A first-of-its-kind learning event, with programs curated
by some of the top research leaders in our field.

San Francisco and Online | Monday June 2 to Friday June 6

Monday

Don't miss out on these sponsored events sprinkled throughout Monday's schedule.

8:00am – 8:30am

Rise and Research:
Morning Coffee on BuildUX

Let’s start the morning off right! Coffee, conversation and a short walk over to the event together.

4:30pm – 7:30pm

Research Happy Hour
with Listen and UI

Let's kick off Research Week together with a happy hour hosted by Listen and User Interviews.

5:30pm – 7:30pm

Rally UXR
Happy Hour

Join us for a fun and relaxed happy hour with fellow researchers. Great conversations and good vibes.

Monday June 2, 8:30am – 12:00pm PT

Up, Up and Away!

As researchers, we’re well equipped to lead across diverse functions like design, product and data science. In this program, we’ll talk with research leaders who’ve done just that. The bottom line is that being a researcher is a superpower we can all use to be impactful business leaders, in any way we choose.

Curated and Hosted by Judd Antin
Independent Research Leader

With Title Sponsor

Rally

Event Schedule

All scheduled times are in PT

8:30am – 8:45am

Coffee, Snacks and Registration

8:45am – 9:00am

Welcome

9:00am – 9:25am

Fireside Chat: Product Inclusion

Anne Diaz spent years as a research leader before making the leap into product, where she now leads inclusion efforts at Airbnb. In this conversation with Judd Antin, she shares what she’s learned from the transition—what carried over, what changed, and how research skills can shape meaningful product decisions.

Anne Diaz
Head of Product Inclusion at Airbnb

9:25am – 9:50am

Fireside Chat: Design

Kristen Swanson went from VP of Research to VP of Design (and Research) at Okta, leading both disciplines at one of the top identity management platforms. In this conversation with Judd Antin, she shares what it’s like stepping into a design executive role—and what it really means to manage both research and design under one function.

Kristen Swanson
VP, Design and Research at Okta

9:50am – 10:15am

Panel Discussion and AMA

Anne Diaz
Head of Product Inclusion at Airbnb

Kristen Swanson
VP, Design and Research at Okta

10:15am – 10:40am

Break

10:40am – 11:05am

Fireside Chat: Analytics

As the former SVP of Research and Analytics at Slack, Christina Janzer led a team that brought together two powerful disciplines: research and analytics. In this conversation with Judd Antin, she shares the story of merging these functions, what it took to make them work together, and how data and insights can drive better decisions at scale.

Christina Janzer
Independent Research Leader

11:05am – 11:30am

Fireside Chat: Product

Pratiti RayChoudhury has led research at companies like PayPal, Yahoo, and Meta. But at Meta, she made a major career shift—moving from research leadership into a VP, Product Group Lead role. In this conversation with Judd Antin, she shares what it was like stepping into a product executive role, how research shaped her approach, and what she’s learned along the way.

Pratiti RayChoudhury
VP, Product Group Lead at Meta

11:30am – 11:55am

Panel Discussion and AMA

Christina Janzer
Independent Research Leader

Pratiti RayChoudhury
VP, Product Group Lead at Meta

11:55am – 12:00pm

Closing Thoughts

Monday June 2, 12:30pm – 4:00pm PT

Growth UXR

Leadership takes note when they see research that not only connects to the users’ goals, but their own: growth and revenue. The more researchers tie insights to these growth goals, the more impactful the research will be. Let’s talk about some new approaches we can use to drive the bottom line, while still ensuring user-centric design.

Curated and Hosted by Zoë Glas
Staff UX Researcher at Google

Event Schedule

All scheduled times are in PT

12:30pm – 12:45pm

Coffee, Snacks and Registration

12:45pm – 1:00pm

Welcome

1:00pm – 1:30pm

Discovering New Monetization Opportunities

Research often focuses on user satisfaction and engagement—but it can also uncover new ways to grow the business. In this talk, Constantine Konstantakis shares how researchers can identify new revenue streams, helping teams make decisions that drive both product and profit.

Constantine Konstantakis

Principal Researcher at TikTok

1:30pm – 2:00pm

Researching to Win

Research is often a reactive practice, disconnected from the mission-critical decisions that propel a company’s growth in revenue and users. But what if your insights became a secret weapon for capturing market share? In this talk, Jennie from Rippling shares how her team is researching to win. Discover the importance of expanding your inquiry beyond core ICPs and use cases, and why studying the competition should be central to your roadmaps. Develop a compelling point of view on what a winning product looks like—one that leadership can’t ignore.

Jennie Doberne

Director of Research at Rippling

2:00pm – 2:30pm

UXR for 0 to 1 Monetization

Early monetization is a different challenge than optimizing an existing business model. In this talk, Jesyka Palmer shares how researchers can navigate those first revenue decisions and uncover the right opportunity to earn that crucial first dollar.

Jesyka Palmer

Staff UX Researcher at Google

2:30pm – 3:00pm

Break

3:00pm – 3:30pm

Research for Long-Horizon Growth

While some growth research drives immediate results, others need to look much further ahead. In this talk, Gus Griffin shares his approach to researching long-term opportunities that help teams stay ahead of market shifts and emerging technologies.

Gus Griffin

Sr. Strategic Growth Researcher at Figma

3:30pm – 4:00pm

Logging in to Growth UXR

To do growth research at scale, we need more than just interviews and surveys. In this talk, David Orzechowicz shares how user logs can reveal powerful growth levers hiding in plain sight—and why this underused method deserves a spot in every researcher’s toolkit.

David Orzechowicz
UX Researcher at Google

4:00pm

Closing Thoughts

Tuesday

Don't miss out on these sponsored events sprinkled throughout Tuesday's schedule.

12:30pm – 1:00pm

Using “Magic” to Explore the Future of AI

How do you study user experiences with AI that doesn’t exist yet? Join us to learn how!

4:15pm – 6:30pm

The Research Week
Yacht Party with Outset

Join the team at Outset for an unforgettable evening yacht party just steps away from Gallery 308.

