DBA Members’ Forum
The next DBA Members' Forum will take place on Monday 6 October, from 4pm BST. We’ll be taking a look into the client landscape today with Direct Line Group, PepsiCo and Diageo.
Events & Training
Whether junior designer or design leader, account handler or MD everyone benefits from fresh perspective, knowledge-share, new insights and debate.
Our events and training courses are renowned within the industry for their quality, relevance and proven capability to boost the confidence and performance of individuals and teams.
From lively networking events to skills development workshops, from in-depth business growth programmes to stimulating round-tables, our extensive range of events and training has something to offer every member of your team, across all roles and levels within your business.
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Timely and relevant insight from leading industry advisors and trusted experts to help you tackle your current business challenges.
Interested in industry-specific training for you and your team? Head over to the DBA Design Business Academy, our online learning platform.
You can see what’s coming up and book your spaces now, or browse our course library and register your interest in anything you like the look of and we’ll let you know when they’re available again. Get in touch with us at bookings@dba.org.uk if you have any queries about past or future events.
DBA members receive discounts of 40% on the standard prices.
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Couldn’t join us at the time? DBA Members can view all past webinar recordings here by logging in with a member account.
Stay up to date on upcoming DBA webinars and online training by signing up to our mailing list here and regularly checking our listing below.
“I’m finding the webinars and support from the DBA invaluable at this time. It helps to feel connected, they focus the mind and highlight simple action points that are all achievable.” – Helen Noel, Client Services and Creative Director, Brand+Soul
'My Life in Design' Podcast
How did some of the world’s best designers, strategists, and agency leads, get into design?
Browse episodes, tune in and find out here.
“The DBA is delighted to be partnering Red Setter on the ‘My Life in Design’ Podcast. Featuring industry role models, the series explores their fascinating, wide-ranging journeys into a life in design.” – Deborah Dawton, CEO, DBA
The next DBA Members' Forum will take place on Monday 6 October, from 4pm BST. We’ll be taking a look into the client landscape today with Direct Line Group, PepsiCo and Diageo.
DBA Online Learning | Marketing your Design Business
Focus your attention on the right marketing tactics and stand out from the crowd. Understand marketing best practice for design businesses with DBA Expert Lucy Mann in this 3-part online course taking place from 3-4:30pm BST on Tuesday 7, Thursday 9 and Tuesday 14 October.
DBA Online Learning | Negotiating and Engaging with Procurement
Demystify procurement’s role in the new business process at this enlightening 90-minute workshop with DBA Expert and Founder of A Better View, John Gleason. Shift your perspective and turn negotiating and engaging with procurement into an opportunity from 3-4:30pm BST on Tuesday 21 October.
Using design data to drive business decisions | DBA webinar
DBA In Focus [formerly the DBA Annual Survey Report] is your most powerful tool for benchmarking your business performance against the wider design industry. Register now to join us for the launch of the 2025 report from 4-5pm BST on Wednesday 22 October.
DBA Online Learning | Websites with Impact
Refresh your website to quickly and effectively arm your clients with the information they need. This online 90-minute workshop with DBA Expert Jonathan Kirk is packed full of the latest insights from the 'What Clients Think' Report 2025 from 3-4:30pm BST on Tuesday 23 October.
DBA Online Learning | Translating the Brief
Transform your client's brief into a powerful tool that drives clarity, inspires great work and delivers effectiveness, with this practical two-part course for design professionals from 3-4:30pm GMT on Tuesday 4 and Thursday 6 November.
DBA Online Learning | Building Balanced Client Partnerships
Designed for those in client-facing roles, this two-part masterclass will help you navigate the differing priorities between clients and agencies and build relationships that deliver great work. Taking place from 3-4:30pm GMT on Tuesday 11 and Thursday 13 November.
DBA Online Learning | PR for Design Businesses
Use PR as a strategic tool to build your design agency’s reputation, attract ideal clients, and drive business growth in this focused 90-minute course from 3-4:30pm GMT on Tuesday 18 November.
PARK Academy Design Leadership Programme
The DBA has partnered with PARK Academy to bring you three design leadership programmes across 2025 and 2026 that will accelerate your design career.
The future of design industry and higher education collaborations | DBA webinar
In partnership with the Council for Higher Education in Art & Design (CHEAD) this webinar on Thursday 27 November from 4-5pm GMT, is for designers and educators to shape a design-led education and industry skills system fit for the future.