Schedule

UX Australia 2020 will run from Tuesday, August 25 through to Friday, August 28. 

Conference presentations will run in the mornings from Tuesday to Friday, and workshops will run in the afternoons from Tuesday to Thursday.  

Tickets to the conference presentations and workshops are sold separately and are available now. 

All times are in AEST. 

DAY 1 - Tuesday, August 25

Time: Presentation/Activity:

9:00 am          

DAY 1 COMMENCES
9:00 am

Introduction & Welcome to Country

9:05 am

Opening Keynote - Systems of Systems - Tatiana Mac

10:05 am

What Designers Must Learn from Journalists - Darcy Mangan

10:25 am 

Morning Break
10:25 am

Live Demo - Designing your UX Learning Journey presented by Aquent

10:45 am 

What about us? Marginalization, Privilege, Power, and Inclusion Today - Mark Lester Lacsamana

11:30 am

Burnout: Confessions of a Corporate Design Athlete - Vinita Israni

11:50 am 

The Behavioural Psychology Underpinning Addictive Technology - Styliana Sarris 
12:10 pm

Have you ever wondered how you might codesign for a whole industry? - Harold Kuan, Kevin Yee & Jess Moriarty

12:45 pm

End of Day 1 Conference Presentations

1:00 pm 

Day 1 Workshops Commence

1:00 - 5:30 pm 

Workshop: Transforming Findings into Actionable Insights with Ruth Ellison & Michelle Pickrell                                 

1:00 - 5:30 pm

Workshop: Women in UX: Lead by Playing to Your Strengths with Mags Hanley
 

Sponsor Activities

3:00 - 4:00 pm      

Screen Reader demo and accessibility Q&A - Interactive session presented by OZeWAI

6:00 pm

How to Make the Most out of your Mentoring Relationship - Interactive session presented by IxDA Sydney

DAY 2 - Wednesday, August 26

Time: Presentation/Activity:
9:00 am                

DAY 2 COMMENCES  

9:00 am

Introduction 

9:05 am 

Opening Keynote - Questions: The Most Essential UX Tool - Dan Brown 

10:05 am 

The Accidental Business Person - Vinny Feeney 

10:25 am 

Morning Break
10:25 am 

Reset & Stretch with Blueegg

10:45 am

Spins on User Experience - Keith Instone 

11:30 am

It's more than designing shmick features to achieve kaching! - Catherine Hills 

11:50 am

Mobile Accessibility: Testing native apps and mobile sites for accessibility - Gian Wild  
12:45 pm

End of Day 2 Conference Presentations

1:00 pm 

Day 2 Workshops Commence
1:00 - 5:00 pm

Workshop: Visual Communication for Research with Tobias 

1:00 - 5:30 pm

Workshop: Facilitating Design Thinking Workshops with Donna Spencer                                                                                             
 

Sponsor Activities

3:00 - 4:00 pm

Screen Reader demo and accessibility Q&A - Interactive session presented by OZeWAI

5:00 - 6:00 pm

The Complexity of Mapping the Natural Disaster Experience presented by Symplicit 

6:00 pm

Portfolio Reviews presented by IxDA Sydney

DAY 3 - Thursday, August 27

Time: Presentation/Activity:
9:00 am   

DAY 3 COMMENCES

9:00 am                

Introduction

9:05 am 

Opening Keynote - Narratives for Change: How Effective Stories help us Build New Systems - Jess Berentson Shaw
10:05 am 

When UX interview questions hit too close to home - Ally Tutkaluk

10:25 am

Morning Break

10:25 am 

Reset & Stretch with Blueegg
10:45 am

Navigating UX Design Across Cultural Boundaries - Nancy Douyon                               

11:30 am

Designing for Emergency Services - Julie Wynn & Chris Webster 

12:15 pm

LIGHT: A Human-Centred Design Approach to Mental Health - Andrew Woodhead

12:45 pm 

End of Day 3 Conference Presentations 

1:00 pm

Day 3 Workshops Commence

1:00 - 5:30 pm

Workshop: You Can Prototype Anything! with Karina Smith & Alexandra Almond                
 

Sponsor Activities

5:30 pm

Sketch & Sip social event presented by Sketch Group

6:00 pm 

Reclaim Your Power! Interactive session presented by Aquent 

DAY 4 - Friday, August 28

Time: Presentation/Activity:
9:00 am            

DAY 4 COMMENCES                                                                              

9:00 am

Introduction

9:05 am 

Opening Keynote - The GO Story - The vision of Adam Goodes and Michael O’Loughlin - Shirley Chowdhary

10:05 am              

Lean UX Research at Scale - Kelly Krout & JP Carrascal

10:25 am

Morning Break 

10:45 am 

Assumptions are good for your UX - Andy Healey 
11:05 am 

Significantly increase engagement in your UX workshops by applying Self Determination Theory - Melissa Voderberg

11:25 am 

10 Things NOT to say to User Researchers - Michelle Pickrell & Ruth Ellison 
11:45 am 

Putting people at the heart of a service transformation which drives scale & lasting value - Simon Tobias & Ash Donaldson 

12:45 pm 

End of Day 4 Conference Presentations 

 

Sponsor Activities

2pm

Sketching the User Experience interactive session presented by Sketch Group