Adobe MAX 2026 means endless opportunities to learn about and get hands-on with the latest AI-powered tools from Adobe. Browse our session catalog to discover the right AI-focused content for you. Or continue reading on to learn more about some of our featured AI sessions at MAX.
Accelerating creativity with AI
At Adobe, we believe that AI amplifies human creativity and design. That’s where this session track starts, helping you explore how you can use AI as a collaborator to accelerate exploration, handle repetitive tasks, and help with problem solving all while keep you and your creativity front and center.
Learn how to rapidly prototype concepts, build efficient workflows, navigate ethical considerations, and position yourself as a designer who masters both craft and technology. Creative professionals and independent creators at all career levels will find something in this session track, which features the full range of Creative Cloud tools.
Featured sessions:
Creative Courage, Craft, and AI Workflows that Actually Work
Time: Wednesday, Nov 11 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM EST and Thursday, Nov 12 8:30 AM - 9:15 AM EST
AI may have removed barriers to making things, but it hasn’t replaced the demand for taste, originality, and creative courage. Creative technologist Tomasz Opasiński gets hands-on with Photoshop and Firefly workflows that hold up in production without sacrificing craft. Executive creative director Dan Fletcher brings lessons from deploying generative AI across global Adobe campaigns, and a playbook of hard-earned insights to protect creative standards.
Set Out Without Fear: Why AI is Not Our Creative Titanic
Time: Tuesday, Nov 10 3:30 PM - 4:15 PM EST
Explore how creatives can cut through the noise and use AI more intentionally as a genuine creative partner. Laura Jordan Bambach, founder and chief creative officer of Uncharted Studio, AI artist, and former D&AD President, shares practical ways to keep our creativity at the heart of our work while using AI to experiment with new creative approaches and bring ambitious ideas to life.
Build Worlds Faster: A Hybrid AI Workflow in Photoshop
Time: Tuesday, Nov 10 5:15 PM - 6:00 PM EST
Learn how to use AI in Photoshop and Firefly to skip the tedious parts of asset prep so you can spend more time animating, designing, and playing. Creative technologist Don Allen III walks through how he built a modular, interactive art world, one island at a time, using a hybrid AI and Adobe pipeline.
View all 25 sessions in this track.
Other featured AI-focused sessions
The AI Focus session filter, you can choose to browse sessions that feature AI-forward, AI-supported, or traditional techniques and tools. Whether you're skeptical or enthusiastic, gain practical skills and frameworks for integrating AI into your creative process on your terms.
AI-Assisted Creative Workflows for Powerful Editorial Layouts
Time: Tuesday, Nov 10 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM EST and Thursday, Nov 12 8:30 AM - 9:15 AM EST
Discover how AI-assisted workflows can help you create stronger editorial layouts in Adobe InDesign, from initial concept to polished presentation. Join designer, educator, and founder of LYH Studio, Sam Luo, as he demonstrates how Adobe Firefly, Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign can work together to accelerate brainstorming, visual exploration, concept development, and content creation.
AI is Fast, Artists are Faster: Your Creativity + Adobe Firefly
Time: Tuesday, Nov 10 5:15 PM - 6:00 PM EST and Thursday, Nov 12 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM EST
This session is for creatives who want to stay ahead without losing themselves in today’s creative process. Join creative technologist Emily Bisset to get up to speed on where we are with AI and why creatives should get excited about what's to come. Expect an honest, practical overview of what Adobe Firefly can provide and how these tools and platforms help us solve real-world problems creatives face every day.
AI for Motion Design: Integrating Gen AI into After Effects
Time: Thursday, Nov 12 2:30 PM - 3:15 PM EST
Push Adobe After Effects beyond its usual limits by integrating generative AI directly into your motion design workflow. Motion designer and educator Eran Stern shows how AI can accelerate ideation, simplify complex composites, and help you deliver high-quality work under real production pressure. This isn’t about replacing your craft; it’s about removing friction so you can focus on what really matters.
Small Teams, Big Looks: AI Workflows for Premium Brand Content
Time: Tuesday, Nov 10 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM EST and Thursday, Nov 122:30 PM - 3:15 PM EST
What if your team could deliver bigger, bolder, more premium content — within the same budget, crew size, and timelines? Join DGA director AJ Bleyer to explore how Adobe's generative AI tools help creative teams move from concept to execution with more speed, polish, and creative firepower. Let's rethink what's possible across pre-production, production, and post.
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