September

Conference Day

Sep

Conference Day

September

Conference Day

Time

Main Stage & Online

Dome Stage

Top Floor

Other

Time

Main Stage & Online

Dome Stage

Top Floor

Other

08:15

Doors Open & Breakfast

09:15

Kickoff

30 Min

Welcome to Hatch Conference

A quick hello and what to expect from the day.

Damian Martone

Founder

Julia Kestner

Main Stage

30 Min

Welcome to Hatch Conference

Damian Martone

Founder

Julia Kestner

Kickoff

30 Min

Welcome to Hatch Conference

A quick hello and what to expect from the day.

Damian Martone

Founder

Julia Kestner

09:30

Leadership,Career

30 Min

Design & (Blank)

A look at leaders from a design background who are taking on more responsibilities.

Design and...

ex Replit, Webflow

Main Stage

30 Min

Design & (Blank)

A look at leaders from a design background who are taking on more responsibilities.

Design and...

ex Replit, Webflow

Leadership,Career

30 Min

Design & (Blank)

A look at leaders from a design background who are taking on more responsibilities.

Design and...

ex Replit, Webflow

Q&A Session

10 Min

Q&A

10 Min

Break

20 Min

Break

20 Min

10:30

Core UX, Product

30 Min

How UserTesting does user testing on UserTesting

Join Jason Giles, VP of Design at UserTesting to hear his journey of establishing a team and practice to integrate user insights into how the company now plans, designs and ships product capabilities. In this session you will learn what worked, what didn’t, and some surprises along the way.

Jason Giles

UserTesting

Main Stage

30 Min

How UserTesting does user testing on UserTesting

Jason Giles

UserTesting

Core UX, Product

30 Min

How UserTesting does user testing on UserTesting

Jason Giles

UserTesting

Q&A Session

10 Min

Q&A

10 Min

Break

20 Min

Break

20 Min

DS,Automation

30 Min

Designing through the precision of Code

Developing Beam, a Figma plugin that aims to bring the precision of code into the design workflow at Wise looks towards exploring if design can achieve the same comfort that exists in the world of coding, so that we can channel our focus on taking the right types of risks.

Gusso

Design Systems, Wise

Dome Stage

30 Min

Designing through the precision of Code

Gusso

Design Systems, Wise

DS,Automation

30 Min

Designing through the precision of Code

Gusso

Design Systems, Wise

Q&A Session

10 Min

Q&A

10 Min

Break

20 Min

Break

20 Min

Roundtable

50 Min

How to keep momentum and motivation going

This roundtable aims to discuss together with young team leads what techniques and practices they rely on to keep their teams motivated and on the right track.

Nora Barragues

Mementor

Roundtable Room 1

50 Min

How to keep momentum and motivation going

Nora Barragues

Mementor

Roundtable

50 Min

How to keep momentum and motivation going

This roundtable aims to discuss together with young team leads what techniques and practices they rely on to keep their teams motivated and on the right track.

Nora Barragues

Mementor

Roundtable

50 Min

Design Leadership for Personal Growth

Join this discussion to find out how personal growth can be leveraged in your leadership practice.

Tim Heiler

Instant Innovation

Roundtable Room 2

50 Min

Design Leadership for Personal Growth

Tim Heiler

Instant Innovation

Roundtable

50 Min

Design Leadership for Personal Growth

Join this discussion to find out how personal growth can be leveraged in your leadership practice.

Tim Heiler

Instant Innovation

11:30

AI, Core UX

30 Min

The Shape of AI

A guide through the new patterns AI brings to our everyday user experience.

Emily Campbell

The Shape of AI

Main Stage

30 Min

The Shape of AI

A guide through the new patterns AI brings to our everyday user experience.

Emily Campbell

The Shape of AI

AI, Core UX

30 Min

The Shape of AI

A guide through the new patterns AI brings to our everyday user experience.

Emily Campbell

The Shape of AI

Q&A Session

10 Min

Q&A

10 Min

Break

20 Min

Break

20 Min

Craft, UX

30 Min

The Path to zero Screens

we will explore why and how we are working toward our vision: we envision a future where screens are no longer necessary.

