World Usability Congress 2024 (Graz, Styria, Austria)

World Usability Congress 2024, the 12th edition of the premier usability conference in Austria, is set to take place for 3 days from October 15 – 17, 2024 at Messecongress Graz. Over 50 leading practitioners and executives are expected at the annual gathering to share real world UX challenges and solutions through a series of panel discussions, keynotes, talks, masterclasses and workshops.

 

 

Program

• October 15, 2024 (Tuesday) – Workshop / Focus Event
• October 16 – 17, 2024 (Wednesday – Thursday) – Main Conference

 

List of Conference Speakers

• Andreas Hinderks – UX Manager, UX7Consulting
• Babara Koop – Head of Usability, Philips
• Claudia Bruckschwaiger – Partner, Swohlwahr
• Clemens Lutsch – Professor for Human-centered Strategy & User Experience, International University SDI
• Darren Hood – Principal UX Consultant, KaizenUX Consulting & Education
• Debbie Levitt – CXO, Delta CX
• Dominique Winter – Product Development Coach, OBI Group
• Federik Bader – UXR Manager, Heidelberg Materials
• Hanna Köhler – Chapter Lead UX – Deutsche Telekom IT Gmbh
• Helle Jensen – Experience Director, Valtech
• Hossein Raspberry – Senior UX Researcher, Mendix
• Ilona Moreland – Vice President, Group Chapter Leader of User Experience, Fidelity Investments
• Javier Bargas-Avila – UX Director, Google Play
• Jen Blatz – Principal UX Researcher, Boeing Employee Credit Union (BECU)
• Joe Lanzisero – Principal, Lanzisero Creative
• John Bowie –  Chief Research Scientist and UX Analyst, Colorado Design Labs
• Julie Anderson – CEO & Founder, Your Best Mind LLC

 

 

• Karen Hawkins – Principal of Accessible Design, Level Access
• Kent Eisenhuth –  UX Lead, Google
• Linda Ruth Schmidt – President & Head of UX, VDID & Eplan
• Luis Daniel Rodriguez – Lead Research Practitioner, Trellix
• Maria Giudice – Founder, Executive Leadership Coach, Co-author of Rise of the DEO and Changemakers
• Mari-Ell Mets – UX/UI design and Accessibility Specialist, Trinidad Wiseman
• Marjam Wouters – Manager, Innovation Experiences, Philips I&S
• Meltem Naz Kaso Coskun – Staff UX Researcher, Glovo
• Mirjam Wouters – Manager, Innovation Experiences, Philips I&S
• Mohit Gupta – Group UX Manager CDK Global
• Monika Owczarek – Founder, Goodbutbetter
• Nancy Kumar – Strategic Design Manager, Airbus Group
• Nina Hundhausen – Chapter Lead UX, Deutsche Telekom IT GmbH
• Raffaella Roviglioni – Design Principal, Customer Experience Product and Design Europe, Thoughtworks
• Sara Mastro – VP, Operations and Product Management,  Perceptronics Solutions, Inc
• Sarah Loigge – Design Team Lead, Parkside
• Swapnali Thakar – Director, UX Research & Design, Cybersapien Inc
• Tim-Can Werning – UX Researcher, METRO.digital
• Tim Scanlon – Global Head of Customer Experience, Rockwell Automation
• Timmy Burk – Head of UX and UI Services, SICK AG
• Ulf Schubert – Director, UX & Touchpoint Design, DATEV

 

 

List of Workshop Facilitators

• Alina Rubina – CX & Business Design Lead, Allianz
• Ben Anyasodo – Principal Research Consultant, Redrock Consulting
• Benedikt Salzbrunn – Program Director, Masters in UX Management, University of Applied Sciences Technikum Wien
• Benjamin Rancic – Experience Director, Renderspace d.o.o
• Daria Tarawneh – Head of Design, Miro
• Derek Brookman – Owner, Writer, Presenter, Words & Ideas
• Dominique Winter – Product Development Coach, OBI Group
• Everton Lewis – Co-founder & Partner, Impact Signal
• Gerhard Kühne – Creative Lead Apps & User Experience, OTTO
• Giles Harrison-Conwill – Staff User Experience Researcher, Google
• Janaina Pantoja – Senior UX Researcher, Google
• Jasmeet Sethi – Head of UX, Clarisights
• Martijn Millecamp, UX Engineer, AE NV
• Martina Mitz – UX Psychologist
• Nathan Marcus Fleischmann – Senior UX UI Product Designer, Exostar
• Sascha Wolter – Chef Advisor, Technical Community Lead, DB Systel GmbH
• Scott Parker – Design and Experience Consultant
• Setor Zilevu – Senior UX Research, Gen AI, Meta
• Shipra Kayan – Design Evangelist, Miro
• Stefan Barac – Founder, Strategic A11y
• Susanne Haselbauer – Head of User Experience in Business Transformation, Allianz
• Thorsten Jonas – Founder & Digital Sustainability Trailblazer, SUX Network
• Vandhana Bhaskaran – Experience Design & Innovation Executive, Ford

 

 

Ticket Categories

Ticket Type (EUR)	Early Bird	Regular
3-Day All-In Package (Oct 15 – 17) 2 days conference 1 day workshop or focus event Food & drinks Access to the networking dinner	1,100	TBA
2-Day Conference (Oct 16 – 17) 2 days conference Food & drinks Access to the networking dinner	810	TBA
1-Day Pass (Oct 15 or Oct 16 or Oct 17) 1 day conference, workshop, or special track Food & drinks	440	TBA

 

 

Notes:

• Early Bird rates are valid through July 1, 2024 or till 250 tickets are sold, whichever is earlier.
• Prices quoted exclude 20% VAT.
• Early Bird registration starts in January.
• Group discount is available for minimum purchase of 4 tickets.

 

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