For whom
For senior practitioners and leaders in Design, Engineering & Product who are navigating change.
Real talk
Just honest conversations about where product work stands today, and how AI is changing the way we work.
Speak freely
Future Builders runs under the Chatham House Rule: share anything you hear, but not who said it.
Take it home
Real skills, new ideas, and connections with senior practitioners who are shaping the field.
Insights
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Collaboration
A clearer picture of how Design, Dev and PM will collaborate next. You'll leave with a realistic sense of what cross-functional collaboration actually looks like in 2026 and beyond.
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Build with AI
Practical skills from hands-on workshops where you build with real tools, guided by practitioners who use them in production. You'll leave with techniques you can apply the next day.
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Industry insights
A research-backed sense of where the field is heading and how to actively shape the change. Exclusve insights so you can make better decisions about what to invest your time in next.
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New connections
Relationships with senior practitioners in different roles and industries – people who are dealing with the same challenges you are.
Speakers
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Brian Greene
Brian Greene
Brian
Greene
Company:
Stealth Startup
Brian is a fractional research leader at Stealth Startup, AI builder & teacher.
LinkedIn profile of
Brian Greene
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Giles Colborne
Giles Colborne
Giles
Colborne
Company:
Made Simple
Giles is a UX strategy leader, author, and keynote speaker shaping design culture & leadership.
LinkedIn profile of
Giles Colborne
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Molly Stevens
Molly Stevens
Molly
Stevens
Company:
Amplify.One
Molly is Chief Product Officer and a former UX executive at Booking.com, Google & Uber.
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Molly Stevens
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Morgane Peng
Morgane Peng
Morgane
Peng
Company:
Societe Generale CIB
Morgane is a design and AI executive blending UX with business strategy in finance.
LinkedIn profile of
Morgane Peng
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Sessions
Tickets
Get a Future Builders ticket
alone or combine it with Europe's friendliest conference for UX research and design.
60 Spots only
Future builders
Sept 18
Includes
€490
+VAT
Special bundle
Future builders + uxcon vienna
Sept 16-18
Includes
from
€1,040
+VAT
FAQs
Got questions? Swing by our information hub and let us help you find what you need.
Who is behind Future Builders and what are its main objectives?
Future Builders is an event focused on what product teams actually need: Cross-functional collaboration, decision-making under uncertainty, hands-on skills you can use the next day, and a clearer sense of where the industry is heading.
It's organized by Nicole and Andreas, the founders of matchwise OG and organizers of the international UX Research & Design conference uxcon vienna.
What values does the Future Builders community stand for?
We are all about being respectful and appreciating each other.
You can read more about this in our Community etiquette.