Designing for Intelligence: UX Beyond the Interface

AI is no longer hiding in the back room. It is now sitting at the design table, influencing decisions, behaviors, and outcomes. UX has moved beyond arranging pixels and screens. It is now about shaping how intelligent systems think, respond, and show up with personality and intent.

In this session, you will explore how UX design fuels the brains behind AI through smart prompting, clear role definition, and behavior design that earns user trust. We will look at how designers can influence not just what AI does, but how it collaborates with people in ways that feel useful, reliable, and sometimes even delightful.

The meetup is hosted by Morgan Sabnekar Sr Director of Product and UX at Echelix and Mike Ulichny Vice President of Product Development at MeshAgent.

Echelix focuses on experience strategy and UX leadership, helping organizations design systems that align human needs with complex technology.

MeshAgent builds AI-driven platforms that emphasize responsible behavior, clarity, and human-centered automation. Together, Morgan and Mike bring a practical, design-led perspective on how UX and AI intersect in the real world.

This session is for designers, product leaders, and technologists who want to move beyond interfaces and start designing intelligence that works with people, not just for them.