March 3rd, 2018 • 8:30am – 6pm

The UXR
Conference

Presenting Sponsor

Join leading research and product leaders for a one day conference about how to build and grow your research practice.

Schedule


8:30am – 9:15am
Registration & Breakfast
9:15am – 9:30am
Welcome

9:30am – 10:00am
The Tension Between A/B Testing and Ethnographic and Generative Research

Isabel Bader Theater
 

Sam Ladner

Adjunct Professor at OCADU


10:00am – 10:30am
Ethics & Power: Understanding the Role of Shame in UX Research

Isabel Bader Theater
 

Vivianne Castillo

User Experience Researcher at Adecco (on-site at Google)


10:30am – 10:40am
User Interviews Demo


10:45am – 11:30am
Fireside Chat: Building Community and Growing
as a Researcher

Isabel Bader Theater
 

Aryel Cianflone

Founder of Mixed Methods




11:30am – 12:15pm
The Product & Research Panel
Isabel Bader Theater
 
Tom Walsham (Moderater)

VP of Product at TWG
Andrew Chak

Head of Experience Design at Wattpad

Abhi Bhatt

VP, Product Experience at Thalmic Labs
Lindsay Rothman

Lead Product Manager at Freshbooks

Zabrina Hossain

Product Manager at Shopify
 


12:15pm – 1:15pm
Lunch



1:15pm – 1:55pm
Keep calm and proceed to checkout

Isabel Bader Theater
 



Emma Craig

Sr. UX Researcher at Shopify
User Research in
Public Service

Victoria College Building
 


Lucia Hseih

User Research Lead at The Ontario Cabinet Office


1:55pm – 2:35pm
Creating UX Research Culture in the Enterprise: An Agency and In-house Perspective

Isabel Bader Theater
 

Jonathan Kochis

Founder of Res.im
Fabian Boehm

CEO of Digital Dackel
How UX Research Can Help Improve the UX Maturity of an Organization

Victoria College Building
 

Hira Javed

Design Strategist at Scotiabank Digital Factory


2:35pm – 3:15pm
Find Your People: A Lean Approach to Building a Research Panel

Isabel Bader Theater
 

Cha-nese Peterson

UX Researcher, Radio & Music at CBC
A framework for Making UX Research Accessible to Beginners

Victoria College Building
 

Rob Hayes

Founder of Foundation PM


3:15pm – 3:55pm
Conducting Generative and Evaluative Research for the Visually Impaired

Isabel Bader Theater
 

Andréa Crofts

Senior Product Designer at TWG
Think like a Researcher: Applying a UXR Mindset to Create Better Products

Victoria College Building
 

Elizabeth Allen

Principal at Brazen


3:55pm – 4:15pm
Break


4:15pm – 4:30pm
Lookback Demo


4:30pm – 5:15pm
How to Mix-and-Match Foundational Research Frameworks

Isabel Bader Theater
 

Claire Menke

Senior Manager, UX Research at Udemy


5:15pm – 6:00pm
Stepping Out from Behind the Two-Way Mirror: Research as a Leadership Function

Isabel Bader Theater
 

Matt Gallivan

Research Manager at Airbnb

6:00pm
Wrap up

Venue

Hosted at Isabel Bader Theatre
& Victoria College

Tickets