Leading Design at Platform Scale
Org design, hiring, and career paths for UX leaders inside website builder and app builder companies. How to keep craft alive when your product ships to millions of builders.
UX Leadership Conference · 4th Edition
Lead the
no-code era
Two days with the UX directors, heads of design, and platform founders deciding how the next billion web and mobile products get built.
The Summit
Where design leadership meets the build-it-yourself generation
UX Leadership is the annual gathering for the people steering design organizations through the biggest shift in a generation: website builders and no-code app builder platforms that let anyone ship a product. In 2027, Berlin becomes the place where the leaders of that movement set the agenda.
Expect unfiltered keynotes from platform founders, candid case studies from design executives who scaled no-code adoption inside enterprises, and hands-on product labs where you build alongside the teams behind the tools.
See the program
2
Days on one main stage plus workshop floors
24
Sessions, panels, and product labs
30+
Speakers from leading platform and design teams
900
Design and product leaders from 40+ countries
Four Tracks
Built around how no-code products actually get led
Website Builder Products
Deep dives from the teams behind the web's biggest site-building platforms: template ecosystems, drag-and-drop interaction design, and the UX of making complexity disappear.
No-Code App Builders
How visual development platforms earn the trust of professional teams. Data modeling, logic editors, and onboarding journeys that turn first-time builders into power users.
AI-Assisted UX Leadership
Where generative tooling meets the no-code stack. What leaders need to know about AI-generated layouts, prompt-driven prototyping, and the new shape of design teams.
Speaker Lineup
Thought leaders from the platforms you build with
First wave of confirmed speakers. The full 2027 lineup lands in spring — join the updates list to hear it first.
Dr. Mara Lindqvist
Chief Design Officer, Klarheit Berlin
Keynote — "Design Leadership When Everyone Can Build"
Arjun Mehta
Head of Product, Canvasly
"The Template Economy: Designing for a Million First Drafts"
Thao Nguyen
Principal Designer, Flowbrick
Workshop — "Logic Editors Humans Actually Enjoy"
Daniel Roth
Co-Founder & CEO, Brickwise
Panel — "Can a Website Builder Have a Design Point of View?"
Dr. Elena Sorensen
VP of Design, Nordwind Systems
Case Study — "Rolling Out No-Code to 400 Non-Designers"
Marcus Bell
Founder, Stackless
"From Blank Canvas to Shipped App in One Sitting"
Program
Two days, one agenda-setting conversation
09:00
Doors & Builder's Breakfast
Registration, coffee, and the opening expo of no-code platform booths.
10:00
Opening Keynote — Design Leadership When Everyone Can Build
Dr. Mara Lindqvist, Chief Design Officer, Klarheit Berlin
11:15
The Template Economy
Arjun Mehta on designing systems that serve a million first drafts.
13:30
Workshop — Logic Editors Humans Actually Enjoy
Thao Nguyen, Principal Designer, Flowbrick · Limited to 60 seats
15:30
Case Study — Rolling Out No-Code to 400 Non-Designers
Dr. Elena Sorensen, VP of Design, Nordwind Systems
18:00
Rooftop Welcome Reception
Drinks above Alexanderplatz with the speakers and fellow attendees.
09:30
From Blank Canvas to Shipped App in One Sitting
Marcus Bell, Founder, Stackless · Live build, no slides
11:00
Panel — Can a Website Builder Have a Design Point of View?
Daniel Roth (Brickwise) with leaders from three platform teams
13:30
Product Labs
Hands-on building sessions hosted by the platforms themselves. Bring a laptop.
15:45
Closing Fireside — The Next Five Years of Building
The full speaker lineup, moderated Q&A from the floor
17:30
Closing Party — Klunkerkranich
An end-of-summit Berlin rooftop finale. Guests welcome.
Field Notes
What the summit feels like
Scenes from past editions — workshops, live builds, and the conversations between sessions that people come back for.
The Venue
Berlin Congress Center, steps from Alexanderplatz
Two days in the heart of Berlin-Mitte — minutes from the TV Tower, the Spree riverfront, and some of the city's best after-hours spots for continuing the conversation.
Berlin Congress Center am AlexanderplatzKarl-Liebknecht-Str. 31
10178 Berlin, Germany
- 8 min walk from Berlin Hauptbahnhof via S-Bahn
- Direct connection from BER Airport in ~35 minutes
- Partner hotel rates within walking distance
Registration
Ticket sales open January 2027
Join the updates list below and you will be first in line for early-bird pricing when sales go live.
Early Bird
€690 + VAT
- Both conference days
- All keynotes and panels
- Workshop access (lottery)
- Opening reception
Limited to 300 tickets
Standard
€890 + VAT
- Both conference days
- All keynotes and panels
- Guaranteed workshop seat
- All receptions and the closing party
Sales open January 2027
Team Bundle
€2,390 + VAT
- Three standard passes
- Guaranteed workshop seats
- Reserved team table at the reception
- Private guided venue tour
For teams of three or more
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ux-leadership.com · Berlin · September 23–24, 2027