Keynote Speakers

Voices that
move culture

The opening wave of the FORM // 2026 line-up. The remaining names are announced in stages through the spring, one track at a time.

Opening KeynoteElena Voss

Elena Voss

Global Creative Director, Pentagram

Pentagram / Berlin

Elena Voss

Elena has defined brand identities for over 200 global companies, from Fortune 500s to cultural institutions. Her work sits at the intersection of radical simplicity and cultural resonance.

The Semiotics of Simplicity
Marcus Okafor

Marcus Okafor

Design Systems Lead, Figma

Figma / San Francisco

Marcus Okafor

The architect of Figma's own design language, Marcus has shaped how designers worldwide think about systems, tokens, and the language of interfaces at scale.

Systems Thinking at Scale
Soo-Yeon Park

Soo-Yeon Park

Type Director, Colophon Foundry

Colophon Foundry / London

Soo-Yeon Park

A type designer whose variable fonts have been downloaded 40 million times. Soo-Yeon is rewriting the rules of legibility for a multilingual, high-DPI world.

Variable Futures
Javier Morales

Javier Morales

Creative Director, IDEO

IDEO / New York

Javier Morales

Javier's human-centred design practice has transformed public health campaigns, civic platforms, and financial services in 32 countries across five continents.

Design for Systemic Change

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