Juan Hidalgo

Mews

Dome Stage

30 Min

The Path to zero Screens

we will explore why and how we are working toward our vision: we envision a future where screens are no longer necessary.

Juan Hidalgo

Mews

Craft, UX

30 Min

The Path to zero Screens

we will explore why and how we are working toward our vision: we envision a future where screens are no longer necessary.

Juan Hidalgo

Mews

Q&A Session

10 Min

Q&A

10 Min

Break

20 Min

Break

20 Min

Roundtable

50 Min

Taming the Enterprise Design Beast

Can robust enterprise tools break the curse of usability nightmare? Join fellow enterprise designers to dissect their unique challenges.

Qiqi Xu

Remix

Roundtable Room 1

50 Min

Taming the Enterprise Design Beast

Qiqi Xu

Remix

Roundtable

50 Min

Taming the Enterprise Design Beast

Can robust enterprise tools break the curse of usability nightmare? Join fellow enterprise designers to dissect their unique challenges.

Qiqi Xu

Remix

Roundtable

50 Min

Dealing with relationships at work

Let's reflect on what makes relationships at work difficult and how these people problems stem from our relationship with ourselves.

Piotr Tomaszewski

Career & Leadership Coach

Roundtable Room 2

50 Min

Dealing with relationships at work

Piotr Tomaszewski

Career & Leadership Coach

Roundtable

50 Min

Dealing with relationships at work

Let's reflect on what makes relationships at work difficult and how these people problems stem from our relationship with ourselves.

Piotr Tomaszewski

Career & Leadership Coach

Roundtable

50 Min

1:1 Portfolio Reviews

Book a slot in the app to have your portfolo reviewed.

Herje Brodersen

UX Consultant

Marlene Rosner

Sr. Director of UX, Hellofresh

Fedor Shikliarau

Lead Designer & Author

Lena Kul

Recruiter & UXR, Miro

Portfolio Room

50 Min

1:1 Portfolio Reviews

Herje Brodersen

UX Consultant

Marlene Rosner

Sr. Director of UX, Hellofresh

Fedor Shikliarau

Lead Designer & Author

Lena Kul

Recruiter & UXR, Miro

Roundtable

50 Min

1:1 Portfolio Reviews

Book a slot in the app to have your portfolo reviewed.

Herje Brodersen

UX Consultant

Marlene Rosner

Sr. Director of UX, Hellofresh

Fedor Shikliarau

Lead Designer & Author

Lena Kul

Recruiter & UXR, Miro

Live Podcast

45 Min

Honest UX Talks: Live Recording

Honest weekly conversations about UX design career, challenges, portfolios, mental health, and all things UX. Ioana and Anfisa together have 20 years of experience in the UX field and trying to share their main lessons to help anyone transitioning to design overcome the fears.

Anfisa Bogomolova

Host

Ioana Teleanu

Host

Podcast Studio

45 Min

Honest UX Talks: Live Recording

Anfisa Bogomolova

Host

Ioana Teleanu

Host

Live Podcast

45 Min

Honest UX Talks: Live Recording

Anfisa Bogomolova

Host

Ioana Teleanu

Host

Break

15 Min

Break

15 Min

12:30

Career

45 Min

Panel: The State of the EU Job Market

In the last 2 years the job market for UX and Design has taken some weird turns. Join this panel with experts in recruiting, managers and those affected by shakeups in the last years to get your questions answered.

Hang Xu (Moderator)

Collective Supply

Lena Kul

Miro

Silke Bochat

Weleda

Dilara Neutze

Independent

Nathan Guo

Volue

Main Stage

45 Min

Panel: The State of the EU Job Market

Hang Xu (Moderator)

Collective Supply

Lena Kul

Miro

Silke Bochat

Weleda

Dilara Neutze

Independent

Nathan Guo

Volue

Career

45 Min

Panel: The State of the EU Job Market

Hang Xu (Moderator)

Collective Supply

Lena Kul

Miro

Silke Bochat

Weleda

Dilara Neutze

Independent

Nathan Guo

Volue

Craft, UX

30 Min

Balancing Human Oversight and AI in User Research

Shed light on how AI can support researchers and designers in planning better and mitigate risks, and reflect about a more human-centric measuring system.

