Friends of Figma Singapore is excited to announce another collaboration with the good folks at Wise! Join us for the evening with Wise’s global design leadership in Singapore – we'll have a series of presentations and conversations on what it takes to design a product used by millions all over the world. Go behind the scenes and discover how our team tackles complex creative and strategic challenges, while we plan to shape the future of design with AI.

This is a limited-space event for design professionals. Come for the honest insights and stay for the conversations.

📍Event details

• Location: Wise Office, PLQ 3, 2 Tanjong Katong Road

• Date: Wednesday, 12 November, 2025

• Doors open: 6:15 pm

• Event begins: 6:50pm

🎤 Speakers

• Josh Payton, VP of Design, Wise

• Caio Orio, Principal Designer, Wise

• Dalia El-Shimy, Director of UX Research, Wise

• Fiona Vallance, Senior Research Lead, Wise

• One more speaker to be announced. Watch this space.

📋 Programme

• Delight by Design / Caio Orio

  • In a highly competitive landscape where services are increasingly commoditized, many brands risk blending into a sea of sameness. Standing out requires more than just functionality - it demands crafting emotional connections that resonate with customers. In this talk, Caio will share key insights from the rebrand process at Wise, along with other initiatives aimed at creating meaningful, lasting relationships with Wise's customers.

• The Global Advantage: Capturing Cultural Nuance in International Research / Dalia El-Shimy, Fiona Vallance, one more panellist to be announced

  • An interactive panel discussion on how to approach international research in a way takes into account regional nuances, differences, and complexities. We’ll speak with researchers from Wise and other companies on how they tackle this, with a lens on the APAC market, and a focus on how to turn research insights into differentiated product experiences that feel both local and global at the same time.

• Good Drummers are Still Hard to Find / Josh Payton

  • Join Josh for an optimistic talk that looks at how AI is disrupting the creative world. By exploring historical parallels from other fields, he’ll provide a framework for understanding this new technology.

✍️ RSVP

• Select RSVP at the top of this page to fill in the registration survey and join the waitlist. 

• As capacity is limited, you'll get an email to secure your attendance once your registration is approved. We'll also be emailing you a building access QR code, closer to the event date.

• If you can’t attend, please cancel your reservation ASAP.