Tuesday June 3, 8:30am – 12:00pm PT

Great Research

Don’t get us wrong, management is great, but for many of us, that’s not what we’re looking for. We went into research because we love doing it, and nothing excites us more than the most challenging problems out there. At Great Research, you’ll hear from Staff- and Principal-level researchers on how to grow and thrive in these roles, and how to chart your own path towards IC-leadership.

Curated and Hosted by Colette Kolenda
Sr. Staff UX Researcher at Google

With Title Sponsor

Alida

Event Schedule

All scheduled times are in PT

8:30am – 8:45am

Coffee, Snacks and Registration

8:45am – 9:00am

Welcome

9:00am – 9:30am

Pilots Over Pitches: Carving Your Own Path in a Sr. IC Role

Getting your role just right as a senior IC isn’t easy—and it rarely looks the same for everyone. In this talk, Renato Verdugo shares how senior researchers can take ownership of their scope, shape their work intentionally, and build a role that’s both impactful and personally sustainable.

Renato Verdugo
Sr. Staff UX Researcher at YouTube

9:30am – 10:00am

Stubborn Curiosity: Letting Your Intuition Guide Your Career Journey

As researchers, we’re constantly uncovering patterns and turning observations into actionable insights. But what if we turn that lens back onto ourselves and use our superpowers at understanding what people want, to understand what we really want? Through three personal stories, Chris Monnier will reveal how following your intuition and curiosity—not conventional career ladders—can lead to impactful work and a fulfilling, ever-evolving career.

Chris Monnier
Principal UX Researcher at Microsoft AI

10:00am – 10:30am

Adapting to Leadership and Organizational Changes in Scalable Startups

Working at an early-stage startup means constant change—and that includes the research role. In this talk, Bretton Fosbrook shares what it’s like navigating shifting org structures, leadership, and priorities while building research at LaunchDarkly.

Bretton Fosbrook
Principal Product Researcher at LaunchDarkly

10:30am – 11:00am

Break

11:00am – 11:30am

Me as a Service

After a certain point, a lot of researchers feel stagnant in their careers. This may be due to coming up against consistent challenges, repetitive projects, or a misunderstanding of the actual role researchers play in organizations. In this talk, Behzod Sirjani shares how deconstructing his work into skills and activities enabled him to find and create new professional opportunities.

Behzod Sirjani

Founder at Yet Another Studio

11:30am – 12:00pm

Becoming Principal: Paths of IC Growth

Career growth paths are often unclear—especially for individual contributors. In this talk, Matt Gallivan and Anshu Agarwal unpack what it means to grow as a senior IC, and how researchers can build fulfilling careers without moving into management.

Matt Gallivan

Independent Research Leader

Anshu Agarwal

Principal Director, Insights, Shopping at Google

12:00pm

Closing Thoughts

Tuesday June 3, 12:30pm – 4:00pm PT

AI and UXR

The advances in AI over the past 12 months have been nothing short of astonishing, and as a field whose work primarily revolves around qualitative data, the impacts of AI can’t be overstated. Will AI come for our jobs? Probably not. But the real question is: how do we harness this technology to make ourselves that much more effective in our roles. Back for its second year, this program highlights ideas and perspectives from the most senior UX research leaders at the companies defining the AI age.

Hosted by Heather Breslow
Sr. Director of Research at Grammarly

With Title Sponsor

maze

Event Schedule

All scheduled times are in PT

12:30pm – 12:45pm

Coffee, Snacks and Registration

12:45pm – 1:00pm

Welcome

1:00pm – 1:30pm

The AI-Empowered Researcher: How to Dance with the Devil

Engaging AI in research feels like a “dance with the devil”—deceptively alluring and assertive, yet risky. Learn how to harness AI’s capabilities without being led astray by its deceivingly quick “insights.” Staff Researcher Kaleb Loosbrock shares his experience and practical techniques to ensure you lead your dance with AI and “keep your soul.”

Kaleb Loosbrock

Staff Researcher at Instacart

1:30pm – 2:00pm

AI Experimentation on Research Teams

In this talk, Marieke and Kevin from LinkedIn share how they’re using AI to scale insights, streamline workflows, and expand the reach of research across the company. Through workshops, knowledge sharing, and custom-built AI tools, they’ve created a culture of experimentation that empowers researchers—and lowers the barrier for others to join in.

Marieke McCloskey

Director of UX Research at LinkedIn

Kevin Newton

Sr. Manager, UX Measurement at Linkedin

2:00pm – 2:30pm

Research on B2B AI

The stakes for AI are different in enterprise products—where reliability, accuracy, and trust are non-negotiable. In this talk, Jan Blom shares how researching AI in B2B settings requires a different mindset, and what researchers need to consider when businesses rely on their tools to really work.

Jan Blom

Sr. Director, UX Research, AI at ServiceNow

2:30pm – 3:00pm

Break

3:00pm – 3:30pm

Research's Role in AI/ML Engineering

When we think about research in AI, it’s often in the context of UX or content design—but our impact doesn’t have to stop there. In this talk, Jenny Lo shares how researchers can also contribute meaningfully to engineering and R&D efforts, and why that collaboration is more important than ever.

Jenny Lo
Head of Research at Global AI Platform

3:30pm – 4:00pm

UX Research in 2030

AI is evolving fast—and reshaping what it means to do research along the way.

In this panel, research leaders from OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google share their perspectives on where UX research is headed, and how the role might change in the next five years.

Pete Fleming
Director, UX Research at Google

Arianna McClain
Head of UX Research at OpenAI

Jane Justice Leibrock
Head of UX Research at Anthropic

4:00pm

Closing Thoughts

8:00 am –
9:15 am

Coffee Hour

9:15 am –
9:30 am

Welcome and Host Introduction

Colette Kolenda
Independent Research Leader

9:30 am –
9:55 am

Moneyball UXR

In research, we’re often dealing with criticisms about sample sizes and confidence when it comes to qualitative research. However, if we take a Bayesian approach to our research, you can build a tremendous amount of confidence and certainty even in our findings from smaller sample sizes. In this talk, Joris leverages insights from his days building out the ‘Moneyball’ strategy as part of the Oakland Athletics baseball club to help researchers and their teams build confidence in their results.

