Wondering which upcoming UX conferences to check out this year? Look no further! We’ve researched 24 of the biggest and best ones this year. (You read that right — 24!) Along with your standard UX design and UX research events, we’ve also included conferences focused on service design, product management, information architecture and design leadership so that you can diversify your knowledge (and plan out those work trips ASAP).
In today’s blog, we’ll focus on overviews and need-to-know details for virtual UX conferences and UX conferences in North America, the UK and Europe… but we’ve also included some special mentions for other territories along the way.
Scroll down to learn more about upcoming conferences in:
- Q1 2025 (Virtual, USA, Canada) — It’s not too late! Check out these conferences spotlighting UX and UX research.
- Q2 2025 (Virtual/Global, USA, Canada, Germany, Netherlands) — The busiest quarter for UX conferences. Top events span UX, service design, information architecture, and design leadership!
- Q3 2025 (Finland, Scotland, Denmark) — September-only conferences focused on UX, ethnography, and service design in government.
- Q4 2025 (US, Canada, Austria, UK) — Go-to conferences for UXers, service designers, and developers.
- Unannounced 2025 Conferences (Virtual/Global) — Keep an eye out for updates from these worth-the-wait events.
Let’s dive in!
Q1 2025 UX Conferences
February is almost up, but there’s still time to check out these two informative and well-run events geared to UX practitioners.
February Conferences
1. ConveyUX
Organized/created by:
Where?
Seattle, Washington (US)
(With virtual option)
When?
February 25-27
Price:
$1,595 USD In-person (Final Registration)
$595 USD Virtual (Final Registration)
Description:
Based in Seattle (the Pacific North West’s “tech central”), ConveyUX is back for a 13th year for a three-day in-person AND virtual event welcoming both practitioners and leaders in the UX design and tech spaces. Product managers, strategists, designers, researchers and business leaders can all find something here.
Some sessions we LOVE the sounds of:
- Key Trends in User Research (Including speakers from IBM and Meta!)
- Benefitting All with An Accessibility-First Approach: A Comcast Case Study
- Exploring Designops as a Business Strategic Function
Can’t travel to Seattle on short notice? It’s not too late to join virtually, and they’re actually livestreaming and recording all of the sessions. We think that’s a pretty good deal.
Accepting speakers?
Speaker applications are closed.
March Conferences
2. blend
Organized/created by:
Stratford School of Interaction Design and Business (University of Waterloo)
Where?
Stratford, Ontario (Canada)
When?
March 1, 2025
Price:
$20–75 CAD (Student, alumni and group rates available)
Description:
Don’t sleep on the Canadian conferences! With a theme of “Hope, Health and Humanity” this year, this conference hosted by the University of Waterloo’s premier Canadian design school features topics and speakers that speak directly to current priorities for UX and service designers, user researchers, design strategists, and business leaders. If you’ve read our previous years’ blogs on UX conferences (2023 conferences and 2024 conferences), you know that two of our very own Outwitlians (Amy and Nedu) are graduates of the Stratford School of Interaction Design and Business. So this one’s very special to us.
Just a few of the enticing talk titles include:
- From Chaos to Control: Building a Career Worth Waking Up To
- Immersive VR Experiences for Those in Palliative Care
- Stakeholder Symphony: Designing Solutions When You Have Multiple Voices
- Visual Thinking: Empowering Designers to Communicate and Influence
Accepting speakers?
Speaker applications are closed.
3. Advancing Research
Organized/created by:
Where?
Virtual only
When?
March 11–14, 2025
Price:
Full conference: $995 USD
Single day: $397 USD
Description:
This is a conference “created by researchers for researchers” held by one of the leading North American publishers of business books and instructional books in UX. On their website, they say, “At Rosenfeld, we’re not just optimistic—we’re certain that UX research is the key to product success.” We DEFINITELY agree with those sentiments, and we’re excited to see how the speakers prove it over and over again in diverse and intriguing ways. And hey, no travel required for this one!
