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The 2026 conference on Matter has concluded.
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What is the ADC?
A CIVIC GATHERING FOR PEOPLE SHAPING WHAT’S NEXT.
The Aspen Design Conference is a three-day annual gathering in downtown Aspen featuring talks, workshops, exhibitions, outdoor experiences, and conversations across design, art, technology, business, science, and culture.
More than a conference, it's a community built around curiosity, creativity, and civic participation.
A gathering where creative people come together to exchange ideas, build relationships, and leave inspired to create
What’s at the heart of the matter
THE 2026 CONFERENCE THEME WAS
matter
We’re excited to share our findings and explorations with you over the coming weeks.
How do we shape matter into meaning?
Mind over matter?
Where does the matter stand?
Can matter lie?
Is that a matter of fact?
What’s at the heart of the matter?
Is that a matter of fact?
What do we make of matter?
Can matter lie?
Where does the matter stand?
How do we shape matter into meaning?
Mind over matter?
What’s at the heart of the matter? Is that a matter of fact? What do we make of matter? Can matter lie? Where does the matter stand? How do we shape matter into meaning? Mind over matter?
DAY ONE
Friday September 18
Welcome Address & Grounding
DAY TWO
Saturday September 19
Main Stage & In The Wild Activations
DAY THREE
Sunday September 20
Main Stage & Closing Ceremony
Why We Gather
Over three days, attendees engage with visionary voices not simply to hear talks, but to think more creatively and thoughtfully about the world around us.
Designed for both professionals and the creatively curious, Aspen Design Conference offers inspiring ways to explore how design thinking can shape business, culture, technology, community, and everyday life.
Intentionally intimate and highly social, the conference is designed to spark new ideas, meaningful connections, and lasting friendships.
Come as you are.
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