Web Directions Conffab
Stream and download nearly 1,000 presentations from hundreds of world leading experts at 50 conferences…and counting
With free and paid levels, keep up to date with all that's happening in our industry at your own pace.
Next may be a new event from us, but its DNA goes back to our earliest days.
Imagine a super concentrated day of our most engaging keynotes and talks with a specific focus. Opportunities to connect meaningfully with others who get excited about this stuff as much as you do.
That's Next which will help you chart what's next in product, design and strategy.
Our 2025 Events
Here's what we're bringing you in person (and streaming) in 2025. With more online at Conffab.
Keen to speak at Next?
If you're keen to speak at Next or one of our other events in 2025, we'd love to hear from you. CFPs are open now, closing at the end of July.
Read all the details about what we're looking for and what we offer speakers.
Previous editions of Next
Next was new in 2024, but its DNA is as old as Web Directions.
Get a sense of what you can expect from the program from our 2024 lineup.
Product Design & development in an age of Agents and AI
Each year, Next brings together leading designers, product professionals, and expert voices to explore a critical topic shaping our digital world. This year, we're focussing on the transformative impact of AI, large language models, and intelligent agents on product design and development.
How are current products evolving in response to AI-driven innovation? What new categories of digital experiences will emerge? And how can you best position yourself to succeed in this new landscape?
If you design, develop, or deliver digital products, Next will be your most valuable investment this year.
Find the conference pass for you
Attend Next by itself, or add our Developer Summit to the mix, making it 3 fantastic days of learning,
To make your budget go as far as possible, we have special pricing as follows. Choose your ticket type to see the associated price and the savings you can make.
Self-Funded is anyone paying their own way, regardless of who your employer might be. junior is someone in a junior or early-career role. edu is for anyone at an educational institution, could be an educator, but could be in another role. NFP is for anyone working at a not-for-profit. And Agency is for anyone working in an agency.
What's included?
In person
In-person conferences and workshops are fully catered (morning and afternoon tea and lunch) including any dietary requrements. Our conferences feature amazing coffee (and more). Next also features a closing reception.
Streaming
Streaming passes include access to the conference livestream on our very own platform Conffab, includiing live captioning and chat, access to the stream on demand after the event and to the conference videos when they become available.
Special Pricing
We know it's valuable to attend, to learn from our experts, and make connections in the industry. So, to make our events as affordable as possible, we have special pricing for a range of attendees.
Keep up to date with Announcements
Want to keep up to date with news about Web Directions Next? Let us know below and we'll email you as things develop.
Live Streaming
Not everyone is ready, or able to get back to in-person events. Others find online conferences provide greater accessibility. So we'll be streaming Dev Summit, on our very own streaming platform Conffab.
Drawing on our lessons of hosting over a dozen online conferences in recent years, streaming attendees will get live captions, and be able interact with in-person attendees, ask speakers questions, and feel a close as possible without being at the venue.
Partner with us
Keen to connect with those in the industry shaping its direction? Then Next is for you.
We work closely with our partners and their technologies to deliver world leading online conferences. Contact us totalk about how we can help you be even more awesome.
John Allsopp
John Allsopp has been working on the Web for nearly 30 years. He's been responsible for innovative developer tools such as Style Master and X-Ray, and his ideas formed the foundation for Typekit, now Adobe Fonts, and the entire concept of Responsive Web Design. He's spoken at numerous conferences around the World and delivered dozens of workshops in that time as well.
His writing includes several books, including Developing With Web Standards and countless articles and tutorials in print and online publications.
His "A Dao of Web Design" published in 2000 is cited by Ethan Marcotte as a key influence in the development of Responsive Web Design, who's acclaimed article in 2010 begins by quoting John in detail, and by Jeremy Keith as "a manifesto for anyone working on the Web".
John brings his deep knowledge of and passion for the web and all things digital to every aspect of Web Directions.
About Us
Co-founded and now run by John Allsopp, Web Directions has for nearly 2 decades years brought together leading developers, engineers, visual, IxD, UX and product designers, Art and Creative Directors, product managers indeed everyone involved in producing web and digital products to learn from one another, and the World's leading experts across this vast field.
We spend our lives thinking about what comes next, keeping up with trends in technology, practices and processes, and filtering the hype, to make sure you don't miss trends that matter, and don't waste time on hype that doesn't.
We promise attending one of our events will leave you significantly better versed in the challenges you face day to day, and in solutions for addressing them.
Code of Conduct
For over a decade, we've worked hard to create inclusive, fun, inspring and safe events for the Web Industry.
As part of our commitment to these values, we've adopted a code of conduct for all involved: ourselves, our speakers, our partners and our audience.
If you have any concern or feedback, please don't hesitate to contact us.