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Future of Product at World Design Congress 2025

Designing Tomorrow: Future of Product 2025 at World Design Congress.

Date: Tuesday September 9, 2025 
Location: Barbican Centre, London 
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. (networking reception until 7:30 p.m.) 

As part of our mission partnership, Kearney is proud to host "Future of Product 2025", an exclusive, one-day event alongside the World Design Congress. Bringing together global leaders in design, innovation and operations, this immersive experience explores how product, technology and sustainability converge to shape a better future for all.

Event Themes:

  1. AI, emotional design, and brand loyalty: how emotionally intelligent, AI-powered design builds stronger, lasting customer connections
  2. Impact-first innovation: prioritizing sustainability, ethical AI, and social good at the core of the innovation process
  3. Human-centric, future-ready products: aligning emerging technologies with adaptability, real-world relevance, and long-term value

Agenda highlights

9:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.: Expert sessions

  • Product, Profit, Planet: The innovation balance
  • The Love Algorithm: What makes products irresistible
  • The Boardroom Revolution: When product leads
  • Intelligence Amplified: Co-creating with AI
  • Resilient by Design: Reimagining global value chains in an era of disruption

5:30 – 7:30 p.m.: Networking reception

Register your interest here.

See highlights from previous Future of Product events here.



What To Expect
  • 01Expert-led panels and fireside chats
  • 02TED-style talks from industry visionaries
  • 03Immersive activation experiences
  • 04Keynote plenary sessions
  • 05Product Pioneer Dinner (invite-only networking)
Event Speakers