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UX Design Conferences You Can’t Miss in 2026

by Mads Soegaard • 25 min read

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Whether you're a beginner taking your first steps or an established professional looking to stay on top of your game, UX design conferences are invaluable for learning and networking. They offer a chance to delve deeper into various disciplines, from User Research to UX Design Leadership, providing critical insights and new developments.

In 2025, the Interaction Design Foundation (IxDF) partnered with several conferences to aid in our mission to lower the cost of design education worldwide. Conferences included SmashingConf, DDX Munich and Dubai, WomenTech Global Conference, and Push UX.

For 2026, we've curated a global list of our favorite UX design conferences. Conferences offer access to industry leaders, networking opportunities, and knowledge that can take your UX design journey to new heights. Prepare to mark your calendars!

(Are we missing an amazing UX design conference from our list? Let us know at hello@interaction-design.org.)

January

Gamification in Fintech | 28 January | Online

The financial world is often perceived as intimidating or even boring, and many banking apps are typically not very engaging. On one hand, we might ask:

What could be more engaging than managing your own money? 

On January 28th, Craft Innovations holds the session "Gamification in Fintech: From Boosting Engagement to Becoming a Lovemark" to explore how gamification impacts product goals, like retention, feature adoption, transaction frequency, loyalty, and more.

Ideal for: Product Managers in fintech and banking; UX / CX designers working on complex products; founders building consumer or B2B fintech solutions; innovation, growth, and digital teams.

Price: Free with RSVP

Register for Gamification in Fintech: From Boosting Engagement to Becoming a Lovemark

Speaker highlights:

  • Andriy Gubynskyi, CEO at Craft Innovations, CX/UX Consultant, EBRD Star Venture Program Mentor, MBA

February

AWE Asia 2026 | 2 – 4 February | Singapore and online

AWE Asia is the region's leading annual conference for the Extended Reality (XR) industry, spanning Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Reality (VR), and related Metaverse technologies. AWE Asia brings together XR enterprise adopters, solution providers, developers, investors, creators, governments, and media to advance the future of the XR industry in Asia. The conference includes two days of thought-provoking sessions, extensive networking opportunities, and an expo featuring the latest XR technologies from around the globe.

AWE Asia is part of the AWE ecosystem, which has organized XR conferences in the US, Europe, and Asia since 2010. AWE Asia 2026 will be held from February 2–4, 2026, at the Singapore Expo, welcoming more than 2,000 attendees from across the XR industry.

Ideal for: AR, XR, and VR practitioners and anyone curious about what the future holds within these sectors.

Price: 450.00 USD

Register: AWE Asia 2026

IxDF Perk: 15% off with code IxDF15

Speaker Highlights:

  • Vinesh Thiruchelvam, Chief Innovation & Enterprise Officer at the Asia Pacific University of Technology & Innovation

  • Nikhil Tyagi, Senior Manager at Verizon

  • Habib Noorbhai, Visiting Professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

  • Yoav Goldstein, Senior Software Engineer at Meta

  • Jennifer Lin, Solutions Architect at Amazon

UX360 Virtual Research Summit | 4 – 5 February | Online

Looking to sharpen your UX research skills and get inspired by real-world case studies?

Join the UX360 Virtual Summit, happening February 4–5, for two days of real insights, practical frameworks, and live discussions with UX leaders from companies like Meta, Walmart, Microsoft, Oracle, Warner Music, Decathlon, and Estée Lauder.

Ideal for: Anyone, whether you’re deep into UX research or shaping product strategy, this is your space to connect with global peers, get inspired, and walk away with answers that matter, all from the comfort of your home or office.

Price: $321 incl. VAT

Register: UX360 Virtual

IxDF Perk: 15% off with code IxDF15

Speaker Highlights:

  •  Meta – Director, UX Research

  • Microsoft – Director of User Experience

  • Walmart – Director, UX Design (AI, Platforms, and DesignOps)

  • Oracle – Director of UX Design

  • Decathlon – Sr. Director of Product Design

  • Warner Music Group – Director of User Research

WUD Estonia 2026 | 16 – 20 February | Tallinn, Estonia + ONLINE

WUD Estonia is the largest conference in the Baltics dedicated to decision makers, product creators, business leaders, and design professionals.

