# Designed to Feel: How Tech Brands Build Emotional Worlds

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**Date:** March 17, 2026 · 10:00 PM  
**Location:** Austin Marriott Downtown / Waller Ballroom C  
**Format:** Fireside Chat  
**Track:** Design  
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## Speakers

- **Teemu Suviala** — Global Chief Creative Officer
- **Mauro Porcini** — President & Chief Design Officer

Today’s most successful tech brands don’t just launch products - they build emotional universes. This session explores how brands are moving beyond screens to connect across sound, space, motion and mood. From sonic identities to tactile packaging and immersive design systems, we’ll unpack how multisensory storytelling creates emotional connections—the real competitive edge in the AI age. This isn’t about rejecting technology - it’s about designing through it to bring feeling and meaning back into experience. Expect provocations and a manifesto for the future of emotionally intelligent design.

## Transcript

A transcript is available for this session: [Read transcript](/sessions/2026-03-17/pp1162329-designed-to-feel-how-tech-brands-build-emotional-worlds/transcript)

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