An honest panel conversation about navigating the future of design and advertising, with pros who’ve been there and experienced it all.

The design industry is at a crossroads. AI is advancing, the economic landscape is changing, and the job market is moving at a pace unlike anything we’ve seen before. If you’re a designer right now, that uncertainty is real.

Next Stop, our spring panel event is for you. Not to tell you what you want to hear, but to give you what you actually need: an honest conversation about where this industry is, where it’s going, and how to navigate it. We’re bringing together experienced, diverse voices from across Atlanta’s design and advertising community to hit the hard topics together.

We are excited about our esteemed panel, including moderator Mikhail Chery, President of the AIGA Atlanta Student Board; Devin Bradford, Associate Creative Director at Dalton; Jayna Shah, Digital Designer at Rooms To Go; Reginald Harrison, Advertising & Branding Professor at SCAD; Scott Fuller, Founder/Designer of The Studio Temporary; and Lauren Becker, Lead Creative Recruiter at Robert Half.

Join us for a realistic, optimistic conversation about what’s waiting at the next stop in your design and advertising career, and leave equipped for the destination ahead.

Schedule

-2:00 pm – 2:15 pm: Networking

-2:15 pm – 2:20 pm: Opening remarks

-2:20 pm – 2:40 pm: Networking

-2:40 pm – 3:10 pm: Panel

-3:10 pm – 3:50 pm: Networking + Closing remarks

-3:50 pm – 4:00 pm: Wrap Up

Accessibility: If you need accommodations to fully access the event, please get in touch with studentboard@atlanta.aiga.org

Questions: Please email studentboard@atlanta.aiga.org if you have any questions.