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At Config, we’re all about sharing knowledge and elevating our craft. Your session should inspire, inform, and empower the community to push the boundaries of what’s possible when building products. Below you will find Config’s 2025 tracks and the type of content we’re looking for:

Have an idea that doesn’t fit within these themes? No worries! We’d love to hear why you think your session belongs on the Config stage.

Product building and management

Product builders, let’s dive into how you take your ideas from concept to market successfully. We want to hear about your journey and what makes your approach unique. Some ideas to spark your thinking:

• How are you using artificial intelligence and machine learning to streamline processes and make smarter decisions in your product strategy?
• How does your team utilize Figma to boost collaboration and enhance efficiency in product management and development?
• What role does data play in shaping your product roadmap and driving agile, user-focused decisions?

Design craft

Designers and creative minds, it’s time to showcase how you perfect your craft and elevate user experiences. Share the techniques and innovations that make your designs exceptional. Some ideas to spark your thinking:

• How are you incorporating Figma’s latest features to power your design workflow and uplevel your creative output?
• What steps do you take to ensure your designs are inclusive, accessible, and resonate with a diverse audience?
• How are you integrating AI into your design process to enhance creativity and streamline tasks, while maintaining a human touch?
• How are you incorporating advanced technologies like augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), and AI into your design process to push the boundaries of user interaction?
• How are you using design systems and frameworks to create scalable, consistent, and high-quality user experiences across multiple platforms and devices?

Development and code

Developers, we’re excited to hear about the tools that supercharge your workflow and elevate your productivity. Share how you’re pushing the boundaries of development and integrating Figma into your coding process to tackle technical challenges. Some ideas to spark your thinking:

• What innovative Figma plugins or tools have you created that enhance the development process or bridge the gap between design and code?
• How are AI, automation, and machine learning transforming your development workflows, from coding to deployment?
• How are you ensuring performance and consistency when developing applications across multiple platforms?
• How are you incorporating DevOps and CI/CD practices to speed up releases, enhance collaboration, and maintain high code quality with rapid iterations?

Here’s how to ensure your session stands out:

• Make sure your session resonates with our diverse Config audience—whether they’re designers, developers, product managers, marketers, or engineers.
• Share case studies, success stories, and demos. We also want to hear about the time things didn’t go well—consider telling a story about the challenges you and your team faced and how you overcame them.
• Provide actionable tips, tools, or frameworks attendees can apply right away.
• Craft your session like a story with a clear flow from start to finish. We want your talk to be engaging and easy to follow.

Please upload a short video pitch as part of your submission. The video should be no longer than 3 minutes—just enough time to give us a taste of your content. If you have multiple speakers (2 speakers max per talk), you can both present or pick one person to represent your group.

Accessibility assistance: If you have any accessibility needs that make creating a video challenging, please reach out to support. We want to make sure that everyone can participate fully.

Your video will be evaluated based on content, not production quality. There’s no need for flashy production—feel free to use your phone or webcam. We’re more interested in what you have to say than how it looks. We recommend structuring your video by starting with a hook, introducing yourself, presenting your big idea in an engaging and inspiring way, and then ending with a call to action.

Watch an example here and here and read 8 ways to craft an unforgettable Config talk.

The fine print:

• First time speakers are welcome and encouraged to apply.
• If you’ve spoken at Config previously, we ask that you wait two years before applying again. (For example, Config 2023 speakers are eligible to speak at Config 2025, while Config 2024 speakers should wait until Config 2026.)
• You must submit all requested sections for your submission to be reviewed.
• All submissions must be stand-alone presentations, we will not be considering panel-style discussions.
• Each talk can feature a maximum of 2 speakers.
• Please only submit one idea for your talk.

When uploading your video, please also share any visuals, assets, documents, or files that support your proposed talk. We also ask that you make sure you have all necessary permissions to tell your story and show your work.

Breakout sessions: Present a 20-minute talk to an audience of 1000+ attendees with a focus on delivering key insights and actionable takeaways through storytelling, case studies, and demos. These sessions blend inspiration with practical knowledge, offering attendees inspiration and the tools and frameworks they can apply immediately in their work.

Workshops: Lead hands-on 60 minute sessions for up to 50 participants, repeated up to four times a day. Workshops are ideal for deep diving into complex topics and sharing specialized knowledge that offer attendees concrete skills and strategies.

• Config 2025 speakers will need to be in San Francisco from May 4 – May 9, 2025, to rehearse and deliver their session. Config London speakers will need to be in London from May 12 – 15, 2025, to rehearse and deliver their session.
• Sessions for Config 2025 and Config London will be held in English
• Plan to commit at least 25–40 hours to prepare for your session. This includes time for up to three content reviews with your speaker cohort and/or a Figma team member, practicing your talk delivery, and working with the Config planning team to review and finalize your presentation deck.
• Each session will receive the same honorarium of $3,000 USD (or the equivalent in GBP). If there are two speakers, the honorarium will be split evenly.
• If the speaker can’t accept an honorarium, we’re happy to donate the honorarium in the speaker’s name to a charity of their choice.
• Attending the conference will be free for speakers, and travel and expenses will be covered.
• Each speaker will receive five free tickets for friends and family.

A group of Figma employees from different departments, backgrounds, and expertise will review all submissions. Each submission will be rated on the same criteria. We’ll reject submissions that are incongruent with our Code of Conduct or contain material that is vague, inauthentic, or plagiarized.

Have questions?

Need additional help or have a question? Please don’t hesitate to get in touch and we’ll get back to you as soon as we can.

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