Design Operations New York 2026

Join leading DesignOps professionals in New York for this year’s in-person event dedicated to exploring how operational excellence fuels adaptability, resilience, and strategic impact.

The DesignOps community takes centre stage once again. Strategic thinkers, systems designers, and operational innovators will come together to share how they’re turning uncertainty into opportunity, driving transformation through operational innovation, and redefining what DesignOps can be.

This year, Design Operations NYC celebrates ‘Adaptive DesignOps’: how teams evolve to thrive amid constant change in business priorities, technologies, and the design landscape itself.

As AI accelerates collaboration and integration, the lines between DesignOps, ProductOps, and other operational disciplines are blurring, signalling a new era of connected, systems-driven ways of working.

Expect stories that reveal how adaptability creates impact, strategies that strengthen design maturity, and conversations that reimagine the future of Design Operations.

Why Attend

The pace of change in design is accelerating; new technologies, shifting expectations, and evolving team models are reshaping how organisations operate.

Join leaders, builders, and changemakers at DesignOps NYC to pause, connect, and reframe your approach.

• Expert Insights: Hear from speakers across global brands and design-led organisations sharing real-world stories of adaptability, transformation, and measurable impact
• Skill Development: Gain practical strategies and frameworks to strengthen your DesignOps practice and lead through change
• Valuable Connections: Connect with peers navigating similar challenges and build your network within the growing DesignOps community

The following organizations have participated as attendees and contributors at Henry Stewart DesignOps events - we look forward to you joining us next time.

3M, Adobe, Accenture Song, Agile Defense, Airbnb, AI Flywheel, Amazon, American Airlines, argodesign, Atlassian, Autodesk, Bancolombia, Bank of Montreal (BMO), BCP Bank, Benco Dental, Berkadia, Bloomberg, Booz Allen Hamilton, Bose Corporation, Capital One, Cash App, Celtra, C&G Partners, Colgate-Palmolive, Commercial & Investment Bank (CIB), J.P. Morgan, DECIEM, Deloitte Global, DocuSign, DoubleVerify, Dynatrace, Empathy, Empathy.la, Esri, Faire, Frontify, Google, GoodRx, GSA / TTS, Handshake, Harper Collins, HCSC, HelloFresh, Huge Inc., IBM, Imagine Learning, Instagram, Intuit, Intuitive, JPMorgan Chase & Co., JUICE Creative Group, Kander, Kenvue, KeyBank, Knapsack, LEARFIELD, Lullabot, Lumin Digital, Lyft, MassMutual, Matter Of Form, Maverick Moon, Maze, McDonald's, McKinsey & Company, Meaningful Gigs, Merck, Meta, MJH Life Sciences, MongoDB, Morty, Mozilla, Navy Federal Credit Union, NBCUniversal Peacock, Nestlé USA, Netflix, Newground International, Nordstrom, Nutanix, Nurun Canada, PARK USA, PanasonicWELL, PepsiCo, Pershing X, Pfizer, PicCollage, Procore Technologies, Prudential Financial, Publix Super Markets, Publicis Sapient, PVH Calvin Klein, Quadrant Strategies, Quanata, Realtor.com, Southern New Hampshire University, State Farm, Supernova, Target, TaxSlayer, The Hershey Company, The New York Times, Thumbtack, TIAA, Tire Rack, Toronto Tails Consulting, Travelers, United Airlines, Verified, Verizon, VINSITE.IO, Vestwell, WBD, Weleda, WHOOP, W.W. Grainger, Wolters Kluwer, Yelp, Zebra Technologies, and Zendesk.