Call for Speakers: Share your insights through the RGD

The RGD is always looking for speakers for webinars, including for our series covering accessible design, branding, business, in-house design, UX design, signage & wayfinding and typography. 

RGD Members attend all RGD webinars for free, while non-members pay a small fee to attend.

Submit a proposal to present a webinar

DesignThinkers is Canada’s largest conference for communication designers and related professionals. It brings together visionaries from a range of disciplines to explore creativity, the design process, the future of design and design thinking.

DesignThinkers Vancouver takes place on May 4-5, 2027.
DesignThinkers Toronto takes place on October 21-22, 2027.

The RGD invites proposals that offer meaningful, practical and thought-provoking takeaways that help attendees become more effective, thoughtful and ethical creative professionals.

The deadline for submissions is November 20, 2026 for Vancouver and April 16, 2027 for Toronto.

Submit a speaker proposal for DesignThinkers

Our 2027 In-House Conference in Toronto takes place on June 9 at the Bram & Bluma Appel Salon, Metro Reference Library (also live-streamed). The deadline for proposals is February 28, 2027.

We are planning to also present an In-House Conference in Edmonton on December 1, 2026 at the Art Gallery of Alberta, Edmonton. The deadline for proposals is August 7, 2026.

We are particularly interested in presentations covering the following: Accessible Design, Artificial Intelligence, Brand Strategy, Client Communications & Management, HR/Team Management, Career Progression, Technical Skills, Productivity & Workflows, UX.

Presentation proposals may be for presentations that are 20 or 40 minutes long. 

Submit a speaker proposal for one or both In-House Design Conferences