Now returning to Tallinn for its 17th edition, WUD Estonia 2026 is focused on how design drives strategy, innovation, and business growth. The conference highlights the strategic value of design in organizations through real stories, impactful methods, and practical results that show how design creates measurable value.

This year, the spotlight is on leaders and decision-makers who use design to create meaningful impact. At the same time, designers will find fresh perspectives on connecting creativity with business goals and gain the latest insights in AI, accessibility, digitalization, and innovation.

Ideal for: Design, product, and innovation leaders; UX, service design, and CX professionals; product managers and product owners; business and strategy teams; innovation specialists; design educators and students (especially for the academic pre-event).

Price: 149 € + VAT

Registration: https://wud.ee/

IxDF Perk: 15% discount with code IxDFATWUD26

Speaker Highlights:

  • Frans Joziasse — Co-founder and Director, PARK

  • Steve Rawling — Author of “Storyteller Tactics” (200k+ customers worldwide)

  • Vitaly Friedman — UX Lead, Creative Lead, and Editor-in-Chief, European Parliament

  • Kaspar Roost and Kadri Voll — Design Ops, Swedbank

  • Artur Sossin — Senior AI Consultant, Helmes

  • Mark Geljon — Advisor, Business Developer, Coach, and Chief Maker

Presentation Design Conference | 17 – 20 February | Online

PowerPoint has more creative potential than most people realize. It’s time to put it to work.

At CreativePro’s Presentation Design Conference 2026, being held online February 17–20, you’ll learn how to build beautiful, functional decks that look as good as they perform. Whether you’re presenting data, pitching ideas, or creating educational content, you’ll learn how to turn complex information into clear, memorable stories that stick.

From template design and typography to motion graphics, collaboration tools, and AI-powered customization, every session focuses on real-world skills that make your workflow smoother and your slides stronger.

This is where PowerPoint goes from routine to remarkable. Join online to see what it can really do.

Ideal for: Anyone who has ever been asked to “make a deck,” this is the training that helps you do it faster, better, and with confidence.

Price: From USD 1075 (4 days)

Register for Presentation Design Conference

IxDF Perk: Use code CPNIXDF for $100 off

Speaker highlights:

March

DecompileD | 12 March | Dresden, Germany

DecompileD is where developers, engineers, and tech enthusiasts come together to go beyond the buzzwords. On March 12, 2026, the OSTRA-DOME Dresden becomes the stage for deep dives into the world of software development, all in a vibrant, hands-on atmosphere.

Whether it’s mobile, web, cloud, AI and ML, engineering culture, agile development, or tech innovation, DecompileD explores the trends, tools, and best practices shaping the digital future.

Ideal for: Anyone interested in tech.

Price: EUR 299 excl. VAT

Register for DecompileD

Speaker highlights: TBD

April

The Design + AI Summit Part 1 | 9 - 10 April | Online

AI is evolving faster than any creative professional can track on their own. New tools, new models, and new workflows appear every week—and knowing what truly matters has become the real challenge.

The Design + AI Summit 2026 is your place to cut through the noise. You’ll learn practical workflows for prompting, automation, AI video, and cross-app production. You’ll also gain guidance on the legal and ethical questions shaping the industry today.

Each session is taught by experts who understand creative work, giving you practical skills you can apply immediately—whether you’re building a foundation or refining advanced workflows.

If you want to stay current, work more efficiently, and understand how AI fits into your day-to-day process, you can’t afford to miss this event!

Ideal for: Designers who want to stay current with AI tools, work more efficiently, and understand how AI fits into their day-to-day process.

Price: 695 USD

IxDF Perk: Save $100 with the discount code - CPNIXDF

Register for The Design + AI Summit Part 1

Speaker Highlights:

SmashingConf Amsterdam 2026 | 13 – 16 April | Amsterdam, Netherlands

SmashingConf is coming to Amsterdam for the first time on April 13–16, 2026. Their conferences focus on web design and front-end, and are famous for their friendly community atmosphere.

