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UX Australia 2021 · Sydney | SpeakersList

UX Australia

The leading Australian user-experience conference, with a new AI-design spinoff.

Product DesignAIDesign LeadershipUser Research

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Next edition

August 2026

Location

Melbourne, Australia

Format

Hybrid

Organiser

UX Australia

About UX Australia

UX Australia is the principal user experience conference in Australia and New Zealand, held in cities such as Melbourne and Sydney. Its programme spans UX and product design, research, and design leadership.

The event runs in a hybrid format, pairing an in-person conference with live streaming, and has spawned a dedicated AI and design spinoff event.

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Exploring the Future of UX at Web Directions UX Australia

Ionata Digital · 2025

Team recap of UX Australia 2025: Christopher Noessel on AI over-reliance and deskilling, and Dr Sash Milne on bridging design with public-sector clients.

2026
27–28 Aug
Sydney
1 speaker
2025
27–28 Aug
Melbourne
23 speakers
2023
22–25 Aug
Sydney
30 speakers
2022
23–26 Aug
Melbourne
30 speakers
2021
24–27 Aug
Sydney
24 speakers
Speakers in 2021Speakers at UX Australia 2021
24–27 AugSydney
Aaron Cheang
Saving Lives and Making a Difference: How User Experience Techniques Helped NSW Health Rapidly Respond to COVID-19
Charlii Parker
The Why, When and How of Including People with Disability in the Design Process
Donna Spencer
Presenting Design Work: And Getting Great Feedback
Dori Tunstall
Decolonizing Design: Six Steps to Transformation
Elle Geraghty
Artificial Intelligence and Content Strategy
Erin Malone
Mapping Hate - Deconstructing the Ecosystem
Gerrard Gosens OAM
Change Is Constant, Growth Is Optional
Jen Blatz
Presenting Your Designs Using Spontaneous Talks Frameworks
Josh Thompson
Design Systems with Augmented Teams: Best Practice for Connection and Alignment
Justin Cheong
Visual Thinking for Experience Designers
Kate Archbold
Designing with Different Disciplines
Kim Chatterjee
Designing for Dignity
Krystal Higgins
Better Onboarding
Mags Hanley
...And Then a HIPPO Walked Into a Room...
Martin Tomitsch
Non-Human Personas and Other UX Tools for a Post-Pandemic World
Matt Fenwick
Defending Design: Writing to Influence
Michelle Pickrell
Saving Lives and Making a Difference: How User Experience Techniques Helped NSW Health Rapidly Respond to COVID-19
Oliver Weidlich
Designing Experiences for the Augmented Human
Petra Gulicher
Rethinking UGC at the ABC
Scott Berkun
Scott Burns
Rethinking UGC at the ABC
Steve Baty
The Contemporary Practice of Design - a Look at the Potential for Design Over the Coming Decade
Steven Wakabayashi
Design Thinking for Building Equitable Teams
TJ Harrop
DesignOps 2.0: Powerful UX at Scale
2020
25–28 Aug
Melbourne
34 speakers
2019
27–30 Aug
Sydney
49 speakers
2018
28–31 Aug
Melbourne
42 speakers
2017
8–11 Aug
Sydney
47 speakers
2016
23–26 Aug
Melbourne
15 speakers
2015
25–28 Aug
Brisbane
47 speakers
2014
26–29 Aug
Sydney
37 speakers
2009
26–28 Aug
Canberra
28 speakers

Speakers in 2021Speakers at UX Australia 2021

24–27 AugSydney

Aaron Cheang
Saving Lives and Making a Difference: How User Experience Techniques Helped NSW Health Rapidly Respond to COVID-19
Charlii Parker
The Why, When and How of Including People with Disability in the Design Process
Donna Spencer
Presenting Design Work: And Getting Great Feedback
Dori Tunstall
Decolonizing Design: Six Steps to Transformation
Elle Geraghty
Artificial Intelligence and Content Strategy
Erin Malone
Mapping Hate - Deconstructing the Ecosystem

Gerrard Gosens OAM
Change Is Constant, Growth Is Optional
Jen Blatz
Presenting Your Designs Using Spontaneous Talks Frameworks
Josh Thompson
Design Systems with Augmented Teams: Best Practice for Connection and Alignment
Justin Cheong
Visual Thinking for Experience Designers
Kate Archbold
Designing with Different Disciplines
Kim Chatterjee
Designing for Dignity
Krystal Higgins
Better Onboarding
Mags Hanley
...And Then a HIPPO Walked Into a Room...
Martin Tomitsch
Non-Human Personas and Other UX Tools for a Post-Pandemic World
Matt Fenwick
Defending Design: Writing to Influence
Michelle Pickrell
Saving Lives and Making a Difference: How User Experience Techniques Helped NSW Health Rapidly Respond to COVID-19
Oliver Weidlich
Designing Experiences for the Augmented Human
Petra Gulicher
Rethinking UGC at the ABC
Scott Berkun
Scott Burns
Rethinking UGC at the ABC
Steve Baty
The Contemporary Practice of Design - a Look at the Potential for Design Over the Coming Decade
Steven Wakabayashi
Design Thinking for Building Equitable Teams
TJ Harrop
DesignOps 2.0: Powerful UX at Scale

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