Joris Drayer,
Staff UX Researcher, Equities Lead at Robinhood

9:55 am –
10:20 am

The Rise of the UX Research Scientist

As companies develop more advanced products and tackle novel problems, user research can be complemented by specialized domain expertise and a scientific approach. This provides a new opportunity for a UX role that has roots in academic research but is integrated within a product team. To fill this gap, we introduce the UX Research Scientist (UXRS) role that has been actively growing within Meta. As current UX Research Scientists with different research backgrounds, Madeline and Rose will highlight how a UXRS differs from other research roles, talk about the types of skills needed, and provide guidance for employers and researchers who may want to pursue this role.

Madeline Huberth,
UX Research Scientist at Meta

Rose Cooper,
UX Research Scientist at Meta

10:20 am –
10:45 am

Break

Sponsor Announcement

10:45 am –
11:10 am

Leading with Strategic Foresight

It can be challenging for UXRs to drive strategic decisions your organization needs to make. It always seems there’s never enough time to answer the big questions. But it can be done by spending just a few hours a week on the practice of strategic foresight. You can be the one facilitating key conversations, bringing the big insights, and helping set the direction of your team and company. In this talk, Sam walks us through incorporating strategic foresight into your every-day research practice.

Sam Ladner,
Author and Executive Director

11:10 am –
11:35 am

Researching Customer Journeys at Scale

We all know the importance of showing the right thing at the right time for users. But what if we could predict a user’s goal and adapt the experience in real time to meet their needs? In this talk, Jennifer will discuss how to level up your customer journey UX Research, so you can maximize your impact on the user and the business.

Jennifer Siedjak,
Director of UX Research at Tapestry

11:35 am –
12:00 pm

The Discipline of Hope: How to Not Lose Yourself in UXR

During this time together, Vivianne will explore the critical role of hope in UX Research against the backdrop of industry, personal, and societal hurdles and presents a framework for incorporating hope into research practices. This talk highlights how practitioners can foster hope and drive significant transformation by deeply understanding users, questioning current standards, and prioritizing a healthier relationship with self-care. Attendees can expect to leave this session with a rejuvenated dedication to weaving hope into their practice and with the tools to enhance their relationship with work, with others, and, above all, with themselves.

Vivianne Castillo,
Founder and CEO at HmntyCntrd

12:00 pm –
1:30 pm

LUNCH BREAK

Sponsor Announcement

1:30 pm –
1:55 pm

Putting AI to Work for UX Researchers

AI has impacted how we think about our jobs, our roles, and the future of our professional existence. But instead of living in the fear of being replaced, we have a unique opportunity to harness this evolving technology and leverage it to support, enhance, and accelerate the impact of human-centered research to a scale not possible before. In this talk, Christie will share how her research team at Autodesk customized AI models to do exactly just that.

Christie McAllister,
Director of Experience Research at Autodesk

1:55 pm –
2:20 pm

Insights to Income

User Research goes beyond enhancing experiences—it’s a powerful tool for boosting profitability and widening market share. This talk will show you how to link user insights with financial forecasts, revealing the tangible impact of product features on a company’s bottom line. Michael will draw from diverse case studies, ranging from streaming services to the aviation sector, to demonstrate practical strategies for leveraging User Research to achieve both standout user experiences and solid financial gains.

Michael Lombardo,
Independent Research Leader

2:20 pm –
2:45 pm

Efficiency Through Research Blueprints

In the face of mounting pressure to accomplish more with less, finding the next edge in productivity seems daunting. However, by adopting a bird’s-eye view of workflows and touchpoints, opportunities can be effectively mapped out. In this talk, Nicole will share her approach to gaining valuable strategies for identifying efficiency gaps, maximizing impact, and fostering team success.

Nicole Wright,
Director of Research at HoneyBook

2:45 pm –
3:10 pm

Break

3:10 pm –
3:35 pm

Make It Matter

Why does UX Research exist? In this talk, Marie will explore how to move beyond trying to do the perfect research to doing the most useful research for the situation. Learn how to land the “so what?” to make your insights actionable, deliver difficult findings in a constructive way, and more!

Marie Sbrocca,
UX Research Leader, Gemini at Google

3:35 pm –
4:00 pm

Bootstrapping Trust

The chaos of a low UX maturity organization or team often frustrates researchers who must establish a research practice. Trust in research accelerates when team members view each other as credible contributors. In this talk, Kristen will introduce a model to leverage strengths, outline tactics, and create a consensus-oriented research foundation.

Dr. Kristen Guth,
Senior User Researcher at Snowflake

4:00 pm –
6:00 pm

Happy Hour

11:00 am

Welcome and host introduction

Colette Kolenda
Independent Research Leader

Wednesday

Wednesday June 4, 8:30am – 4:00pm PT

Research Leadership Summit

Back for its second year, this one-of-a-kind event is hosted exclusively for the benefit of research directors and executives at tech’s top companies. For all those attending this event in-person, please take a look at the schedule below.

Curated and Hosted by Sarah Sled
Director of UX at Google

With Title Sponsor

User Interviews

All scheduled times are in PT

9:45am – 10:25am

Talks: Impact in UXR

with Judd Antin, Tejinder Judge, Emily Hittner, Prakriti Parijat

Judd Antin Independent Research Leader

Tejinder Judge Principal User Researcher at Slack

Emily Hittner, PhD VP of Research at Hinge

Prakriti Parijat Head of Research at Instacart

8:30am – 8:45am

Coffee, Snacks and Registration

8:45am – 9:00am

Welcome

9:00am – 9:40am

Around the Room Introductions

With Judd Antin, Tejinder Judge, Emily Hittner and Prakriti Parijat.

with Judd Antin, Tejinder Judge, Emily Hittner, Prakriti Parijat

9:40am – 10:25am

Talks: Research Impact

With Emily Hittner, Tejinder Judge, Prakriti Parijat and Judd Antin.

with Judd Antin, Tejinder Judge, Emily Hittner, Prakriti Parijat

10:25am – 10:40am

Coffee Break and Networking

10:40am – 11:00am

Lightning Round! Uplifting Team Activities

With Etienne Fang, Eileen Thornton, Crystal Morey, Reggie Murphy, Ashlee Edwards, Kat Murray, Emily Hittner and Heather Harrison.

with Crystal Morey, Eileen Thornton, Reggie Murphy, Heather Harrison, Kat Murray, Emily Hittner, Ashlee Edwards, Etienne Fang

11:00am – 12:00pm

Talks: Uses of AI in UXR

With Zach Schendel, Apurva Luty, Jing Jing Tan and Jane Liebrock.

with Zach Schendel, Jing Jing Tan, Apurva Luty, Jane Liebrock, Jenny Oja Mailhot

12:00pm – 1:00pm

Lunch

1:00pm – 1:15pm

Lightning Round! Creative Research Deliverables

With Bretton Fosbrook, Deinika Kilgour, Melissa Sanchez, Zach Schendel and Katja Spreckelmeyer.

with Melissa Sanchez, Zach Schendel, Bretton Fosbrook, Katja Spreckelmeyer, Deinika Kilgour

1:15pm – 2:00pm

Talks: Advocating for Research

With Jen Plebani and Celeste Riddlen.