Each day is broken down into themes:
- Theme 1: Reconceiving the Purpose of Research
- Theme 2: Redefining the Research Toolkit
- Theme 3: Reclaiming our Value as Researchers
We especially like the sounds of Day 1’s talk, “Redefining Truth and Inclusivity: Navigating Data Ownership and Ethical Research in the Age of Disinformation.”
Accepting speakers?
Speaker applications are closed.
(Psst! Before we move on from Q1 — Did you attend the Design Leadership Summit that happened in January this year? We hope you said hi to Kristin Swan and Lucas Lazdins, who were representing the Outwitly team!)
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Q2 2025 UX & Design Conferences
This is a packed quarter for conferences in the UX/design space, spanning across disciplines, audiences and continents. Lots of choice and variety for your team(s)!
April Conferences
4. prompt:UX
Organized/created by:
Where?
Berlin, Germany
When?
April 8–9
Price:
€450 (Conference)
€850 (Conference + Workshop)
Description:
If you (like most of us) are delving more and more into AI and its related trends, use cases and ramifications in the design and development of products and services, this is one for you. Practitioners in product design will probably get the most out of this one, but there are definitely applicable learnings for service designers, researchers and leaders, too. The mornings will involve mostly listening to the speakers, and the afternoons are slated to be more interactive/participatory.
We want to hear what you think of these talks in particular:
- Bridging Trust and Technology: Designing AI Tools for Non-Tech-Savvy Users
- Identifying AI Opportunities for Your Product (The speaker is Ioana Teleanu, a big-time UX influencer who we love!)
- The Role of AI in Workflows
Heads up, the website says that seats are “very limited.”
Accepting speakers?
Speaker applications are closed.
5. SDN Next Gen Conference
Organized/created by:
Where?
Virtual and in-person, global
When?
April 11, 2025
Price:
€30–230 (Student and member rates available)
Description:
After a huge event last year (600 attendees from over 45 different countries in 2024), this service design conference is back and ready to join together all of the students and junior practitioners in the discipline to exchange ideas for shaping the next era of service design (no big deal or anything!). Their 2025 theme is “Dare to Impact.” In their words, “This year’s theme invites participants to challenge norms, push boundaries and embrace new ideas to shape a more equitable and impactful future.”
This is also a great event for those who are transitioning into service design. There’s no rule that only juniors are allowed. Speakers are still being announced, but you can find their latest updates on:
- Instagram: @sdn_youngtalentboard
- LinkedIn: Service Design Network Young Talent Board
- Facebook: Service Design Network Young Talent Board
Accepting speakers?
Speaker applications are closed.
6. UXinsight Festival
Organized/created by:
The festival’s organization
Where?
Leiden, Netherlands
(With virtual option)
When?
April 14-16, 2025
Price:
€1,195 (3-day/full experience)
€950 (2-day in-person)
€225 (2-day in-person)
Description:
This is the 9th iteration of the UXinsight Festival, which brings together “500 UXR geeks” across 34 countries across three days. Another conference focused totally on UX research that’s been successful year over year! (No surprise, it’s a hot topic.) It’s not just a conference though, it’s also a festival, with “by Night” activities that include “fun, food and drinks.” Online tickets are available for those who want to opt in virtually. This year’s theme is “Raising the Bar,” described as “a call to action to push boundaries, challenge norms, and shape the future of our field.”
We didn’t see any talks announced when writing this post, but keep an eye out for updates on their 2025 festival page. Last year’s talks included speakers from Miro, American Airlines, and Uber, to name a few!
Accepting speakers?
Speaker applications are closed.
7. IAC: Information Architecture Conference
Organized/created by:
Organizations’ conference
Where?
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (US)
When?
April 29-30, 2025
Price:
$385–585 USD (Conference — student and employed rates available)
$375–650 USD (Workshops)
Description:
Going strong since 2019, this cross-disciplinary conference explores the intersectionality between information architecture, UX design and human-centered technology. This year’s theme is “The Bridge Between Humans and Technology,” highlighting the fast evolution of tech with the explosion of AI in the last few years. The event starts with two full days of hands-on workshops, followed by three days of talks.