Ana Filipa Couvinhas

OutSystems

Dome Stage

30 Min

Balancing Human Oversight and AI in User Research

Shed light on how AI can support researchers and designers in planning better and mitigate risks, and reflect about a more human-centric measuring system.

Ana Filipa Couvinhas

OutSystems

Craft, UX

30 Min

Balancing Human Oversight and AI in User Research

Shed light on how AI can support researchers and designers in planning better and mitigate risks, and reflect about a more human-centric measuring system.

Ana Filipa Couvinhas

OutSystems

Q&A Session

10 Min

Q&A

10 Min

Break

20 Min

Break

20 Min

Roundtable

50 Min

Is Brand Design still a differentiator?

With AI rising and homogenization becoming more prominent, designers focusing on the visual aspect have new challenges to tackle, and a new role to be defined.

Samuel Jaramillo

Refokus

Roundtable Room 1

50 Min

Is Brand Design still a differentiator?

Samuel Jaramillo

Refokus

Roundtable

50 Min

Is Brand Design still a differentiator?

With AI rising and homogenization becoming more prominent, designers focusing on the visual aspect have new challenges to tackle, and a new role to be defined.

Samuel Jaramillo

Refokus

Roundtable

50 Min

Current Challenges on Design Systems

How can you ensure the ongoing maintenance and further development of the design system within the company?

Carina Völpel

UID GmbH

Roundtable Room 2

50 Min

Current Challenges on Design Systems

Carina Völpel

UID GmbH

Roundtable

50 Min

Current Challenges on Design Systems

How can you ensure the ongoing maintenance and further development of the design system within the company?

Carina Völpel

UID GmbH

Roundtable

50 Min

1:1 Portfolio Reviews

Book a slot in the app to have your portfolo reviewed.

Nina Jurcic

Principal Designer, Zalando

Matthieu Ritter

Recruiter, Undiscovered

Portfolio Room

50 Min

1:1 Portfolio Reviews

Nina Jurcic

Principal Designer, Zalando

Matthieu Ritter

Recruiter, Undiscovered

Roundtable

50 Min

1:1 Portfolio Reviews

Book a slot in the app to have your portfolo reviewed.

Nina Jurcic

Principal Designer, Zalando

Matthieu Ritter

Recruiter, Undiscovered

Live Podcast

45 Min

Growthmates

Growthmates – is a platform for learning from industry leaders created by Kate Syuma (ex-Miro). Its mission is to guide companies in growing meaningful products by leveraging PLG and enhancing UX quality.

Kate Syuma

Host

Live Podcast

45 Min

Growthmates

Kate Syuma

Host

13:15

Lunch Break

14:25

Design Craft

30 Min

How Linear designs for Planners

This year the team at Linear jumped on a journey to go from an issue manager to a full project manager tool in a full revamp of their UI and an expansion of their features. Adrien shares with us the challenges and learnings along the way.

Adrien Griveau

Linear

Main Stage

30 Min

How Linear designs for Planners

Adrien Griveau

Linear

Design Craft

30 Min

How Linear designs for Planners

Adrien Griveau

Linear

Q&A Session

10 Min

Q&A

10 Min

Break

15 Min

Break

15 Min

Spatial Design, UX

30 Min

Designing in 3D Space: A practical Guide to Spatial Design

Learn to get started to design where the world is your canvas. Understand why this is crucial for UX’s future and how to evolve your skills to not be left behind.

Dinesh Punni

Immersive Insiders

Dome Stage

30 Min

Designing in 3D Space: A practical Guide to Spatial Design

Learn to get started to design where the world is your canvas. Understand why this is crucial for UX’s future and how to evolve your skills to not be left behind.