The SmashingConf Amsterdam conference focuses on web design and front-end development, featuring 10 speakers covering topics such as design systems, accessibility, CSS, AI, UX research, and UI trends. The conference also offers seven hands-on and practical workshops to build practical skills, with the option to attend in person or online.

Ideal for: Anyone working in design systems, accessibility, CSS, AI, UX research, and UI trends.

Price: from €599 (excl. 21% VAT)

IxDF Perk: 15% off using this link

Register for SmashingConf Amsterdam

Speaker Highlights:

  • Christine Vallaure

  • Kevin Powell

  • Chris Kolb

UX Nordic | 15 –16 April | Aarhus, Denmark

The high-quality, deep-dive conference for user experience design comes back to Aarhus!

Attend the conference only, add a workshop, or choose the combo ticket with access to future product days later this year.

Ideal for: Product designers, UX professionals, software engineers, and product managers.

Price: From EUR 450

IxDF Perk: 10% off with code INTERACTIONDESIGN

Register for UX Nordic 2026

Speaker Highlights:

  • Sarah Thompson from Nielson Norman Group

  • Yannis Paniaras from Microsoft

  • Zamina Ahmad

Information Architecture Conference 2026 | 14 – 18 April | Philadelphia, USA

IAC26 is the 27th annual gathering of the Information Architecture community, bringing together IA, UX, content strategy, and design practitioners from around the world. This year's theme, "Navigating Complexity: Clarity and Understanding with Information Architecture," explores how IA cuts through today's complex information systems to create experiences that let people thrive. The conference features workshops, keynotes, and sessions led by industry leaders in information architecture, content strategy, product design, and user experience.

Ideal for: Information architects, UX designers, researchers, content strategists, product designers, and digital practitioners shaping how people experience information.

Price: USD 585

Register for IAC26

Speaker Highlights:

  • Meg Lewis, Founder of Meg Lewis Fun House, Public Speaker with The Grown Up's Guide to Growing Down

  • Paz Perez, Co-founder and AI Design Consultant of Nothing Fancy AI

  • Jorge Arango, Information Architect and Author, Founder and IA of Boot Studio, Partner of Unfinishe_

  • Abby Covert, Information Architect, Author, Chief Sensemaker of Sensemakers

  • Jared Spool, Co-Founder and Co-CEO, Center Centre

  • Dan Brown, Information Architect and Principal of EightShapes

  • Sophia Prater, Founder of Rewired and the OOUX Strategist Certification Program

UX Rotterdam | 16 – 17 April | Rotterdam, Netherlands

In April 2026, Rotterdam will become the stage for something new. For the first time, the city’s energy and creativity will host UX Rotterdam: A two-day conference dedicated to exploring the future of user experience, design, and innovation.

On 16 and 17 April 2026, 650 UX professionals from across the globe will gather at the iconic Zuidplein Theater to learn, share, and be inspired by leading voices shaping the next era of human-centered design.

Workshops, keynotes, and evening events, all in one unforgettable experience at the heart of Europe’s most forward-thinking design city.

Ideal for: UX professionals and those looking to get inspired and learn all the newest topics about UX.

Price: EUR 599 excl. VAT

IxDF Perk: Use coupon code UXR10

Register for UX Rotterdam

Speaker Highlights:

  • Jeroen van Geel, Independent Creative Strategist

  • Ivo van Hulten, Director of UX at Porsche

  • Ash Oliver, New Media Manager at Lovable

  • Diantha Boll, Senior Product Designer at Eneco

  • Katarina Bagherian, Customer Insights and Experience Leader

  • Hector Ayuso, Creative Director at Paradiso

UX360 North America | 21 – 23 April | Atlanta, Georgia, USA

UX360 North America is coming to the U.S. for the first time, in proud partnership with SCAD (Savannah College of Art and Design), one of the world’s top design schools.

