The Most Important UX Design Events of 2023

List of the 23 most interesting design events for 2023. Save it to your bookmarks if you want to get inspired this year and keep up to date with all the latest UX practices.

JANUARY

January 21-27, 2023 — Online | Nielsen Norman Group’s Virtual UX Conference

If you are reading this post, you must know the 10 Key UX Design Principles shaped by Jakob Nielsen and Don Norman. So this year, the Nielsen Norman Group is holding four virtual trainings (you can find all the dates in this article). Such an event is sure to interest many designers.

FEBRUARY

February 15-16, 2023 — Online | UX360 Research Summit 2023

UX360 will showcase the latest UX and design research — from planning and conducting, to analysis and the implementation of UX insights. The conference includes presentations from top UX researchers from the world’s largest brands, interactive panel discussions and 1-2-1 meetings.

February 12-25, 2023 — Online | Nielsen Norman Group’s Virtual UX Conference - Second Date

This year, the Nielsen Norman Group is holding four virtual trainings (you can find all the dates in this article). Their live, on-line learning experience shares UX knowledge with attendees and organizations from around the world. Each training event offers a different combination of courses.

February 23-24, 2023 — Online | UX Live

Build your knowledge of UX and User Research at Tech Circus longest-running conference, UX LIVE. Tech Circus promises to invite "the best minds in the UX design industry" as speakers, so it should be interesting.

February 28, 2023 — Online | eCom Design Summit

Another conference from Tech Circus will teach you how to react to the fast-paced world of retail, where it's not just the styles that move quickly. Tech Circus promises to invite experts who will share insider information about the latest methods for optimizing your e-commerce product.

February 25 - March 3, 2023 — Online, Zürich, Switzerland | Interaction Week 23

Innovation. Connection. Enlightenment. This conference is a call to rethink decision-making processes that drive the design of technology.

MARCH

March 13-24, 2023 — Online | Nielsen Norman Group’s Virtual UX Conference - Third Date

This year, the Nielsen Norman Group is holding four virtual trainings (you can find all the dates in this article).

March 27-29, 2023 — Online | Advancing Research 2023

A ground-breaking conference created by researchers for researchers. Advancing Research 2023 is an opportunity to collaboratively re-assess the state of the UX-practice, consider the increasingly complex demands being placed upon research teams. Curators have completed extensive research with their community to ensure the program covers the cutting-edge topics and industry pain points that matter most.

APRIL

April 15 - 21, 2023 — Online, Nielsen Norman Group’s Virtual UX Conference - Third Date

This year, the Nielsen Norman Group is holding four virtual trainings (you can find all the dates in this article).

April 17-19, 2023 — Online, Netherlands | UXinsight Festival 23

UXinsight is the largest UX research community in Europe. Their seventh annual UXR conference, UXinsight Festival 2023, is happening (in person and online) on April 17-19. Experts from 10 countries across 4 continents, with diverse backgrounds, focus on practical UX research relevance, plenty of case studies and much more.

April 23-28, 2023 — Hamburg, Germany | CHI23

The ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems is the premier international conference of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI). CHI annually brings together researchers and practitioners from all over the world and from diverse cultures, backgrounds, and positionalities, who have as an overarching goal to make the world a better place with interactive digital technologies.

MAY

May 6, 2023 — Munich, Germany | DDX 2023

Learn how to facilitate, foster and design positive business visions in emerging innovation fields. DDX 2023 brings together design experts from IBM, Microsoft, BMW, Cisco, SAP, Expedia, air up, Telefonica, Designit, and many others.

May 12, 2023 — Stockholm, Sweden | From Business to Buttons

From Business to Buttons (FBTB) is Europe's premier User Experience and Service Design conference held annually in Stockholm, Sweden. This time it’s all about collaboration and finding ways to communicate. We need to design the conversations we’re having and create safe spaces to have them. How do we make decisions that impact humanity and our planet earth in a sustainable way?

May 15, 2023 — Berlin, Germany | iF Design Award 2023 (Berlin, Germany)

iF DESIGN AWARD is one of the most prestigious design awards worldwide. Almost 100 independent design experts from all over the world meet in an extraordinary location in Berlin to discuss and honor achievements in different design categories.

May 16-18, 2023 — Online, New York City, US | UXDX USA

Learn the latest Product, UX, Design and Dev practices, increase your T-shaped skills and discover the techniques companies are using to empower teams to deliver. Speakers from leading companies share case studies on how they have successfully adopted new practices or approaches in product development.

JUNE

June 16, 2023 — Bristol, GB | Pixel Pioneers

Pixel Pioneers is a carefully curated series of events, featuring real-world advice from the brightest minds in front-end development and UX/UI design. After a 2 year hiatus (due to COVID) they were finally back in 2022.The next conference will be held in June this year.

June 20-22, 2023 — Austin, US | UXPA International 2023

Founded in 1991, the original 50-member group has grown to serve a community that includes nearly 2,400 members worldwide by promoting UX concepts and techniques through their annual international conference. UXPA always invites experts from various fields and successful companies, so the conference will be informative and interesting.

JULY

July 23-28, 2023 — Online, Copenhagen, Denmark | HCI International 2023

20 leading academic conferences on human-computer interaction in one place. This year's conference will be available both online and in person, but the workshops will only be available in person in Copenhagen, Denmark.

AUGUST

August 24-25, 2023 — Online, Aarhus, Denmark | UX Nordic

The leading hybrid UX conference in the Nordics will once again take place in Aarhus, Denmark. Rare case-studies, inspiring talks and quality workshops combined with networking and fun. From AI, Research, Accessibility to Enterprise UX.

SEPTEMBER

September 6-7, 2023 — Online | UXDG Summit 2023

UXDG Summit 2023 is the second online UX design conference from Merlien Institute.The summit will cover a variety of topics from design ethics, design thinking, CX vs UX, UX writing, to the future of UX.

September 27-28, 2023 — Online, Copenhagen, Denmark | Design Matters 2023

Design Matters is an annual Copenhagen digital design conference organized by designers for designers in 2015.The event is very creative and will definitely suit those who want to get a boost of inspiration.

OCTOBER

October 11-13, 2023 — Online, Dublin, Ireland | UXDX EMEA

UXDX holds their events in the US, but this year the conference will also be held in Dublin in a hybrid format. Cool speakers and a huge number of topics are guaranteed.

NOVEMBER

November 3, 2023 — Brighton, UK | UX Brighton 2023: UX and Innovation

Last year, the 10th anniversary UX Brighton conference was held. This year the event will be no worse and will be held in the Brighton Dome Central Hall. The main theme is the relationship between product management and UX design.