Milano • Palermo
7-9 May 2026
Superstudio Village

Milano
7-9 May 2026
Superstudio Village

Milano
7-9 May 2026

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digital design days milano 2026

Enjoy inspirational talks by world-renowned creative minds and business visionaries, along with workshops and masterclasses led by industry leaders and renowned experts.

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Wesley ter Haar

Co-Founder / Chief AI Officer
Monks

 Wesley ter Haar
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Stefan Sagmeister

Designer Legend
Sagmeister Inc

 Stefan Sagmeister
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Emily Rickard

CEO
Buck

 Emily Rickard
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Marina Willer

Partner
Pentagram

 Marina Willer
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Dilshan Arukatti

Founder, CEO & Creative Director
Immersive Garden

 Dilshan Arukatti
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Chiara Diana

VP, Global Chief Design Officer
frog

 Chiara Diana
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Itay Schiff

Co-Founder
Weavy (now a Figma company)

 Itay Schiff
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Felix Chilvers

Executive Creative Director
Future Deluxe

 Felix Chilvers
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Robert Hodgin

Partner / Artist / Head of R&D
Rare Volume

 Robert Hodgin
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Valentina Culatti

Global Director Creative Strategy & Production
Snap

 Valentina Culatti
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Michael Modena

Founder & ECD
Forged

 Michael Modena
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Marcus Wendt

Founder & Chief Creative Officer
Field

 Marcus Wendt
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Adriano Esteves

Founder & Creative Director
Burocratik

 Adriano Esteves
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Valeria Moreiro

Co-Founder & ECD
Not Real

 Valeria Moreiro
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Guillermo Flores Pacheco

Art Director, Illustrator & Graphic Designer
ORBEH STUDIO

 Guillermo Flores Pacheco
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Mason Nicoll

Executive Creative Director
Digital Kitchen

 Mason Nicoll
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Jonas Lempa

Managing Director Future & Innovation
Taikonauten

 Jonas Lempa
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Anrick Bregman

Founder & Creative Director
Studio Anrk

 Anrick Bregman
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Phillip Maggs

Director of AI Product
SUPERSIDE

 Phillip Maggs
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Daan Klaver

Co-Founder and Creative Director
Build in Amsterdam

 Daan Klaver
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Luigi De Rosa

Interactive Director
Active Theory

 Luigi De Rosa & Emiel Van Betsbrugge
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Emiel Van Betsbrugge

WebGL Developer
Active Theory

 Luigi De Rosa & Emiel Van Betsbrugge
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Yates Buckley

Founding Partner & Technical Partner
UNIT9

 Yates Buckley
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Gleb Kuznetsov

CEO Milkinside
Former Fantasy

 Gleb Kuznetsov
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Marcel Ziul

CEO & ECD
State

 Marcel Ziul
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Nicolas Neubert

AI Principal Creative
Runway

 Nicolas Neubert
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PJ Richardson

Designer, Motion design ECD & Co-founder
Laundry

 PJ Richardson
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Simon Clowes

Managing Creative Director / Creator of the Object Subject Form Podcast
Apple

 Simon Clowes
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Remy Williams

Founder & Creative Director
Fluent Studio

 Remy Williams
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Camilla Brossa

Founder & CEO
CAIA Consulting

 Camilla Brossa
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Nils Landrodie

Creative DevelopeR
MAKEMEPULSE

 Nils Landrodie
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Gianluca Brugnoli

VP Design
TomTom

 Gianluca Brugnoli
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David Ronhel

Co-Founder & ECD
HKI.Paris

 David Ronhel
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Gavin Little

Sound Designer & Music Composer
ECHOLAB

 Gavin Little
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Vera-Maria Glahn

Creative Business Strategy
Tender Edge

 Vera-Maria Glahn
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MARTA KROL

Head of Operations
Ars Thanea

 Marta Krol & Jakub Grobelny
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JAKUB GROBELNY

Head of Studio
Ars Thanea

 Marta Krol & Jakub Grobelny
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Clive K. Lavery

Independent Design Lead
& Creative Facilitator

 Clive K. Lavery
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Ferdi Alici

Director and New Media Artist
OUCHHH

 Ferdi Alici
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Michele Gallina

CEO and co-founder
Basilico

 Michele Gallina
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Andrea Navone

Chief Experience Officer
Dentsu CreativE

 Andrea Navone & Naoki Tanaka
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Naoki Tanaka

Chief Creative Officer
Dentsu Lab

 Andrea Navone & Naoki Tanaka
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Michele Zorzetto

Creative Director
AQuest

 Michele Zorzetto & Ivan Zambanello
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Ivan Zambanello

R&D Lead
AQuest

 Michele Zorzetto & Ivan Zambanello
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Ilenia Notarangelo

Creative Director and co-founder
ILLO

 Ilenia Notarangelo & Arianna Cristiano
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Arianna Cristiano

Design Director
ILLO

 Ilenia Notarangelo & Arianna Cristiano
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Gabriele Rossi

Co-Founder
Accurat

 Gabriele Rossi
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Ace Spagni aka ACLAS

CEO & AI Strategist
Cuadro

 Ace Spagni aka ACLAS
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CAFFÈ DESIGN

