World Usability Day 2026

WUD 2026 This year's global theme is Designing a Sustainable Future with Ethical AI. It asks how AI can support environmental stewardship and social equity while respecting cultural diversity and human rights. Event details * Friday, November 13, 2026 * 10 AM to 2:30 PM (doors open at 9:30 AM) * Austin Public Library - University Hills Branch * Snacks and drinks will be provided Speakers * John Neumann, Associate Professor of Practice and Capstone Program Director, UT Austin, *Title TBD* * Kritika Sony, UX Designer at PromptPath, *Beyond the Screen: Designing for Sustainability with AI* * Katie Stoltz, Vice President of Product Management and UX at Merative, *User Trust in AI in Clinical Settings* * Jashanpreet Kaur, UX designer and researcher, graduate student at UT Austin:,*Traceable AI: Why Real User Research Must Anchor Intelligent Systems* * Swarna Kadagadkai, design engineer and product designer, HCI student at UT Austin and president of the UXPA student chapter, *Anti-Dark Patterns in AI Apps* * Tanveer Chaudhary, innovation consultant and founder of DT&I, *Beyond Intelligence: Designing AI Experiences for a Sustainable Human Future* * Bethany Boenker, designer, researcher, and curator (IBM, Cloudflare, Cisco), *Intellectual Monoculture: How Will AI Flatten Our Cognition, Creativity, and Humanity* * Sravan Puli, product designer and builder, *The Great AI Productivity Lie: Are We Creating Value or Just More Output?* *…