I enjoy talking about design strategy, design culture and organisational stuff. I've given talks in English and French to various audiences ranging from design enthusiasts to bank CEOs. If you'd like to invite me to speak at your event, please get in touch.
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Featured talks
PM x Design x Dev: a trio in transition
The classic PM x Designer x Developer trio is supposed to work like a well-oiled machine… in reality, it’s often three people arguing over who broke the designs, who forgot the edge cases, and who keeps adding “just one more feature” to the MVP.
This talk cuts through the “AI builder” buzzword to look at what works in established organisations.
- Presented at:
- uxcon vienna in Vienna, Austria, Sep 2026 upcoming
- Pixel Pioneers in Bristol, UK, Jun 2026
- WeTest Athens in Athens, Greece, May 2026
- School of Product in Paris, France, Nov 2025
Leading design in challenging times
With budgets shrinking and the role of design under scrutiny, how do we stay impactful? Is the UX hype over? Doing more with less isn’t just a design problem.
This talk shares strategies from the business world to create impact with limited resources, protect our creative spaces and articulate value at scale.
- Presented at:
- Conclave in Paris, France, Dec 2025
- uxcon vienna in Vienna, Austria, Oct 2025
- UX Scotland in Edinburgh, UK, Jun 2025
- Product Design Week in London, UK, Nov 2024
- UX Days Conference in Paris, France, Jun 2024
- Business x Design in London, UK, Nov 2023
We're not doing Design Systems properly and that’s okay
How do you ‘do’ Design Systems? Expectations are so high nowadays. Implement Design Tokens. Have a dedicated Design System team. Get a Design System manager.
There isn’t one way to do Design Systems. This talk shares some lessons on prioritising impacts over grip.
- Presented at:
- DevFest Nantes in Nantes, France, Oct 2023
- Pixel Pioneers in Bristol, UK, Jun 2023
- Design Systems London in London, UK, Dec 2022
- Converge in Manchester, UK, Sep 2022
- Go Patterns in Santa Fe, USA, Jun 2022
The UX Efficient Frontier
For years we, designers, have been celebrated for making everything easier. For decluttering complex and convoluted interfaces. For adding a bit of emotion to all those dull screens.
But can we go too far sometimes?
- Presented at:
- ConveyUX, online webinar, May 2023
- UX and Product Design Week in London, UK, Aug 2022
- Config in San Francisco, USA & online, May 2022
- Interaction Design Foundation, online, Apr 2022
- UCD Gathering, online webinar, Nov 2021
- UXPA Boston conference, online webinar, Sep 2021
- UX Days Conference, online webinar, Jun 2021
- The Global Fintech Design Summit, online webinar, May 2021
- Fintech Design Summit, online webinar, Nov 2020
Design x strategy: minding other people’s business
We're in a world of rising visibility and responsibilities for design. Yet, "with great power comes great responsibility".
This talk shares several tips on how designers can get a seat at the table and keep it.
- Presented at:
- Solstice in Paris, France, Jun 2026
- Product Unleashed in Brighton, UK, Nov 2021
- UCD Gathering, online workshop, Oct 2020
- UX in Lux, online workshop, Oct 2020
- Interaction Design Foundation, online master class, Mar 2020
- UX Live Conference in London, UK, Nov 2019
- IxDA Meetup in Marseille, France, Oct 2019
- UX Days Conference in Paris, France, Jun 2019
Other talks and workshops
- London Tech Week in London, UK, Jun 2026
- Societe Generale Tech & AI Days in Paris, France, Jun 2026
- AI In Finance, London, 26 Nov 2025
- Zeroheight Design Systems Report 2026, online webinar, Apr 2023
- GITEX Fintech Surge, Dubai, UAE, Oct 2024
- Zeroheight Design System Essentials, online webinar, Jan 2023
- Paris Web, in Paris, France, Oct 2022
- Intersection, in Stockholm, Sweden, Oct 2022
- UX Days Conference in Paris, France, May 2022
- Financial Services CX Conference, online webinar, Jun 2021
- Beyond Design Systems, online meetup, Nov 2020
- Design Strategy UX Crunch, online meetup, Jul 2020
- Design System Summit in Paris, France, Feb 2020
- UX Live Conference in London, UK, Nov 2019
- CX Summit in Athens, Greece, Nov 2019