Who wouldn’t want to go with talk titles like these? (Can you say, “Thought leadership”?)
- Navigating the New Real: Embodiment and Interaction in Blended Spaces
- Trust is the New Experience
- Get Your ROI-Act Together
Accepting speakers?
No calls for speakers posted (updated February 2025).
May Conferences
8. UX Camp
Organized/created by:
Where?
Edmonton, Alberta (Canada)
UX Camp also has an event in Calgary (March 22, 2025).
When?
May 9–10, 2025
Price:
$54.58 CAD – Early Bird
Description:
Hosted at MacEwan University’s Allard Hall, this conference is always packed with engaged UX design community members and highlights must-see speakers in the discipline. It’s hosted by UX Edmonton, an organization that aims to connect and grow a community of design and UX enthusiasts across disciplines and industries. Themes announced so far for this year include “AI and Design,” “Emerging UX Trends,” and “Design Thinking.” There will also be talks focused on career advancement and networking/growing organization influence for UXers at all phases of their careers.
Keep an eye out for UX Edmonton’s social media updates to learn more soon.
Accepting speakers?
Speaker applications closed or not posted.
9. DDX New York
Organized/created by:
DDX Conferences
Where?
New York, NY (US)
DDX also has upcoming events in:
- San Diego, California (US) (September 18, 2025)
- Munich, Germany (May 10, 2025)
When?
May 15, 2025
Price:
$199 (Early Bird)
$299 (Regular Ticket)
Description:
This is a broader, multi-disciplinary conference focused on a high-level theme of digital innovation, catered to design leaders and intermediate-to-advanced practitioners and strategists. The website states that there will be hot topics geared to those in UX design, UX research, UI design, product management as well as customer experience (CX). If you’re a leader in one of these spaces, there could also be some ample networking opportunities, with speakers from Google, Meta, Airbnb, Shopify and even NASA!
Accepting speakers?
Yes! Deadline not posted.
10. Women in Tech Global Conference
Organized/created by:
Women in Tech Network & Coding Girls
Where?
Virtual, global
When?
May 20–22, 2025
Price:
$115 USD (VIP Ticket – Early Bird Only))
$86 USD (Ally Ticket – Early Bird Only)
Description:
This “virtual-first” event, led by women speakers and created for women, seems perfect for design leaders! (And not just because you’ll avoid booking time away from your desk.) For practitioners who are focused on learning hands-on skills for their UX careers, there are also sections of the conference that relate directly to you. There will be a mix of training, keynotes, panels, breakout rooms, and technical workshops.
This conference is made up of three major summits:
- Chief in Tech Summit — May 20–22 (For design and business leaders)
- AI & Key Tech Summit — May 21 (One of the key topic tracks is “Design, UX, UI & CX”)
- Career Growth Summit — May 22 (For anyone + those new to tech)
Accepting speakers?
Speaker applications are closed.
11. Web Summit
Organized/created by:
The conference’s organization
Where?
Vancouver, British Columbia (Canada)
The Web Summit also has events in:
- Lisbon, Portugal (November 10–13, 2025)
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (April 27–30, 2025)
- Doha, Qatar (Feb 23–26, 2025)
When?
May 27-30, 2025
Price:
$520 CAD (Executive and Chairperson rates also available)
Description:
This is a rebrand of the former Collision conference — a massive event that immerses attendees in the world of tech across a range of topics, including AI, CX, Saas, etc. This year marks their first event in North America… on the beautiful West Coast, no less! 750+ startups and 600+ investors are slated to be in attendance, according to their website. (In other words, this will be networking galore.) While the schedule hasn’t been announced yet, there will be confirmed speakers from NYU, Clio, Black Girls Code, WIRED, and more.
Accepting speakers?
Varies by location. Speaker applications for Vancouver are closed.
June Conferences
12. UXRConf 2025
Host
Where?
San Francisco, California (US)
(With virtual option)
When?
June 5, 2025
Price:
Sold out. (But you can still register for the free livestream!)
