Grab Design Talks
‘Designing Beyond Interaction’
15 June (Mon) 1610h – 1740h
UTown Stephen Riady Center, Auditorium 2
Grab is Southeast Asia’s leading superapp, providing everyday services across mobility, deliveries, financial services, and more. As an integral part of daily life for millions of people across the region, Grab has shaped how people move, connect, transact, and access essential services.
DIS 2026 attendees will have a unique opportunity to hear directly from four designers at Grab. Across four talks, designers from Grab will share work and case studies from Southeast Asia, looking at how design choices show up in everyday life across the region.
- Jessica Choi (Lead Product Designer) — sharing a perspective from Grab’s ecommerce space, with a talk on what AI reveals about the hidden complexity of how people actually shop for groceries
- Daniel Loy (Lead UX Writer) — From Writing to Building, on how UX writing is evolving in an era of AI-assisted creation
- Adeline Cheung (Illustration Designer) — Mosaic: Beyond Prompting! on how Mosaic has helped to evolve Grab’s Illustration Workflow
- Mo Khatib (Senior Designer Manager) — Rebot, on how AI is changing user research
Together, the talks reflect on what it means to design interactive systems that are part of everyday journeys, work, and community life across Southeast Asia.
Join the speakers from Grab Design
Jessica Choi, Lead Product Designer, Grab
Jessica leads product design for GrabMart and ecommerce experiences at Grab. She enjoys solving complex customer problems through design and creating seamless ecommerce experiences. Her work focuses on how people discover and shop in everyday ecommerce across the leading Southeast Asia superapp.
Daniel Loy, Lead UX Writer, Grab
Daniel Loy leads content design for deliveries and omnicommerce at Grab, building a multitude of experiences across food and grocery delivery, and dining out. His work revolves around clear, actionable and on-brand content that resonate with millions of users across Southeast Asia. Outside of work, he’s an avid gardener and cyclist.
Adeline Cheung, Illustration Designer, Grab
Adeline Cheung does Grab illustrations in-house. In the past, she has worked on both 2D Grab illustrations, and today she has helped to develop Mosaic and evolve the Grab style to it’s 3D iteration. She is also involved in streamlining Grab’s illustration workflows. Outside of work, she enjoys experimenting with traditional art mediums.
Mo Khatib, Senior Designer Manager, Grab
Mo leads product design across Data Platforms and Developer Experience, shaping an ecosystem that powers how teams build, experiment, and make decisions, accelerating innovation and productivity across the organisation.
Apple Developer Center Workshops
‘Principles of Accessible Design’ & ‘Swift Playgrounds’
16 June (Tue), Apple Developer Center Singapore, Fusionopolis – Registration required Southeast Asia’s first Apple Developer Center invites DIS 2026 attendees to participate in one of two hands-on workshop sessions exploring how Apple designs accessible, inclusive, and meaningful human experiences. Each session is limited to 40 participants and will be held at the Apple Developer Center in One-north.
Registration closes on 11 June (Thursday) at 23:59 SGT.
Workshop 1: Principles of Accessible Design
- 16 June (Tue), 1400h – 1600h
- Apple Developer Centre Singapore, Level 5, 1 Fusionopolis Walk Singapore 138628
Register here: https://uvents.nus.edu.sg/event/disapple1
A hands-on workshop and an open conversation to explore how Apple approaches questions around understanding universal access and going a little beyond interaction.
They have a long-standing commitment to accessibility and is fundamental to everything they create. You will get to try the built-in features that let everyone interact with their devices and the world around them. In doing so, we will explore the principles and philosophy that drive what they do.
Workshop 2: Swift Playgrounds
- 16 June (Tue), 1600h – 1800h
- Apple Developer Centre Singapore, Level 5, 1 Fusionopolis Walk Singapore 138628
Register here: https://uvents.nus.edu.sg/event/disapple2
Explore how SwiftUI and Apple’s human-centred design turn practical ideas into intuitive app experiences. This session connects DIS 2026’s “Beyond Interaction” theme with Apple’s design principles, using a ferry schedule planner built with SwiftUI as the design example. Through the Human Interface Guidelines, participants will see how hierarchy, layout and simple interactions can make complex information easier to understand at a glance. In the hands-on segment, they will create a polished digital name card in Swift Playgrounds, shaping it with their own content and design choices, before sharing their work and exploring how the same ideas can continue in Xcode.
DIS 2026 x UX Meet-up:
‘Bridging Academia & Industry’
- 16 June (Tue) 1800h – 2000h
- UTown Stephen Riady Center, Auditorium 2
(Registration required)
Register here: https://www.eventbrite.sg/e/ux-meetup-acm-dis-2026-tickets-1991183707069?ak=oddtdtcreator
A UX MeetUp hosted by NUS Telehealth Core and the Engineering Design and Innovation Centre in conjunction with the ACM DIS 2026 Conference. Whether you’re a UX professional or a student looking to break into the field, this is a great chance to meet people in the community, connect with mentors (from GovTech, Microsoft, DesignSingapore Council etc.), and maybe even discover future collaborators or opportunities.
What to expect
- Panel Talk: Bridging Academia & Industry
- Insights from UX professionals across diverse industries (e.g., GovTech, Microsoft)
- UX in the age of AI: what’s changing and what still matters
- The gap between classroom learning and workplace realities
Dinner will be provided, and attendance is completely free — just come ready to mingle!