Best Design Conferences in 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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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, 2024Free: NoWhere: Virtual & DenverAudience: UX researchers, marketing researchersCommon topics: qualitative research, research methods, research toolsUX360 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, 2023Free: NoWhere: VirtualAudience: UX researchers, UI designers, UX designersCommon topics: research, design strategy, human-centered designDesign 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, 2023Free: NoWhere: Mexico CityAudience: UX researchers, UI designers, UX designersCommon topics: inclusivity, design future, technologyFebruary 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, 2024Free: NoWhere: VirtualAudience: designersCommon topics: accessibility, UXProduct 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, 2024Free: NoWhere: Virtual and San Francisco Bay AreaAudience: product managers, developers, product designersCommon topics: collaboration, leadership, growthConveyUX 2024 [Hybrid]

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

Date: Feb 27-29, 2024Free: NoWhere: Virtual and Seattle, USAudience: product managers, developers, product designersCommon topics: design process, design future, AIHUCCAP 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, 2024Free: NoWhere: Virtual and Seattle, USAudience: product managers, developers, product designersCommon topics: human-computer interaction.March 2024 ConferencesLeading Design New York

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

Date: Mar 20-21, 2024Free: NoWhere: New York, USAudience: UX designersCommon topics: career, leadership, future of designUX 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, 2024Free: NoWhere: Virtual & Copenhagen, DenmarkAudience: UX designers, UX researchersCommon topics: UX design, leadership, futureACM 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, 2024Free: NoWhere: Sydney, Australia Audience: product designers, researchersCommon topics: information architecture, artificial intelligence April 2024 ConferencesInformation 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, 2024Free: NoWhere: Virtual Audience: product designers, researchers, product managersCommon topics: information architecture, artificial intelligenceUX 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, 2024Free: NoWhere: Virtual and Breda, NetherlandsAudience: researchers, designersCommon topics: UX research, ResearchOpsMay 2024 ConferencesCHI 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, 2024Free: NoWhere: Virtual & Honolulu, HawaiiAudience: researchersCommon topics: research tools, research methodsUXDX 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, 2024Free: YesWhere: Virtual and on siteAudience: UX designers, UX researchers, developers and product managersCommon topics: leadership, collaboration, design systemUXLx

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

Date: May 21-24, 2024Free: NoWhere: Lisbon, PortugalAudience: designersCommon topics: UX, design processFrom 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 2024Free: NoWhere: Stockholm, SwedenAudience: designers, product managersCommon topics: design process, design impact, leadershipWebExpo

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, 2024Free: NoWhere: Prague, CzechiaAudience: designers, developers, product managersCommon topics: web design, front-end design, UXJune 2024 ConferencesDRS 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, 2024Free: NoWhere: Boston, USAudience: design researchCommon topics: research, leadership, future of designAugust 2024 ConferencesUX 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, 2024Free: NoWhere: Virtual & Aarhus, NorwayAudience: UX researchers, UX designers, UX writersCommon topics: design process, leadershipUX 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, 2024Free: NoWhere: Virtual & Melbourne, AustraliaAudience: UX researchers, product managers, product designersCommon topics: research operations, leadership, research methods, research toolsNovember 2024 ConferencesLeading Design London

Let’s meet in London to discuss design.

Date: Nov 6-7, 2024Free: NoWhere: London, UKAudience: UX designersCommon topics: career, leadership, future of designMay 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, 2023Free: NoWhere: virtualAudience: product designers, product managers, design leadersCommon topics: design career, design leadership, innovationDIBI 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, 2023Free: NoWhere: Edinburgh, Scotland Audience: product designers, product managers, design leadersCommon topics: design process, design leadershipUXistanbul

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, 2023Free: NoWhere: Virtual Audience: product designers, researchers, product managersCommon topics: NFT, metaverseACE!

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, 2023Free: NoWhere: Kraków, PolandAudience: product managers, developers, product designersCommon topics: leadership, product strategy, product growthJune 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

Sign up for a European edition of a popular UX STRAT conference. Learn from the product design and innovation experts.

Date: Jun 5-7, 2023Free: NoWhere: AmsterdamAudience: product designers, researchersCommon topics: design strategy, future of designPixel 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, 2023Free: NoWhere: Bristol, UKAudience: product designers, developers, researchersCommon topics: human-centered design, inclusive design, future of designUXPA 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, 2023Free: NoWhere: San Diego, USAudience: product designers, researchersCommon topics: human-centered design, leadership, researchJuly 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 2023Free: Yes until April 2023Where: VirtualAudience: product managers, developers, product designersCommon topics: leadership, product innovation, collaborationHCI 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, 2023Free: NoWhere: VirtualAudience: product designers, researchersCommon 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, 2023Free: NoWhere: VirtualAudience: product designers, product managers, developersCommon topics: leadership, future of product, product growthAugust 2023 ConferencesUX 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, 2023Free: NoWhere: Sydney, AustraliaAudience: product designers, UX researchers, content designersCommon topics: design process, leadership, DesignOps‍UX 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, 2023Free: NoWhere: Aarhus, DenmarkAudience: product designers, researchers, content designersCommon topics: accessibility, case studies, design processSeptember 2023 ConferencesSmashingConf 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, 2023Free: NoWhere: Freiburg, GermanyAudience: product designers, developersCommon topics: accessibility, web development, design processThe 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, 2023Free: NoWhere: London, UKAudience: product designers, UX researchersCommon topics: tutorials, design process, toolsUX+ 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, 2023Free: NoWhere: Manila, PhilippinesAudience: product designersCommon topics: design leadership, design process, design futureDesign 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, 2023Free: NoWhere: Copenhagen, DenmarkAudience: product designers, UX researchersCommon topics: tutorials, design process, leadershipOctober 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, 2023Free: NoWhere: Graz, AustriaAudience: product designers, UX researchersCommon topics: design process, usability, sustainabilityProductized 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, 2023Free: NoWhere: Lisbon, PortugalAudience: product designers, front-end developersCommon topics: design process, design thinking, product growthPush 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, 2023Free: NoWhere: Munich, GermanyAudience: product designers, UX researchersCommon topics: design process, design leadership, product growthGeorge 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, 2023Free: NoWhere: Vienna, AustriaAudience: product designers, UX researchersCommon topics: design process, design leadership, product growthNovember 2023 ConferencesWeb Summit Lisbon

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

Date: Nov 13-16, 2023Free: NoWhere: Lisbon, PortugalAudience: product managers, developers, product designersCommon topics: web design, web developmentUXDX 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, 2023Free: NoWhere: San Diego, USAAudience: product managers, developers, product designersCommon topics: product direction, scaling design, validation, product growth7th 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, 2023Free: NoWhere: Prague, CzechiaAudience: product designers, UX designers, developersCommon topics: design thinking, design process, leadershipProductCon 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, 2023Free: NoWhere: San FranciscoAudience: product managers, developers, product designersCommon topics: leadership, future of product management, product growthWhich 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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