DesignOps Summit

Name: DesignOps Summit 2022 · San Francisco
Start: 2022-09-08
End: 2022-09-09
Location: San Francisco

The dedicated event for DesignOps and the operational side of design teams.

Design OperationsDesign LeadershipDesign Management

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Latest edition

September 2025

Location

Online

Cadence

Annual

Organiser

Rosenfeld Media

About DesignOps Summit

The DesignOps Summit, run by Rosenfeld Media, is a conference for DesignOps practitioners, the people who improve how design teams work, scale, and deliver. Topics include operations, workflow, tooling, team health, and the direction of the discipline.

The programme includes how AI affects design operations alongside craft and organisational sessions, serving a senior operations and leadership audience.

Editions

2025
10–11 Sep
Rosenfeld Media
30 speakers
2024
23–25 Sep
Rosenfeld Media
55 speakers
2023
2–4 Oct
US · Rosenfeld Media
45 speakers
2022
8–9 Sep
San Francisco
49 speakers
Speakers in 2022Speakers at DesignOps Summit 2022
8–9 SepSan Francisco
Alexandra Mengoni León
Pushing DesignOps' Influence Into New Global Markets
Alla Weinberg
Design Teams Need Psychological Safety: Here's How to Create It
Alnie Figueroa
Teamwork: Strategies for Effective Collaboration with Other Program Management Teams
Angelos Arnis
State of DesignOps: Learnings from the 2021 Global Report
Aurobinda Pradhan
Introduction to Collaborative DesignOps Using Cubyts
Billy Carlson
Pro-Level UI Tips for Beginners
Bria Alexander
Welcome / Theme Intros & Wrap-Ups (Host)
Candace Myers
Standardizing Design at Scale
Changying (Z) Zheng
'Ask Us Anything' Social Hour
Courtney Kaplan
'Ask Us Anything' Social Hour
Courtney Maya George
Scale Your Organization and Grow Your Designers
Dante Guintu
How to Crush the Talent Crunch
Deanna Washington
Connecting the Ops: Plenary Panel and Closing Circle
Dominique Ward
The Most Exciting Time for DesignOps Is Now
Emma Wylds
A Salesforce Panel Discussion on Values-Driven DesignOps
Farid Sabitov
Theme Four Intro
Farid Sabitov
Connecting the Ops: Plenary Panel and Closing Circle
Gonzalo Goyanes
Design ROI: Cover a Little, Get a Lot
Isaac Heyveld
Expand DesignOps Leadership as a Chief of Staff
Jenny Price
'Ask Us Anything' Social Hour
Jessica Norris
ADHD: A DesignOps Superpower
Joe Wiertel
The Many Paths of Design Operations
Jon Fukuda
Theme One Intro
Jon Fukuda
Connecting the Ops: Plenary Panel and Closing Circle
Jose Coronado
From Zero to Hero
Kate Stern
Scaling Learning for the Future
Katie Bingham
The Many Paths of Design Operations
Kevin Newton
From Passion to Execution: A Story of Evolving Research Maturity at LinkedIn
Kim Holt
A Salesforce Panel Discussion on Values-Driven DesignOps
Laine Riley Prokay
Carving a Path for Early Career DesignOps Practitioners
Laura Schaefer
DesignOps: A Conduit for Inclusion
Lisa Gordon
Carving a Path for Early Career DesignOps Practitioners
Lou Rosenfeld
Welcome
Maisee Xiong
A Salesforce Panel Discussion on Values-Driven DesignOps
Mansi Gupta
Drawing from Feminist Practice to Make Inclusive Design Operational
Meredith Black
'Ask Us Anything' Social Hour
Michelle Chin
'Ask Us Anything' Social Hour
Patrizia Bertini
Pushing DesignOps' Influence Into New Global Markets
Pearl Koppenhaver
A Salesforce Panel Discussion on Values-Driven DesignOps
Peter Merholz
'Ask Us Anything' Social Hour
Rachel Radway
The Many Paths of Design Operations
Saara Kamppari
Saara Kamppari-Miller
Theme Three Intro
Saara Kamppari-Miller
Connecting the Ops: Plenary Panel and Closing Circle
Sam Proulx
To Boldly Go: The New Frontiers of Accessibility
Sam Proulx
Mobile Accessibility: Why Moving Accessibility Beyond the Desktop Is Critical in a Mobile-First World
Sam Proulx
Accessibility: An Opportunity to Innovate
Sarah Sgarlato Pierini
From Passion to Execution: A Story of Evolving Research Maturity at LinkedIn
Shashank Deshpande
Introduction to Collaborative DesignOps Using Cubyts
2021
29 Sep–1 Oct
Rosenfeld Media
55 speakers
2020
21–23 Oct
28 speakers
2019
23–24 Oct
New York City
25 speakers
2018
7–8 Nov
New York City
19 speakers
2017
6–7 Nov
New York City
13 speakers

