May 8, 2026
Photos from First Round, New York 2026
All photos by Sofia Negron / Full set here
12 SESSIONS30 MINUTES EACH9:00 am to 6:00 pm
Speakers share their first-round presentation process by showing the original PDF/Keynote/PPT file that they presented to a client the very first time they saw a range of design explorations (or a single design exploration).
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Schedule
8:00 – 9:00 am
Registration
9:00 – 9:30 am
Opening Remarks
9:30 – 10:00am
Emily Oberman
10:00 – 10:30 am
Léo Breton-Allaire & Ugo Varin Lachapelle
10:30 – 11:00 am
Miriam Frescura
11:00 – 11:30 am
Break
11:30 – 12:00 pm
Jessica Bong-Woon
12:00 – 12:30 pm
Carlos Bocai
12:30 – 1:00 pm
Amy Pastre & Courtney Rowson
1:00 – 2:30 pm
Lunch
2:30 – 3:00 pm
Leigh Chandler & Emily Cristoforis
3:00 – 3:30 pm
Robert Milam
3:30 – 4:00 pm
Nadia Lung
4:00 – 4:30 pm
Break
4:30 – 5:00 pm
Andy Chen & Waqas Jawaid
5:00 – 5:30 pm
Talia Cotton
5:30 – 6:00 pm
Alfredo Enciso
6:00 – 6:15 pm