San Diego Design Week Opening Reception and Design Forward Lightning Talks
Tuesday, September 15, 2026, 5:00 PM PDT – 9:00 PM PDT
401 W B St · 401 W B St, San Diego, CA 92101, USA, San Diego, CA
Hosted by Design Forward Alliance
San Diego Design Week 2026 kicks off downtown at 401 B St.Doors open at 5:00pm for networking in the lobby. At 6:30pm we head upstairs for the reception and the Design Forward Lightning Talks, a fast-paced series of five-minute, auto-advancing talks from designers across the region. At 8:30pm we move downstairs to close the night with light projections.The talks span an eclectic range of themes: user-centered design in the age of AI, accessibility and inclusive experiences, community-driven and service design, brand and business storytelling, play and creativity, sustainable consumption and…