01 / 05
Design leaders, on the record.
Long conversations with the people who run and teach design. Published on YouTube.
Guests from NYU, Source Paris and The CX Evolutionist
See all episodesWhere design leaders show up.
A podcast, private dinners, founders breakfasts, workshops and meetups with the people who lead design at Mistral AI, Doctolib, Back Market and Bpifrance. It is how we know who is good.
What we run
Five formats, one network.
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Design Leaders Dinner
02 / 05
Design Leaders Dinners
A small table of heads of design and product. Candid talk about talent. Invitation only.
Co-hosted with Bpifrance's VP Product Design and Design Club
See the dinners1 / 7
Founders Breakfast
03 / 05
Founders Breakfasts
Early sessions where founders get straight answers on design and product from one invited guest.
Guests from IDEO, Upstream and e-Residency
See the breakfasts
04 / 05
Workshops
Hands-on sessions on the tools hiring teams now expect from designers.
Led by working designers, including a former Shopify designer
See the workshops1 / 7
The State of Design in Europe
05 / 05
Evening meetups
Talks and open conversation with design leaders, then drinks, at Station F.
Speakers from Mistral AI, Doctolib, Qonto and Back Market
See all meetupsIn the room
From Station F to Mistral AI's office.
Portfolio Reviews
Portfolio Reviews
State of Design in Europe
State of Design
Design Leaders Dinner
Dinner
Showing Business Impact
Business Impact
Design Leaders Dinner
Dinner
Speakers and guests
Leaders who have joined us.
Speakers and guests at our events. Each is listed with the company they work at.
Zach Krasner
Mistral AI
Regine Gilbert
NYU
Julien Clement
Carrefour
Anne Asensio
Dassault Systèmes
Thibaud Eberwein
Proton
Raphaël Lorand
Doctolib
Théau Mesnard
Back Market
Didier Hilhorst
Qonto
Julien HillionQonto
Jean-Baptiste Kaloya
Bpifrance
Kristiina Kalda
e-Residency
Pierrick Thébault
Shine
Louis Lecat
Upstream
Bastien Bigot
Corsearch
Lisa Baird
Fraîche
Maxime Frère
Source Paris
Jordan Warmoes-Nielsen
The Design Crew
Katja Forbes
The CX Evolutionist
Antoine ValotPostcapitalist Design Club
François Savard
END Agency
Sponsor
Put your name in front of the people who decide how products get designed.
Sponsor a meetup, a founders breakfast or a podcast episode. The people in these rooms lead design teams, or are founders about to hire one. A sponsorship is a paid slot, and we say so plainly.
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- registrations
- 128
- seats in a sold-out room
- Invitation only
- dinners for heads of design
Next on the calendar
12 Nov
2026 · Station F
Designing AI products people trust
With Thibaud Eberwein (Proton) and Pierrick Thébault (Shine)
Hiring a designer?
Get a ranked shortlist in days, with the reasons behind every name. Portfolios read by hand, €3,000 flat. You interview and decide.