Jen Plebani
Director, Product Research at BILL

Nicole Bacchus
Senior Director, Head of Research at Thumbtack

Celeste Ridlen Head of Research at Robinhood

2:00pm – 2:30pm

Talks: Unique Research Methods

With Brad Orego, Mani Pande and Jenny Oja Mailhot.

Mani Pande
Director, Head of Research at Cisco Meraki

2:30pm – 2:50pm

Afternoon Break and Networking

2:50pm – 3:05pm

Lightning Round! Winning Over Execs

With Apurva Luty, Ashlee Edwards, Lindsey Wallace, Lucas Puente, Abby Hoy Baylen, Seran Chen and Megan Scheminsk.

with Lindsey Wallace, Lucas Puente, Megan Scheminske, Abby Hoy Baylen, Seran Chen, Apurva Luty, Ashlee Edwards

3:05pm – 3:50pm

Talks: Leading Through Change

With Heather Breslow, Diego Castaneda and Sharon Bautista.

Heather Breslow Senior Director/Head of Research at Grammarly

Sharon Bautista
Director of Qualitative Research Code for America

Diego Castaneda
UX Research Manager at Fitbit

3:50pm – 4:00pm

Closing Thoughts

4:00pm – 7:00pm

Happy Hour

Thursday

Don't miss out on these sponsored events sprinkled throughout Thursday's schedule.

12:00pm – 12:30pm

Three Questions for Accessible UX Research

Discover how to recruit, execute, and present findings to identify barriers and design studies that are inclusive.

12:30pm – 1:00pm

Digital Wellness Research for App Creators

Explore a Digital Wellness Framework to help your users balance health, fulfillment, and social satisfaction.

Thursday June 5, 8:30am – 4:00pm PT

UXRConf 2025

Back for its eighth edition, UXRConf is bigger and better than ever. Featuring researchers from the world’s top companies working on the latest technology, methods, and more, these are the ideas that define the next year of UX research.

Hosted by Roy Opata Olende
Lead UX Researcher at The Browser Company

With Title Sponsor

Lookback

8:30am – 8:45am

Coffee, Snacks and Registration

8:45am – 9:00am

Welcome

9:00am – 9:30am

Research is (Partially) Broken

Most researchers wish they had more time for strategic work. The problem is that we’re trying to do two very different things (strategic vs tactical research) the same way and calling both “Research”. In this talk, Brad covers the need for a major shift in the way we discuss, plan, and execute strategic research so we’re set up for success and can drive impact.

Brad Orego

Head of Research at Webflow

9:30am – 10:00am

Care Less

Giving 100% at your job is a good thing—right? As researchers, the work is never done: driving the bottom line, uncovering novel growth areas, keeping the lights on, and building empathy where there is none. But what if our focus on doing it all, delivering outcomes everywhere, and keeping everyone satisfied is actually harming our impact? In this talk, Zoë Glas shares why caring less—not more—might be the key to becoming a better researcher.

Zoë Glas

Staff UX Researcher at Google

10:00am – 10:45am

Break

10:45am – 11:15am

Solar-Powered Research

When research is focused solely on product, we put all our eggs in one basket. But what if we could use our research skills to do more than improve the product—to help build a better business? In this talk, Abby Hoy Baylen shows us how to expand the scope of research beyond product and closer to the money.

Abby Hoy Baylen

Director, User Research at Later.com

11:15am – 11:45am

Visualizing New Methods

As qualitatively-oriented researchers, we often talk to users, ask questions, and gather feedback on prototypes. But are these methods limiting our users’ ability to fully express themselves—and our ability to communicate insights to stakeholders? In this talk, Vicky Zeamer makes the case for adding more co-creative and visual methods to our research toolkit.

Vicky Zeamer

Lead Strategic Researcher at Salesforce

11:45am – 1:15pm

Lunch

1:15pm – 1:45pm

Build to Learn

AI is changing much about the way we work, unlocking new possibilities about how we design, write software, and run marketing campaigns. How can we use AI to unlock new possibilities in research? In this talk, Molly Needelman outlines how she uses generative AI to build new experiences as a researcher to unlock new learnings from her users.

Molly Needelman

Staff UX Researcher at Google

1:45pm – 2:15pm

The Five Types of PMs Every Researcher Needs to Know

Research is not done in a vacuum. If you’re going to be successful, you’re going to need to understand ways of influencing your XFN partners. Unfortunately, there is no one size fits all approach! In this talk, Zach Schendel outlines the 5 types of partners you need to understand to supercharge your influence.

Zach Schendel

Sr. Director, Head of Research at DoorDash

2:15pm – 3:00pm

Break

3:00pm – 3:30pm

Pivot or Perish

Researchers around the world are being asked to do more with less, and when a private equity firm takes over your company, that is even more true. How can we adapt our research practice to be seen as indispensable even when budgets are limited? In this talk, Reggie Murphy outlines how his team found a path to success during this challenging transition.

Reggie Murphy

Sr. Director, Head of UX Research at Zendesk

3:30pm – 4:00pm

Real Data Makes for Better Data

When we do research with a designed prototype, it can feel a little… contrived? Are we missing out on too many learnings by not having real user data in these test experiences? Jennifer Maples thinks so, and outlines what we can do about it.

