AI, ethics & UX

enterprise UX

masterclass

09:30 - 10:10

Designing Human-AI systems that work: turning everyday use into training data

Ganesh Karthik Sankar - UX Design Lead

Amazon

Hall 1B 40mins

Enterprise UX Transformation: UX as Organizational Change

Alexander Varro - CEO

8reasons Digital GmbH

Hall 1A 40mins

UX audits for complex and high-stakes products

Iris Latour - UX Research Director

THEFT studio

Hall 4 180mins

UX Growth Framework: Practical Strategies for advancing UX in Your Organization

Hanna Köhler - Chapter Lead UX

Deutsche Telekom IT Gmbh

Natalie Woletz - UX Professional

Boehringer Ingelheim

Hall 9 450mins

The Research Challenge – Planning UX Research

Jennifer Romano - UX Research Leader

Romano UX

Hall 8 420mins

Your seat at the table: Leadership Skills for UX Designers

Nina Hundhausen - Lead AX Governance

Deutsche Telekom AG

Hall 9 180mins

Feedback: A Practical Guide to Giving and Receiving

Javier Bargas-Avila - Career Coach

Founder of Astrolabium

Hall5 450mins

Affordable UX - how to convince Stakeholders with little budget

Andreas Nawrath - UX Lead

Deutsche Telekom IT GmbH

Hall 4 210mins

From Forecasting to Foresight: Redesigning AI for Human Relevance

Joana Cerejo - Experience Designer

Hexagon

Hall 9 200mins
10:30 - 11:10

Shaping AI Agent Behavior: Why UX Must Own AI Evaluation Frameworks

Melissa Wittmayer - Manager, User Experience

AppFolio

Hall 1B 40mins

From product to business strategy: Scaling user centricity through UX Community

Alina Rubina - CX & Business Design Lead

Allianz

Hall 1A 40mins
11:30 - 12:10

Designing beyond AI Hype

Scott Parker - Design and Experience Consultant

Scott Parker: Design and Experience Consultant

Hall 1B 40mins

Building modern software on decades of legacy logic

Simone Zunterer - UX Lead

EPLAN

Hall 1A 40mins
12:00 - 13:40

LUNCH TIME

Networking Area 100mins
13:30 - 15:10

Designing Trust in AI & Robotics

Nyekachi Wihioka - Head of Product Design

RideScan AI

Hall 1B 100mins

svvifT - Introduction into a value based, human-centered enterprise framework

Clemens Lutsch - Human centered Strategy

swohlwahr GmbH

Hannes Robier - Magineer UX Strategist

youspi

Hall 1A 100mins
13:40 - 16:50
15:30 - 16:10

Beyond Dashboards: Measuring AI's Human Impact

Stacy All - Design & Research Leader

Independent Consultant

Hall 1B 40mins

Infusing Enterprise Creativity with a Dose of Playfulness

frances sun - Lead UX designer

The Walt Disney Company

Hall 1A 40mins
16:20 - 17:00

Final Discussion about AI & the Future of AI in the industry

Melissa Wittmayer - Manager, User Experience

AppFolio

Scott Parker - Design and Experience Consultant

Scott Parker: Design and Experience Consultant

Hall 1B 40mins

Creating AI Experiences That Matter: The Agentic Enterprise

Ranjeet Tayi - Senior Director - AI UX

Informatica

Hall 1A 40mins

strategy & UX

product management, development & UX

UX research

masterclass

09:00 - 09:15

Opening ceremony with Johannes Robier

Hall 1A 15mins
09:15 - 10:00

Scaling UX Strategies to Transform Cities: Roadmaps for Ethical, Human-Centered

Elizabeth Rosenzweig - Educator, design research

World Usability Day

Hall 1A 45mins
10:00 - 10:30

BREAK - Get to know each other

Networking Area 30mins

Connect Area

Networking Area 360mins
10:30 - 11:10

Build a Winning Strategy by Framing UX as a Business Model

Devin Harold - Head of Design, SmartOps

Byte, by Yum!

Hall 1A 40mins

Modern Software Development - Debt Traps

Uwe Betzin - Head of UX

generic AG

Hall 1B 40mins

Evidence, Not Ego: The Art of Influencing Without Authority

Jen Blatz - Principal UX Researcher

BECU Boeing Employee CU

Hall 2 40mins
11:30 - 12:10

UX to Avoid Risks. Avoid Risks to UX.

Frederik Bader - Lead Exp. Strategist

HeidelbergMaterials

Hall 1A 40mins

From Tetris to Transparency: UX for Smarter Onboard Catering

Janne Niels Reisdorf - UX Specialist

Airbus

Hall 1B 40mins

Building a Research Repository to Enhance Customer Feedback

Marc Majers - Head of UX Research

Progressive

Hall 2 40mins
12:10 - 13:40

LUNCH TIME

Networking Area 90mins
13:40 - 14:20

Ask me anything about UX Strategy

Mohit Gupta - Sr. UX Manager

CDK Global

Ranjeet Tayi - Senior Director - AI UX

Informatica

Hall 1A 40mins

The Pain, the Panic, and the Progress: A field guide to legacy-to-web migration

Valentina Caruso - Chief Product Officer

Vitec Fixit AS

Hall 1B 40mins

How AI will change the UX Research landscape, and How we can prepare for it.

