Best Design Conferences in 2023 and 2024

One of the best things about being a part of the design community is that most designers love to exchange ideas, spread knowledge, and share their experiences regardless of their seniority level. You can be a starting designer or an established thought leader, and it’s almost a given that you find a design conference that may teach you something new.

What’s also great about UX conferences is that not all of them target the UX/UI community, but the people who work with them on a daily basis. Product managers, developers and other professionals who work closely with design can find an event for themselves.

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January 2024 Conferences

QRCA 2024 Annual Conference

QRCA stands for Qualitative Research Consultants Association. The conference covers research methods, tools, and lessons that will prepare designers for the next era of qualitative research.

Date: Jan 22-25, 2024
Free: No
Where: Virtual & Denver
Audience: UX researchers, marketing researchers
Common topics: qualitative research, research methods, research tools

UX360 Research Summit 2024

We will welcome the third edition of a conference dedicated entirely to research. The line up includes UX researchers from top companies: Google, Meta, Dropbox, Delivery Hero, and more.

Date: Jan 30-31, 2023
Free: No
Where: Virtual
Audience: UX researchers, UI designers, UX designers
Common topics: research, design strategy, human-centered design

Design Matters Mexico

Join Design Matters and listen to Mexican designers telling you about local design and the intersection between technology and humanity.

Date: Jan 31-Feb 1, 2023
Free: No
Where: Mexico City
Audience: UX researchers, UI designers, UX designers
Common topics: inclusivity, design future, technology

February 2024 Conferences

What about the second month of the year? We’ve found a couple of conferences that may catch your eye. Let’s see them.

AXE CON 2024

Sign up to attend a virtual accessibility conference focused on building, testing, and maintaining accessible digital experiences.

Date: Feb 20-22, 2024
Free: No
Where: Virtual
Audience: designers
Common topics: accessibility, UX

Product World [Hybrid]

Product conference that concerns itself with sharing the product success stories from tech product professionals at Silicon Valley’s top tech companies.

Date: Feb 21-29, 2024
Free: No
Where: Virtual and San Francisco Bay Area
Audience: product managers, developers, product designers
Common topics: collaboration, leadership, growth

ConveyUX 2024 [Hybrid]

Learn about what is going on in the world of user experience in this AI-driven era.

Date: Feb 27-29, 2024
Free: No
Where: Virtual and Seattle, US
Audience: product managers, developers, product designers
Common topics: design process, design future, AI

HUCCAP 2024

At the same time as ConveyUX, there’s a Human-Computer Interaction Conference hosted in Rome, Italy. Join to discuss HCI matters in an interdisciplinary environment.

Date: Feb 27-29, 2024
Free: No
Where: Virtual and Seattle, US
Audience: product managers, developers, product designers
Common topics: human-computer interaction.

March 2024 Conferences

Leading Design New York

One of the design conferences by Clearleft will be hosted in New York.

Date: Mar 20-21, 2024
Free: No
Where: New York, US
Audience: UX designers
Common topics: career, leadership, future of design

UX Copenhagen [Hybrid]

It’s the 10th edition of annual “Human Experience” conference. This year it will examine overconsumption and tackle degrowth.

Date: Mar 20-21, 2024
Free: No
Where: Virtual & Copenhagen, Denmark
Audience: UX designers, UX researchers
Common topics: UX design, leadership, future

ACM IUI 2024

Interested in AI for design? If so, you can’t miss out on this conference! It focuses on the advances at the intersection of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Human-Computer Interaction (HCI).

Date: Mar 18-21, 2024
Free: No
Where: Sydney, Australia
Audience: product designers, researchers
Common topics: information architecture, artificial intelligence

April 2024 Conferences

Information Architecture Conference

It’s one of the leading conferences for information architects, designers, and others who create and manage UI and information environments. This year theme is to examine the impact of AI on information architecture.

