Design as Strategic Advantage in the Age of Intelligence

Design as Strategic Advantage in the Age of Intelligence" explores how design fundamentally shapes the success of AI in organizations. It highlights design’s role beyond interfaces—focusing on orchestrating experiences for agentic AI to build trust, drive adoption, and deliver measurable business impact. Through strategic insights and ethical considerations, this talk empowers leaders to elevate design as a boardroom priority and a key driver of innovation in the AI era. Attendees will learn how human-centered and agentic AI design principles drive business value, foster user empowerment, and create sustainable competitive advantage by integrating design deeply into AI initiatives.
Who is this presentation for?
AI Engineers, AI Researchers, AI Executives, User Experience Designers, AI product managers
Prerequisite knowledge:
None
What you'll learn?
Champion Human-Centered AI Put people at the heart of every AI decision. Design systems that respect human values, foster collaboration, and build trust, making AI a true partner that augments human potential. Elevate AI Experience Design to a Strategic Priority Go beyond technology features—craft seamless, intuitive AI experiences that drive adoption, loyalty, and measurable business impact. Treat AI design as a key competitive differentiator. Design with Data as the Foundation Quality data is the lifeblood of AI success. Build rigorous data practices into your design process to ensure AI outputs are accurate, ethical, and reliable, unlocking sustainable value.

Ranjeet Tayi is the Senior Director of AI Experience Design at Informatica, leading the CLAIRE AI across Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud. On a mission for GOOD DATA & GOOD DESIGN to drive business impact, he previously led the design team at SumTotal and PureIT Usability Research, and co-founded MindVisions. Committed to design-led social impact, he actively serves on non-profit advisory boards and co-curates design conferences and innovation events. He is an acclaimed speaker, author, and design award jury member. He was awarded the Indian Tech Icon Award 2025 - The Mastermind of Impact for leadership in AI & Design. He holds 8 patents and is an Extraordinary Ability Recipient. He holds two Master's Degrees in Philosophy in Mass Communication, Advertising, and a Design Management Diploma from Park.