David Kossnick leads AI Products at Figma. He was previously Head of AI at Coda (now part of Grammarly), Co-founder and CEO of LatentSpace, and a PM at YouTube and Google. He lives in the Bronx with his wife, two kids, and a cat.
Upcoming Talks
11 May 2026
Join us for an informal opening evening hosted at Figma’s office, just a short distance from the main venue.
This offsite session is designed for those arriving early, based locally, or looking for a more relaxed way to kick things off before the main event begins.
Expect drinks, conversation, and a provocative discussion to set the tone for the days ahead.
Note We cannot accommodate everyone from the event so only available to those who register in advance.
We have been here before. We have lived through waves of euphoria and dismay. First the computer. Then the web. Then mobile. Each time we believed everything was changing. Each time shallow practice was exposed. Now AI is not coming. It is here.
It drafts. It prototypes. It codes. It researches. It collapses handoffs. It accelerates output. It also accelerates mediocrity.
So who should be nervous?
This opening session revisits the role of the whole product team in an AI world, not from hype, but from history and fundamentals. It argues that this is not the end of design, product, or engineering. But it is the end of surface-level competence.
Drawing from past technology shifts and a return to hands-on learning in AI, machine learning and data science, this session explores and debates what actually survives disruption.
Our panelists will discuss:
- Why every discipline in product development is exposed by AI, not just Design
- Why shallow generalism and narrow specialism are both fragile in 2026
- How will team structures and ways of working change
- What “depth” really means when AI can generate output instantly
- The unique perspective Design brings when systems become intelligent, not just interactive
- How to think about generalist vs specialist in a world where AI fills skill gaps but cannot replace judgment
- What skills, mindsets and fundamentals will compound rather than decay
This will be followed by an open forum, giving everyone in the room a chance to speak candidly with the speakers about their hopes, concerns, and open questions in this space.
13 May 2026
AI is collapsing the traditional boundaries between product, design, and engineering. What used to be a sequence, from idea to design to build, is becoming a continuous, AI-assisted loop.
This conversation will discuss shares how advances in AI systems are changing how ideas are formed, tested, and shipped, and what this means for team structure, roles, and decision-making. Drawing on experience across applied AI and research, we’ll explore how organisations can adapt as ideation and execution converge.
