Step to the forefront of the Design·AI revolution.
As AI reshapes the way we live, learn, and work, the most urgent questions are no longer purely technical. Instead, they centre on values, power, and responsibility: What kind of future are we designing—and for whom?
This international forum brings together designers, technologists, educators, and critical thinkers to explore how AI systems can be built not just to perform, but to serve human needs, support collective flourishing, and reflect diverse social and cultural realities. It highlights both the opportunities and tensions that arise when AI enters everyday life, particularly in the rapidly evolving contexts of Asia.
Bridging practice and critique, the event calls for reimagining how we design, govern, and live with AI—from classrooms and workplaces to institutions and infrastructures.
Key themes
- Designing for Human-AI Collaboration
- The Future of Education and Work in the Age of AI
- Critical AI and Social Futures in Asia
- AI, Ethics, and the Reimagination of Institutions
Conference schedule
| 3 October, Friday
Venue: Hokkien Foundation Lecture Theatre (LT4) |
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| Time | Programme |
| 9.30 – 10.00AM | Registration |
| 10.00 – 10.10AM | Welcome address: Prof Yow Wei Quin (Head of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, SUTD) |
| 10.10 – 10.50AM | Keynote Speech 1: Prof Chee Yeow Meng (Provost, Chief Academic & Innovation Officer, SUTD) |
| 10.50 – 11.30AM | Keynote Speech 2: Prof James Landay (Stanford HAI, Stanford University) |
| 11.30 – 12.00PM | Q&A |
| 12.00 – 12.10PM | Photography and gift presentation |
| 12.10 – 1.30PM | Lunch and student showcase |
| 1.30 – 3.35PM | Panel Discussion 1: Design + AI (DAI) in the Future of Education and Industry
Chaired by Dr Zhao Zhenxing (HASS, SUTD) and Assistant Prof Kenny Choo (DAI, SUTD)
Panellists:
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| 3.35 – 4.00PM | Tea break and student showcase |
| 4.00 – 5.20PM | Panel Discussion 2: Ethics of Care in the Age of AI
Chaired by Assoc Prof Alastair Gornall (HASS, SUTD) and Assistant Prof Setsuko Yokoyama (HASS, SUTD)
Panellists:
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| 5.30PM | End of Day 1 |
| 4 October, Saturday
Venue: Cohort Classroom 14 (Building 2, Level 5) |
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| Time | Programme |
| 2.00 – 5.00PM | Future Design Workshop – Implementing AI for Community Transformation
Attendance for this workshop is limited to 50 participants and will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. Please indicate your interest to attend in the registration form.
Led by scholars from Tsinghua University and Lu Xun Academy of Fine Arts, this workshop explores how generative AI can address urban challenges. Using methods such as Future Signs, STEEP analysis, Backcasting, and Tomorrow’s Headlines—together with an AI Agent powered by Provotyping—participants will co-create future prototype cards, scenario narratives, and Tomorrow’s Headlines for more human-centred cities.
Facilitators:
Note: Includes teabreak at 3.30PM |
| 5.00PM | End of Day 2 |
Keynote speakers
Professor Chee Yeow Meng
Provost
Chief Academic & Innovation Officer
Cheng Tsang Man Chair Professor
Singapore University of Technology and Design
Professor James Landay
Denning Co-Director (Acting) of Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI
Anand Rajaraman and Venky Harinarayan Professor
Senior Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI
Stanford University
| For enquiries or assistance, please contact us at hass@sutd.edu.sg. |
