Makers X: Design × Dev - How Do We Scale Together?
The gap between design and development is wide. The cost is real. But some teams have crossed this divide and found gold on the other side. They’ve turned high friction into flow, silos into systems that scale. At Makers X, they’ll show you how they did it.
They’ll share:
✅ the tools they used
✅ the practices they built
✅ the value they unlocked
From design systems that scale to developers who think user-first - these are stories of teams that turned friction into flow. Whether you lead business, ship products or craft solutions, come learn how to turn your design and development teams into a force that moves fast and builds things that last.
Join us this 22nd Feb at Stampede Makers X—let's bridge the divide.
Event Overview
Keynote speech
Beyond Handoffs: A Developer's Journey to User-Centred Engineering
Speaker: Syazwan Zubir, Full Stack Developer at Stampede
Syazwan is a Full Stack Developer at Stampede, specialising in front-end development. With five years of experience in software development, he has helped build applications in industries like job searching, volunteering and more.
He will share how understanding designers’ and users’ perspectives transformed his approach—enhancing collaboration with designers and creating products that genuinely serve users.
Panel discussion
From Friction to Flow: How Design and Development Enable Scale
Panelist 1: Ikhwan Nazaruddin, Head, Group IT Delivery, Transformation & Quality at TIME
Panelist 2: Alexis Oh, Senior Product Designer at IKEA
Panelist 3: Atif Aiman, Senior Frontend Engineer at Decube
Bringing together seasoned professionals from engineering-heavy design, user-centered development and leadership lens to discuss the real-world strategies that enable effective collaboration at scale. Drawing on a breadth of experiences, our panelists will share how they’ve navigated communication barriers, balanced user-centric goals with technical constraints and fostered a culture that values both aesthetic integrity and engineering feasibility. Expect genuine insights into unified workflows, practical tips for smoother handoffs, and examples of how thoughtful collaboration can positively impact product quality, user satisfaction and team morale.
09.00 am: Registration & refreshments
09.20 am: Welcoming speech by Stampede
09.25 am: Welcoming speech by venue sponsor, UOB
09.30 am: [Keynote speech] Beyond Handoffs: A Developer’s Journey to User-Centred Engineering + Q&A
10.10 am: Coffee break
10.30 am: [Panel discussion] From Friction to Flow: How Design and Development Enable Scale + Q&A
11.20 am: Closing speech & group photo
11.30 am: Networking till noon
Remarks
🎓 Free spots available for students (subject to availability). Email us with your university email address at amirul@stampede-design.com with the subject title 'Makers X student'.
✅ By registering for this event, you consent to:
Be photographed and filmed, possibly be featured on Stampede’s social media platforms.
Sharing your contact details with UOB, our venue sponsor, who may contact you with information on their products and services.
Guide to UOB Plaza 1
🏢 UOB Multipurpose Hall is on Level M at UOB Plaza 1 (taller building at the back).
No lobby registration needed, just head to the lift available in front of lobby entrance.
📍Directions to UOB
LRT 🚈: Ride the Sri Petaling / Ampang line and head to Bandaraya station (5 mins walk)
Car 🚗: Park at the UOB old building basement car park. (Limited space. RM5 per hour, cap at RM25)
Car & walk 🚙🚶: Park nearby the building, less than 10mins walk away. Parking rates vary:
Menara Bumiputera Commerce
KWSP
SOGO
Pertama Complex
Menara AIA Cap Square
About Stampede
Founded in 2006, Stampede is a user experience and digital product development agency in Malaysia. We design user-centred experience, translated into digital products or service design for clients all over the world. https://stampede-design.com
About UOB (Venue Sponsor)
UOB (United Overseas Bank) is a leading bank in Asia, committed to providing quality financial services and products. With a strong presence across the region, UOB offers a wide range of solutions, including personal banking, business banking, and wealth management.