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2025 Events

Conferences, events, and courses at the intersection of creativity, innovation, and humanities

Business School

Stuck in a career rut? Introducing the long-overdue Business School for Designers. Confidently navigate business conversations, improve your understanding of business needs, and articulate your value.

$2,950 to $3,450

13 Feb 2025

Design Leadership

Discover the future of design leadership with Australia’s top design leaders and visionaries. Together we’ll celebrate and advance the craft of design leadership.

$395 to $495

20 Mar 2025

Product Leadership

Our trusted roundtables are expanding to product leadership. Focused presentations, discussions and networking opportunities help you shape a future where innovation goes beyond tech.

$395 to $495

24 Apr 2025

Accessibility and Inclusion

Can you imagine a future where products are accessible to everyone, no matter your background? Join the journey to make meaningful change in accessible design.

$395 to $495

22 May 2025

Design Research

Put research back to the centre of your practice. Hear fresh perspectives from the biggest names in design research on adapting for today’s unique business challenges.

$395 to $495

26 Jun 2025

Product Outlook 2025

Our most popular event got a makeover! Product Outlook is a sleeker format, featuring insights from the brightest minds in product management, design and digital.

$495 to $795

10 Jul 2025

As Australia’s leading champion for the digital community, we’re proud to create unrivalled experiences, grounded in an unyielding commitment to our core values.

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Sustainability

We’re building a sustainable future by producing minimal waste and leading as the region’s most eco-conscious events provider.

Accessibility

Accessibility, inclusion, and ethics lie at the heart of what we do, at every moment of every experience. We believe everyone deserves an equal opportunity and work tirelessly to make that a reality.

Diversity

We’re proud to constantly elevate outside perspectives across race, ethnicity, gender, sex, sexuality, religion and community. Championing new voices is central to our mission.

Affordability

We want to over-deliver on value. Our all-inclusive tickets give access to innovative content, networking opportunities and inspirational speakers to fast-track your career growth.

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Here's what they say about our events

A candid moment at a Design Outlook event, showing a woman in a green faux fur coat smiling and engaging in conversation with a man dressed in a dark coat. The setting appears lively, with blurred attendees in the background creating a bustling atmosphere. Chi Ryan presenting at DO23, wearing a transparent bubble wrap coat over dark clothing, with blue and purple-streaked hair and clear-rimmed glasses. Chi stands on stage with a colorful, abstract background, smiling and gesturing with one hand raised, engaging the audience.

I took something away from every presenter

Julian Harrington

Mastt

Incredibly thought-provoking, engaging and just generally fascinating discussions

Michael Leigh

ANZ

Head is spinning after a day of inspiring talks

Tim Clark

iSelect

Every designer in Melbourne is at Design Outlook except me

Lee Tucknott

Till

Conferences are back and in the best way possible

Colleen Gao

Askable

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Partnerships

When you join our partnership cohort, you join a community of open discussion and shared ambition to create the best  conference in the region

Call for volunteers

We're actively seeking volunteers across our series of events for 2025