Speakers in 2022Speakers at DesignOps Summit 2022

8–9 SepSan Francisco

Alexandra Mengoni León
Pushing DesignOps' Influence Into New Global Markets
Alla Weinberg
Design Teams Need Psychological Safety: Here's How to Create It
Alnie Figueroa
Teamwork: Strategies for Effective Collaboration with Other Program Management Teams
Angelos Arnis
State of DesignOps: Learnings from the 2021 Global Report
Aurobinda Pradhan
Introduction to Collaborative DesignOps Using Cubyts
Billy Carlson
Pro-Level UI Tips for Beginners

Bria Alexander
Welcome / Theme Intros & Wrap-Ups (Host)
Candace Myers
Standardizing Design at Scale
Changying (Z) Zheng
'Ask Us Anything' Social Hour
Courtney Kaplan
'Ask Us Anything' Social Hour
Courtney Maya George
Scale Your Organization and Grow Your Designers
Dante Guintu
How to Crush the Talent Crunch
Deanna Washington
Connecting the Ops: Plenary Panel and Closing Circle
Dominique Ward
The Most Exciting Time for DesignOps Is Now
Emma Wylds
A Salesforce Panel Discussion on Values-Driven DesignOps
Farid Sabitov
Theme Four Intro
Farid Sabitov
Connecting the Ops: Plenary Panel and Closing Circle
Gonzalo Goyanes
Design ROI: Cover a Little, Get a Lot
Isaac Heyveld
Expand DesignOps Leadership as a Chief of Staff
Jenny Price
'Ask Us Anything' Social Hour
Jessica Norris
ADHD: A DesignOps Superpower
Joe Wiertel
The Many Paths of Design Operations
Jon Fukuda
Theme One Intro
Jon Fukuda
Connecting the Ops: Plenary Panel and Closing Circle
Jose Coronado
From Zero to Hero
Kate Stern
Scaling Learning for the Future
Katie Bingham
The Many Paths of Design Operations
Kevin Newton
From Passion to Execution: A Story of Evolving Research Maturity at LinkedIn
Kim Holt
A Salesforce Panel Discussion on Values-Driven DesignOps
Laine Riley Prokay
Carving a Path for Early Career DesignOps Practitioners
Laura Schaefer
DesignOps: A Conduit for Inclusion
Lisa Gordon
Carving a Path for Early Career DesignOps Practitioners
Lou Rosenfeld
Welcome
Maisee Xiong
A Salesforce Panel Discussion on Values-Driven DesignOps
Mansi Gupta
Drawing from Feminist Practice to Make Inclusive Design Operational
Meredith Black
'Ask Us Anything' Social Hour
Michelle Chin
'Ask Us Anything' Social Hour
Patrizia Bertini
Pushing DesignOps' Influence Into New Global Markets
Pearl Koppenhaver
A Salesforce Panel Discussion on Values-Driven DesignOps
Peter Merholz
'Ask Us Anything' Social Hour
Rachel Radway
The Many Paths of Design Operations
Saara Kamppari
Saara Kamppari-Miller
Theme Three Intro
Saara Kamppari-Miller
Connecting the Ops: Plenary Panel and Closing Circle
Sam Proulx
To Boldly Go: The New Frontiers of Accessibility
Sam Proulx
Mobile Accessibility: Why Moving Accessibility Beyond the Desktop Is Critical in a Mobile-First World
Sam Proulx
Accessibility: An Opportunity to Innovate
Sarah Sgarlato Pierini
From Passion to Execution: A Story of Evolving Research Maturity at LinkedIn
Shashank Deshpande
Introduction to Collaborative DesignOps Using Cubyts