UXPA Boston 23rd User Experience Conference

Welcome to the UXPA Boston 2025 Conference!

A UX Conference For New England & The Greater Boston Area, the theme for 2025 is Shaping Change: Design for a Dynamic World.

We are excited to bring together professionals from all over the world on Friday, May 9, 2025 at the Sheraton Boston Hotel to discuss the latest trends and techniques in user experience design. This conference will feature insightful presentations, interactive workshops, and networking opportunities to help you further develop your skills and expertise.

Refund Policy

Ticket refunds available up to 7 days before event, processing fees are non-refundable.

Important Dates

Proposal Submission Window: 2/10 - 3/5
Early Bird Registration: 3/8 - 4/4
Standard Registration: 4/5 - 5/9 (LIVE NOW!)

About this Event

Onsite Conference Registration Begins: 7:30 am
Breakfast Starts: 8 am
Event Starts: 9 am

Please arrive at least 30 minutes before the event starts to ensure your registration is completed smoothly and you have the time to settle down.

Share, Learn, & Connect

Join us as we explore the ever-evolving field of user experience and discover how to create meaningful and impactful experiences for users. We look forward to seeing you there!

Our local professional conference encourages our community to share their knowledge and experience. Conference programming consists of presentations in various formats like lightning talks, keynote talks, local speakers, and workshops.

About Our Conference
It all started in 2001 when a small group of UXPA Boston members got together at MathWorks for a day of presentations and sharing of ideas. The "mini" conference was intended to be a safe, local place for people to practice their presentations for submission to the national stage - the UXPA International conference.

The conference grew to 300+ attendees and changed location to Bentley University; in turn, it became an event curated by the Board of Directors, based on submissions from the membership. Now, the conference attracts over 1000 attendees. We've been at the Boston Sheraton for the past six years, and we've instilled a blind, peer-reviewed process to help with the Board's curation of the event. The conference attracts researchers, designers, strategists, managers, product managers, C-Level, junior level, all people who love the field of user experience.

Code of Conduct

Anyone attending a UXPA Boston event is expected to review and adhere to our code of conduct. You can view our Code of Conduct here: https://uxpaboston.org/about-us/code-of-conduct/

Reservations at the Sheraton Boston Hotel

🚨 The group reservation rate is now CLOSED.

To inquire about room availability, please contact the Sheraton Boston Hotel directly at:

☎️ Phone: 617-236-2000
🆓 Toll free phone: 800-325-3535
📠 Fax: 617-236-1702

UXPA Boston Presenter and Attendee Frequently Asked Questions

Whether you're presenting, attending, or both—this FAQ is here to help you feel prepared and confident for the big day. Inside, you'll find quick answers to common questions about schedules, technology, presentation tips, arrival details, and more.

We’re so excited to have you join us for a full day of learning, sharing, and connecting with fellow UX professionals from across the region. If you don’t find what you need here, feel free to reach out—we’re happy to help!

Conference Attendee & Presenters FAQs.docx

Keynote Speaker

The UXPA Boston Board is thrilled to host Luke Wroblewski for a rare East Coast appearance! As a renowned leader in product design and user experience, Luke's insights have shaped the way we approach web and mobile interfaces. We’re excited for our community to gain firsthand knowledge from his expertise and be inspired by his forward-thinking approach to design.

📢 Listen to LukeW talk about his visit to the UXPA Boston Conference!

Luke Wroblewski

LukeW Ideation + Design

Luke is currently a Managing Director and head of product at Sutter Hill Ventures. Earlier he was a Product Director at Google where he founded and led product management, user experience design and user research for Google's cross-product efforts on iOS and Android in addition to company-wide metrics & analytics, Blogger, Social Good, Location Sharing, Notifications, and more.
Learn more about Luke here: https://lukew.com/about/

✍️ Volunteer & Mentoring Sign-Up is Now Closed for 2025!
A heartfelt thank you to everyone who stepped up and offered their time and talents to support the 2025 UXPA Boston Conference. We’re so grateful for your generosity and dedication—this event wouldn’t be possible without amazing volunteers and mentors like you!

We can’t wait to see the impact you’ll help create.

🗳 Board of Directors Candidate Nominations are Now Closed for 2025!
A heartfelt thank you to everyone who submitted nominations to join the UXPA Boston Board of Directors on 2026, There are 3 Board Seats open in the 2025 election. Voting will take place on the day of the conference. Nominees will posted to the website soon.

Best of luck!

Sponsor the 23rd Annual UXPA Boston Conference!

Have a product to demonstrate? Looking to hire? Be hired? Thought leadership to share? Make a splash at the conference with a booth, high visibility, presentation, and/or the emotional kick participants will get from seeing the food, fun swag, helpful information (and more) that you provide on site!

Sponsorship Options Available

Platinum Sponsors

We are grateful to our sponsors who made this conference possible.

Gold Sponsors

Silver Sponsors

Bronze

In Kind

Media Partner

Special Thanks

A special thanks to our talented photographers and artists whose creativity and dedication helped capture the spirit of this year’s conference. Your work brings our community to life—both in the moment and in lasting memories. We’re grateful for the time and passion you’ve shared with us.

Diane Brophy

Headshot Photographer

https://dpbrophyphotography.com/

I’m Diane Brophy and I’m a headshot photographer in the Boston Area. Headshot photography is the only form of photography where you and your personal brand are the product. I help business professionals and corporate teams create a headshot that makes the perfect first impression and builds your online brand.
Summer Li

Artist

https://summerli.com/

I’ve been working as a graphic designer for the past 10 years, primarily in-house at art museums and at agencies. I am seasoned at concepting and designing visual identities for largescale exhibitions, events, and programming, working in various mediums including print, digital, spatial, video, and social. My most recent roles include Lead Designer at Henry Art Gallery and Designer at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.
Elizabeth Hurley

Event Photographer

I have the privilege of being the Digital Health Experience Design manager at Boston Children’s Hospital. My amazing team consist of a designer, user researcher and communications specialist. Together we work to improve the user experience of all our digital health products.
Zach Cohen

Event Photographer

I work as the Digital Health User Researcher at Boston Children's Hospital. We leverage research methods to better understand the attitudes and behaviors of our patient families in order to improve the patient experience of our digital health products and services.