The Mostly Working Summit AI x Design 2027
A free morning for 100 senior+ designers and design leaders to make sense of how AI has changed design over the past year, and where our craft goes next.
Thursday 22 October 2026 · London
Apply to attendThe day
Speakers
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Chief Design Officer, Monzo
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Head of Design, Hilo
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Head of Design, Granola
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Coming soon
Fireside chat: design tools
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Coming soon
Fireside chat: design tools
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Coming soon
Fireside chat: design tools
Morning
The Mostly Working Summit: AI x Design 2027
Hosted at Monzo’s London HQ, the summit brings together 100 design leaders to share what they’ve built with AI, compare notes on how it’s changed their teams, and look at where our craft goes next.
- 8:30am
Doors open
Coffee, pastries and conversation.
- 9:00am
Welcome
Tom and Jonny on what changed for designers this year, what we learned along the way, and where we think the craft goes next.
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- 9:20am
Fireside chat: design tools
Jonny with three design leaders on how the tools we design with are changing. Guests to be announced.
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- 10:00am
Fireside chat: leading change
Tom with three design leaders on how they are creating the conditions for their teams to experiment and integrate AI into how they operate. Panelists include Vuokko Aro (Chief Design Officer at Monzo), Kate Pincott (Head of Design at Hilo) and Joel Miller (Head of Design at Granola).
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- 10:40am
Break
- 11:00am
Roundtables
Curated tables of about eight, each with a host and one question to dig into. Then each table shares back what it found.
- 12:00pm
Mingle
Stop talking, start meeting people.
- 12:30pm
Close
Afternoon
Workshop: Build Your Own Design Tool
The final edition of our fast moving workshop that sold out at design + AI in Brighton last month. Three and a half hours to build a real design tool from scratch, with up to 30 designers. Includes a guaranteed summit place.
Facilitated by Jonny and Tom
“I came away astounded by the art of the possible. Fifteen or so people demoed what they’d built in an hour, and some of the tools were genuinely impressive.”
“I have to say I rarely give positive feedback. However, this workshop was absolutely incredible, I loved it. ”
- Before the day, use our custom agent skill to find the right tool to build for you and your team.
- Build it with our starter kit: a minimal Figma-style frame, a UI kit and agent instructions that keep the build quick and coherent.
- Leave with your tool live on a URL, ready to share.
- Finish with demos from the group.
2:00–5:30pm · East London · Paid · Up to 30 places
Book a workshop placeWho it’s for
Senior+ product designers through to design leaders: leads, staff designers, managers and directors. From early-stage startups to established tech companies, and from AI-native teams to teams that are only starting out.
It makes most sense for you if your day-to-day role is about amplifying the impact of others.
How to apply
Morning places are not first come, first served. We read every application and approve a strong, varied group. We look at:
- Your role. The morning is for senior+ designers and design leaders.
- The mix. We want a range of backgrounds, and of companies from early-stage startups to big tech.
- What you’ve built. Include a link to something you’ve made with AI. We prioritise the strongest examples.
We may record the welcome and the fireside chats for the podcast.
Apply to attendWho we are
We’re
Jonny
and 
Tom
. Mostly Working is a weekly podcast
and monthly-ish London meetup
where design leaders talk through what they’ve built with AI and
how it’s changing their practice.