Jennifer Maples

Staff Experience Researcher at Airbnb

4:00pm

Closing Thoughts

Friday

Friday June 6, 8:30am – 4:00pm PT

Demo Day

To be great at your job, you need the right tools. And lucky for us, the companies that support our community, and your learning, just so happen to be the best in the business. Join us for the day to see all the newest releases in UXR tooling.

Change Your UX Game with BuildUX

Friday June 6, 8:30am – 9:30am PT

Join BuildUX CEO and Co-founder Tanuj Shah for a live demo of the modern UX tool suite that turns insights into action, and keeps them accountable. See how live, collaborative Journey Maps, Personas, UI Reviews, Red Routes, DILO, and more can keep UX research connected to product decisions. No more research lost in PDFs—trace every feature back to real user understanding and ensure UX drives impact.

Rally Demo: Enabling self-serve research programs

Friday June 6, 9:00am – 9:30am PT

Join Rally’s CEO and co-founder, Oren Friedman, for a live demo of the first-ever User Research CRM. See how Rally streamlines recruitment, automates scheduling, and manages research end-to-end, so anyone on your team can run high-quality studies. We’ll walk through how Rally powers self-serve research at scale, share tips for tackling common ReOps headaches, and a live Q&A.

Maze Demo: AI-Powered Research for Human-Centered Decisions

Friday June 6, 9:00am – 10:00am PT

Join Maze’s VP of Product, Netali Jakubovitz, for an exclusive look at how leading teams are accelerating their research and making faster, more confident product decisions with Maze. We’ll demonstrate Maze’s end-to-end platform for rapid participant recruitment, moderated and unmoderated testing, and AI-powered research analysis. See how you can build better products with continuous user insights.

User Research Recruitment Strategies with User Interviews

Friday June 6, 10:00am – 10:30am PT

Join this interactive session where we’ll discuss how to identify, screen, and verify participants for just about every study type, both moderated and unmoderated.

Launching Listen: First Public Demo of the End-to-End AI Research Platform

Friday June 6, 10:00am – 10:30am PT

Join us as Alfred Wahlforss, CEO of Listen, unveils the AI-powered research platform that’s already used by researchers at Canva, Anthropic, and Google. Backed by $27M from Sequoia Capital, Listen is now opening its doors to everyone for the first time.

InnoExplorer AI: Transform Your Innovation Process with Ipsos

Friday June 6, 10:00am – 11:00am PT

Join us to hear more about INNOEXPLORER AI which can help you generate groundbreaking ideas, concepts, products, and packaging in minutes, and accelerate your innovation cycles from months to days.

The Importance of Real User Feedback

Friday June 6, 10:30am – 11:00am PT

In this webinar, learn why gathering feedback from real users is critical for UX researchers, and how Alida makes it faster and easier.

Understand your users. Build better experiences.

Friday June 6, 10:30am – 11:00am PT

Easily collect in-the-moment user sentiment and behavior, instantly analyze it with Sprig AI, and make smarter recommendations in less time.

Outset Product Demo with Athena Petrides, Senior UXR Lead at Glassdoor

Friday June 6, 10:30am – 11:00am PT

Aaron Cannon, CEO of Outset, and Athena Petrides, Senior UXR Lead at Glassdoor will walk through the platform—showing how Outset handles participant recruiting, AI-moderated interviews, AI-assisted data synthesis, and powerful tools like “chat with your data,” where researchers can explore their findings conversationally.

Efficiency, intelligence, insight. All in one.

Friday June 6, 11:00am – 11:30am PT

Step into the world of Research HX — Forsta’s purpose-built solution for future-forward research. This live demo will explore how advanced data collection, custom panels, AI analytics, and automated visualizations simplify workflows and help you unlock deeper audience insights faster.

Fighting Fraud, Fueling Confidence: How Suzy Delivers Smart, Secure Insights.

Friday June 6, 11:00am – 11:30am PT

Fraud in market research is rising—and getting smarter. In this live demo, Steve Ward, VP, Field Operations, and Erika Bailey, Product Manager, will showcase how Suzy is proactively combating bots, bad actors, and bias to ensure high-quality insights you can trust. We’ll showcase how Suzy’s platform and research team work together to protect data integrity and include a preview of what’s next in fraud prevention.

Turning Research Skeptics into Research Champions with Lookback

Friday June 6, 11:30am – 12:30pm PT

More details to come.

Change Your UX Game with BuildUX

Friday June 6, 3:00pm – 4:00pm PT

Don't miss out on these sponsored events sprinkled throughout Monday's schedule.

8:00am – 8:30am

Rise and Research:
Morning Coffee on BuildUX

Let’s start the morning off right! Coffee, conversation and a short walk over to the event together.

4:30pm – 7:30pm

Research Happy Hour
with Listen and UI

Let's kick off Research Week together with a happy hour hosted by Listen and User Interviews.

5:30pm – 7:30pm

Rally UXR
Happy Hour

Join us for a fun and relaxed happy hour with fellow researchers. Great conversations and good vibes.

Monday June 2, 8:30am – 12:00pm PT

Up, Up and Away!

