Sophie Dobrigkeit

Dobrigkeit Design

Designer, Creative Director

Sophie Dobrigkeit - Photo: Franziska Ambach — Photo: Franziska Ambach

Sophie Dobrigkeit is a designer, creative director and owner of Dobrigkeit Design in Bensheim an der Bergstraße. She develops experimental design formats that combine transformation, international perspectives and collaborative processes. Her focus is on female empowerment in the creative industry and the development of new ways of thinking and working.

Her current projects include strategic brand development as well as the conception and implementation of branding concepts for events - in both the analogue and digital space. She is the founder of the experimental workshop OUGRAPO and a lecturer in design fundamentals and design methodology.

Sophie Dobrigkeit is a member of the German Design Club (DDC) and a committed Women of DDC. Since 2021, she has hosted the DDC Women's Table together with Judith Augustin, co-initiated the Learn & Burn Lab for Female Leadership and is Co-President of the Women's Design Academy.

Programm

Apr28.

IMPACT NOW - From Complaining to Doing

#ImpactNOW is a movement of doers with attitude – supported by women from the business world and expanded to include people and institutions who really want change. The talk is about gender equality in the creative industry and the question: Where are we now – and what does this mean in concrete terms? With a view to digitalisation and AI, we will discuss how roles, collaboration and decision-making spaces are shifting. Using examples from the creative sector and other industries, a practical check will be carried out: Out of the state of shock and into action – with an invitation to join in.

14:15–15:00h

Format: Panel

Stage: Alabama Cinema

Apr29.

Business Value Meets Impact: Four AI Impulses & Joint Q&A

AI for a better world? In four compact 15-minute impulses, players from the cultural and creative industries will show how this can be achieved in concrete terms – scalable, implementation-orientated and with measurable added value. The focus is on inclusive design solutions, an AI chatbot to modernise support for those affected and gender equality in design. The contributions combine social benefit with business value and visualise who AI actually works for – and who is otherwise quickly overlooked.

This will be followed by a joint Q&A with all participants.

09:30–11:00h

Format: ImpulseQ&A

Stage: K2

Apr29.

Women in Design – Where Are We Now? Gender Equality in the Creative Industries

Where do women* stand in the creative economy – and what does it take to effectively change structural inequalities? Judith Augustin and Sophie Dobrigkeit use their projects DDC Women's Table, Learn & Burn and the Women's Design Academy (World Design Capital Frankfurt RheinMain 2026) to show why visibility is more than just a stage: it shapes reality, creates role models and makes power relations visible. What happens afterwards is crucial: When visibility becomes networks and resilient structures, sustainable impact is created. Here, networking becomes a strategic tool for a sustainable industry.

10:15–10:30h