About this Event
Treating agents as consequential actors rather than neutral tools, this symposium asks what is automated, for whom, and at what cost. We bring together adjacent fields - cybernetics, ontological design, critical making, generative design, service design, critical data studies, and STS - to articulate methods, histories, and standards for an emerging practice we call Agent Design or Design for Agentic Systems .
This one-day, invitation-only, in-person event is organized by the University of California, Berkeley’s Master of Design (MDes) faculty, and will feature three formats: individual keynotes, small panel discussions, and five-minute "lightning" talks.
For complete program and schedule, check the Forum website.
Agenda
🕑: 09:00 AM - 09:10 AM
Welcome
Host: Kyle Steinfeld
🕑: 09:10 AM - 09:50 AM
Keynote - Andrew Pickering
Host: Andrew Pickering
🕑: 09:50 AM - 10:45 AM
Dialog: Agent Design as Ontological Design
Host: Terry Winograd
🕑: 10:55 AM - 11:25 AM
Lightning Talks
🕑: 11:25 AM - 12:00 PM
Keynote - Maggie Gram
Host: Maggie Gram
🕑: 12:05 PM - 01:00 PM
Lunch
🕑: 01:00 PM - 01:40 PM
Keynote - Liz Danzico
Host: Liz Danzico
🕑: 01:40 PM - 02:40 PM
Dialog: Crafting Interactions for Agentic Systems
Host: Jodi Forlizzi
🕑: 02:40 PM - 03:15 PM
Lightning Talks
🕑: 03:15 PM - 03:25 PM
Break
🕑: 03:25 PM - 04:30 PM
Dialog: Critical Spatial Practices for Agentic Systems
Host: Eryk Salvaggio
🕑: 04:30 PM - 05:10 PM
Keynote - Bruce Sterling
Host: Bruce Sterling
🕑: 05:10 PM - 05:35 PM
Keynote Dialog
Host: Maggie Gram
🕑: 05:35 PM - 05:45 PM
Wrap-Up
Host: Kyle Steinfeld
🕑: 05:45 PM - 06:00 PM
Walk to Reception Venue
🕑: 06:00 PM - 07:00 PM
Reception
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Sibley Auditorium, University of California, Berkeley, Grimes Engineering Center, United States
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