Dinesh Punni

Immersive Insiders

Spatial Design, UX

30 Min

Designing in 3D Space: A practical Guide to Spatial Design

Learn to get started to design where the world is your canvas. Understand why this is crucial for UX’s future and how to evolve your skills to not be left behind.

Dinesh Punni

Immersive Insiders

Q&A Session

10 Min

Q&A

10 Min

Break

20 Min

Break

20 Min

Roundtable

50 Min

Where do we go with design Education?

What are topics and areas where you feel design education should be transformed? Join this roundtable if you are interested in design education.

Richard Bisset

Edinburgh College

Roundtable Room 1

50 Min

Where do we go with design Education?

Richard Bisset

Edinburgh College

Roundtable

50 Min

Where do we go with design Education?

What are topics and areas where you feel design education should be transformed? Join this roundtable if you are interested in design education.

Richard Bisset

Edinburgh College

Roundtable

50 Min

Designing for Privacy

Join us for a candid discussion about experiences and strategies on how to balance user privacy requirements with organizational constraints

Elio Qoshi

Ura Design

Roundtable Room 2

50 Min

Designing for Privacy

Elio Qoshi

Ura Design

Roundtable

50 Min

Designing for Privacy

Join us for a candid discussion about experiences and strategies on how to balance user privacy requirements with organizational constraints

Elio Qoshi

Ura Design

Live Podcast

45 Min

Design Systems WTF: Live Recording

from zeroheight. Let’s be honest, design systems are full of choice wtf moments. Michelle and Luke, two of our resident design advocates, are attempting to combat this with a new regular series, where they answer a single question around design system troubles every two weeks.

Luke Murphy

Host

Michelle Chin

Host

Podcast Studio

45 Min

Design Systems WTF: Live Recording

Luke Murphy

Host

Michelle Chin

Host

Live Podcast

45 Min

Design Systems WTF: Live Recording

Luke Murphy

Host

Michelle Chin

Host

Break

15 Min

Break

15 Min

15:30

Design Craft

30 Min

Stop burning out designers: Creating Supportive Workplaces for All

Katrina offers practical advice for fostering environments that respect the diverse lives of employees, ultimately driving greater satisfaction and productivity.

Katrina Alcorn

Accenture Song

Main Stage

30 Min

Stop burning out designers: Creating Supportive Workplaces for All

Katrina offers practical advice for fostering environments that respect the diverse lives of employees, ultimately driving greater satisfaction and productivity.

Katrina Alcorn

Accenture Song

Design Craft

30 Min

Stop burning out designers: Creating Supportive Workplaces for All

Katrina offers practical advice for fostering environments that respect the diverse lives of employees, ultimately driving greater satisfaction and productivity.

Katrina Alcorn

Accenture Song

Q&A Session

10 Min

Q&A

10 Min

Break

20 Min

Break

20 Min

UXR, Strategy

30 Min

The controversy of personas: How Spotify built an audience framework that lasts

Discover the power of an iterative mixed-methods approach in shaping internal user personas at Spotify.

Luiza Demasi

Spotify

Serena Fang

Etsy (former Spotify)

Dome Stage

30 Min

The controversy of personas: How Spotify built an audience framework that lasts

Discover the power of an iterative mixed-methods approach in shaping internal user personas at Spotify.

Luiza Demasi

Spotify

Serena Fang

Etsy (former Spotify)

UXR, Strategy

30 Min

The controversy of personas: How Spotify built an audience framework that lasts

Discover the power of an iterative mixed-methods approach in shaping internal user personas at Spotify.

Luiza Demasi

Spotify

Serena Fang

Etsy (former Spotify)

Q&A Session

10 Min

Q&A

10 Min

Break

20 Min

Break

20 Min

Roundtable

50 Min

The role of product design in the pursuit of singularity

What does design mean in this new information age and where is it evolving?

Jack Mitchell

Meta Design

Roundtable Room 1

50 Min

The role of product design in the pursuit of singularity

Jack Mitchell

Meta Design

Roundtable

50 Min

The role of product design in the pursuit of singularity

What does design mean in this new information age and where is it evolving?

