We’re looking for talks about designing and shipping in real conditions, with AI, evolving tools, cross-functional teams, and product complexity in the mix.
Submit your proposal:
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Speaker proposals are open for UX Camp Summer 2026.
Theme: Rebuild: Shipping Real Products In A Constantly Changing Stack
First-time & experienced speakers are welcome with new talks, and existing talks ready for a new audience.
Submit your proposal:
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Call for speakers: UX Camp Summer 2026 is now accepting proposals.
We welcome first-time speakers, experienced presenters, new talks, and existing talks that deserve a new audience.
Submit here: chicagocamps.org/events/submi...
Speaker promo image for UX Camp Winter 2026 featuring a portrait of Billie Mandel smiling. Text reads “Billie Mandel, CEO, Chief Instigator, Mandel Creative” with Chicago Camps and UX Camp Winter 2026 branding along the bottom.
Speaker promo image for UX Camp Winter 2026 featuring a portrait of Jessica DeMartini smiling outdoors. Text reads “Jessica DeMartini, Principal Product Designer, Kong, Inc” with Chicago Camps and UX Camp Winter 2026 branding along the bottom.
Replay is up: Billie Mandel + Jessica DeMartini — The AI Reality Check: Hype, Harm, and How UX Leads.
A candid discussion on what’s newly possible, what deserves real concern, and how UX can lead with clarity through the noise.
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Speaker promo image for UX Camp Winter 2026 featuring a portrait of Niketa Jhaveri. Text reads “Niketa Jhaveri, Senior Manager, UX, Amazon” with Chicago Camps and UX Camp Winter 2026 branding along the bottom.
Replay is up: Niketa Jhaveri — Design Leadership in the Age of AI: Leading with Clarity, Courage, and Chaos-Taming.
A practical session on leading through ambiguity, creating room for innovation, and keeping teams focused as priorities shift.
chicagocamps.org/niketa-jhave...
Speaker promo image for UX Camp Winter 2026 featuring a headshot of Bex Jeanson. Text reads “Bex Jeanson, Staff Product Designer, Paylocity” with Chicago Camps and UX Camp Winter 2026 branding along the bottom.
Replay is up: Bex Jeanson — You Can’t Wireframe Culture, But You Can Design It!
A practical session on using UX methods to understand what’s really happening in a design org, then designing culture interventions you can iterate and scale.
chicagocamps.org/bex-jeanson-...
Speaker promo image for UX Camp Winter 2026 featuring a portrait of Twisha Shah Brandenburg smiling. Text reads “Twisha Shah Brandenburg, Service Design Leader, Target” with Chicago Camps and UX Camp Winter 2026 branding along the bottom.
Replay is up: Twisha Shah-Brandenburg — From Resistance to Reinvention: The Human Work of Design Maturity.
A practical session on trust, alignment, and building momentum when design maturity work hits the messy middle.
chicagocamps.org/twisha-shah-...
Sign up to speak for UX Camp Summer in May!
Speaker promo image for UX Camp Winter 2026 featuring a portrait of Tanya Snook outdoors in a snowy setting. Text reads “Tanya Snook, User Experience Design Leader, Canada” with Chicago Camps and UX Camp Winter 2026 branding along the bottom.
Replay is up: Tanya Snook — Are You Performing Workshop Theatre? (3 Red Flags).
A practical diagnostic for facilitators and teams who want workshops that produce decisions, alignment, and outcomes.
chicagocamps.org/tanya-snook-...
Speaker promo image for UX Camp Winter 2026 featuring a close-up portrait of Natalie Kurz. Text reads “Natalie Kurz, Director of User Experience, NextGen Healthcare” with Chicago Camps and UX Camp Winter 2026 branding along the bottom.
Replay is up: Natalie Kurz — Inclusivity by Design.
A practical session on treating inclusive design as strategy, not a checkbox, and designing for real human complexity.
chicagocamps.org/natalie-kurz...
