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Design Engagement Summit 2025

June 23-25 2025

DES is back in 2025! Join like-minded engineering leaders ready to break down barriers and push innovation forward in their organizations. If you feel like you’re just scratching the surface of what's possible in engineering, DES 2025 is for you.

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30
days

Registration opens January 6th

Here's some pricing info to help with your 2025 budgets

Early bird tickets

$695

Jan 6th - March 31st

Regular ticket price

$895

April 1st - June 23rd

Hotel block pricing

$229/night

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What to expect

Calling all engineering leaders ready for an innovation revolution

You became an engineer to bring life-changing products to market. So why does it feel like you and your team are just scratching the surface of what’s possible in hardware engineering?


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If DES 2024 proved one thing, it’s that engineering leaders are ready for a shake-up.

Traditional ways of working aren’t working. And engineers feel like, despite the innovation breakthroughs in hardware and technology, they’re still held back by slow processes and tools that weren’t built for them.

Now, most engineers feel like they’re doing less real engineering now than they were 5 or 10 years ago.

Last year, DES showed engineers two things:
1. They’re not alone.
2. They can shift the tide.

DES 2024 left the engineering community feeling energized and motivated to be the catalyst for change at their companies. DES 2025 is your chance to meet and learn from your peers across industries – then take those insights back to your company and keep moving things forward.

The real question is: Are you ready to be that catalyst?

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Talks that will help you drive innovation in your organization

We know you want to hear about the projects and initiatives driving real business results. That’s why the people we’ve invited to speak are practitioners, who can share stories of what’s working and how they’re driving change in the biggest, most complex product orgs in the world.

We’ll also cover technology trends – like how AI is transforming engineering and how collaboration tools are powering global and remote teams. But we’ll make sure it’s all in the context of what you’re focused on day to day.

Watch DES 2024 highlights

More than the user conference you’ve come to know

Deep Dive Keynotes

Industry pioneers will share their stories of innovation and collaboration, while also detailing how they’re driving real change in their organizations.

Breakout Sessions

These smaller, deep-dive topic sessions will feature subject matter experts discussing the latest trends in engineering, like MBE, agile and AI.

Hands-On Workshops

Engage in interactive, practical sessions led by CoLab experts and customer partners to see how others use CoLab to do better engineering.

Customer Panels

Listen to Q&A style sessions where CoLab customers share stories and give practical advice on relevant engineering topics.

Networking, Networking, Networking

By far the most talked about benefit of DES 2024 was meeting other engineering leaders who think like you do. We had attendees tell us, “I feel like I’m part of a new family.”

Location

You don’t really want to go to Orlando or Scottsdale again, do you?

It’s hard to argue with sunshine and swimming pools. But that’s the thing with the status quo, right? It’s hard to argue with.

Can we interest you in a little adventure, instead?

CoLab was proudly founded in – and still operates out of – Newfoundland and Labrador. We invite you to join us here in St. John’s – the Easternmost point in North America. In between learning and networking, you’ll get to explore rugged coastline, eat great seafood, and maybe even become an honorary Newfoundlander.

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Reserve your spot today!

If you would like to book pre and post conference dates, you must contact the hotel directly by phone 1-888-793-3582 or by email reservationsdtsj@whg.com.

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The first 10 approved speakers will receive a free conference pass, plus flights and hotel rooms on us!