UXinsight Festival

Name: UXinsight Festival 2024 · Utrecht
Start: 2024-04-15
End: 2024-04-17
Location: Utrecht, Netherlands

A European festival and community for user-experience researchers.

User ResearchResearchOpsAIProduct Design

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Latest edition

April 2026

Location

Leiden, Netherlands

Format

Hybrid

Cadence

Annual

Organiser

UXinsight

About UXinsight Festival

UXinsight is a Netherlands-based community and annual festival for UX researchers, one of the larger dedicated research gatherings in Europe. It is held in Leiden in a hybrid format, combining an in-person festival with online access.

Programming covers research methods, operations, and the impact of AI on research practice, with a community-driven, festival-style atmosphere.

Editions

2026
20–22 Apr
Leiden
11 speakers
2025
14–16 Apr
Leiden
26 speakers
2024
15–17 Apr
Utrecht
30 speakers
Speakers in 2024Speakers at UXinsight Festival 2024
15–17 AprUtrecht
Aiden Hirshfield
Surviving Research Island with the UXR Hierarchy of Needs
Akinyi Odera
Adapting Digital Solutions to Optimise Use in Low-Resource Settings
Ana Radonjic
Research <3 Data: Building Stronger Alliances with Data Analytics
Andrea Debije-Meessen
Prego! A Board Game for Early Product Concept Validation
Andrej Balaz
If We Build It, Will They Come? Help Teams Predict Demand for Future Product Ideas
Anna Efimenko
Opening/Closing 'Stay Curious, Be Bold'
Anna Messini
Using Research Skills to Take the Lead and Pitch to the CEO
Annegret Bönemann
Balancing Progress and Responsibility: AI in UX Research
Chui Chui Tan
Understanding Your International Audience for Global Growth
Corinne Schillizzi
Breaking Bias in Machine Learning Through UX Research
Daniela Moya
Can Researchers Have a Personal Style?
Diana Prokusheva
The Power of Music in UX Research
Emma Craig
From Information to Innovation: How Researchers Help Build Iconic Companies
Francisco (Paco) Giurfa
Measuring UX – How to Enhance UX Maturity and Secure Its Rightful Place in the Spotlight
Glenn Stevens
Tell Me Why? – What the Backstreet Boys Got Wrong About User Research
Hannah Mitchell
The Power of Storyboarding – How to Present Research Findings and Inspire Action
Jes Koepfler
Research <3 Data: Building Stronger Alliances with Data Analytics
Julie Nelson
UX Research in High-Stakes Environments: Lessons from a Paramilitary Organisation
Krutika Subramanian
Applying UX Research Principles to Enhance Confidence for Personal Growth
Laura Pledger
The Power of Storyboarding – How to Present Research Findings and Inspire Action
Luca Gaverina
Exploring AI's Role in Qualitative Research Processes
Lucas Lemasters
Measuring UX – How to Enhance UX Maturity and Secure Its Rightful Place in the Spotlight
Maaike Mintjes
Host / Opening & Closing 'Stay Curious, Be Bold'
Marie de Vos
Navigating the Horizon: IKEA's Research Blueprint
Maureen Ariza Paredes
Dispersed, Not Disjointed: Sparking and Guiding the Growth of a Remote UX Research Team
Natalja Laurey
Parallel Paths: UX Research and Strategic Design in Emerging Professional Fields
Nidhi Jalwal
Navigating the Horizon: IKEA's Research Blueprint
René Bastijans
If We Build It, Will They Come? Help Teams Predict Demand for Future Product Ideas
Soma Ray
Decoding Your Organizational Culture to Help Your Research Strategy Succeed
Youp van Veen
Using Research Skills to Take the Lead and Pitch to the CEO
2023
17–19 Apr
Breda
35 speakers
2022
30 May–1 Jun
Breda
23 speakers
2021
14–16 Apr
20 speakers
2020
14–18 Sep
Netherlands
7 speakers
2019
4 Apr
Utrecht
6 speakers
2018
8 Mar
Utrecht
3 speakers
2017
Utrecht
Lineup unknown

Speakers in 2024Speakers at UXinsight Festival 2024

15–17 AprUtrecht

Aiden Hirshfield
Surviving Research Island with the UXR Hierarchy of Needs
Akinyi Odera
Adapting Digital Solutions to Optimise Use in Low-Resource Settings
Ana Radonjic
Research <3 Data: Building Stronger Alliances with Data Analytics
Andrea Debije-Meessen
Prego! A Board Game for Early Product Concept Validation
Andrej Balaz
If We Build It, Will They Come? Help Teams Predict Demand for Future Product Ideas
Anna Efimenko
Opening/Closing 'Stay Curious, Be Bold'

Anna Messini
Using Research Skills to Take the Lead and Pitch to the CEO
Annegret Bönemann
Balancing Progress and Responsibility: AI in UX Research
Chui Chui Tan
Understanding Your International Audience for Global Growth
Corinne Schillizzi
Breaking Bias in Machine Learning Through UX Research
Daniela Moya
Can Researchers Have a Personal Style?
Diana Prokusheva
The Power of Music in UX Research
Emma Craig
From Information to Innovation: How Researchers Help Build Iconic Companies
Francisco (Paco) Giurfa
Measuring UX – How to Enhance UX Maturity and Secure Its Rightful Place in the Spotlight
Glenn Stevens
Tell Me Why? – What the Backstreet Boys Got Wrong About User Research
Hannah Mitchell
The Power of Storyboarding – How to Present Research Findings and Inspire Action
Jes Koepfler
Research <3 Data: Building Stronger Alliances with Data Analytics
Julie Nelson
UX Research in High-Stakes Environments: Lessons from a Paramilitary Organisation
Krutika Subramanian
Applying UX Research Principles to Enhance Confidence for Personal Growth
Laura Pledger
The Power of Storyboarding – How to Present Research Findings and Inspire Action
Luca Gaverina
Exploring AI's Role in Qualitative Research Processes
Lucas Lemasters
Measuring UX – How to Enhance UX Maturity and Secure Its Rightful Place in the Spotlight
Maaike Mintjes
Host / Opening & Closing 'Stay Curious, Be Bold'
Marie de Vos
Navigating the Horizon: IKEA's Research Blueprint
Maureen Ariza Paredes
Dispersed, Not Disjointed: Sparking and Guiding the Growth of a Remote UX Research Team
Natalja Laurey
Parallel Paths: UX Research and Strategic Design in Emerging Professional Fields
Nidhi Jalwal
Navigating the Horizon: IKEA's Research Blueprint
René Bastijans
If We Build It, Will They Come? Help Teams Predict Demand for Future Product Ideas
Soma Ray
Decoding Your Organizational Culture to Help Your Research Strategy Succeed
Youp van Veen
Using Research Skills to Take the Lead and Pitch to the CEO