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Converge

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About the event

Converge is zeroheight's annual Design Systems conference, which first started in 2022. Since then, it has continued to tour the UK, inviting some of the best Design System speakers from around the world to share their insights. The main aim of the conference is to bring the community together for a day of networking, learning, and fun.

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The value

What stood out wasn't just the stellar lineup talking about everything from content patterns to the philosophy of redwood trees, but how cozy and approachable the whole thing felt, attendees kept mentioning how the speakers were genuinely accessible for meaningful conversations throughout the event. The conference tackled the industry's current sweet spot of 'inspiring excellence' rather than just getting systems off the ground, with talks that stuck in people's heads (like 'Verb the Noun') and practical takeaways they could actually use. Between the live podcast recording, the intimate venue vibe, and speakers who shared both wins and brutal truths about design system adoption, Converge created that perfect storm of learning and community connection that left people feeling energized about tackling their toughest systems challenges back home.

Highlight

"Lots of great ideas, put a lot of them into practice when refining our internal pattern a component libraries. Accessibility talks pure genius, told many stories of them to help improve our accessibility. I still use phrases like 'verb the noun' in meetings all the time. So interesting to see what big players like Tesco do."

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Timeline

  1. Nominations will be open from Tuesday 13 May. If you have any questions about the nomination process, then check out the FAQs, or if your question isn't answered, please get in touch at community@zeroheight.com

    13 May, 2025

  2. Once the nominations are closed, we'll be collating the longlist and working through it to determine a shortlist. The shortlist will be determined by the team at zeroheight, and will be based on uniform judging criteria (which we will share in a month or two). With the shortlist creation, we aim to remove as much bias as possible and give everyone a fair chance across the board.

    22 August, 2025

  3. In September, the shortlist will be announced, including public voting! We'll notify all folks as to whether they made the shortlist. The judges will then individually judge each shortlisted entry. We'll also have public voting on each category live on the site!

    15 September, 2025

  4. Once all the judges and public votes are counted, we'll then be able to determine the winner for each category, based off a weighted compilation of votes.

    3 November, 2025

  5. In December, we'll gather the community together at an event in London to announce the winners live. We'll also be live-streaming the ceremony for those who can't make it. The live event will be invite only, but we'll offer the community a chance to apply for a ticket later in the year! We'll also post the results to the zeroheight site the day after the event.

    December 2025 (TBA)

Past Winners