AOTEAROA UX / 05–06 NOVEMBER 2026

TIMELINE

Two days of talks, conversations and studio sessions. See who is speaking, when they are on, and where to find them.

Day 01 / Thursday 05 November

People, practice and responsibility

9 speaker sessions

08:30— 09:00

ArrivalAotea Centre foyer

Doors open + morning coffee

09:00— 09:30

Opening kōreroMain Stage

Designing from Aotearoa

Sachi Taulelei Johnson Witehira

09:30— 10:10

KeynoteMain Stage

Icons, intuition and the language of interfaces

Susan Kare

10:20— 11:00

TalkMain Stage

Design systems are for people

Brad Frost

11:00— 11:30

BreakFoyer

Morning tea

11:30— 12:15

Live studyStudio Room

Research that changes what gets built

Optimal Workshop Steve Krug

12:20— 13:00

TalkMain Stage

Designing with, not for

Lesley-Ann Noel

13:00— 14:00

BreakFoyer

Lunch + meet the studios

14:00— 14:45

ConversationMain Stage

Leading design through change

Julie Zhuo Irene Au

14:55— 15:35

Studio exchangeStudio Room

The studio as a place for possibility

Frog Design ThoughtFull Studio

15:45— 16:25

Double billMain Stage

Calm technology, unruly futures

Amber Case Micha Cárdenas

16:35— 17:25

Legacy spotlightMain Stage2026 Legacy Spotlight

Designing for people: what endures

Don Norman

17:25— 18:30

GatheringAotea Centre terrace

Day one social

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