UX Scotland 2026 (Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom)
UX Scotland 2026, the annual international conference for designers, researchers and user-centred professionals, returns for its 11th edition on June 10 – 11, 2026 at the John McIntyre Conference Centre in Edinburgh.
This year’s theme, “Constraint as Catalyst”, explores how limitations can spark innovation. Topics will include creating content and conducting research under constraints, leading teams and making decisions effectively, scaling design for sustainable outcomes, leveraging constraints to drive creativity, and the evolving role of AI and emerging technologies, among others.
As with the last edition, the two-day event will feature talks, discussions, case studies, workshops, and social activities, ensuring participants have rich opportunities to learn, connect, and collaborate.
Program
- June 10, 2026 (Wednesday), 8:45am – 5:10pm
- Keynote, Talks, Case Studies, Workshops & Discussion
- June 11, 2026 (Thursday), 9:35am – 5:10pm
- Keynote, Talks & Workshops
List of Speakers
- Carolina Pizatto – Lead Service Designer, Ministry of Justice
- Caroline Jarrett – Forms Specialist, Effortmark Ltd
- Craig Abbott – Principal Accessibility Consultant, TetraLogical
- Chiara Pontiggia – Independent
- Christian Richards – UX Lead, The Weir Group
- Emma Sutcliffe-Regan – Lead Designer Researcher, TPXimpact
- Guillaume Vaslin – Founder, ENNOstudio (AOE Group)
- Hilary Brownlie – Standard Life
- Jane Dolan – Co-founder, ResearchU Ltd
- James Chudley – Independent
- Jaskiran Kang – Head of Service and Organisation Design, TPXImpact
- Jayne Purcell – Lead Service Designer, Social Security Scotland
- Jennifer Blatz – Principal UX Researcher, Boeing Employee Credit Union (BECU)
- Jenny Björkman – UX Lead, Interaktiv Design Studio
- Jenny Martin – Founder, Collaborate Solutions Ltd
- Joanna Masraff – Co-Founder, Green PO
- Joey Gartin – Content Designer, Renfrewshire Council
- Josie Vallely – Service Designer, Social Security Scotland
- Keara Drumm – Senior Interaction Designer, TPXimpact
- Kola Wale – Senior Service Designer, Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)
- Laura Dalrymple – Lead User Researcher, Tangity/NTT Data
- Laura Dantonio – UX Research Principal, Wood Mackenzie
- Leonardo Caetano – Product Design Lead, Workhuman
- Mark Skinner – Head of Design, Sopra Steria
- Miriam Vaswani – Senior Content Designer, Content Design London
- Natalia Mishina – Product Researcher, JetBrains
- Omar Idris – Head of Design, Perago
- Philippe Fara – Digital Experience Lead, Renfrewshire Council
- Rachel Abbott – Lead User Researcher, Hippo
- Reema Vadoliya – Founder, People of Data
- Samantha Heighes – UX Developer, Curve Dental
- Sara Wachter-Boettcher – CEO, Active Voice
- Sathpal Singh – Chief Value Officer, Green PO
- Stéphanie Krus – Senior Service Designer, DWP Digital
- Suhail Hussain – Lead Interaction Designer, Government Digital Service (GDS)
- Tom Burrows – Interaction Designer, Government Digital Service (GDS)
- Tricia Rambharose – Founder, Redthread Consulting and Coaching
- More…
Ticket Categories
| Ticket Type / Per Person (GBP) | Super Early Bird | Advance | Early Bird |
2 Day Ticket – Standard (Jun 10 – 11)
|
399 | 425 | 449 |
2 Day Ticket – Freelancer (Jun 10 – 11)
|
349 | 349 | 399 |
1 Day Ticket – Standard (Jun 10 or Jun 11)
|
N/A | N/A | 245 |
Notes:
- Ticket prices exclude booking fees and 20% VAT.
- Super Early Bird rates are available until December 19, 2025 (Friday).
- Advance rates apply from December 20, 2025 (Saturday) to January 19, 2026 (Monday).
- Early Bird rates apply from January 20, 2026 (Tuesday) to February 19, 2026 (Thursday).
- For group purchases of more than three Standard tickets, or bookings of multiple Freelance tickets, please contact the organizer directly.
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