Italian design media platform

 CAFFÈ DESIGN
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Lorenzo Cordioli

co-founder
MACHINEZERO

 Lorenzo Cordioli
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Elettra Zuanazzi

Co-founder & Creative Director
Et Studio

 Elettra Zuanazzi & Tomas Baruffaldi
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Tomas Baruffaldi

Co-founder & Creative Director
Et Studio

 Elettra Zuanazzi & Tomas Baruffaldi
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Matteo Bonera

Creative Director
The Visual Agency | BIP Group

 Matteo Bonera
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Francesco Marzoli

AI Chief Creative Officer & Partner
Sileent

 Francesco Marzoli
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Filippo Cipriani

Adoratorio

 Filippo Cipriani & Camilla Zampolini
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Camilla Zampolini

Adoratorio

 Filippo Cipriani & Camilla Zampolini
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Frankie Caradonna

Film Director & AI Visioneer
COMASTUDIO

 Frankie Caradonna
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Stefano Caliandro

Founder & Creative Director
studiogusto®

 Stefano Caliandro
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Francesco Bernabei

CEO, Founder & Creative Director
​​​​​​​MONOGRID

 Francesco Bernabei
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Paola Rocchetti

Art Director & Co-founder
Void N'Disorder

 Paola Rocchetti
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Laís Kantor

Founder & Creative Director
Goodbase

 Laís Kantor, Massimo Bertucci & Nilo Belonio
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Massimo Bertucci

Co-founder & Head of Marketing
Goodbase

 Laís Kantor, Massimo Bertucci & Nilo Belonio
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Nilo Belonio

Founder & Head of Communications
Goodbase

 Laís Kantor, Massimo Bertucci & Nilo Belonio
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Gabriele Ricci

Creative & Motion Design Director
RICCI – Design in Motion

 Gabriele Ricci
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MONICA MAGNONI

Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer
Dreel Holding

 Monica Magnoni
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Paolo Petrillo

Sound Architect and Founder
Media Dressing

 Paolo Petrillo & Joe Sauer
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Joe Sauer

Founder & Global Neuroscience Expert
EmotiSphere Insights

 Paolo Petrillo & Joe Sauer
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Bianca Borri

Co-founder
We Rad

 Bianca Borri & Matteo Chiti
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Matteo Chiti

Co-founder
We Rad

 Bianca Borri & Matteo Chiti
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Claudio Gasparollo

Senior Designer
DITROIT

 Claudio Gasparollo & Irene Costantini
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Irene Costantini

Creative Producer
​​​​​​​DITROIT

 Claudio Gasparollo & Irene Costantini
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Lorenzo Levrero

Co-Founder & Creative Director
NERDO

 Lorenzo Levrero
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Christian Nadile

Motion Designer & Art Director
BRUTALE.STUDIO

 Christian Nadile
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Paolo Dagrada

CEO
SDWWG

 Paolo Dagrada
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Violetta Zironi

Artist & Performer

 Violetta Zironi
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James Temple

Chief Design Officer
Accenture Song

 James Temple

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Ace Spagni aka ACLAS Cuadro

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CEO & AI Strategist

the speaker

Ace Spagni, aka ACLAS, is an AI & Brand Strategist - CEO of CUADRO, who has spent years at the intersection of creative thinking and systematic reasoning, and has discovered that design thinking and artificial intelligence fundamentally speak the same language.

His work explores how the structured logic behind brand strategy and design processes maps directly onto how AI systems operate and how understanding that connection unlocks a radically different, more powerful way of working with AI.

Ace is a Partner of ReflexDAO AI & blockchain platform for decentralised healthcare research, Ambassador of Samsung, and former Ambassador for Accio, AI sourcing agent of alibaba.com and other emerging technology platforms.

He has built a community of around 200,000 followers across the Italian digital space, where he is one of the most recognised voices on Human-AI intelligence.

the studio

Cuadro designs and implements intelligent digital infrastructures for companies that want operational clarity, automation, and sustainable growth. Operating as an AI Strategy & Integration Firm, Cuadro builds AI-powered digital systems that scale brands long-term, structuring how AI integrates into operations so it becomes a core capability, not a disconnected tool. Through services spanning AI system architecture, digital transformation, and operational design, Cuadro helps companies move beyond surface-level change toward measurable operational progress. From data flows to automation layers, the studio re-engineers how organizations work, turning complexity into structured systems built for clarity, predictability, and control.

the talk

"What Machines Cannot Dream" Creativity, Consciousness, and the Human Intelligence AI cannot replicate

LANGUAGE: ENGLISH

AI can generate a million ideas. It cannot tell you which one matters. In this talk, Ace Spagni will explore why the real bottleneck in 2026 is no longer generation, it's evaluation. It's the deeply human ability to extract signal from an ocean of statistically plausible output, and why that skill is becoming the most valuable thing a creative or strategist can develop. Drawing on neuroscience, brand strategy, and design thinking, this talk reframes AI not as a replacement for human creativity, but as a cognitive partner, one that amplifies those who understand how both human brains and AI systems actually work. His research and thinking are developed in collaboration with NEUROSNACK, a science communication channel that brings together neuroscientists, psychotherapists, and researchers giving his work a rigorous, multidisciplinary backbone.

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