Speaker promo image for UX Camp Winter 2026 featuring a portrait of Elaine Matthias. Text reads “Elaine Matthias, Co-Founder, JTBD Toolkit” with Chicago Camps and UX Camp Winter 2026 branding along the bottom.
Replay is up: Elaine Matthias — AI-Accelerated Discovery: Delivering Faster Insights with Jobs to Be Done.
A practical session on using AI to support JTBD analysis while keeping rigor and customer context intact.
chicagocamps.org/elaine-matth...
Speaker tile for UX Camp Winter 2026 showing Veronica Naguib’s portrait with text “Veronica Naguib, Managing Director, ImpactSense,” plus Chicago Camps and UX Camp Winter 2026 branding.
Replay is up: Veronica Naguib — Rigour and agility: Balancing both in UX Research.
A practical session on moving fast without losing credibility, depth, or trust in your research.
chicagocamps.org/veronica-nag...
Speaker tile for UX Camp Winter 2026 showing Tami Evnin’s portrait with text “Tami Evnin, Director of Platform Design, Diligent,” plus Chicago Camps and UX Camp Winter 2026 branding.
Keynote replay is up: Tami Evnin — Beyond Templates: Using AI as a Thought Partner for Design Leadership.
A practical talk on using AI to support people leadership work with clear guardrails so judgment stays human-led.
chicagocamps.org/bvtf
Collage graphic for UX Camp Winter 2026 showing nine speaker tiles around a central event tile. Speakers shown include Natalie Kurz, Jessica DeMartini, Niketa Jhaveri, Twisha Shah Brandenburg, Tami Evnin, Bex Jeanson, Tanya Snook, Billie Mandel, Veronica Naguib, and Elaine Matthias. The center tile reads “UX Camp Winter 2026, Saturday February 21st, Chicago Camps.”
UX Camp Winter 2026 is tomorrow (online). Tickets are FREE.
Optional support: $13.50 or Pay What You Can.
Two tracks + full agenda: chicagocamps.org/event/ux-cam...
10:00 AM–3:30 PM CT | Sat, Feb 21
Speaker promo tile for UX Camp Winter 2026 featuring a headshot of Niketa Jhaveri. Text reads “Niketa Jhaveri, Senior Manager, UX, Amazon.” Chicago Camps and UX Camp Winter 2026 branding appears along the bottom.
Speaker spotlight: Niketa Jhaveri (Amazon) at UX Camp Winter 2026.
Talk: Design Leadership in the Age of AI: Leading with Clarity, Courage, and Chaos-Taming
Feb 21 (online) | Tickets are FREE (or $13.50 if you can) + Pay What You Can
chicagocamps.org/event/ux-cam...
Speaker promo tile for UX Camp Winter 2026 featuring a headshot of Bex Jeanson. Text reads “Bex Jeanson, Staff Product Designer, Paylocity.” Chicago Camps and UX Camp Winter 2026 branding appears along the bottom.
Speaker spotlight: Bex Jeanson (Paylocity) at UX Camp Winter 2026.
Talk: You Can’t Wireframe Culture, But You Can Design It!
Feb 21 (online) | Tickets are FREE (or $13.50 if you can) + Pay What You Can
chicagocamps.org/event/ux-cam...
Speaker promo tile for UX Camp Winter 2026 featuring a headshot of Twisha Shah Brandenburg smiling. Text reads “Twisha Shah Brandenburg, Service Design Leader, Target.” Chicago Camps and UX Camp Winter 2026 branding appears along the bottom.
Speaker spotlight: Twisha Shah-Brandenburg (Target) at UX Camp Winter 2026.
Talk: From Resistance to Reinvention: The Human Work of Design Maturity
Feb 21 (online) | Tickets are FREE (or $13.50 if you’ve got budget) + Pay What You Can
chicagocamps.org/event/ux-cam...