A global event where UX research meets real-world business impact, the summit brings together researchers, practitioners, and students for three days of case studies, applied methods, and strategic insights.

Topics will explore AI-driven research, demonstrating UX ROI, and building scalable research operations.

Ideal for: UX researchers and designers seeking inspiration, knowledge, and connections.

Price: USD 1042 incl. VAT

IxDF Perk: Use coupon code IxDF15

Register for UX360 North America

Speaker highlights:

  • Gloria Osardu, Senior Director, Global Head of UX Research, Brand and Consumer Insights at Yahoo

  • Sarah Bentley, Director of User Experience at Coca-Cola

  • Jeta Surman, Head of UX Research, Director-Global Commercial Services at American Express

  • Cheryl Abellanoza, Associate Director, UX Research at Verizon Connect

  • James Villacci, Director Global UX at HelloFresh

  • Utkarsh Seth, Senior Staff UX Manager at Google

May

UXLx: User Experience Lisbon 2026 | 12 – 15 May | Lisbon, Portugal

Four days, packed with hands-on learning, inspiring talks, and one-on-one conversations with global UX leaders, that’s UXLx in a nutshell!

It’s your annual 4-day break to soak in new skills with hundreds of designers, researchers, and leaders from all over the world.

Recognized leaders, published authors, and brand new voices will get you up to date with the latest UX techniques and knowledge you can apply to your own projects as soon as you get back.

Ideal for: Designers, researchers, PMs, writers, and leaders; UXLx has tracks for everyone. No need to hunt for multiple training courses or send team members to different events. Make UXLx 2026 your team’s ultimate company outing: learn, connect, and grow together in Lisbon.

Price: EUR 395 + VAT

Register for UXLx

Speaker highlights: 

  • Zalihata Ahamada, Design Ops Leader and Service Designer

  • Marianne Ashton Booth, Head of Product Design and Design Systems at ITVX

  • Noz Urbina, Principal Consultant at Urbina Consulting

  • Sylvie Abookire, Service and Systemic Designer

  • Emily DiLeo, Research Operations and Knowledge Management Consultant at The Current

Agile Manchester 2026 | 13 – 14 May | Manchester, UK

Agile Manchester is back for the 10th edition!

Agile Manchester is designed to create and nurture "change agents". We provide actionable insights, practical tools, and new ideas, so you can get back to work and make positive changes for yourself, your team, and your clients.

Whether you’re new to the agile world or this is old hat now, you’ll find sessions that will give you that "aha" moment.

Ideal for: Anyone interested in learning practical skills and tools in Agile

Price: From GBP 450 excl. VAT

IxDF Perk: Use coupon code 10IXDF

Register: Agile Manchester

Speaker highlights:

  • Holly Cummins

  • Kirsten Mann

  • Steph Wright

  • Geoff Watts

  • Kevlin Henney

  • Randy Silver

  • Emily Webber

La Product Conf Paris | 19 May | Paris, France

La Product Conf Paris is the largest flagship event for Product People who want to challenge their thinking, sharpen their practices, and reconnect with what really matters. Every year, 1,300 Product people gather in the heart of Paris for one intense day of bold talks, unfiltered convictions, and real-world feedback from top builders across Product, Tech, Design, Data, and Business. No fluff, no recycled frameworks, just the future of Product, discussed by those who shape it.

Ideal for: Product Managers, Product Designers, Product Marketing Managers

Price: From EUR 149 to EUR 749

Register for La Product Conf

Speaker highlights: TBD

June

UX on the Beach | 9 – 10 June | Venice, Italy

Meters from a sandy beach, with the canals and gondolas of Venice behind you, the scent of Italy in the air, and some of the best Mediterranean food you'll ever taste within reach. If you're going to spend time thinking deeply about UX, this is the place to do it.

Expect world-class speakers, rich inspiration, and international networking at what may be this year's most exceptional conference for product designers, UX experts, and managers.

Ideal for: Product and UX designers, researchers, and leaders.

Price: From EUR 440 excl VAT.

