Speakers
We’re still locking in the lineup — names drop soon. It’s a hands-on, practical look at how designers and developers use AI today — AI-ready design systems, harness engineering, AI + Figma, agentic AI UX patterns and AI workflows — from people living it.
They’re amazing at what they do, with practical tips and tricks you can use — plus some fun along the way. See you there!
Our speakers…
- are knowledgeable and experienced,
- share practical takeaways you can use,
- show, not just talk,
- and are smashingly nice.
AI 2027 Conference runs Tuesday, December 1, 2026, 5–9 PM CET / 8 AM–12 PM PT:
🌁 8 AM — San Francisco
🍁 11 AM — Toronto
🗼 5 PM — Paris
🐪 8 PM — Abu Dhabi
🐉 12 AM (+1) — Beijing
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Brad Frost
Brad Frost is a design system consultant, web designer & developer, speaker, writer, teacher, musician, and artist located in beautiful Pittsburgh, PA. He helps people establish & evolve design systems, establish more collaborative workflows, and design & build software together.
He is the author of the book Atomic Design, which introduces a methodology to create and maintain effective design systems. He co-hosted the Style Guides Podcast and has helped create several tools and resources for web designers, including Pattern Lab, Styleguides.io, This Is Responsive, Death to Bullshit, and more.
- Talk
- Bringing Design Systems to Life
- On the web
- http://bradfrost.com
- On LinkedIn
- bradfrost
- On Bluesky
- @bradfrost.com
- On Mastodon
- mastodon.social/@brad_frost
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TJ Pitre
Product Architect, Design Systems @ Figma | AI & Design Systems | Founder, Southleft
TJ Pitre is the Product Architect for AI and Design Systems at Figma, and Founder/Owner of Southleft, a design systems consultancy. He works with teams to bridge design and engineering using structured context, modern tooling, and practical experimentation.
- Talk
- Scaling Design: How to Build AI-Ready Design Systems
- On the web
- https://southleft.com/
- On LinkedIn
- tpitre
- On Bluesky
- @tpitre.bsky.social
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Christine Vallaure
Founder of Moonlearning
Christine Vallaure is the founder of moonlearning.io, a learning platform for UI, Figma and Product Building with AI. She’s also the author of theSolo.io, a practical guide to building and growing digital products independently, and a regular speaker at design and tech conferences.
Christine is deeply invested in bridging the gap between design and development, creating content and tools that help both sides work better together with more clarity, curiosity, and collaboration.
With over a decade of experience working with startups, agencies, and global brands across Berlin, Mexico City, and London, Christine now calls Madrid home. As a solo founder and creator, she’s passionate about the growing wave of independent builders who are rethinking how digital products are made, from the tools we use to the way we work.
- Talk
- Design Systems and Figma MCPs
- On the web
- https://www.moonlearning.io
- On LinkedIn
- christinevallaure
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Vitaly Friedman
Creative Lead and Co-Founder of Smashing Magazine
Vitaly Friedman loves beautiful content and doesn’t like to give in easily. When he is not writing or speaking at a conference, he’s most probably running front-end/UX workshops and webinars. He loves solving complex UX, front-end and performance problems.
- Talk
- AI Design Patterns 2027: Designing for Trust and Workflows
- On the web
- https://smashingmagazine.com
- On LinkedIn
- vitalyfriedman