Jack Mitchell

Meta Design

Roundtable

50 Min

Negotiating Salaries in UX

In this candid conversation, we’ll be sharing experiences, strategies, and techniques when it comes to negotiating salaries in a down UX market

Hang Xu

Collective Supply

Roundtable Room 2

50 Min

Negotiating Salaries in UX

Hang Xu

Collective Supply

Roundtable

50 Min

Negotiating Salaries in UX

In this candid conversation, we’ll be sharing experiences, strategies, and techniques when it comes to negotiating salaries in a down UX market

Hang Xu

Collective Supply

Roundtable

50 Min

1:1 Portfolio Reviews

Book a slot in the app to have your portfolo reviewed.

Herje Brodersen

UX Consultant

Marlene Rosner

Sr. Director of UX, Hellofresh

Kevin Hawkins

Multi-disciplinary design leader

Tom Scott

Recruiter & Founder, verified

Portfolio Room

50 Min

1:1 Portfolio Reviews

Herje Brodersen

UX Consultant

Marlene Rosner

Sr. Director of UX, Hellofresh

Kevin Hawkins

Multi-disciplinary design leader

Tom Scott

Recruiter & Founder, verified

Roundtable

50 Min

1:1 Portfolio Reviews

Book a slot in the app to have your portfolo reviewed.

Herje Brodersen

UX Consultant

Marlene Rosner

Sr. Director of UX, Hellofresh

Kevin Hawkins

Multi-disciplinary design leader

Tom Scott

Recruiter & Founder, verified

Live Podcast

45 Min

UX Podcast: Live Recording

Through conversations with design leaders and personal post-interview reflections, James and Per challenge our perception of what design is and can be, bring the benefits of a design mindset to more people and assist the continuous learning of tech creatives all over the world.

James Royal-Lewson

Host

Cal Thompson

Headspace

Podcast Studio

45 Min

UX Podcast: Live Recording

James Royal-Lewson

Host

Cal Thompson

Headspace

Live Podcast

45 Min

UX Podcast: Live Recording

James Royal-Lewson

Host

Cal Thompson

Headspace

Break

15 Min

Break

15 Min

16:30

Business & Design

30 Min

The European Accessibility Act is coming to bite you in the arse

The EEA is taking effect next year – and that could spell trouble for you and your business if you don’t comply. This talk will give you an overview of what that means.

Piccia Neri

UX & Accessibility Consultant

Main Stage

30 Min

The European Accessibility Act is coming to bite you in the arse

The EEA is taking effect next year – and that could spell trouble for you and your business if you don’t comply. This talk will give you an overview of what that means.

Piccia Neri

UX & Accessibility Consultant

Business & Design

30 Min

The European Accessibility Act is coming to bite you in the arse

The EEA is taking effect next year – and that could spell trouble for you and your business if you don’t comply. This talk will give you an overview of what that means.

Piccia Neri

UX & Accessibility Consultant

Q&A Session

10 Min

Q&A

10 Min

Break

20 Min

Break

20 Min

AI, Creativity

30 Min

Intelligence as a Material

Get a tangible overview on how artificial intelligence is used in real-life, market-ready products for companies like Google, IKEA, SPACE10 and more.

Matteo Loglio

oio Studio

Dome Stage

30 Min

Intelligence as a Material

Get a tangible overview on how artificial intelligence is used in real-life, market-ready products for companies like Google, IKEA, SPACE10 and more.

Matteo Loglio

oio Studio

AI, Creativity

30 Min

Intelligence as a Material

Get a tangible overview on how artificial intelligence is used in real-life, market-ready products for companies like Google, IKEA, SPACE10 and more.

Matteo Loglio

oio Studio

Q&A Session

10 Min

Q&A

10 Min

Break

20 Min

Break

20 Min

Roundtable

50 Min

When is it time to stop being a designer?

Could we ever imagine stopping calling ourselves designers? And do we have to?

