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Join the Social Design Network Conference 2025

Monday 11 August 2025  


The Social Design Network is excited to share the full programme for the Social Design Network Conference 2025, hosted by the Hochschule der Künste Bern (HKB) and the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts (HSLU) this September. 

Three days of perspectives, practices, and shared inquiry await you in Lucerne and Berne. From inclusive design pedagogies to the challenges of datafied societies, from new social tensions to emerging design actors, each track offers space to reflect on how design can engage with the complexities of a transforming world.

Expect inspiring keynotes, a wide range of case-studies from around the world, hands-on workshops, visual essays, performances, in-depth discussions, and moments for connection and exchange.

Dates: 
18 September – PhD Symposium at Hochschule der Künste Bern HKB
19–20 September – SDNC25 Conference at Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts

Tickets are available until 25 August. See the full programme here>