UX Australia 2025 (Online / Melbourne, Australia)

UX Australia 2025, the 16th edition of Australia’s premier conference on UX, product and service design, is returning after being cancelled last year. UX practitioners and enthusiasts from across the country are invited to join the conference on August 27 – 28, 2025, at ACMI in Federation Square, Melbourne.

Organized by Web Directions, this year’s event will feature a two-day program covering a wide range of topics, including research, content, operations, management, and more. Attendees will have the opportunity to gain valuable insights, inspiration and knowledge from some of the leading UX practitioners in Australia.

For those unable to attend in person, a virtual live broadcast option will also be available.

Program

• August 27, 2025 (Wednesday), 9:00am – 6:30pm: Conference, Happy Hour
• August 28, 2025 (Thursday), 6:30am – 5:00pm: 5km Morning Run, Conference

List of Speakers

• Ally Tukaluk – UX and Design Specialist, Queensland University of Technology
• Anita Gisch, Ph.D – Managing Director, Gisch Consulting
• Bec Purser – Senior Manager of Service Design, Transport for NSW
• Billie-Mae Kennedy – Head of Design, Pragma Partners
• Christopher Noessel – Design Principal
• Erietta Sapounakis – Head of UX & Product Design, Stan
• Harry Court – UX Designer, myLot
• Kiri Hames – Founder, Mimosa Partners
• Lena Belin, Ph.D – Strategic Design Advisor
• Lucas Arundell – General Manager of Design & Customer Research, Magentus
• Matja (Tia) Squire – Director, Untapped Talent
• Oliver Weidlich – Director of Design & Innovation, Contextual
• Ruth Ellison – Research Director, Propel Design
• Ryan Hubbard – Director, Hinterland Lab
• Sash Milne, Ph.D – Strategic Designer
• Seb Chan – CEO, ACMI
• Shawn Phua – Founder, Auslanism
• Sheree Hannah – Design Director, Designit
• Sophie Goodman – Anthropologist
• Stephanie Moss – Head of Design and Research Operations, SEEK
• Taryn D’Souza – Principal UX & Service Design Consultant
• Tori Sanderson – Managing Director, Avian
• Viv Dinh – Principal Product Designer, SEEK

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Notes:

• Early Bird rates are available until May 3, 2025 (Saturday).
• Middle Bird rates apply from May 4 – July 18, 2025 (Sunday – Friday).
• Late Bird rates begin on July 19, 2025 (Saturday).
• Special pricing is available for freelancers, educators, junior professionals, and non-profit organizations.

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