Ricardo Brito

Coach

Roundtable Room 1

50 Min

When is it time to stop being a designer?

Ricardo Brito

Coach

Roundtable

50 Min

When is it time to stop being a designer?

Could we ever imagine stopping calling ourselves designers? And do we have to?

Ricardo Brito

Coach

Roundtable

50 Min

My Burnout is better than yours

Burnout, anxiety and depression are still in hypergrowth throughout our industry, despite a growing awareness and many initiatives for better mental health. Let's discuss and reflect on our experiences in a safe and open environment.

Clive K. Lavery

Mental Health Advocate

Roundtable Room 2

50 Min

My Burnout is better than yours

Clive K. Lavery

Mental Health Advocate

Roundtable

50 Min

My Burnout is better than yours

Clive K. Lavery

Mental Health Advocate

Roundtable

50 Min

Job Interview Mock Session

Learn tips and tricks for all stages of interviewing alongside two experts.

Timo Ilola

VP of Design, Taxfix

Mathieu Ritter

Recruiter, Undiscovered

Portfolio Room

50 Min

Job Interview Mock Session

Timo Ilola

VP of Design, Taxfix

Mathieu Ritter

Recruiter, Undiscovered

Roundtable

50 Min

Job Interview Mock Session

Learn tips and tricks for all stages of interviewing alongside two experts.

Timo Ilola

VP of Design, Taxfix

Mathieu Ritter

Recruiter, Undiscovered

Live Podcast

45 Min

The Future of UX: Live Recording

The podcast about the future of UX Design, where we explore how emerging technologies like AI, AR, VR, and the metaverse will impact user experience design.

Patricia Reiners

Host

Emily Campbell

Shape of AI

Podcast Studio

45 Min

The Future of UX: Live Recording

Patricia Reiners

Host

Emily Campbell

Shape of AI

Live Podcast

45 Min

The Future of UX: Live Recording

The podcast about the future of UX Design, where we explore how emerging technologies like AI, AR, VR, and the metaverse will impact user experience design.

Patricia Reiners

Host

Emily Campbell

Shape of AI

Break

15 Min

Break

15 Min

17:30

Trends,Strategy

30 Min

Designing through the Hype

How do you identify what's hype, and what's here to stay? Get tangible ways for designers to develop their instinct and point of view when defining a perspective on ever evolving futures.

Rachel Rosenson

Zalando

Main Stage

30 Min

Designing through the Hype

How do you identify what's hype, and what's here to stay? Get tangible ways for designers to develop their instinct and point of view when defining a perspective on ever evolving futures.

Rachel Rosenson

Zalando

Trends,Strategy

30 Min

Designing through the Hype

How do you identify what's hype, and what's here to stay? Get tangible ways for designers to develop their instinct and point of view when defining a perspective on ever evolving futures.

Rachel Rosenson

Zalando

Q&A Session

10 Min

Q&A

10 Min

Break

20 Min

Break

20 Min

Craft, UX

30 Min

Moving away from hands-on Work as a Design Leader

How do we continue to add value when we’re no longer directly involved in hands-on design activities? Learn the path to overcome classic fears when switching from IC to Management.

Slava Shestopalov

Wolters Kluwer

Dome Stage

30 Min

Moving away from hands-on Work as a Design Leader

How do we continue to add value when we’re no longer directly involved in hands-on design activities? Learn the path to overcome classic fears when switching from IC to Management.

Slava Shestopalov

Wolters Kluwer

Craft, UX

30 Min

Moving away from hands-on Work as a Design Leader

How do we continue to add value when we’re no longer directly involved in hands-on design activities? Learn the path to overcome classic fears when switching from IC to Management.

Slava Shestopalov

Wolters Kluwer

Q&A Session

10 Min

Q&A

10 Min

Break

20 Min

Break

20 Min

18:30

Design & Craft

20 Min

Closing Keynote

Prof. Erik Spiekermann closes the conference with a reflection on what it means to be a designer in a time when technological revolutions are happening. How can he ensure us we'll be ok? He's been through one before!