Uber Design Night NYC 2026
Uber Design Night NYC
Join Uber Design at our NYC office for a night of inspiration and conversation. Through lightning talks and a panel discussion, we’ll be digging into the theme "Craft in the Age of Acceleration." Hear from Uber designers and researchers, as well as special external guests, on how to build in an AI-driven world without losing sight of the craft that sets good design work apart.
We'll cover lots of ground: how Uber designers are using agentic AI, how AI can increase research velocity without compromising nuance, and best practices for rapid prototyping.
Attendance is limited to invitees only. Please ensure you’ve received an acceptance email from Uber to confirm your participation.
Our Speakers and Panelists:
Antonio Song
Antonio is a Senior Product Designer at Uber Eats, specializing in core shopping experiences for Grocery & Retail. Previously at Square and LinkedIn, he focuses on building seamless consumer products at scale. He's passionate about exploring the frontier of agentic AI and its potential to transition designers to 10x builders.
Divya Mirchandani
Divya leads UX Research for the Growth charter at Uber Eats, driving innovation through Rides and Eats cross-platform synergy and optimizing the journey for early lifecycle users. With a background in research and design across consulting, healthcare, and retail strategy, she has an appetite for solving complex challenges, often in uncharted spaces.
Alex Daniłowicz
Alex is the CEO and co-founder of Magic Patterns, an AI design tool used by 2,500+ product teams at some of the largest enterprises in the world to accelerate ideation and product discovery. Alex was early to “vibe designing,” launching the first version of Magic Patterns back in 2023. Today, product designers use Magic Patterns to go from prototype to production, and round trip between design and code.
Theia Qu
Theia designs for pickup, venue, and messaging experiences on Uber Eats, and was previously on the Membership (Uber One) team. Before Uber, she worked on fintech, start-ups, and enterprise web products. She also has a background in engineering and fine art, and enjoys drawing off-putting sketches of her poodle.
Bud Intonato
Bud is head of design for Rider, leading design teams across rider core and growth, mobility verticals, maps, and autonomous mobility and delivery. Prior to joining Uber, Bud was at Meta in Reality Labs, primarily leading teams designing the future of work in VR/MR space. Before that he spent nearly 8 years at Peloton, where he founded and led the product, design, and UXR teams across the company’s full product portfolio including the Bike, Tread, Rower, Guide, and Peloton apps.
Kiran Arshi
As a lead product designer on Uber’s Rider Experience team, Kiran builds the features that get people where they need to go. She navigates the complexities of the end-to-end core journey, from the initial search to the moment a rider steps into a car. A champion for honest design, she strives to bridge the gap between Uber’s evolving ecosystem and the everyday needs of millions of riders.
Julian Jordan
Julian's experience spans multiple industries and countries. From private equity strategy/investing, to 0-1 start-up experience design, to personalization research at Spotify, he has always looked to understand human behavior. At Uber Eats he is a Researcher focusing on end-to-end consumer experience, experience metrics, search experiences, and AI interface behavior.
Evana Bodiker
Evana is a content designer on Uber's Autonomous Mobility and Delivery team. Before Uber, she was at Match Group and Co–Star Astrology. Evana enjoys the challenge of humanizing the fast-paced, high-tech world of autonomous vehicles through simple, empathetic, and delightful content design.
Schedule:
5:00 - 5:20 pm: Doors Open, Drinks and Bites
5:20 - 5:30 pm: Welcome and Opening Remarks by Theia Qu
5:30 - 5:45 pm: Lightning talk by Antonio Song
5:45 - 6:00 pm: Lightning talk by Divya Mirchandani
6:00 - 6:15 pm: Lightning talk by Alex Daniłowicz
6:15 - 6:45 pm: Panel Discussion and Q&A with Bud Intonato (Director), Kiran Arshi (Product Designer), Julian Jordan (Researcher), and Evana Bodiker (Content Designer); moderated by Theia Qu (Product Designer)
6:45 - 8:00 pm: Open networking time
Additional information
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Looking forward to a night of creativity, innovation, and networking!
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See you at Uber Design Night NYC! ✨