Description:
This UX research conference has been running for eight years, and it’s no surprise. This is one of a whopping total of six events across “Research Week,” including a Research Leadership Summit, an event focused on AI and UXR, and growth strategy in UXR. Many of our Outwitlians have been to UXRConf in particular, and it’s hands-down one of our faves, with a reputation for in-depth coverage of topics and insights/takeaways that are actually actionable in our day-to-day lives as UXers and UX researchers. The official schedule wasn’t posted online when we wrote this blog, but keep checking up on the UXRConf 2025 website
Accepting speakers?
Speaker applications are closed.
13. UX London
Organized/created by:
Where?
London, UK
When?
June 10–12, 2025
Price:
£595 (1-Day)
£1,495 (3-Day Early Bird)
£1,695 (3-Day Regular)
Description:
UX London promises to be practical, applicable and VERY UX practitioner-friendly, with a great mix of talks and workshops. The website indicates that the event is geared towards product designers, researchers, content writers, design engineers and project managers alike. While the speaker lineup is still in progress, we already love the way the days are structured into themes that loosely reflect the UX design process:
- Discovery Day — June 10 (Focuses on user research and strategy)
- Design Day — June 11 (Covers UI design, accessibility, and design execution)
- Delivery Day — June 12 (Explores continuous improvement, cross-functional collaboration, and design for growth)
Accepting speakers?
Yes! Deadline not yet posted.
14. UXPA
Host
User Experience Professionals Association
Where?
Amsterdam, Netherlands
When?
June 17–19, 2025 (+ optional courses June 16)
Price:
Packages range from €200–€2,300 (Student and member rates available)
Description:
This conference is designed for UXers of all kinds and promises to feature inspiring content across technical UX skills, cross-disciplinary soft skills, design strategy, design leadership, measuring design performance, and approaches to career growth. It seems like many of the topics are designed to be applicable across a range of roles, so if you’re one of the few “true” UXers at your organization, you could definitely still attend with your whole team.
We love the sounds of these talks:
- Strategic UX Leadership – Driving Business Impact Through Deep UX Research Involvement
- Designing for Systemic Inclusion – Using Systemic Design to Address Systemic Exclusion
- Soft Skills for UX Professionals – Discover Your Strengths
Accepting speakers?
Speaker applications are closed.
Q3 2025 UX & Design Conferences
All of the UX, design and UX design conferences we’ve featured in Q3 occur in September, and they’re all happening in Europe. If these countries are accessible to you, why not try your own “amazing race” and hit up more than one? (You’re probably too busy, but it’s a fun idea!)
September Conferences
15. EPIC2025
Organized/created by:
Where?
Helsinki, Finland
When?
Sept 16–19
Price:
$450–$1450 USD (Student, member and early bird rates available)
Description:
Not to be confused with the HVAC conference of the same name, EPIC2025 is a leading international conference focused on ethnography and its application in real-life organizations. This is definitely an interdisciplinary event, with topics of interest focusing on social sciences and humanities as well as design and computer science. That being said, it’s historically attended by a large international community of design and product leaders in the UX space.
Hosted in Finland, home of Aalto University (one of our Outwitlians has a Master’s Degree in Business Strategy from there!), the conference is focusing on the theme “Intelligences” this year. In their words, they define this theme as encompassing “the multiple, collective, and distributed capabilities of social, technical, business, and environmental systems.”
Accepting speakers?
Speaker applications are due Feb 21st, 2025.
16. Service Design in Government (SDinGov)
Organized/created by:
Where?
Edinburgh, Scotland
When?
September 17–19, 2025
Price:
£696 – Super Early Bird Ticket
£718.80 – Earl Bird Ticket
Description:
This event, returning for its 12th year (!!), is focused on the integration of service design in the public sector. We recommend this one for designers, managers and developers working on improving and transforming public services (think not only government, but health, education, emergency sector services, etc.) The event promises a mix of keynotes, interactive group sessions and speaker Q&As. It brings together professionals from around the world to share best practices, insights, and tools for designing and improving government services, aiming to drive positive societal impact.
