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
Speaker

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
Speaker

Arianna Cristiano

Design Director
ILLO

 Ilenia Notarangelo & Arianna Cristiano
Speaker

Gabriele Rossi

Co-Founder
Accurat

 Gabriele Rossi
Speaker

Ace Spagni aka ACLAS

CEO & AI Strategist
Cuadro

 Ace Spagni aka ACLAS
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CAFFÈ DESIGN

Italian design media platform

 CAFFÈ DESIGN
Speaker

Lorenzo Cordioli

co-founder
MACHINEZERO

 Lorenzo Cordioli
Speaker

Elettra Zuanazzi

Co-founder & Creative Director
Et Studio

 Elettra Zuanazzi & Tomas Baruffaldi
Speaker

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
Speaker

Francesco Marzoli

AI Chief Creative Officer & Partner
Sileent

 Francesco Marzoli
Speaker

Filippo Cipriani

Adoratorio

 Filippo Cipriani & Camilla Zampolini
Speaker

Camilla Zampolini

Adoratorio

 Filippo Cipriani & Camilla Zampolini
Speaker

Frankie Caradonna

Film Director & AI Visioneer
COMASTUDIO

 Frankie Caradonna
Speaker

Stefano Caliandro

Founder & Creative Director
studiogusto®

 Stefano Caliandro
Speaker

Francesco Bernabei

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

 Francesco Bernabei
Speaker

Paola Rocchetti

Art Director & Co-founder
Void N'Disorder

 Paola Rocchetti
Speaker

Laís Kantor

Founder & Creative Director
Goodbase

 Laís Kantor, Massimo Bertucci & Nilo Belonio
Speaker

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
Speaker

MONICA MAGNONI

Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer
Dreel Holding

 Monica Magnoni
Speaker

Paolo Petrillo

Sound Architect and Founder
Media Dressing

 Paolo Petrillo & Joe Sauer
Speaker

Joe Sauer

Founder & Global Neuroscience Expert
EmotiSphere Insights

 Paolo Petrillo & Joe Sauer
Speaker

Bianca Borri

Co-founder
We Rad

 Bianca Borri & Matteo Chiti
Speaker

Matteo Chiti

Co-founder
We Rad

 Bianca Borri & Matteo Chiti
Speaker

Claudio Gasparollo

Senior Designer
DITROIT

 Claudio Gasparollo & Irene Costantini
Speaker

Irene Costantini

Creative Producer
​​​​​​​DITROIT

 Claudio Gasparollo & Irene Costantini
Speaker

Lorenzo Levrero

Co-Founder & Creative Director
NERDO

 Lorenzo Levrero
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Christian Nadile

Motion Designer & Art Director
BRUTALE.STUDIO

 Christian Nadile
Speaker

Paolo Dagrada

CEO
SDWWG

 Paolo Dagrada
Speaker

Violetta Zironi

Artist & Performer

 Violetta Zironi
Speaker

James Temple

Chief Design Officer
Accenture Song

 James Temple

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Wesley ter Haar Monks

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Co-Founder / Chief AI Officer

the speakers

Wesley ter Haar is co-founder and Chief AI Officer of Monks, the global digital marketing and technology services company operating across 33 countries with 7,000+ people. He co-founded MediaMonks in 2001 in a basement in the Netherlands with the mission to "wage war on mediocre digital production." Over 25 years, Wesley grew the company from a scrappy production shop into a global creative powerhouse, merging with S4 Capital in 2018. Named an AI Trailblazer by Business Intelligence Group and an AdAge Creative All-Star, Wesley serves on the boards of The One Club for Creativity and MMA, and was inaugural president of Cannes Lions' Digital Craft jury, championing innovation at every industry transformation.

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Monks is the global, purely digital, data-driven, unitary operating brand of S4 Capital plc. With 7,000+ people across 33 countries, Monks combines marketing and technology services to accelerate business growth and redefine how brands interact with the world. Named Adweek's first-ever AI Agency of the Year (2023) and The One Show's inaugural AI Pioneer Organization (2025), Monks ranks among Cannes Lions' Top 10 Creative Companies (2022-24) and remains the only partner on AdExchanger's Programmatic Power Players list every year since 2020. With recognition including Business Intelligence Group's 2025 Excellence in AI Awards and Adobe Firefly Partner Award runner-up, Monks proves AI-driven creativity delivers measurable business outcomes at scale.

the talk

Excitement & Anxiety in the Age of AI: Navigating the Future of Creativity

LANGUAGE: ENGLISH

Generative AI is both exciting and anxiety-inducing—a 50/50 mix that swings dramatically with each breakthrough model or method. Wesley ter Haar explores this duality from the frontlines of AI transformation at Monks, named Adweek's first AI Agency of the Year. AI opens opportunities to finally deliver on digital's original promise: highly personalized, conversational experiences we've Always Imagined. But it also challenges our industry's roles, responsibilities, and commercial models fundamentally. What does a creative services company look like in the age of cloud and compute? Wesley shares real insights on navigating from "agency to agents," building AI-first workflows, and what it means when AI moves beyond tools to become true creative collaborators.

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