Advancing Research

Name: Advancing Research 2020 · New York City
Start: 2020-03-30
End: 2020-03-31
Location: New York City, United States

Rosenfeld Media's premier conference for the user-research community.

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Latest edition

March 2026

Location

Online

Cadence

Annual

Organiser

Rosenfeld Media

About Advancing Research

Advancing Research is Rosenfeld Media's flagship conference for user experience and design researchers. The programme covers research methods, strategy, operations, and the changing role of research within product organisations.

Sessions bring together research leaders and practitioners to examine how teams generate insight, demonstrate impact, and adapt their practice as artificial intelligence reshapes how research is planned and conducted.

It is one of the principal dedicated gatherings for the user research community, with a senior, specialist audience.

Editions

2026
10–12 Mar
United States
19 speakers
2025
11–13 Mar
30 speakers
2024
25–26 Mar
New York City
19 speakers
2023
27–30 Mar
29 speakers
2022
9–11 Mar
Brooklyn
25 speakers
2021
10–12 Mar
30 speakers
2020
30–31 Mar
New York City
22 speakers
Speakers in 2020Speakers at Advancing Research 2020
30–31 MarNew York City
Alba Villamil
Stereotyped by Design: Pitfalls in Cross-Cultural User Research
Brianna Sylver
Lead with Purpose
Brigette Metzler
Scaling ResearchOps: Helping Researchers Do Their Best Work
Christian Madsbjerg
Influencing Strategy
Crystal Yan
Building a Customer-Centric Culture
Dalia El-Shimy
So You've Got a Seat at the Table. Now What?
Jem Ahmed
Convergent Research Techniques in Customer Journey Mapping
Jesse Zolna
Inviting the Whole Org to Come See for Yourself
Joi Freeman
A New Vantage Point: Building a Pipeline for Multifaceted Research(ers)
Leah Buley
Closing Plenary: The Crisis of Digital
Leisa Reichelt
The Five Dysfunctions of Democratized Research at Scale
Liwei Dai
The Heart and Brain of the AI Research
Matt Duignan
Atomizing Research: Trend or Trap
Nathan Shedroff
Double Your Mileage: Use Your Research Strategically
Randolph Duke II
War Stories LIVE!
Sarah Fathallah
Lessening the Research Burden on Vulnerable Communities
Sarah Flamion
Complex Problem? Add Clarity by Combining Research and Systems Thinking
Sohit Karol
Designing Delightful Listening Experiences: Mixed Methods Research in the Age of Machine Learning
Steve Portigal
War Stories LIVE!
Susan Simon-Daniels
War Stories LIVE!
Tamara Hale
War Stories LIVE!
Yasmine Khan
Checking Bias and Listening to Financially Vulnerable Americans

Speakers in 2020Speakers at Advancing Research 2020

30–31 MarNew York City

Alba Villamil
Stereotyped by Design: Pitfalls in Cross-Cultural User Research
Brianna Sylver
Lead with Purpose
Brigette Metzler
Scaling ResearchOps: Helping Researchers Do Their Best Work
Christian Madsbjerg
Influencing Strategy
Crystal Yan
Building a Customer-Centric Culture
Dalia El-Shimy
So You've Got a Seat at the Table. Now What?

Jem Ahmed
Convergent Research Techniques in Customer Journey Mapping
Jesse Zolna
Inviting the Whole Org to Come See for Yourself
Joi Freeman
A New Vantage Point: Building a Pipeline for Multifaceted Research(ers)
Leah Buley
Closing Plenary: The Crisis of Digital
Leisa Reichelt
The Five Dysfunctions of Democratized Research at Scale
Liwei Dai
The Heart and Brain of the AI Research
Matt Duignan
Atomizing Research: Trend or Trap
Nathan Shedroff
Double Your Mileage: Use Your Research Strategically
Randolph Duke II
War Stories LIVE!
Sarah Fathallah
Lessening the Research Burden on Vulnerable Communities
Sarah Flamion
Complex Problem? Add Clarity by Combining Research and Systems Thinking
Sohit Karol
Designing Delightful Listening Experiences: Mixed Methods Research in the Age of Machine Learning
Steve Portigal
War Stories LIVE!
Susan Simon-Daniels
War Stories LIVE!
Tamara Hale
War Stories LIVE!
Yasmine Khan
Checking Bias and Listening to Financially Vulnerable Americans