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Lead with Tempo 2026
ONWARDS, BY DESIGN
September 10th
Join our fifth and final conference!
Be part of something exciting! Lead with Tempo on September 10th 2026 will be our final conference. We've secured some amazing speakers to inspire you onwards in your leadership career – because we want the future of content design to be shaped by this community.
With in-person, virtual, and team tickets now available, choose the way to join that best suits you.
Help your team learn, grow and thrive
Times are uncertain, but we want to build bold leaders – ready to design their own future, and the future of their teams.
We're curating some of the best content design leaders, to tell us how they're shaping the future for their teams.
Join our conferences in person or virtually for a day of talks, panels and networking, as we find out how to become braver leaders.
Find your people
We keep our conferences small enough to be intimate and friendly – so you can make new connections, and catch up with some old ones!
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There's plenty of time throughout the conference to chat, support one another, and reflect on the talks and panels.
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What to expect
Our global leaders cover topics such as:
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Thinking beyond the product to connect content across our orgs
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How to leverage AI within your teams
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How we embrace a new, uncertain future
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Setting content design teams up for success
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Best-practice when designing for AI
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Fostering design-wide advocacy for content
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We have a brilliant line-up planned for 2026 with a mixture of new and past speakers, including:
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Candi Williams, Bumble
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Tim Hetland, Google
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Ellen Gofton, John Lewis
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Torrey Podmajersky, Catbird
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Beth Dunn, Agent.ai
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Caroline Tecks, PayPal
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Felicia Wu, Teradata
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Tina Johnson-Marcel, JP Morgan Chase
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Pete Kowalczyk, Conversation designer, GOV.UK
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Denise Brooks as Q&A host
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"The experience put a spring back in my step. The content was great but importantly the tone of the content was spot on."
2024 attendee
A space made for bonding
Lead with Tempo will be hosted at London's Barbican, which is an architectural wonder, boasting galleries, restaurants and a wonderful conference suite. We use the lovely terrace area for refreshment breaks, a light and airy space that's perfect for a summer conference.
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It's well connected by railway and underground stations, and reachable from London airports in under an hour.
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Of course, you can also join virtually if you prefer.
Sponsor Lead with Tempo
There are numerous ways to get involved with the conference. Whether you have a book to promote, a SAAS product that's perfect for content designers, or you're hiring...there's a sponsorship package for you. We'd love to partner with you!
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