IxDF Perk: Use coupon code INTERACTIONDESIGN for 5% off

Register for UX on the Beach

Speaker highlights:

  • Caleb Sponheim, Nielsen Norman Group

  • Sana Maqsood, Amazon

  • Patricia Reiners, AI for Designers

UX Scotland | 10 – 11 June | Edinburgh, Scotland

UX Scotland is back in 2026 for their 11th edition on 10–11 June for two days of hands-on learning and community.

UX Scotland is a conference for designers, researchers, and other user-centred professionals to come together to learn, share, and connect.

Hosted in the beautiful city of Edinburgh, our curated event experience includes a mixture of inspiring keynotes, engaging sessions, and interactive workshops. It's an ideal setting to meet and share experiences with fellow practitioners and leading experts.

Ideal for: UX Scotland is a friendly international conference for anyone working in UX, UCD, HCD, Service Design, or other digital specialisms.

Price: From GBP 425 excl. VAT

IxDF Perk: Use coupon code IXDF10

Register for UX Scotland

Speaker highlights:

  • Sara Wachter-Boettcher, CEO, Active Voice

  • Michael Kibedi, First and Fifteenth

  • Jeroen van Geel, Creative Strategist, Independent

UX 360 Europe | 23 – 24 June | Berlin, Germany

Now in its 6th edition, UX360 Europe is a flagship event dedicated to advancing UX research as a strategic, business-driving function. Known for its global speaker lineup, practical case studies, and immediately applicable frameworks, the summit offers a deep dive into the methods and mindsets shaping UX today.

Attendees can expect sessions focused on cutting-edge strategies, real-world ROI, and the full research journey, from planning and execution to stakeholder alignment and business impact. With no sales pitches and a highly engaged audience, UX360 is where research excellence meets real-world application.

Ideal for: Ideal for UX researchers, designers, product managers, and CX leaders looking to scale research influence across their organizations.

Price: From EUR 939 incl. VAT

IxDF Perk: Use coupon code IxDF15

Register for UX360Summit EU

Speaker highlights: TBA

CreativePro Week 2026 | June 29 - July 3 | Nashville, USA and Online

Creative pros are juggling more than ever—new features, new formats, tighter deadlines. It’s easy to feel behind before the day even starts.

CreativePro Week is your reset.

With 70+ practical, how-to sessions on InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat, PowerPoint, and more, you’ll learn practical techniques and smarter workflows that help you work faster and stay current.

Join us June 29–July 3 in Nashville (or online!) to finally understand your tools and take back control of your creative process.

Ideal for: Creative professionals who design, create, or edit in InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat, and PowerPoint.

Price:
In person: from USD 995
Online: from USD 545

IxDF Perk: Save $100 with the discount code: CPNIXDF

Register for CreativePro Week 2026

Speaker Highlights:

September

SmashingConf Freiburg | 7 – 10 September | Freiburg, Germany

Smashing Magazine’s conference is coming to Freiburg, where it all began, on September 7–10! The event focuses on web design and development and is known for its friendly, community-driven atmosphere.

The Freiburg edition includes a two-day, single-track conference covering topics such as design systems, accessibility, CSS, AI, and cutting-edge techniques. You can also join one of six hands-on workshops to build new skills or choose an online conference ticket.

Ideal for: All front-end devs and designers.

Price:
In person: from EUR 589
Online: from EUR 200 (early-bird tickets)

IxDF Perk: Register here and claim your 15% exclusive discount

Speaker highlights: TBD

The Design + Marketing Summit 2026 | 14 - 15 September | Online

Creative teams are asked to do more than ever—design, content, strategy, social, video, and now AI. The real challenge isn’t learning another tool…it’s finding practical ways to work smarter with the ones you already have.

Join us online September 14–15 for the 5th annual Design + Marketing Summit, the how-to event that helps designers and marketers create faster, collaborate better, and stay current with today’s tools and trends.

Across two days of expert-led sessions, you’ll learn real-world workflows for social media, email, print, brand systems, motion, and AI-assisted production. This event highlights the connection between creativity and strategy, showing you how to produce high-performing assets with clarity and confidence.

