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Three days of inspiration and connection

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Partners
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Workshops + Happy hour

Hands-on workshops and Pre-conference Happy Hour

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Main Conference

Come meet other UX professionals and we’ll build the future of UX side-by-side

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Come join us in a community celebration of of our profession

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What You’ll Get

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Practical learning (not fluff)

Strong moderation + real conversation

Meet serious builders (research, design, product)

Community-first environment

Leave with next steps you can use

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Workshops

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Text stating: Build an AI Strategy for Faster and Deeper Insights.

Learn how to use AI to analyze qualitative research faster while uncovering deeper insights.

This workshop teaches you to build a practical AI strategy and craft effective prompts for UX research.

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Learn how to use AI to build workflows that extend beyond chat while creating smarter solutions.

This workshop teaches you to design practical AI systems and automate meaningful tasks.

Agenda

Day 1 — Workshop Day · October 7 · 11 AM – 6 PM

Workshops
  • 11:0013:00

    Workshop 1: Build an AI Strategy for Faster and Deeper Insights

    Led by Leo Hoar — UXR Institute

  • 14:0018:00

    Workshop 2: Building with AI beyond the conversation

    Led by Jake DiBattista

  • 18:00

    Happy Hour

Day 2 — Main Conference Day · October 8 · Host: Jeremy Miller

AM
  • 08:0009:00

    Registration, Coffee & Networking

  • 09:00

    Opening Remarks

    Yao Adantor

  • 09:1509:40

    Mini-Keynote: Calvin Robertson

    A focused talk designed to wake up the room and set the energy for everything that follows.

  • 09:4511:00

    Don Norman Podcast-Style Conversation with Yao

    Not a traditional keynote — a relaxed conversation about design, technology, people, and the ideas that shaped his work.

  • 11:0011:15 Break
Mid-Morning
  • 11:1512:15

    Cross-Sectional Career Panel

    Moderator: Edward Cupps — Consultant. Panelists: Leo Hoar — UXR Institute, Zach Thomas — Skylight, Niyati Gupta — Netflix, Sana Maqsood — Amazon.

  • 12:1513:30 Lunch
PM
  • 13:4014:05

    Mini-Keynote: Amanda Gelb

    A thoughtful, practical, deeply human session about slowing down, asking better questions, and seeing what you may have missed.

  • 14:0514:15 Break
  • 14:1515:15

    Industry Panel

    Moderator: Caitlin Cooper — Amtrak. Panelists: Raven Adaramola — The New York Times, Twisha Shah-Brandenburg — Target, Basel Fakhoury — User Interviews / UserTesting, Trish Willard — Visionist.

  • 15:1515:30 Break
  • 15:3016:30

    Don Norman Q&A

    An open Q&A moment with Don and the community.

Late Afternoon / Evening
  • 16:3016:45

    Closing Remarks + Awards

    Yao Adantor & Teyibo

  • 16:4517:45

    Live Music & Networking

    Stay for live music, meet the people you have been sitting beside all day, and let the conversations continue.

  • 18:00

    UXCON26 Sponsored Happy Hour

    Presented by Dovetail. More details coming soon.

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