Curated and Hosted by Judd Antin
Independent Research Leader

With Title Sponsor

Rally

Event Schedule

All scheduled times are in PT

8:30am – 8:45am

Coffee, Snacks and Registration

8:45am – 9:00am

Welcome

9:00am – 9:25am

Fireside Chat: Product Inclusion

Anne Diaz
Head of Product Inclusion at Airbnb

9:25am – 9:50am

Fireside Chat: Design

Kristen Swanson
VP, Design and Research at Okta

9:50am – 10:15am

Panel Discussion and AMA

Anne Diaz
Head of Product Inclusion at Airbnb

Kristen Swanson
VP, Design and Research at Okta

10:15am – 10:40am

Break

10:40am – 11:05am

Fireside Chat: Analytics

Christina Janzer
Independent Research Leader

11:05am – 11:30am

Fireside Chat: Product

Pratiti RayChoudhury
VP, Product Group Lead at Meta

11:30am – 11:55am

Panel Discussion and AMA

Christina Janzer
Independent Research Leader

Pratiti RayChoudhury
VP, Product Group Lead at Meta

11:55am – 12:00pm

Closing Thoughts

Monday June 2, 12:30pm – 4:00pm PT

Growth UXR

Curated and Hosted by Zoë Glas
Staff UX Researcher at Google

Event Schedule

All scheduled times are in PT

12:30pm – 12:45pm

Coffee, Snacks and Registration

12:45pm – 1:00pm

Welcome

1:00pm – 1:30pm

Discovering New Monetization Opportunities

Constantine Konstantakis

Principal Researcher at TikTok

1:30pm – 2:00pm

Researching to Win

Jennie Doberne

Director of Research at Rippling

2:00pm – 2:30pm

UXR for 0 to 1 Monetization

Jesyka Palmer

Staff UX Researcher at Google

2:30pm – 3:00pm

Break

3:00pm – 3:30pm

Research for Long-Horizon Growth

Gus Griffin

Sr. Strategic Growth Researcher at Figma

3:30pm – 4:00pm

Logging in to Growth UXR

David Orzechowicz
UX Researcher at Google

4:00pm

Closing Thoughts

Don't miss out on these sponsored events sprinkled throughout Tuesday's schedule.

12:30pm – 1:00pm

Using “Magic” to Explore the Future of AI

How do you study user experiences with AI that doesn’t exist yet? Join us to learn how!

4:15pm – 6:30pm

The Research Week
Yacht Party with Outset

Join the team at Outset for an unforgettable evening yacht party just steps away from Gallery 308.

Tuesday June 3, 8:30am – 12:00pm PT

Great Research

Curated and Hosted by Colette Kolenda
Sr. Staff UX Researcher at Google

With Title Sponsor

Alida

Event Schedule

All scheduled times are in PT

8:30am – 8:45am

Coffee, Snacks and Registration

8:45am – 9:00am

Welcome

9:00am – 9:30am

Pilots Over Pitches: Carving Your Own Path in a Sr. IC Role

Renato Verdugo
Sr. Staff UX Researcher at YouTube

9:30am – 10:00am

Stubborn Curiosity: Letting Your Intuition Guide Your Career Journey

Chris Monnier
Principal UX Researcher at Microsoft AI

10:00am – 10:30am

Adapting to Leadership and Organizational Changes in Scalable Startups

Bretton Fosbrook
Principal Product Researcher at LaunchDarkly

10:30am – 11:00am

Break

11:00am – 11:30am

Me as a Service

Behzod Sirjani

Founder at Yet Another Studio

11:30am – 12:00pm

Becoming Principal: Paths of IC Growth

Matt Gallivan

Independent Research Leader

Anshu Agarwal

Principal Director, Insights, Shopping at Google

12:00pm

Closing Thoughts

Tuesday June 3, 12:30pm – 4:00pm PT

AI and UXR

Hosted by Heather Breslow
Sr. Director of Research at Grammarly

With Title Sponsor

maze

Event Schedule

All scheduled times are in PT

12:30pm – 12:45pm

Coffee, Snacks and Registration

12:45pm – 1:00pm

Welcome

1:00pm – 1:30pm

The AI-Empowered Researcher: How to Dance with the Devil

Kaleb Loosbrock

Staff Researcher at Instacart

1:30pm – 2:00pm

AI Experimentation on Research Teams

Marieke McCloskey

Director of UX Research at LinkedIn

Kevin Newton

Sr. Manager, UX Measurement at Linkedin

2:00pm – 2:30pm

Research on B2B AI

Jan Blom

Sr. Director, UX Research, AI at ServiceNow

2:30pm – 3:00pm

Break

3:00pm – 3:30pm

Research's Role in AI/ML Engineering

Jenny Lo
Head of Research at Global AI Platform

3:30pm – 4:00pm

UX Research in 2030

AI is evolving fast—and reshaping what it means to do research along the way.

In this panel, research leaders from OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google share their perspectives on where UX research is headed, and how the role might change in the next five years.

Pete Fleming
Director, UX Research at Google

Arianna McClain
Head of UX Research at OpenAI

Jane Justice Leibrock
Head of UX Research at Anthropic

4:00pm

Closing Thoughts

8:00 am –
9:15 am

Coffee Hour

9:15 am –
9:30 am

Welcome and Host Introduction

Colette Kolenda
Independent Research Leader

9:30 am –
9:55 am

Moneyball UXR

Joris Drayer,
Staff UX Researcher, Equities Lead at Robinhood

9:55 am –
10:20 am

The Rise of the UX Research Scientist

Madeline Huberth,
UX Research Scientist at Meta

Rose Cooper,
UX Research Scientist at Meta

10:20 am –
10:45 am

Break

Sponsor Announcement

10:45 am –
11:10 am

Leading with Strategic Foresight

Sam Ladner,
Author and Executive Director

11:10 am –
11:35 am

Researching Customer Journeys at Scale

Jennifer Siedjak,
Director of UX Research at Tapestry

11:35 am –
12:00 pm

The Discipline of Hope: How to Not Lose Yourself in UXR

Vivianne Castillo,
Founder and CEO at HmntyCntrd

12:00 pm –
1:30 pm

LUNCH BREAK

Sponsor Announcement

1:30 pm –
1:55 pm

Putting AI to Work for UX Researchers

Christie McAllister,
Director of Experience Research at Autodesk

1:55 pm –
2:20 pm

Insights to Income

Michael Lombardo,
Independent Research Leader

2:20 pm –
2:45 pm

Efficiency Through Research Blueprints

Nicole Wright,
Director of Research at HoneyBook

2:45 pm –
3:10 pm

Break

3:10 pm –
3:35 pm

Make It Matter

Marie Sbrocca,
UX Research Leader, Gemini at Google

3:35 pm –
4:00 pm

Bootstrapping Trust

Dr. Kristen Guth,
Senior User Researcher at Snowflake

4:00 pm –
6:00 pm

Happy Hour

11:00 am

Welcome and host introduction

Colette Kolenda
Independent Research Leader

Wednesday June 4, 8:30am – 4:00pm PT

Research Leadership Summit

Curated and Hosted by Sarah Sled
Director of UX at Google

With Title Sponsor

User Interviews

All scheduled times are in PT

9:45am – 10:25am

Talks: Impact in UXR

with Judd Antin, Tejinder Judge, Emily Hittner, Prakriti Parijat

Judd Antin Independent Research Leader

Tejinder Judge Principal User Researcher at Slack

Emily Hittner, PhD VP of Research at Hinge

Prakriti Parijat Head of Research at Instacart

8:30am – 8:45am

Coffee, Snacks and Registration

8:45am – 9:00am

Welcome

9:00am – 9:40am

Around the Room Introductions

With Judd Antin, Tejinder Judge, Emily Hittner and Prakriti Parijat.