Date: Apr 9-13, 2024
Free: No
Where: Virtual
Audience: product designers, researchers, product managers
Common topics: information architecture, artificial intelligence

UX Research Festival [Hybrid]

Being a brainchild of UXInsights, the largest UX research communities in Europe, UX Research Festival invites you to Breda (in the Netherlands) to hear out amazing talks about UX research.

Date: Apr 15-17, 2024
Free: No
Where: Virtual and Breda, Netherlands
Audience: researchers, designers
Common topics: UX research, ResearchOps

May 2024 Conferences

CHI 2024 [Hybrid]

This year’s annual ACM Computer Human Interaction conference is hosted in beautiful Hawaii. It embraces the theme of Surfing the World – which means reflecting the focus on pushing forth the wave of cutting-edge technology and riding the tide of new developments in human-computer interaction.

Date: May 11-16, 2024
Free: No
Where: Virtual & Honolulu, Hawaii
Audience: researchers
Common topics: research tools, research methods

UXDX Community USA [Hybrid]

UXDX is a popular conference for UX designers, developers and product people around the world, sharing with them collaboration ideas.

Date: May 15-17, 2024
Free: Yes
Where: Virtual and on site
Audience: UX designers, UX researchers, developers and product managers
Common topics: leadership, collaboration, design system

UXLx

Join fellow designers in sunny Lisbon. Soak up UX knowledge, network with like-minded individual, and hone your design skills.

Date: May 21-24, 2024
Free: No
Where: Lisbon, Portugal
Audience: designers
Common topics: UX, design process

From Business to Buttons 2024

Spend one day in Stockholm to discuss user experience and customer expaerience. Great conference for business-savvy designers.

Date: May 24 2024
Free: No
Where: Stockholm, Sweden
Audience: designers, product managers
Common topics: design process, design impact, leadership

WebExpo

Travel to Prague, an extraordinary European city, to join fellow web designers, developers, marketers, and more discussing innovations in web design and development.

Date: May 29-31, 2024
Free: No
Where: Prague, Czechia
Audience: designers, developers, product managers
Common topics: web design, front-end design, UX

June 2024 Conferences

DRS 2024 BOSTON

Hosted by Design Research Society, this conference is about 4 Rs: resistance, recovery, reflection, and reimagination, which we’re sure are relevant to the state of design in 2024.

Date: Jun 24-28, 2024
Free: No
Where: Boston, US
Audience: design research
Common topics: research, leadership, future of design

August 2024 Conferences

UX Nordic [Hybrid]

Sharpen your skills and nurture your growth as a UX researcher, designer or writer. Meet other design professionals and explore your interests.

Date: Aug 28-29, 2024
Free: No
Where: Virtual & Aarhus, Norway
Audience: UX researchers, UX designers, UX writers
Common topics: design process, leadership

UX Australia [Hybrid]

It’s the 16th edition of UX Australia. The conference focuses on UX, product and service design, and the surrounding disciplines of research, content, operations, management, and more.

Date: Aug 27-30, 2024
Free: No
Where: Virtual & Melbourne, Australia
Audience: UX researchers, product managers, product designers
Common topics: research operations, leadership, research methods, research tools

November 2024 Conferences

Leading Design London

Let’s meet in London to discuss design.

Date: Nov 6-7, 2024
Free: No
Where: London, UK
Audience: UX designers
Common topics: career, leadership, future of design

May 2023 Conferences

May will be the month for on-site UX and product conferences. Let’s see where we can travel to. Are you ready?

Product Day by ADPlist

Elevate your career in product design with ADPlist. The conference has four tracks: entrepreneurship, career growth, trends, and groundbreaking work, so everyone can find something for themselves.

Date: May 10, 2023
Free: No
Where: virtual
Audience: product designers, product managers, design leaders
Common topics: design career, design leadership, innovation

DIBI Conference

DIBI stands for Design it, Build it, and it’s one of the best conferences in the UK for everyone who’s involved in the product development process.