Speaker promo tile for UX Camp Winter 2026 featuring a headshot of Tanya Snook outdoors in a snowy setting. Text reads “Tanya Snook, User Experience Design Leader, Canada.” Chicago Camps and UX Camp Winter 2026 branding appears along the bottom.
Speaker spotlight: Tanya Snook at UX Camp Winter 2026.
Talk: Are You Performing Workshop Theatre? (3 Red Flags)
Feb 21 (online)
TICKETS ARE FREE, or $13.50 if you have budget + Pay What You Can
chicagocamps.org/event/ux-cam...
Speaker promo tile for UX Camp Winter 2026 featuring a headshot of Natalie Kurz. Text reads “Natalie Kurz, Experience Design & Content, NextGen Healthcare.” Chicago Camps and UX Camp Winter 2026 branding appears along the bottom.
Speaker spotlight: Natalie Kurz (NextGen Healthcare) at UX Camp Winter 2026.
Talk: Inclusivity by Design
How to treat inclusive design as strategy and build for real human complexity.
Feb 21 (online) | $13.50 + Pay What You Can + Need 1, Take 1 (free)
chicagocamps.org/event/ux-cam...
Speaker promo tile for UX Camp Winter 2026 featuring a headshot of Veronica Naguib. Text reads “Veronica Naguib, Managing Director, ImpactSense.” Chicago Camps and UX Camp Winter 2026 branding appears along the bottom.
Speaker spotlight for UX Camp Winter 2026: Veronica Naguib (Managing Director, ImpactSense).
Session: Rigour and agility: Balancing both in UX Research
Feb 21 (online) | $13.50 + Pay What You Can + Need 1, Take 1 (free)
chicagocamps.org/event/ux-cam...
Speaker promo tile for UX Camp Winter 2026 featuring a headshot of Elaine Matthias. Text reads “Elaine Matthias” with her professional title, plus Chicago Camps and UX Camp Winter 2026 branding along the bottom.
Speaker spotlight: Elaine Matthias at UX Camp Winter 2026.
Talk: AI-Accelerated Discovery: Delivering Faster Insights with Jobs to Be Done
Feb 21 (online) | $13.50 + Pay What You Can + Need 1, Take 1 (free)
chicagocamps.org/event/ux-cam...
Speaker promo tile for UX Camp Winter 2026 featuring a headshot of Tami Evnin. Text reads “Tami Evnin, Director of Platform Design, Diligent.” Chicago Camps and UX Camp Winter 2026 branding appears along the bottom.
Speaker spotlight: Tami Evnin (Director of Platform Design, Diligent) at UX Camp Winter 2026.
Talk: Beyond Templates: Using AI as a Thought Partner for Design Leadership
Feb 21 (online) | Tickets $13.50 + Pay What You Can + Need 1, Take 1 (free)
chicagocamps.org/event/ux-cam...
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Want to speak but your proposal isn’t ready? We launched Proposal Counselor (free):
bullet points → submit-ready proposal + feedback.
UX Camp Winter 2026 is Feb 21. Speaker deadline Feb 1.
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Also! We have room for more speakers! Bring us your great ideas, old or new, and share them with one of the best audiences around!
Have an idea and no proposal yet? Our Proposal Counselor will help you take your ideas and turn them into a proper conference proposal! chicagocamps.org/camp-counsel...
UX Camp Winter is coming up on Saturday, February 21st (online) - Tickets only $13.50, Pay What You Can, and Need 1, Take 1 (free - no questions asked!).
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Happy “last minute effort to sell to you a gift card as a last minute gift” day.
We’ve got a UX camp coming up in February though.
You can gift yourself, or sign up to speak!
And if you have a need, let us gift you. Free passes available to anyone with no questions asked.
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chicagocamps.org has events! 3 next year and you can speak at them!
Submit a presentation idea to UX Camp Winter in February!
Need help with your idea or your bio? We have highly trained humans, and highly trained AI, to help with those!
We’ll help you get on stage.
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