Every year, we send our team to participate in UX Design conferences around Asia to learn and share their learnings. We even invited our clients to join some of the conferences too, and that has helped a lot for further collaborations.
No matter if you are a UX practitioner, beginner, or a corporate executive who wishes to learn more on how UX can help your business, it is a no-brainer to attend a UX conference to meet with experts, practitioners and like-minded individuals.
There is quite a number of UX conferences in U.S. and Europe, and a growing number in Asia.
Here we list down few quality UX Design conferences in Asia, as well as sharing some of our past learning.
UX Design Conferences in Asia Pacific (Updated For 2024)
2024
30-31 January 2024: UX360 (Virtual), from USD 199
19-20 February 2024: STRAT APAC 2024 (Virtual or Offline at Bangkok), from USD 250
20-22 February 2024: AXE-CON (Virtual)
15-17 March 2024: UX Days Tokyo 2024 (Offline at Tokyo), from JPY 43,800
16-17 March 2024: UX Thailand 2024 (Virtual), from THB 2,190
23-24 March 2024: UX Thailand 2024 (Offline at Thailand), from THB 3,590
9 June 2024: UX+ Conference 2024 (Offline at Philippines), from PHP 2,200
14-21 July 2024: IXDC 2024 (Offline at Beijing), from RMB 1,500
13-15 August 2024: UXDX APAC 2024 (Virtual)
27-30 August 2024: UX Australia 2024 (Virtual or Offline at Melbourne), from AUD 795
2023
15-17 February 2023: UX New Zealand 2023 (Virtual or Offline at Wellington), from $190
14-16 March 2023: UX Australia – Design Research 2023 (Virtual or Offline at Melbourne), from $345
27-31 March 2023: Intelligent User Interfaces IUI 2023 (Offline at Sydney), from $400
31 March – 2 April 2023: UX DAYS TOKYO (Offline at Tokyo), from 82,500 YEN
20-21 April 2023: UX STRAT APAC (Offline at Bangkok), from USD595
22-26 May 2023: UXistanbul 2023 (Virtual), from 49 EUR
02-06 August 2023: IxDC 2023 (Offline at Beijing), from 4000 RMB
10 August 2023: Design MegaMeetup – UX Australia 2023 (Virtual & Offline at Sydney)
22-25 August 2023: UX Australia (Virtual & Offline at Sydney), from $750
6 – 7 September 2023: UX Design Summit 2023 (Virtual) from USD299
17 September 2023: UX+ Conference 2023 (Offline at Philippines), from USD87
19 September 2023: Disco Conf 2023 (Virtual)
29 October 2023: UXPH x ADPList Meetup (Offline at Philippines)
18 November 2023: CHIuXiD 2023 (Virtual or Offline at Indonesia), from USD450
21-24 December 2023: IxDC 2023 (Offline at Guangzhou), from 5000 RMB
UX Competitions/UX Awards
November 2023: Interaction Award 2023
December 2023: UX Design Awards
Past UX Design Conferences in Asia
- UX Strat Asia (Singapore)
- IXDC (China)
- UX Australia (Australia)
- CHIuXiD (Indonesia)
- CHI 2021 (Japan)
- UX+ Conference (Philippines)
- UX Vietnam Festival (Vietnam)
- UXTH Conference (Thailand)
- UXPH (Philippines)
- UXHK (Hong Kong)
- User Friendly (China)
- UX Days Tokyo (Japan)
- UXDX (APAC)
Note: Over the years, we have been sponsoring for UX Design conferences in South East Asia region like UX STRAT, UXSG, UXMY and more. We’re thankful for the opportunities to contribute to the UX design community through sponsorship, partnership, as well as sharing our experience through talks, training, and blogging.
Some of Our Past Learning & Sharing:
Our team also mentored and shared their UX knowledge via talks and training in conferences.
Below are some of the slides we prepared for our previous sharing session:
- Echelon Indonesia – Mobile UX: Using Icons to Improve Product Usability
- Startup/Digital Marketing 2.0: Growth Hacking Thru UX
- Crafting Commercially Effective Mobile UX (@Echelon Indonesia)
- Newbie UX: Something I learned about UX (Business vs Design)
- User Testing by Alvin Chai from CHI UX Indonesia
- Find Out Why Users Are Leaving (@Malaysian Global Innovation and Creativity Centre (MaGIC))
Are UX Designers in Demand in 2024?
Yes, UX designers are in demand. In fact, many organizations have been hiring UX designers and are looking to hire more UX designers in the coming years.
One reason UX designers are now so in demand is because of their involvement in the development, design, research, and testing of a particular project. This makes hiring UX designers a top priority when it comes to tech positions.
How do I Become a UX Designer in 2024?
Here are some steps you can take if you want to pursue a UX career:
- Start from the beginning. Learn about UX by reading up on it.
- Learn UX key principles.
- Learn UX key design methods as well as processes.
- Take up a UX course so that there is a structure to your study.
- Apply your UX knowledge to real-world projects.
- Get familiar with tools of the trade.
- Start building your portfolio
- Network with established and aspiring designers. Conferences are a great way to meet people from the same industry.
