Track 1
Keynote
You don’t need more grit: breaking the burnout cycle in UX
60 minutes
Sara Wachter-Boettcher
CEO, Active Voice
UX Scotland
09-10 June 2027
John McIntyre Conference Centre, Edinburgh
Programme 2026
Day 1 - Wednesday 10 June
08:45
Conference registration
09:35
Welcome to UX Scotland Day 1
09:45
10:45
Morning Break
11:15
Track 1
Talk
A.I-11y: should we use large language models for accessibility?
45 minutes
Craig Abbott
TetraLogical
Track 2
Talk
Evidence, not ego: the art of influencing without authority
45 minutes
Jennifer Blatz
BECU (Boeing Employee Credit Union)
Track 3
Workshop
Skipping to the second diamond: prototyping services faster with re-usable parts
90 minutes
Kirsty Sinclair
The Scottish Government
Anusree Raju
The Scottish Government
Track 4
Workshop
Constraint-as-catalyst: the creative researcher's SCAMPER guide to method adaptation
90 minutes
Rachel Abbott
Hippo
12:00
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12:10
Track 1
Talk
Rinse and repeat? Designing when context and constraints change
50 minutes
Omar Idris
Perago
Track 2
Talk
Designing in the squeeze: how constraints improve teams
50 minutes
Leonardo Caetano
Workhuman
13:00
Lunch break
14:00
Track 1
Talk
The ROI of saying no: strategic prioritisation for design leaders
45 minutes
Venessa Bennett
Dye & Durham
Track 2
Talk
Object-oriented UX in action: rebuilding a public sector website with structured content
45 minutes
Joey Gartin
Renfrewshire Council
Track 3
Talk
Designing beyond assumptions: how everyday constraints shape user experience
45 minutes
Kola Wale
Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)
Track 4
Workshop
Navigating Your UX career in a competitive market
90 minutes
Jenny Björkman
Interaktiv Design Studio
Hilary Brownlie
Standard Life
14:45
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14:55
Track 1
Talk
The New Makers
45 minutes
James Lang
Track 2
Case Study
Designing in legacy software: the triumphs and the trap
45 minutes
Samantha Heighes
Track 3
Case Study
Steel-toed boots in the boardroom: designing factory floor solutions that stick
45 minutes
Christian Richards
The Weir Group
15:40
Afternoon break
16:10
Track 1
Talk
Transforming probation services: prototype to pilot in 6 weeks
60 minutes
Keara Drumm
Emma Sutcliffe-Regan
Carolina Pizatto
Ministry of Justice
Track 2
Case Study
Researching UX without a UI: cognitive methods under constraints
60 minutes
Natalia Mishina
JetBrains
Track 3
Workshop
Wrong answers only: why people lie on forms and surveys, and what to do about that
60 minutes
Caroline Jarrett
Effortmark Ltd
Track 4
Discussion
Let’s debate: can AI actually solve our design problems?
60 minutes
Suhail Hussain
Government Digital Service
Tom Burrows
Government Digital Service
17:10 Social Evening at JMCC
Thursday 11 June
09:35
Welcome to UX Scotland Day 2
09:45
Track 1
Keynote
a firmament inside
60 minutes
Michael Kibedi
First and Fifteenth
10:45
Morning break
11:15
Track 1
Talk
Practical steps towards a more inclusive practice
45 minutes
Stéphanie Krus
DWP Digital
Track 2
Talk
Transit lines & touch points: a narrative framework for multi-device UX from Trello
45 minutes
Caitlin Steele
Thoughtful Apes
Track 3
Workshop
Navigating digital sustainability with design principles
90 minutes
Joanna Masraff
Green PO
Sathpal Singh
Green PO
Track 4
Workshop
Tools as old as time: ancient ways to visualise futures
90 minutes
Josie Vallely
Social Security Scotland
Jayne Purcell
Social Security Scotland
12:00
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12:10
Track 1
Talk
Design is Political
50 minutes
Jane Dolan
The Dolan Method
Track 2
Talk
What happens when familiar UI patterns aren’t universal
50 minutes
Guillaume Vaslin
ENNOstudio (AOE Group)
13:00
Lunch break
14:00
Track 1
Talk
Being a human-centred design leader in the age of AI
45 minutes
Jessica Cameron
Lloyds Banking Group
Track 2
Talk
Could you find it if it already existed? Using AI search to make reuse easier across government
45 minutes
Emma Nicol
Ministry of Justice
Stathis Rouvas
Red Hat
Thomas Ha
Ministry of Justice
Track 3
Workshop
Cut through complexity - the OOPSI Framework
90 minutes
Jenny Martin
Collaborate Solutions Ltd
Track 4
Workshop
Make trauma-informed design part of your style guide
45 minutes
Miriam Vaswani
Hippo
14:45
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14:55
Track 1
Talk
Beyond human-centred design: designing for the ‘more than human’ world
45 minutes
James Chudley
Independent
Track 2
Talk
Don’t Panic (But Do Verify): The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the AI Galaxy
45 minutes
Esther Stringer
Border Crossing UX
Track 4
Talk
Reflection to action - your way forward
45 minutes
Laura Dalrymple
Tangity/NTT Data
15:40
Afternoon break
16:10
Track 1
Endnote
What if… you did it anyway?
60 minutes
Jeroen van Geel
Creative Strategist - Independent
17:10
Conference close - 5 minutes
17:15
Gather for post conference drinks in the bar