Date: May 11-12, 2023
Free: No
Where: Edinburgh, Scotland
Audience: product designers, product managers, design leaders
Common topics: design process, design leadership

UXistanbul

Organized by UXServices, this conference is a place for gathering Web3 enthusiasts and designers interested in the field. Come and join them online on Discord.

Date: May 22-26, 2023
Free: No
Where: Virtual
Audience: product designers, researchers, product managers
Common topics: NFT, metaverse

ACE!

This Polish conference has two tracks: Agile Software Development and Product Design & Management. Yet, there will be a lot of content for product designers, too.

Date: May 18-19, 2023
Free: No
Where: Kraków, Poland
Audience: product managers, developers, product designers
Common topics: leadership, product strategy, product growth

June 2023 Conferences

That month looks very exciting for those of you who got used to participating in events from the comfort of their homes. In other words, there will be a few interesting online design conferences and meetups.

UX STRAT Europe

Date: Jun 5-7, 2023
Free: No
Where: Amsterdam
Audience: product designers, researchers
Common topics: design strategy, future of design

Pixel Pioneers

It may be just a day-long, but the Pixel Pioneers is fully-packed with inspirational presentations from leading UX/UI designers and front-end developers.

Date: Jun 16, 2023
Free: No
Where: Bristol, UK
Audience: product designers, developers, researchers
Common topics: human-centered design, inclusive design, future of design

UXPA 2023

Looking for inspirational talks? San Diego’s UXPA conference may be your cup of tea. It is a design conference in the USA.

Date: Jun 20-22, 2023
Free: No
Where: San Diego, US
Audience: product designers, researchers
Common topics: human-centered design, leadership, research

July 2023 Conferences

The summer season is on, but there are a few exciting events coming. Curious what are they?

ProductCon

Organized by Product School, ProductCon is a 1-day conference for product people who want to learn more about managing products. This is an online design conference, so you can watch it whenever you are.

Date: July 2023
Free: Yes until April 2023
Where: Virtual
Audience: product managers, developers, product designers
Common topics: leadership, product innovation, collaboration

HCI INTERNATIONAL 2023

That international conference on human-computer interaction that is usually held in Gothenburg, Sweden, but this year it will be hosted in Copenhagen, Denmark. We highly recommend to attend. It’s a great treat for the interaction designers.

Date: Jul 23-28, 2023
Free: No
Where: Virtual
Audience: product designers, researchers
Common topics: human-centered design, research, leadership

#mtpcon Digital Americas

The summer edition of the Mind the Product conference for both Americas.

Date: Jul 10-14, 2023
Free: No
Where: Virtual
Audience: product designers, product managers, developers
Common topics: leadership, future of product, product growth

August 2023 Conferences

UX Australia 2023 [Hybrid]

You don’t need to be located in Australia (but if you are, we’re jealous) to attend this. Designers from the vast fields like UX, product and service design, research, content, operations, etc. meet to discuss product design.

Date: Aug 22-25, 2023
Free: No
Where: Sydney, Australia
Audience: product designers, UX researchers, content designers
Common topics: design process, leadership, DesignOps

‍UX Nordic [Hybrid]

Almost on the exact same date, another conference is taking place – UX Nordic. This one is great if you want to hone your skills and to grow as a user experience designer in 2023.

Date: Aug 24-25, 2023
Free: No
Where: Aarhus, Denmark
Audience: product designers, researchers, content designers
Common topics: accessibility, case studies, design process

September 2023 Conferences

SmashingConf Freiburg 2023

Are you a UX Architect, UI Developer, or a Product Designer that needs to work a lot with engineers? You can’t miss this UX design conference that oh-so-smoothly merges development and design.

Date: Sep 4-6, 2023
Free: No
Where: Freiburg, Germany
Audience: product designers, developers
Common topics: accessibility, web development, design process

The UXConf 2023

Brought to you by The School of UX, The UXConf has an incredible lineup. Designers from Hotjar, TripAdvisor, HubSpot, Skyscanner, Goldman Sachs, Eurostar, and more will walk you through important UX-related topics.

