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Natter Con 26: Transparency
Hosted by Natter Community
Thursday 12 November 2026·8:30am·Autotrader
about this room
Natter Community's one-day conference on design, product and AI, at Autotrader, 3 Hawkshaw Street, on Thursday 12 November, 8:30 to 18:30. Breakfast and lunch are included.
The theme is transparency in digital products. Speakers so far: Gareth Ford Williams (Double FW and CAN) on accessibility, Llara Geddes (AND Digital), Emily Webber (Tacit), Rachel Morgan-Trimmer (Firebird), design writer Rob Alderson and Carrie Tudsbury, service design lead at Autotrader. Registration is 8:30, talks start at 9:30, and the full agenda is still being filled in. General admission is 50 pounds.
why go
a full day with people who ship digital products, and a lot of it is about how AI is changing design work. Best for designers, researchers and product people; engineers and founders will get less out of it.
Speakers
Gareth Ford Williams · Director of Accessibility, Double FW Ltd and CAN
Llara Geddes · Solutions Director, AND Digital
Emily Webber · Consultant, Tacit
Rachel Morgan-Trimmer · Founder, Firebird
getting there
Autotrader, 3 Hawkshaw Street, Manchester, M1 7BL
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Date & Time
Thursday 12 November 2026
8:30am
Price
£50
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Organiser
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About this event
Natter Community's one-day conference on design, product and AI, at Autotrader, 3 Hawkshaw Street, on Thursday 12 November, 8:30 to 18:30. Breakfast and lunch are included.
The theme is transparency in digital products. Speakers so far: Gareth Ford Williams (Double FW and CAN) on accessibility, Llara Geddes (AND Digital), Emily Webber (Tacit), Rachel Morgan-Trimmer (Firebird), design writer Rob Alderson and Carrie Tudsbury, service design lead at Autotrader. Registration is 8:30, talks start at 9:30, and the full agenda is still being filled in. General admission is 50 pounds.
Why go: a full day with people who ship digital products, and a lot of it is about how AI is changing design work. Best for designers, researchers and product people; engineers and founders will get less out of it.
Speakers
GF
Gareth Ford Williams
Director of Accessibility, Double FW Ltd and CAN
LG
Llara Geddes
Solutions Director, AND Digital
EW
Emily Webber
Consultant, Tacit
RM
Rachel Morgan-Trimmer
Founder, Firebird
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