Program
Thursday 14 September
More events will be anounced at a later time...
time
Event
Speaker
Location
Category
13:30
Open doors
We will be welcoming visitors, getting them settled in
Expand your Horizon
14:00
Event kick off
The actual start of the event with a word of welcome
Expand your Horizon
14:15
Bridging the Gap: Creating True Partnership Between Product and Design
Analyzing and breaking through the cultural and process challenges that prevent product and design leaders from working together effectively
Beyond your Horizon
15.00
Where do UX & sustainability meet?
Can you contribute to sustainability in the field of UX? This thought-provoking question is open for discussion. In an interactive session, I aspire to demonstrate how UX can contribute to sustainability, drawing from my personal experience and vision.
Expand your Horizon
15:00
Enhancing UX Maturity in Designing Financial Services for the Masses
Insights on how to steer challenges while increasing UX & research efforts during one of Europe’s biggest IT projects
Shift your Horizon
15:00
The Designer's Studio I - The dynamics of Studio Time
The dynamics of Studio Time” this covers first and foremost why a Designer’s Studio. What is the point of one and why is essential for real quality design and how does it achieve it.
Expand your Horizon
16.30
Designing for Generative AI
Presenting the challenges and insights on designing products and services for/with Generative AI
On the Horizon
16:30
The Designer's Studio II - The infrastructure
The infrastructure of a designer’s studio that create a space where design ‘magic' happens (and what that magic is).
Expand your Horizon
17:15
Drinks into dinner
At the end of the day, getting a few drinks will whet your appetite!
Expand your Horizon
18:00
Dinner
A great offering from our location hosts! Vegetarian is certainly part of the menu. Dinner will be included for our guests
Shift your Horizon
20:00
Pop Quiz
A fun start to a night of festivities. You don't need to be a music buff to play this game! By famous quiz masters the Upbeatles!
Expand your Horizon
Friday 15 September
More events will be anounced at a later time...
time
Event
Speaker
Location
Category
10:00
Doors open on Friday
Getting everyone settled in for a great second day to reframe your references
On the Horizon
10:30
Value Driven Design
Value driven design is a design framework that product owners and designers can use to make their (digital) product or service valuable for all stakeholders.
On the Horizon
11:15
The Designer's Studio III - The Reflective Designer
Discusses the never taught but essential reflective skills of the professional designer including design reflection, critical thinking and systems thinking. The trajectory of the session is from theory to practice with an emphasis on participant’s experiences and reflections.
Expand your Horizon
11:15
The art of in-house design teams
Exploring the connection between UX design careers and UX maturity in organizational settings, looking at the perspectives of both the UX designers and the organizations. How do you integrate UX design in a organization and how do you support your UX designer's ambitions and maximize their value to the organization?
On the Horizon
12:00
Lunch
Friday lunch, courtesy of our great location hosts. Don't worry, lunch will be included!
Expand your Horizon
13:15
Employee Experience
Many stakeholders, hyper personalization, semantic web. High complexity. How to create a completely new way of offering the right content driven by user needs and reality.
On the Horizon
13:15
The Designer’s Studio IV - Design Reviews
The last session discusses best practices in design reviews to make sure a design studio is a place where design thrives. What is a review? How does a review happen in a constructive manner? How do design reviews operate in a company or organization.
Expand your Horizon
13:15
Personal Branding for Designers
Networking is awkward? It doesn’t have to be. In this workshop we’ll look into how online personas and content creation can help you build a network and grow your career.
Shift your Horizon
14:00
Wrap up & Sign off
By this time you will need time to process, after which you'll have reframed your references.
On the Horizon
14:30
Friday drinks
Closing drinks if you want to hang out or if your ride hasn't arrived yet. Drinks are on us!
Expand your Horizon