DESIGN LEADERS

CLUB

Join an exclusive Design Leaders Club Breakfast to connect with peers and share insights on design leadership and value of design in the boardroom.

About the club

Future London Academy hosts intimate gatherings of 30 creative and design professionals with 15+ years of experience in New York, London, San Francisco, Milan and other design capitals of the world.

If you are a Creative Director, Interior Designer, Architect, Head of Innovation, UX Lead or a Design Leader who wants to exchange ideas, spark fresh conversations and get inspired by our special guests, apply below.

Next gathering

Milan, 11 April 2025

What

  • Carefully selected network of global design leaders

  • Delicious breakfast in a private members club

  • Inspiring conversations

Next gathering

Milan, 11 April 2025
In partnership with Salone del Mobile Milano

What

  • Carefully selected network of global design leaders

  • Delicious breakfast in a private members club

  • Inspiring conversations

Where & When 

San Francisco – 21 January 2025
New York – Date tbc

What

Special Guest
Inspiring Conversations

About in-person events

Future London Academy is hosting intimate gatherings of 30 creative and design professionals with 15+ years of experience.

This is a unique opportunity to exchange ideas, spark fresh conversations, and hear a Special Guest talk on leadership in the world of design.

Our previous events took place in London and San Francisco and featured Associate Director at Zaha Hadid Architects, Bidisha Sinha; SVP Design at Slack, Ethan Eismann and Head of Creative Experience at Asana, Ariel Ross among others.

To receive information about our next event, fill in the form below.

Where

Milan

When

11 April 2025

What to expect

Delicious breakfast
Special Guest
Inspiring Conversations

The event is invitation only.
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To apply you need to:

  • Have 15+ years of experience in the industry
  • Be at director level or above, working in Design, Innovation or Creative Industries
  • Love exchanging knowledge and meeting people

About virtual events

Future London Academy is hosting live interviews and webinars with industry legends, C-level professionals, founders and forward-thinkers. Our start-studded array of guests includes designer Stefan Sagmeister, VP of Design and AI at Microsoft John Maeda, Partner at Pentagram Marina Willer, Chief Design Officer at Zoom, Mark Kawano and many others.

During these inspiring conversations, these brilliant minds share their perspectives on the future of the industry, design leadership and skills needed to get to the C-level.

Our next virtual event

Back by popular demand – Virtual Open Day 2.0 is happening on March 25 at 5 PM GMT!

Many of you asked for another opportunity to learn more about our MBA for Design Leaders, and we are opening our virtual doors again. Tune in for a behind-the-scenes look into our groundbreaking programme. Expect a live demo, a tour of our Design Leaders HQ, networking and an interactive Q&A session.

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