Stuti Choudhary - Senior UX Researcher

Cisco Systems

Hall 2 40mins
14:30 - 15:10

Out of the UX bubble: How human-centered design becomes corporate strategy

Claudia Bruckschwaiger - Partner

Swohlwahr

Hall 1A 40mins

Addiction vs. Control: how (not) to build habit-forming products

Sebastian Castaneda - Lecturer & Sr Product Mgr

Bitpanda

Hall 1B 40mins

Infrastructure Is Influence: How ResearchOps Gives UX Research Its True Power

Scott Faranello - Principal UX Resesrcher

Arvest Bank

Hall 2 40mins
15:30 - 16:10

Building Sustainable Design-Led Competencies for Resilience.

Everton Lewis - Co-Founder and Partner

Impact Signal

Hall 1A 40mins

Not another AI Talk – How AI actually changed our product development process

Hannah Bjerregaard - Design Lead

TBO Digital GmbH

Hall 1B 40mins

Failure as a UX Method: Redefining Research Success

Ben Anyasodo - Head of Research

BBA Consulting

Hall 2 40mins
16:30 - 17:10

3.5 Years AI Rollercoaster in UX Research

Tara Maria Bosenick - UX Professional

uintent GmbH

Hall 1A 40mins
19:00 - 23:00

Networking Dinner

Schlossberg Restaurant 240mins

strategy & UX

digital governance

sustainablity & accessibility

leadership

08:00 - 09:30

Styrian Breakfast

Networking Area 90mins
09:30 - 10:10

The Affordances and Diversity of UX Maturity

Darren Hood - Principal UX Designer

Applied Systems

Hall 1A 40mins

When You Can’t Change the System - But You Can Change the Experience

Laura Holder-Wurzinger - People Lead & Expert UX

AKDB

Hall3 40mins

Good Intentions, Sh*t Outcomes: The Inclusion Problem in AI

Anthony Giannoumis - Inclusive AI Speaker

Inclusive Creation AS

Hall 2 40mins

UX leadership in large organisations: Teaching an elephant to dance

Barbara Koop - Head of Usability

Philips

Hall 1B 40mins
10:30 - 11:10

How to make UX matter in places where it isn’t expected

Vandana Munjal - UX Strategist

The Heritage Group

Hall 1A 40mins

Designing for Everyone, Chosen by No One: UX at the Scale of a Nation

Laura Bordin - Head of Design

PagoPA S.p.A.

Hall3 40mins

Web accessibility strategies for non-accessible projects

Adrian Bolonio - Senior Frontend Engineer

kununu

Hall 2 40mins

Strategic Storytelling: How to Drive Decisions and Influence Outcomes

Rinaldo Ugrina - Strategic Product Manager

Independent

Hall 1B 40mins
11:30 - 12:10

From Strategy to Screens: The UX Leader’s Map Over the River & Through the Woods

Jenn Whittingham - Senior Manager of UX

TBD currently UX Diaries

Hall 1A 40mins

UX Through Arabic Eyes: Why Localization Fails When Culture Is Ignored

Ahmad Alhuwwari - Senior UX/CX Consultant

UX Mosaic

Hall3 40mins

AI & Accessibility: How AI Breaks Down Barriers – and Creates New Ones

Dagmar Wehr - Experience Designer AX

Deutsche Telekom IT GmbH

Hall 2 40mins

From UX Management to Experience Leadership

Nico Licht - VP | Head of SAP Platform Experience

SAP

Hall 1B 40mins
12:10 - 13:40

LUNCH TIME

Networking Area 90mins
13:40 - 14:20

No More “Either-Or”: Bridging Operational and Strategic UX

Steffen Weichert - Senior UX Consultant

usability.de

Hall 1A 40mins

The UX Horror Show: Let’s Talk About Dark Patterns

Vicky Pirker - Strategic UX Consultant

VickyPirker UX Consulting

Hall3 40mins

Beyond the Screen: Systemic Design as a Tool for Radical Inclusion

Luz Delgado Bautista - Strategic Designer

Nexton Consulting

Hall 2 40mins

Hawaiian Hula for mental strenght and more ALOHA vibes in your life

Maggy Mächler - Mental Strength Trainer

MindMana

Hall3 40mins
14:50 - 15:30

UX as Diplomacy: What Designing Interfaces Teaches Us About Navigating Humans

Mohit Gupta - Sr. UX Manager

CDK Global

Hall 1A 40mins
15:35 - 16:15

Closing Keynote is coming soon

Hannes Robier - Magineer UX Strategist

youspi

Hall 1A 40mins
16:30 - 19:00

Chestnuts & Sturm - bye bye Networking

Park 150mins