Surge: Powering the next wave of digital product design with AI

​Talks, networking, and peer-to-peer learning.

​Join Surge: Powering the next wave of digital product design with AI–a cozy gathering in Joensuu, uniting designers, AI enthusiasts, and digital creators for an evening of learning. Listen to insightful talks from design leaders on AI’s role in improving workflows and enhancing creativity in the craft of digital product design. Together, let’s explore what opportunities and challenges AI brings to designers’ work and what skills to learn to become a future-proof designer.

​The event is organized by Anssi Kämäräinen from Appform (🔗LinkedIn), Anna Khokhlova from Wolt (🔗LinkedIn), Andrei Potekhin from Valamis (🔗LinkedIn) and Pinja Konttinen from ICT Hub Joensuu / Business Joensuu (🔗LinkedIn).

​Agenda

​5:30 PM | Venue opens, check-in, networking

​6:00 – 6:15 PM | Opening

​6:15 – 6:45 PM | Jarmo Valmari - Head of Design at Valamis

​6:45 – 7:15 PM | Matti Linna - Design Lead at Siili Solutions

​7:15 – 7:30 PM | Coffee break

​7:30 – 8:00 PM | Michihito Mizutani - Lead Designer at KONE

​8:00 – 9:00 PM | Networking

​9:00 PM | Venue closes



Tapahtuman järjestelyissä on mukana ICT Hub Joensuu -hanke, jota hallinnoin Business Joensuu Oy. Hanketta rahoittavat Pohjois-Karjalan maakuntaliitto ja Euroopan Unioni.

The event is organised in cooperation with the ICT Hub Joensuu project. The project is funded by the Regional Council of North Karelia and the European Union.