Date: Sep 13, 2023
Free: No
Where: London, UK
Audience: product designers, UX researchers
Common topics: tutorials, design process, tools

UX+ Conference 2023

Gain creativity and inspiration by attending Asia’s biggest UX conference in 2023. This year’s theme is “Redefining the UX path: embracing growth, inclusivity, and impact.”

Date: Sep 17, 2023
Free: No
Where: Manila, Philippines
Audience: product designers
Common topics: design leadership, design process, design future

Design Matters Copenhagen [Hybrid]

This well-known design conference advertises itself as, “Made for designers, by designers.” And it truly is so! We highly recommend you attend it, but if you can’t, check their library of talks.

Date: Sep 27-28, 2023
Free: No
Where: Copenhagen, Denmark
Audience: product designers, UX researchers
Common topics: tutorials, design process, leadership

October 2023 Conferences

See October conferences for designers and product teams.

World Usability Conference

Let’s meet in Austria and discuss usability with other UX professionals and participate in talks and masterclasses where handpicked speakers share meaningful hands-on insights.

Date: Oct 10-12, 2023
Free: No
Where: Graz, Austria
Audience: product designers, UX researchers
Common topics: design process, usability, sustainability

Productized Conference 2023

Come to Lisbon for a product conference that gathers people interested in product development, design thinking, and product management. It is an exciting two-day event for anyone who works in SaaS or enterprise solutions.

Date: Oct 11-12, 2023
Free: No
Where: Lisbon, Portugal
Audience: product designers, front-end developers
Common topics: design process, design thinking, product growth

Push UX 2023

From Lisbon travel to a lovely Munich to meet like-minded UX professionals that will discuss design research, presentation, and other aspects of daily UX designer’s activities.

Date: Oct 19-20, 2023
Free: No
Where: Munich, Germany
Audience: product designers, UX researchers
Common topics: design process, design leadership, product growth

George UX Conf [Hybrid]

Are you designing a FinTech or banking app? Then, this UX design conference is a must-watch. Connect with experts in the field coming from Revolut, Wise, Deutsche Bank, and more.

Date: Oct 19, 2023
Free: No
Where: Vienna, Austria
Audience: product designers, UX researchers
Common topics: design process, design leadership, product growth

November 2023 Conferences

Web Summit Lisbon

Come to a sunny Lisbon to participate in lively discussions on web design and development.

Date: Nov 13-16, 2023
Free: No
Where: Lisbon, Portugal
Audience: product managers, developers, product designers
Common topics: web design, web development

UXDX APAC 2023

It’s yet another UXDX event, but this one is an Audio-Pacific version. It’s dedicated to Product, UX, Design and Development teams that want to find a way of working together.

Date: Nov 14-16, 2023
Free: No
Where: San Diego, USA
Audience: product managers, developers, product designers
Common topics: product direction, scaling design, validation, product growth

7th Design Thinking Summit [Hybrid]

Get inspired and discuss innovations in design thinking in Europe. Discuss the methodologies of managing design systems and discover innovations that make human-centered design even more relevant in 2023.

Date: Nov 15-17, 2023
Free: No
Where: Prague, Czechia
Audience: product designers, UX designers, developers
Common topics: design thinking, design process, leadership

ProductCon San Francisco

Another Product School’s ProductCon is happening in November. It is a 1-day product design conference for those who want to learn more about managing products and the future of product management.

Date: Nov 16, 2023
Free: No
Where: San Francisco
Audience: product managers, developers, product designers
Common topics: leadership, future of product management, product growth

Which Design Conferences Are You Attending in 2023?

It seems as if 2023 is going to be full of inspiring and educational content coming from the best speakers in design and product management. Have you found a conference for you? We will definitely keep you posted if any new event comes our way.

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