Config APAC 2024, the inaugural Figma event in the Asia Pacific region, is slated to take place on July 2, 2024 at the renowned Marina Bay Sands in Singapore. The event will feature Figma’s top executives, including CEO Dylan Field and CPO Yuhki Yamashita, alongside designer advocates and prominent industry experts from the APAC region, who will share their vision, knowledge and industry best practices. Additionally, this event will introduce Figma’s most substantial product release of the year. For those unable to be present physically, options to join via livestreams and access to recorded sessions on Youtube will be available.
Program / Event Schedule
- (8:30am – 9:30am) Registration (Doors open at 9:00am)
- (9:30am – 10:30am) Figma product launch keynote
- (10:30am – 12:30pm) Presentations / Talks
- (10:30am – 10:50am) “AI for UI” by Jordan Singer
- (10:50am – 11:10am) “The Vision Behind [REDACTED]” by Mihika Kapoor
- (11:30am – 11:50am) “Level Up Designer + Developer Collaboration” by Noga Mann
- (11:50am – 12:10pm) “Conditions for Quality at Scale” by Alejandro Urrutia Daglio
- (12:10pm – 12:30pm) “Representing Culture through Design” by Shantanu Kumar
- (12:45pm) Lunch
- (1:50pm – 5:00pm) Presentations / Talks
- (1:50pm – 2:10pm) “Figma Executive Firechat” with Dylan Field & Yuhki Yamashita
- (2:00pm – 2:20pm) “Blurring the Line Between Designers and Developers” by Meng To
- (2:20pm – 2:50pm) “Designing From Your Soul” by Feng Zhu
- (2:50pm – 3:20pm) “Panel Discussion” with Mihika Kapoor, Joshua Orr, Li Hongyi and Crystal Widjaja
- (3:40pm – 4:00pm) “Practical Approaches Designing Typeface for User Interface” by Gumpita Rahayu
- (4:00pm – 4:30pm) “Panel Discussion” with Jordan Singer, Jatja Forbes, Daisuke Sakai and Isha Hening
- (4:30pm – 5:00pm) “Building Communities and the CRED Experience” by Nairi Hourdajian and Kunal Shah
- (5:00pm – 6:00pm) Happy Hour & Networking
List of Speakers
- Alejandro Urrutia Daglio – Executive Manager, Experience Design, Commonwealth Bank
- Crystal Widjaja – Advisor & Partner, Reforge
- Daisuke Sakai – Co-founder, TeamLab
- Dylan Field – Chief Executive Officer (CEO) & Co-Founder, Figma
- Feng Zhu – CEO & Art Director, FZD School of Design
- Gumpita Rahayu – Type Designer, Tokotype
- Isha Hening – Visual Artist
- Jordan Singer – Product Designer, Figma
- Joshua Orr – Head of Design, SafetyCulture
- Katja Forbes – Head of Client Experience, Standard Chartered
- Kunal Shah – Founder, Cred
- Kyle Wu – Senior UX Designer, 6Sense
- Li Hongyi – Director, Open Government Products
- Meng To – Designer & Founder, DesignCode
- Mihika Kapoor – Product Manager, Figma
- Nairi Hourdajian – VP of Communications, Content & Community, Figma
- Noga Mann – Engineering Manager, Figma
- Shantanu Kumar – Designer & Creative Director, SKH Design Studio
- Yuhki Yamashita – Chief Product Officer (CPO), Figma
Ticket Categories
- In Person: Free
- Virtual: Free
Notes:
- Due to limited seats, registrants for the in-person event will be placed on the waitlist after registering. Successful registrants will receive a confirmation email once their spots are confirmed.
- There are no limits to attend the event virtually.
