UX Connect 24

The conference is over

Thanks for everyone who joined us in Aarhus on June 10 - 12 and explored sustainable design together.

Hope to see you in Aarhus in June 2025 for UX Connect 25!

Here’s a few posts with take aways from conference participants:

• Cecilie Kalhøj Kobbelgaard from Grundfos on why it’s good to allocate time not just for amazing presentations

• Dafne Cipriani from Vestas on non human personas, legal and UX and also principles, tips and action points on accessibility, inclusion and….

• Emma Horrell from University of Edinburgh on how you know it was a brilliant conference

• Helen Lovett from Booking.com on how it went as a first-time-conference-presenter

• Johanna Halfmann from CoreMedia celebrating some of her new connections

• Kristina Larsen from VIA on the key questions facing sustainable digital leadership

• Laura Witved from Grundfos on the importance of UX Research

• Nina Dyrberg with 3 things: Working with human behaviour, ways to make the internet more sustainable and new energy for the freelance journey

• Sandy Dähnert from Green The Web with her favorite quotes from two lovely days

• Sjur Grønningsæter from NAV with a warm recommendation to join next year

• Stefanie Kruse with her 3 key take aways: UX research, “Do what’s right and not what’s easy” and “Just do it”

• Thorsten Jonas from Sustainable UX Network on Sustainability in Corporate Context, Sustainability from a Freelance Perspective and Social Sustainability

You can find most of the slides linked from each talk on the conference program.

It was our third conference focused on the intersection between design and sustainability. With world-class speakers coupled with our legendary learning format and social events.

Tired of impersonal and overwhelming gatherings? Picture this event as a unique blend of masterclasses, insightful talks, interactive discussions, impactful learning sessions, and authentic networking opportunities. Less lectures, more conversations.

New this year: Become a sustainable UX designer - join the pre-conference masterclass hosted by Thorsten Jonas.

World-class speakers

What is UX Connect?

We started with UX Connect 22, which was quite well received and focused mostly on reducing carbon footprint, by creating low energy websites. at UX Connect 23, we build on it and looked broader at sustainability through the lens of the sustainable development goals. This year we are working on making it even better with input and participation from our global design leadership community.

Conferences come in many shapes and sizes. This one has rooms for 60 participants and you can still secure your ticket.

The sessions are without the usual sales and marketing pitches. There’s also plenty of time for conversations, so that you can bring actionable insights back to your desk and your projects.

Who will you meet?

It’s an international conference with confirmed participants from all over Europe. It’s a friendly mix of vendors, agencies, analysts and customers who get together to learn, network and talk about what really matters at the intersection of design and sustainability.

Among the vendors joining us are CoreMedia from Germany and Little Forest from the UK.

On the customer-side you can meet organisations like Aarhus University, Booking.com, Danish Red Cross, Grundfos, IKEA, NAV (Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration), Royal Library of Denmark, Too Good To Go, Universal Robots, University of Edinburgh, Vestas and VIA University College.

Venue

Once again, the event is held at Vertica on Åboulevarden 69, an iconic and historic building in the city centre of Aarhus, Denmark.

The building is from 1910 and originally built as a financial centre in what experts call a mixture of Dutch baroque and Danish classicism. Today it remains one of our most beautiful buildings and on the inside it is well restored and well-suited for networking and learning.

It’s just a few minutes walk from Aarhus Central Station and there are many hotels within 5 minutes walk. Aarhus is well connected with good train connections and nearby airports are Aarhus (AAR), Aalborg (AAL) and Billund (BLL).