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Who we are

The company behind DDX — a global think tank on the future of digital experience, convening the leaders who are shaping it.

What we learn there is the point. Across stages in seven cities, with design leaders, product teams, founders and researchers, we see where human and technology meet next — before it reaches anyone’s roadmap.

That foresight is what partners come to us for. When we build — brand, product, environment, event — it starts from that view, not from a list of deliverables.

7Cities on the DDX map
3,000+Leaders convened
100%Sold-out editions
10+Years exploring the future
Who joins DDX

Trusted by top design & innovation teams around the world.

People from these companies repeatedly joined DDX.

Adobe, Apple, NVIDIA, Google, Amazon, Salesforce, EA, Visa, HP, Deloitte, Forbes, Allianz, Volkswagen, Siemens, Intel, US Bank, Zalando, Cisco, Walt Disney, American Airlines, Shopify, Publicis Sapient
Microsoft, Meta, BMW, Bosch, SAP, Dell Technologies, Edenspiekermann, Appsfactory, Sony, Nike, JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Stripe, Emirates NBD, GE Aerospace, The New York Times, Marc O'Polo, Toyota
From the DDX stages

Where human and technology meet next.

The themes our speakers, partners and community keep returning to — and the direction we build toward.

01

Outcome-driven design in an agentic AI world

When software acts on your behalf, the product is no longer the screen. Design moves from interfaces to outcomes — and to the trust that makes delegation possible.

02

The future(s) of human–technology interaction

Voice, spatial, ambient, embodied. The interface is dissolving into the environment, and the craft becomes deciding what should stay visible at all.

03

Design as the business driver

How design moves technology, business and society forward — measured in decisions changed and markets opened, not in deliverables shipped.

04

Experience beyond the screen

Brand, product, place and event as one continuum. The strongest experiences no longer respect the line between physical and digital.

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In practice
Event experiences

Host of DDX — one of the world's fastest growing UX and design conferences.

A global think tank and community, and our own conference brand — curated end to end, from the first coffee to the conversations long after the closing session.

A speaker on stage at a DDX conference edition
DDX

Where innovation meets people.

A single-day format for design leaders, product teams, founders and researchers — exploring how design moves technology, business and society forward, with room around the programme for the connections that outlast it.

The DDX audience during a talk
An attendee walking past the DDX quote wall
Attendees networking at DDX registration
DDX programme handed to an attendee
Mission
We explore the future — and turn breakthroughs into experiences people actually want.

We make technological breakthroughs accessible and turn them into joyful product and brand experiences so people have better lives. We fast-forward to potential futures of businesses, and we partner with the strongest and most ambitious startups and companies in order to drive positive impact and accelerate the future for the better.

Careers

Come build it with us.

  • Dubai
  • Full-time
  • On-site

Graphic Designer

Brand and campaign design across our own ventures and our partner work — from conference identity through to product surfaces. On-site with the team in Dubai.

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  • Any discipline
  • Always open

Open application

Nothing listed that fits? Tell us what you would bring. We hire for range and curiosity rather than for a job title — show us the thinking behind the work.

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Next step

Meet us where the future gets discussed.

The conversation happens at DDX — on stage, in the rooms around it, in seven cities a year. Start there.

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