X Rotterdam 2026 is a two-day conference held at Zuidplein Theater, bringing together pioneers from leading companies such as Porsche, Miro, Ikea, and more. The event features keynotes, workshops, and interactive sessions covering topics like AI, design leadership, branding, and systems thinking. Designed for the UX community, the conference aims to inspire…
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We are standing at the edge of a major UX shift. For decades, our job was to help people find things, cleaner flows, better navigation, smarter search. But with the rise of LLMs a…
How to train designers in a rapidly changing world. How can you facilitate Future proof education? I want to show a couple of examples of projects and show how we train students in…
We all talk about user-centered design. But what about the humans inside the systems that create those designs? In this keynote, Alvin Chan takes you behind the scenes of some of …
Chaos is not the exception in our industry right now. It's the condition. An EV industry rewriting its own rules. A business reinventing itself from the ground up. A design team be…
Organizations don’t change through slides—they change through people. In this keynote, Natalia shares the moments and missteps that taught her how design can shift not just project…
Even with the rapid development of Generative AI tools, one fundamental truth remains: the core process of human-centered design thinking: from Empathize, Define, Ideate, Prototype…
Instead of a traditional keynote, this session takes the form of an open conversation with Ash Oliver from Lovable. Together, we’ll explore how AI is rapidly reshaping the way we …
At UX Rotterdam, Héctor will share his personal and creative mantra: “Everything you have is what you give away.” His keynote is a reflection on generosity, identity, and the invis…
I’ll challenge UX professionals to abandon their sacred cows — the design process we’ve been preaching for a decade — and embrace a more uncomfortable truth: in the AI era, your va…
What does it mean when 35 companies show up — and 10 bet on three roles at once?
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The Triple-Threat
KPN·Valtech·Booking.com·Eneco·IBM·IKEA·Lovable·Porsche·Rabobank·Total Design
59% of the speakers carry senior titles — C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.
Of 37 on the bill · classified by free-text title
These companies sponsored two or more peer events recently, but aren't on this program. For an organizer, that's a list of warm prospects.