- Societe Generale TechWeek in Paris, France, Nov 2019
- Data Marketing Paris in Paris, France, Nov 2019
- UXDX Conference in Dublin, Ireland, Oct 2019
- Micro Frontend #codejam in Bangalore, India, Oct 2019
- UX and Product Design Week in London, UK, Aug 2019
- Designing for Fintech UX Crunch in London, UK, Feb 2019
- Marcus Evans Conference in London, UK, Apr 2018
People have said this 🙌
We're loving @morganepeng's talk at @pixelpioneers on 'We're Not Doing Design Systems Properly and That's Okay' 🩷👏 #PixelPioneers pic.twitter.com/WR53mbwBSd
— zeroheight (@zeroheight) June 16, 2023
5 stages of grief for Design System adoption. Can relate @morganepeng! #pixelPioneers pic.twitter.com/Ai2rasDPV6
— Geri Reid (@gerireid) June 16, 2023
Have you seen @morganepeng talk on The UX co-efficient and designs perpetual drive for reductionism which is often at odds with understanding user needs? I think this is actually a great example of understanding “heft”https://t.co/XyDKHumqF9
— Hugo Raymond (@_hraymond) November 24, 2022
I needed reassurance from @morganepeng talk on "The UX Efficient Frontier". I am working with B2B products and food or music apps do came up as example of "perfect design" inspiration and goal for complex systems, but "life is complex, our tools can be too!" #Config2022 #uxdesign pic.twitter.com/awIK0Ymgzg
— Valerie Trane (@valerijatrane) May 10, 2022
Finding the right balance between complexity and simplicity is not easy...especially in govtech and healthcare UX.
— dani summer (@yeahh_dani) May 10, 2022
This talk - Over-complicated? Over-simplified? The UX Efficient Frontier - by @morganepeng is so good! https://t.co/60GVbl8Hzg
What an amazing talk from @morganepeng (@SocGen_UK) at #FDS2020
— Tech Circus (@TechCircus_) November 24, 2020
We learnt:
- How to find the right balance between simplicity and complexity
- How not to be overwhelmed when designing for complex apps and tools
- How to design with advanced users in mind
✏️@_ElliesDoodles pic.twitter.com/J01oo1jrAT
@morganepeng thank you for the entertaining and super insightful talk at #uxlive Such a great idea to think about problem colleagues as archetypes and understand their point of view! pic.twitter.com/snSwwxAou7
— Tricia Lee (@TriciaLeeUX) November 13, 2019
New designer crush: @morganepeng. Using Pokemon and Zelda to explain how to win with design! 💛! Can we be friends? #UXLive pic.twitter.com/A1suURt3HW
— Sam Roberts (@bubblejam) November 13, 2019
#ucdgathering takeaway 5: @morganepeng just presented my favourite talk of the day so far (it had bingo as well as UX tips 😱)! Biggest point of learning for me, speaking as someone relatively new to UX, was to avoid being seen as a resource. Present yourself as an ally instead!
— Hazel Meades (@HMeadesMakes) October 15, 2020
Let's play the "how many points at the designer bullshit bingo" do you get with @morganepeng in our design strategy workshop participants :)
— UX in LUX (@ux_lux) October 13, 2020
A few participants scored all 9!!
(we love that whiteboard feature hehe) pic.twitter.com/YIf8xA4zfy
@morganepeng Thank you for helping me get much closer to becoming a Jean/Paul/Audrey whisperer! I appreciate your time, creativity, and valuable insight! pic.twitter.com/Jr3W99jvaF
— Roey Bussear (he/him) (@InnerCanuck) March 25, 2020
Excellente conférence #UX par @MarineAubert et @morganepeng !
— Matthieu Raiffé (@MatMartigan) November 20, 2019
Du storytelling pour une stratégie UX efficace avec exemples tirés de leurs missions à la SG 👍 live from @DataMarketParis pic.twitter.com/fEV5bhHGjC
Morgane @morganepeng Peng и дизайн-команда Societe Generale рассказывают о том, как общаться со сложными менеджерами. Небольшой мастер-класс с элементами импровизации в придачу с моделированием таких ситуаций. #FLA_UX pic.twitter.com/JJMEDyJh9v
— Yury Vetrov (@jvetrau) August 13, 2019
It's a full house this evening during the the Micro Frontend #codejam which includes a networking evening, coding & sharing of trends in the industry. #innovation #technology #ux #coding @morganepeng @Chris__Leblanc @FredericOudea @RanjeetSanthak1 @sunil_insead @rikozarzour pic.twitter.com/jJ447kO9Ql
— SSushantika (@SSushantika) July 25, 2019