If you want practical skills that make your day-to-day work easier, this is the training built for you

Ideal for: Designers and marketers who need to learn production techniques for social media, email, print, and more.

Price: USD 695

IxDF Perk: Save $100 with the discount code: CPNIXDF

Register for The Design + Marketing Summit 2026

Speaker highlights:

  • Coming Soon!

uxcon vienna | 16 – 17 September | Vienna, Austria

uxcon vienna is an international UX conference bringing together practitioners and leaders from research, design, and product. The focus is on thoughtful, real-world UX practice, research, and strategy, with plenty of space for exchange and discussion.

Ideal for: Primarily UX researchers, UX designers, UX leaders, and managers.
CX professionals, UI designers, product owners, and developers will also find value in attending.

Price: EUR 790

IxDF Perk: 10% off conference pass with coupon IXDF_FRIENDS

Register for uxcon vienna

Speaker highlights:

  • Elizabeth Churchill, HCI pioneer; former executive at Google, eBay, & Yahoo

  • Meaghan Choi, Anthropic

  • Emma Schmidt, Apple

  • Indya McGuffin, Netflix

  • Maria Rosala, Nielsen Norman Group

The Design + AI Summit Part 2 | 17 - 18 September | Online

AI is evolving faster than any creative professional can track on their own. New tools, new models, and new workflows appear every week—and knowing what truly matters has become the real challenge.

The Design + AI Summit 2026 is your place to cut through the noise. You’ll learn practical workflows for prompting, automation, AI video, and cross-app production. You’ll also gain guidance on the legal and ethical questions shaping the industry today.

Each session is taught by experts who understand creative work, giving you practical skills you can apply immediately—whether you’re building a foundation or refining advanced workflows.

If you want to stay current, work more efficiently, and understand how AI fits into your day-to-day process, you can’t afford to miss this event!

Ideal for: Designers who want to stay current with AI tools, work more efficiently, and understand how AI fits into their day-to-day process.

Price: 695 USD

IxDF Perk: Save $100 with the discount code - CPNIXDF

Register for The Design + AI Summit Part 2

Speaker Highlights:

Future Product Days | 22 – 24 September | Copenhagen, Denmark

Join 5,000+ product creators at Europe's Flagship Event for design, engineering, user experience, AI, and product leadership.

‍The Future Product Days bring together the most ambitious designers, engineers, and product leaders from around the globe. Europe's largest event of its kind makes no compromises and delivers a standout line-up of speakers, workshops, and networking opportunities you won’t find anywhere else in 2026.

Ideal For: Product designers, UX professionals, software engineers, and product managers.

Price: EUR 430 to 900 excl. VAT

IxDF Perk: 10% off with code INTERACTIONDESIGN

Register for Future Product Days 2026

Speaker highlights:

  • Don Norman

  • Chris Barton, Founder of Shazam

  • Sarah Doodey

  • Carsten Maschmeyer

SDinGOV | 23 – 25 September | Edinburgh, Scotland

SDinGov is the premier international community event dedicated to anyone involved in designing and commissioning public services. Returning for the 13th year, this exciting in-person, three-day conference is taking place on 23–25 September 2026.

The carefully curated event experience includes a mix of inspiring keynote speeches, engaging live sessions, interactive group sessions, and speakers.

Ideal for: Open to participants who manage, design, or develop central and local government services, health and education services, emergency sector services, civic technologies, and other related fields. Whether you're a government employee, consultant, or design agency, you're welcome to join.

Price: From GBP 565 excl. VAT

IxDF Perk: Use coupon code IXDF10

Register for SDinGov

Speaker highlights: TBD

October

UXCON26 | 8 October | Maryland, USA

UXCON is a curated, community-driven conference focused on real practice, bringing together researchers, designers, product leaders, and builders to share what's working, what's not, and what's next.

This year's theme is Inspire and Connect. The focus is on learning, career growth, and genuine connection, with a laid-back vibe that makes it easy to actually talk to people.

