Maya Chen
VP of Design · Northstar Systems
Systems at Scale: Building Design Infrastructure for Millions
ASSEMBLY 2027 sample · Austin, TX · September 17–18
The speakers.
Twelve fictional profiles, three tracks, and two sample days demonstrate the programme hierarchy without representing real people or employers.
12 speakers
Darius Obi
Staff Engineer · Edgecraft
The Edge Runtime Revolution: What It Means for App Architecture
Priya Rao
Head of Product · Linework
Opinionated Software: Why Fewer Choices Make Better Products
Kai Nakamura
Creative Director · Form & Function
Motion as Communication: Designing Animation with Intent
Sofia Martinez
Principal Engineer · Merchant Works
Distributed Commerce: Building for 100M Merchants Without Breaking
James Okonkwo
Co-founder · Signal Mail
Developer Experience is Product Experience
Elena Vasquez
Research Lead · Common Thread AI
Designing Human-AI Collaboration That Actually Works
Marcus Hill
Engineering Manager · Canvas Lab
Collaborative Editing at Scale: Lessons from Canvas Lab
Aisha Brooks
Design Engineer · Edgecraft
Bridging the Gap: What Design Engineering Actually Looks Like
Rafael Lima
CTO · Relay Grid
The Real-Time Web: Building Multiplayer Apps for Every Category
Nina Patel
Product Designer · Utility Studio
Utility-First Design: How Constraint Breeds Creativity
Tom Withers
Founder · Moving Image Lab
Generative Video: The Interface Layer for AI Creativity