Watch this SDinGOV page for updates on topics and speaker announcements.
Accepting speakers?
Speaker applications closed.
17. UX Nordic
Organized/created by:
Where?
Copenhagen, Denmark
When?
September 24-25, 2025
Price:
€350–€550 (Main Day, Two-Day, Two-Day + Workshops)
Description:
From the organization that designed the prompt:UX conference (mentioned earlier in this blog), this Denmark-based conference is geared toward UX professionals, product managers, executives, founders, investors and design strategy decision-makers! Attendees can expect to explore the latest trends and innovations, with talk and workshop topics ranging from UX research and AI integration to future product management strategies. This year, UX Nordic is merging with Future Product Days to offer an even broader range of topics. And, in case you were wondering, the conference talks will be 100% in English (it says so on their website).
Some slated topics that caught our attention:
Accepting speakers?
Speaker applications are closed.
Q4 2025 UX & Design Conferences
Q4 is one of the busiest quarters for UX conferences. There’s even a great service design conference happening in this period (see below). Check out the details below, including locations, dates and overviews!
October Conferences
18. CanUX
Organized/created by:
The conference’s organization
Where?
Ottawa, Ontario (Canada)
When?
October 1-4, 2025
Price:
Conference: $599–689 CAD (Early Bird rates available)
Workshops: $249–369 (Half Day or Full Day)
Description:
This is a very important Canadian conference for UX professionals and leaders. In its 14th year already, CanUX (pronounced “Canucks”), offers a platform for deep dives into UX best practices, emerging trends, and the evolving role of UX design across different industries. It tends to cover a broad number of specialized design topics surrounding user research, usability, information architecture, interaction design, service design, etc.! The talks are always in-depth, relevant and thought-provoking. (We also love the goofy and self-aware Canadian-forward branding on their website.)
Watch the CanUX site for updates on the topics and speakers.
Accepting speakers?
Yes! Speaker applications are due March 15, 2025.
(Side note: Want a taste-tester of some CanUX-hosted thought leadership? Download the free slides from our CEO Sara Fortier’s CanUX presentation from when she participated. We still live by these points every day!)
19. uxcon
Organized/created by:
The conference’s organization
Where?
Vienna, Austria
When?
Oct 6–8
Price:
€650–850 (Early Bird)
€950 (Regular Ticket)
Description:
Branded as “Europe’s friendliest conference for UX research and design,” this dynamic UXer event brings together industry leaders, designers, and researchers to help each other take their UX game “to the next level.” It offers workshops, talks, and interactive sessions aimed at providing cutting-edge insights into the evolving landscape of user experience and design strategies. For those who are new to Vienna, there will also be some sightseeing “side fun” involving activities for conference attendees to check out together.
Talk topics haven’t been announced yet, but some impressive speakers have been! They include:
- Bryce Johnson, Principal Research in Accessibility at Microsoft
- Frank Bach, Staff Product Designer at Instagram
- Indya Mcguffin, Senior Design Operations Lead at Netflix
Accepting speakers?
Yes! Deadline not yet posted.
20. SmashingConf NY
Organized/created by:
Where?
New York, NY (US)
(With virtual option)
SmashingConf also has an event in Freiburg, Germany (September 8-11, 2025).
When?
October 6–9 2025
Price:
$200 USD – Virtual Early Bird
$649 USD – In-Person Early Bird
$1,248–1847 USD – Workshop Bundle Tickets
(Scholarships and discounts available for large groups)
Description:
This is a hybrid (in-person and virtual) event created by the people at Smashing Magazine, a very popular UX publication! It’s the perfect conference for UX designers, UI designers, UX researchers, and front-end developers who want to narrow in on topics that are hyper-relevant to their craft. There’ll be a mix of practical workshops and presentations on the latest web design trends and tools. This year will focus on topics related to design systems, AI, accessibility, and UX research.
We love that this conference in particular places an emphasis on inclusivity. Check out their accessibility statement here, which includes information about what accommodations to expect at the event.
Accepting speakers?