Ideal for: UX researchers and designers, product managers, front-end/product engineers and teams looking for a relaxed atmosphere.

Price: From USD 265

Register: UXCON26

IxDF Perk: TBA

Speaker highlights:

  • Don Norman: Keynote & live Q&A session

SmashingConf Antwerp | 12 – 15 October | Antwerp, Belgium

Smashing Magazine’s conference is coming to Antwerp on October 12–15! This conference is made for designers and UI engineers who love the web, it’s known for its friendly, welcoming community atmosphere.

The Antwerp edition features a two-day, single-track conference covering topics like design systems, AI, product design, and UX challenges. You can also join one of six hands-on, practical workshops to build practical skills, or choose an online conference ticket.

Ideal for: Anyone working with design systems, AI, product design, and UX challenges.

Price:
In person from EUR 599 (early bird)
Online from EUR 200 (early bird)

Register for SmashingConf Antwerp

IxDF Perk: Get 15% off using this link

Speaker highlights: TBD

World Usability Conference | 14 – 16 October | Graz, Austria

The World Usability Congress is the global leading UX design expert and strategy conference. The conference invites over 50 speakers from different industries to share their real-world UX design challenges and collaborate with attendees in multi-disciplinary workshops.

Ideal for: All UX design disciplines.

Price: From EUR 830 (both days) or EUR 440 (single day).

Register for the World Usability Conference 2025.

Speaker highlights: TBA

The Design + Accessibility Summit 2026 | 20 - 23 October | Online

It’s no secret that accessibility is a hot topic.

Creative professionals must learn how to design content that is accessible for people with vision and hearing impairments, mobility and cognitive challenges, or other disabilities. Those who develop expertise in accessibility will find themselves in high demand, while those who don’t will risk falling behind.

At The Design + Accessibility Summit 2026, being held online October 20–23, you will learn practical techniques for building accessible assets with InDesign, Acrobat, PowerPoint, and other tools widely used by creative professionals.

If you want to learn how to create content that is accessible to everyone, you can’t afford to miss this event.

Ideal for: Design professionals who need to learn accessibility

Price: From USD 495

IxDF Perk: Save $100 with the discount code - CPNIXDF

Register for The Design + Accessibility Summit 2026

Speaker Highlights:

Wey Wey Web 2026 | 29 – 30 October | Torremolinos, Málaga, Spain + Online

Wey Wey Web is a conference dedicated to UI lovers, bringing together designers, developers, and product thinkers to explore the future of digital interfaces, design systems, and user experience.

In 2026, Wey Wey Web will take place alongside two major international tech conferences: J On The Beach, focused on data and distributed systems, and Lambda World, a playful and inspiring event for the functional programming community. Together, they create a unique ecosystem where design, engineering, and innovation meet.

Through inspiring talks, practical insights, and community-driven conversations, Wey Wey Web offers a space to learn, connect, and rethink how we design and build digital products.

Ideal for: UI and UX designers, product designers, frontend developers, and digital product professionals interested in interface design and user experience.

Price: Regular tickets range from €125 to €300.

Registration: https://www.weyweyweb.com/tickets

Speaker highlights:

  • Valentina D’Efilippo — Designer, Data Visualization Expert, and Co-founder of DensityDesign

December

The InDesign Conference 2026 | 1 - 4 December | Online

The InDesign Conference 2026 is the essential how-to event for creative professionals who rely on Adobe InDesign. Being held online December 1–4, this four-day conference features 20+ expert-led sessions designed to help you work faster, export cleaner, and finally fix the pain points in your workflow.

Whether you’re designing books, marketing materials, reports, or digital publications, this event will sharpen your skills and simplify your process.

You’ll learn directly from the world’s top InDesign experts on topics like advanced styles, automation with GREP and Data Merge, long-document workflows, accessible layout techniques, and more.

If InDesign is part of your job, this is the training that changes everything.

Ideal for: Creative professionals who rely on InDesign

Price: From USD 495

IxDF Perk: Save $100 with the discount code - CPNIXDF

Register for The InDesign Conference 2026

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