Talia Cotton announced as Keynote Speaker at the 2025 International Assembly Festival in Glasgow, Scotland.

The 2025 International Assembly—running from November 6–21 in Glasgow, Scotland—brings together designers, technologists, artists, and big thinkers for a rich program of conference sessions, workshops, exhibitions, and more.

Talia Cotton will kick off the festival as one of this year’s headlining speakers, alongside Pentagram’s Emily Oberman, SuperHi’s Rik Lau, and Studio Dumbar’s Liza Enriquez.

Talia’s keynote will spotlight Cotton’s newest body of work, exploring how design and technology can serve as active tools for making change—visually, structurally, and beyond design. Drawing from recent projects that merge generative systems, brand strategy, and social storytelling, she will discuss how computation can deepen meaning, expand authorship, and reimagine the boundaries of contemporary design practice.

The all-day conference portion of International Assembly takes place on Friday, November 7, at Glasgow’s Royal Concert Hall, opening at 9:30 a.m. and running through 6:00 p.m. Beyond the keynote, the festival features weekend workshops, live-project challenges, an international poster exhibition, and social events—all designed for connection across disciplines and seniorities.

Registration is open now, and attendance is in-person only; sessions will not be recorded, emphasising live engagement and serendipity.