with Judd Antin, Tejinder Judge, Emily Hittner, Prakriti Parijat

9:40am – 10:25am

Talks: Research Impact

With Emily Hittner, Tejinder Judge, Prakriti Parijat and Judd Antin.

with Judd Antin, Tejinder Judge, Emily Hittner, Prakriti Parijat

10:25am – 10:40am

Coffee Break and Networking

10:40am – 11:00am

Lightning Round! Uplifting Team Activities

With Etienne Fang, Eileen Thornton, Crystal Morey, Reggie Murphy, Ashlee Edwards, Kat Murray, Emily Hittner and Heather Harrison.

with Crystal Morey, Eileen Thornton, Reggie Murphy, Heather Harrison, Kat Murray, Emily Hittner, Ashlee Edwards, Etienne Fang

11:00am – 12:00pm

Talks: Uses of AI in UXR

With Zach Schendel, Apurva Luty, Jing Jing Tan and Jane Liebrock.

with Zach Schendel, Jing Jing Tan, Apurva Luty, Jane Liebrock, Jenny Oja Mailhot

12:00pm – 1:00pm

Lunch

1:00pm – 1:15pm

Lightning Round! Creative Research Deliverables

With Bretton Fosbrook, Deinika Kilgour, Melissa Sanchez, Zach Schendel and Katja Spreckelmeyer.

with Melissa Sanchez, Zach Schendel, Bretton Fosbrook, Katja Spreckelmeyer, Deinika Kilgour

1:15pm – 2:00pm

Talks: Advocating for Research

With Jen Plebani and Celeste Riddlen.

Jen Plebani
Director, Product Research at BILL

Nicole Bacchus
Senior Director, Head of Research at Thumbtack

Celeste Ridlen Head of Research at Robinhood

2:00pm – 2:30pm

Talks: Unique Research Methods

With Brad Orego, Mani Pande and Jenny Oja Mailhot.

Mani Pande
Director, Head of Research at Cisco Meraki

2:30pm – 2:50pm

Afternoon Break and Networking

2:50pm – 3:05pm

Lightning Round! Winning Over Execs

With Apurva Luty, Ashlee Edwards, Lindsey Wallace, Lucas Puente, Abby Hoy Baylen, Seran Chen and Megan Scheminsk.

with Lindsey Wallace, Lucas Puente, Megan Scheminske, Abby Hoy Baylen, Seran Chen, Apurva Luty, Ashlee Edwards

3:05pm – 3:50pm

Talks: Leading Through Change

With Heather Breslow, Diego Castaneda and Sharon Bautista.

Heather Breslow Senior Director/Head of Research at Grammarly

Sharon Bautista
Director of Qualitative Research Code for America

Diego Castaneda
UX Research Manager at Fitbit

3:50pm – 4:00pm

Closing Thoughts

4:00pm – 7:00pm

Happy Hour

Don't miss out on these sponsored events sprinkled throughout Thursday's schedule.

12:00pm – 12:30pm

Three Questions for Accessible UX Research

Discover how to recruit, execute, and present findings to identify barriers and design studies that are inclusive.

12:30pm – 1:00pm

Digital Wellness Research for App Creators

Explore a Digital Wellness Framework to help your users balance health, fulfillment, and social satisfaction.

Thursday June 5, 8:30am – 4:00pm PT

UXRConf 2025

Hosted by Roy Opata Olende
Lead UX Researcher at The Browser Company

With Title Sponsor

Lookback

8:30am – 8:45am

Coffee, Snacks and Registration

8:45am – 9:00am

Welcome

9:00am – 9:30am

Research is (Partially) Broken

Brad Orego

Head of Research at Webflow

9:30am – 10:00am

Care Less

Zoë Glas

Staff UX Researcher at Google

10:00am – 10:45am

Break

10:45am – 11:15am

Solar-Powered Research

Abby Hoy Baylen

Director, User Research at Later.com

11:15am – 11:45am

Visualizing New Methods

Vicky Zeamer

Lead Strategic Researcher at Salesforce

11:45am – 1:15pm

Lunch

1:15pm – 1:45pm

Build to Learn

Molly Needelman

Staff UX Researcher at Google

1:45pm – 2:15pm

The Five Types of PMs Every Researcher Needs to Know

Zach Schendel

Sr. Director, Head of Research at DoorDash

2:15pm – 3:00pm

Break

3:00pm – 3:30pm

Pivot or Perish

Reggie Murphy

Sr. Director, Head of UX Research at Zendesk

3:30pm – 4:00pm

Real Data Makes for Better Data

Jennifer Maples

Staff Experience Researcher at Airbnb

4:00pm

Closing Thoughts

Friday June 6, 8:30am – 4:00pm PT

Demo Day

Change Your UX Game with BuildUX

Friday June 6, 8:30am – 9:30am PT

Rally Demo: Enabling self-serve research programs

Friday June 6, 9:00am – 9:30am PT

Maze Demo: AI-Powered Research for Human-Centered Decisions

Friday June 6, 9:00am – 10:00am PT

User Research Recruitment Strategies with User Interviews

Friday June 6, 10:00am – 10:30am PT

Join this interactive session where we’ll discuss how to identify, screen, and verify participants for just about every study type, both moderated and unmoderated.

Launching Listen: First Public Demo of the End-to-End AI Research Platform

Friday June 6, 10:00am – 10:30am PT

InnoExplorer AI: Transform Your Innovation Process with Ipsos

Friday June 6, 10:00am – 11:00am PT

Join us to hear more about INNOEXPLORER AI which can help you generate groundbreaking ideas, concepts, products, and packaging in minutes, and accelerate your innovation cycles from months to days.

The Importance of Real User Feedback

Friday June 6, 10:30am – 11:00am PT

In this webinar, learn why gathering feedback from real users is critical for UX researchers, and how Alida makes it faster and easier.