Varies by location. No calls for speakers posted for New York (updated February 2025).
21. Service Design Global Conference
Organized/created by:
Where?
Dallas, Texas (US)
(With virtual option)
When?
Oct 15–17, 2025
Price:
~$914 USD (or ~$935 USD to also attend the closing event)
Description:
Another promising event put on by the Service Design Network (this one by the SDN Dallas Chapter) and geared toward — you guessed it — practitioners and leaders in service design. That being said, we recommend checking it out if you’re curious about service design, how it differs from UX design, and how it could boost your organization. This conference will offer insights into how service design is helping companies innovate, adapt, optimize their operations and deliver exceptional customer experiences through collaborative workshops and expert-led discussions.
This year’s theme is “Business Transformation by Design: Leading Modern Organizations Through Service Design” and “celebrates service design’s potential to influence strategy.” This sounds very juicy to us! (We love talking about how human-centered design impacts business.)
Watch out for speaker announcements on the Service Design Global Conference’s program page.
Accepting speakers?
Call for speakers “opening soon” (as of February 2025 when this post was written).
November Conferences
22. UX Brighton
Organized/created by:
The conference’s organization
Where?
Brighton, UK
When?
November 7, 2025
Price:
£220–395 (Early bird rates available)
Description:
This conference based in the UK gathers all kinds of UX professionals (including designers, researchers and product managers) to discuss the latest trends, share research findings, and learn from inspirational, expert speakers who are driving innovation in the field of digital and product design. This year’s theme is “UX Economics and the Expanding Skillset.” Playing off the context of our current economic climate in tech and continued job market declines in UX, this event will target topics that help practitioners stay competitive in the field, boost efficiency and thrive in their careers.
Talks for this year haven’t been announced, but some 2024 topics included:
- Enabling Creativity: Specific Ideas to Help Your Team Flourish
- You’re Doing it Wrong: A Celebration of “Worst” Practices
- The Power of Atomic UX Research
Accepting speakers?
No calls for speakers posted (as of February 2025, but check back on their website!).
Unannounced Upcoming Design/Product Conferences
Although these design and product conferences haven’t been announced yet (as of February 2025), we have a feeling that they’ll be putting out the word soon…
23. Service Design Days
Organized/created by:
Description:
This international event is recommended for not only service designers, but strategic designers, business strategists, product/service innovators, and professionals working in change management. Previous years were both online and in-person, with sessions happening in Nairobi, Buenos Aires and Eindhoven! If we’re not mistaken, this year will be its 10-year anniversary. The event typically features case studies from companies that have successfully embraced strategic, innovative levels of service design, and offers a mix of keynote presentations, interactive workshops, masterclasses, and networking opportunities.
24. Women in Product Conference
Organized/created by:
The conference’s organization
Description:
This yearly virtual event celebrates and empowers women and non-binary people in the product management space. It offers a platform for women leaders in tech to share their experiences, provide mentorship, and discuss key topics in product development, leadership, and in building inclusive, innovative teams. While 2025 dates haven’t been announced, the conference happened in mid-May last year, so you can probably expect it to fall around a similar time. Keynote speakers hailed from the likes of Salesforce and OpenAI! (Check out the Women in Product 2024 recap.)
As a 100% women-owned business in the UX industry (which is still male-dominated), we particularly love seeing a push for diversity, equity and inclusion in events like these.
…Whew, you made it through the list!
That’s a lot of conferences! Whether you’re a design leader, practitioner, strategist, product manager, product owner or business leader, etc., if you want to learn the latest ways to innovate through design, attending conferences can give you a huge boost of inspiration and a notebook full of applicable strategies that can take you, your career and your business forward into new and crazy directions (crazy-good, that is). These events are also invaluable for meeting new partners, clients, employees, and department heads who will help you meet your highest-level goals and then some.
Thanks for reading and safe travels.
(Before you go — Are you looking for more ways to boost the impact of your UX or service design team? Outwitly’s UX staffing and training can find “unicorn” contractors, and even help you coach your internal staff. Set up a call.)
