Agenda

Getting into town on Sunday or early Monday? Join one of our optional small-group experiences! It’s a relaxed way to connect with fellow leaders, learn from local artisans, and experience all that Savannah has to offer.

Join us at Hotel Bardo for an evening of shared plates, local pours, and casual conversation.

Monday after dinner, join us for a ghost tour through Savannah—one of the most haunted cities in America.

Start your day with good food and great company. Join us for breakfast in the beautiful Carriage House at Hotel Bardo—and definitely come hungry.

Dive into Co–Lab 2026 with Greg, your host for the day. We’ll bring laughs, energy, and set the tone for a full day of big ideas, bold conversations, and fresh inspiration.

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Host: Greg Marinelli, Executive Director, UX Research @ JPMorgan Chase

The questions AI is raising aren’t small, and the people answering them are in this room. Senior leaders from UX research, UX design, and product share what’s actually happening inside their organizations, and how they’re thinking through what comes next.

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Moderator: Marissa Dulaney

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• Joann Wu, VP, Global Head of Product Design @ Uber
• Randy Hunt, Chair MFA @ School of Visual Arts, Former Director of Design @ Notion
• Megan McLean, Global Head of Research, Advertising @ Spotify
• Noam Segal, AI Insights @ Figma

How teams are built, and who’s on them, has always evolved at the frontier. In 2025, the industry rallied around the idea that everyone is a builder. In 2026, we’re putting that assumption to the test. Maybe AI does the building. Maybe everyone becomes a UX practitioner. Maybe both are true at the same time.

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What’s certain is that the shape of teams is changing. This cohort will explore how AI is reshaping roles, responsibilities, and organizational structures, and whether these new models can finally break through the constraints that have led to bad UX in the first place.

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Curator: Julie Norvaisas, Advisor @ Dscout

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• Amrit Dhillon, Staff Experience Researcher @ Asana
• Dan Roth, Product Lead, Business Banking @ Square
• Dara Hartley, Associate Director of UXR @ Planned Parenthood
• Moses Ting, Senior Director of Experience Design @ Pearl Health

The race is on. Companies are moving quickly to serve a world where people and AI are already deeply intertwined. UX-ers, though, didn’t wait for the starting gun. They’ve been out ahead, studying how people actually experience AI, what they need from it, and where it still falls short.

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Those insights are now shaping strategy. This cohort will surface what we’ve learned about the relationship between people and AI, and how those findings are changing the way we build products. If you’re a researcher or designer, this conversation is for you.

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Curator: Taylor Klassman, Director of Research @ Dscout

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• Sarah Garcia, Senior UX Researcher @ Roku
• Nathan Bussiere, Founder and Principal Researcher @ Bussiere Research
• Andrea Small, Principal Design Strategist @ Salesforce

Futures-thinking and speculative design aren't just frameworks for clients—they're tools for figuring out where our own field is headed. This session puts them to work. Participants won't just hear about the future of UX; they'll author it. Hands-on, real time, with the methodologies that make it rigorous. Come ready to think, build, and leave with something.

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Hosts: Katy Mogal and Catherine Lovazzano

Get out and experience Savannah with fellow Co-Lab attendees. The Dscout team will host small groups at some of our favorite spots around town, creating plenty of opportunities to connect, explore, and continue the conversation.

Start your day with good food and great company. Join us for breakfast in the beautiful Carriage House at Hotel Bardo—and definitely come hungry.

Jump into Day 2 of Co–Lab 2026 with Greg, your host for the morning. We’ll bring energy, smiles, and set the stage for another day of bold ideas, engaging conversations, and fresh inspiration.

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Host: Greg Marinelli, Executive Director, UX Research @ JPMorgan Chase

Some UX people aren’t just navigating the new landscape. They’re already exploring what comes next, working directly with AI models themselves.

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The challenges look different here. UX without UI. The prompting experience. The reviewing experience. Design that accounts for compute.

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This cohort is doing that work and bringing those lessons back: how to approach UX at the model level, what these systems actually do to people, and how to think about the ethics and governance that must come with them. If you want to understand what’s inside the machine and what’s coming next, this is your cohort.

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Curator: Michael Winnick, CEO @ Dscout

Moderator: Rosalind Zuluaga, Senior Director, Research Innovation @ Dscout

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• Cameron Taylor, Staff UX Researcher @ Google DeepMind
• Nicole Neeper, Mix Methods Senior UX Researcher @ Meta
• Saeideh Bakhski, Quantitative UX Researcher @ OpenAI
• Erik Olesund, Member of Technical Staff @ Anthropic

Co-Lab is one of the few places where leaders can compare notes in real time. After three days of exploring the frontier, this cohort turns inward: what did we learn, and what do we do with it?

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The challenges are real. Defining roles as teams evolve. Building new skills while the work keeps moving. Making decisions in a landscape that changes by the month.

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With two tracks to choose from, attendees can focus on the leadership questions most relevant to their role, organization, and approach.

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Track 1
Curator: Kate Johnson, CMO @ Dscout

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• Allison Hart, Senior Director, Head of Client Experience Research @ TIAA
• Lauren Lucchese-Pandel, Senior Director, Product Design @ Sprout Social
• Jess Holbrook, Head of UX Research @ Microsoft

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Track 2

Curator: Marissa Dulaney

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• Micah Alpern, Head of Product @ Smirk Health
• Sarah Flamion, Research Architect @ Salesforce
• JM Downey, Director of Experience Design @ AT&T

Every frontier eventually becomes familiar ground. The question is what we choose to build once we get there.

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Our closing keynote brings together the ideas, challenges, and opportunities that emerged throughout Co-Lab. Part reflection, part call to action, this session looks ahead to what's next for research, design, product, and leadership in an era shaped by AI.

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Host: Michael Winnick, CEO @ Dscout

Stick around for one last chance to connect. Join us on the lawn at Hotel Bardo for networking, cocktails, and good company before we head home.