Understand your users. Build better experiences.

Friday June 6, 10:30am – 11:00am PT

Easily collect in-the-moment user sentiment and behavior, instantly analyze it with Sprig AI, and make smarter recommendations in less time.

Outset Product Demo with Athena Petrides, Senior UXR Lead at Glassdoor

Friday June 6, 10:30am – 11:00am PT

Efficiency, intelligence, insight. All in one.

Friday June 6, 11:00am – 11:30am PT

Fighting Fraud, Fueling Confidence: How Suzy Delivers Smart, Secure Insights.

Friday June 6, 11:00am – 11:30am PT

Turning Research Skeptics into Research Champions with Lookback

Friday June 6, 11:30am – 12:30pm PT

More details to come.

Change Your UX Game with BuildUX

Friday June 6, 3:00pm – 4:00pm PT

Research Week Sponsors

Make user insights available at the speed of product development

The user research platform that makes products work for people. Maze is trusted by more than 4,000 companies to help them build customer-centric products.

The leading community-centered research platform

The fastest and easiest way to conduct UX research with real users and inform smarter product decisions.

All your UX needs in one place

Count on Ipsos for all your product research needs anywhere in the world, from need assessment and market fit to prototype testing and optimization; we help you make better product decisions.

The qual research platform you've always wanted

The most powerful qual research tool on the market. Run interviews, usability tests, and more with Lookback.

The fastest way to recruit quality participants for any kind of research

It’s the only tool that lets you source, screen, track, and pay participants from your own panel, or from our 4-million-strong network.

The Research Ops Platform

Don’t let Research Operations slow down product decisions. Talk to your users at scale with Rally’s Research Operations Platform.

Qualitative research conducted and analyzed by AI

Listen Labs empowers you to do more research than ever before, with AI powered concept tests, churn interviews, user testing and more.

Conduct iterative AI-powered research with agency-quality rigor in less time—and at a fraction of the cost

With Suzy’s consumer insights platform, you can research, learn, and pivot with data-backed conviction. Always-on access to insights means you can ask more, guess less, and move at the speed of culture.

Forsta powers the HX (Human Experience) Platform

A comprehensive technology solution for experience measurement, data analytics, and insights. Purpose built for market research teams, Research HX streamlines workflows with best in class data collection tools, sample management, advanced analytics and AI-driven insights.

Single Event Sponsors

BuildUX - Change Your UX Game Forever

A modern UX suite that turns insights into action, and keeps them accountable. Create live, collaborative Journey Maps, Personas, UI Reviews, DILO, Red Routes, and more. No more research lost in PDFs, trace every decision back to real user understanding.

The original AI-moderated research platform

Get the depth of an interview at the speed and scale of a survey. Let AI lead and synthesize video interviews, usability tests, concept testing sessions, and much more. Trusted by brands like WeightWatchers, Nestle, Hubspot, and more.

Understand your users. Build better experiences

Easily collect in-the-moment user sentiment and behavior, instantly analyze it with Sprig AI, and make smarter recommendations in less time.

BCS delivers the UXR resourcing agility you need

Our customizable model provides access to top talent who seamlessly integrate into your teams’ workflows. From whole teams to individual talent; our resources, your scale.

Don't miss out on these sponsored events sprinkled throughout Monday's schedule.

Rise and Research: Morning Coffee on BuildUX

Let’s start the morning off right! Coffee, conversation and a short walk over to the event together.

Research Happy Hour with Listen and UI

Let's kick off Research Week together with a happy hour hosted by Listen and User Interviews.

Rally UXRHappy Hour

Join us for a fun and relaxed happy hour with fellow researchers. Great conversations and good vibes.

Up, Up and Away!

Event Schedule

All scheduled times are in PT

Coffee, Snacks and Registration

Welcome

Fireside Chat: Product Inclusion

Fireside Chat: Design

Panel Discussion and AMA

Break

Fireside Chat: Analytics

Fireside Chat: Product

Panel Discussion and AMA

Closing Thoughts

Growth UXR

Event Schedule

All scheduled times are in PT

Coffee, Snacks and Registration

Welcome

Discovering New Monetization Opportunities

Researching to Win

UXR for 0 to 1 Monetization

Break

Research for Long-Horizon Growth

Logging in to Growth UXR

Closing Thoughts

Don't miss out on these sponsored events sprinkled throughout Tuesday's schedule.

Using “Magic” to Explore the Future of AI

How do you study user experiences with AI that doesn’t exist yet? Join us to learn how!

The Research WeekYacht Party with Outset

Join the team at Outset for an unforgettable evening yacht party just steps away from Gallery 308.

Great Research

Event Schedule

All scheduled times are in PT

Coffee, Snacks and Registration

Welcome

Pilots Over Pitches: Carving Your Own Path in a Sr. IC Role

Stubborn Curiosity: Letting Your Intuition Guide Your Career Journey

Adapting to Leadership and Organizational Changes in Scalable Startups

Break

Me as a Service

Becoming Principal: Paths of IC Growth

Closing Thoughts

AI and UXR

Event Schedule

All scheduled times are in PT

Coffee, Snacks and Registration

Welcome

The AI-Empowered Researcher: How to Dance with the Devil

AI Experimentation on Research Teams​

Research on B2B AI

Break

Research's Role in AI/ML Engineering

UX Research in 2030​

Closing Thoughts

Coffee Hour

Welcome and Host Introduction

Moneyball UXR

The Rise of the UX Research Scientist

Break

Sponsor Announcement

Leading with Strategic Foresight

Researching Customer Journeys at Scale

The Discipline of Hope: How to Not Lose Yourself in UXR

LUNCH BREAK

Sponsor Announcement

Sponsor Announcement

Sponsor Announcement

Putting AI to Work for UX Researchers

Insights to Income

Efficiency Through Research Blueprints

Break

Sponsor Announcement

Make It Matter

Rise and Research:
Morning Coffee on BuildUX

Research Happy Hour
with Listen and UI

Rally UXR
Happy Hour

The Research Week
Yacht Party with Outset

AI Experimentation on Research Teams

UX Research in 2030

Rise and Research:
Morning Coffee on BuildUX

Research Happy Hour
with Listen and UI

Rally UXR
Happy Hour