UX Y’all 2026
September 24-25 • Raleigh NC
About UX Y’all
UX Y’all is a user experience conference that blends the latest UX trends with Southern hospitality, creating an unforgettable experience for attendees. The event celebrates the vibrant and diverse design and tech scene of the North Carolina Triangle area, showcasing the talent and expertise of local UX practitioners.
The conference will take place on September 24–25, featuring local UX speakers and keynote presentations sharing their knowledge and experience.
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Location
Marbles Kids Museum
201 E Hargett St, Raleigh, NC 27601, United States
While this is primarily an in-person event, we also plan to support attendees with access to all conference recordings. If you have any questions about conference options, feel free to contact us at info@uxyall.org
Keynote Speakers
Jeff Sauro, Founder and CEO of MeasuringUJeff is a Six-Sigma trained statistical analyst and pioneer in quantifying the user experience. He specializes in making statistical concepts understandable and actionable. He is the author of seven books, including Benchmarking the User Experience, Customer Analytics for Dummies and Quantifying the User Experience.
Keynote: Who's Really in the Loop? AI vs. Humans in UX ResearchIn this talk, Jeff will walk through the claims being made about AI in UX research and summarize the published literature and MeasuringU's own experiments in a scorecard on what AI can and can't do well, and why you still need to be in the loop.
Jessa Parette, Head of Design, Byte by Yum!Jessa Parette is a design and product executive specializing in AI-driven platforms, design systems at scale, and the organizational conditions that determine whether technology investment actually changes how people work. She is currently Head of Design at Byte by Yum!, where she leads experience strategy for the company’s proprietary, AI-driven platform used by millions globally — and has previously held senior leadership roles at Walmart and Capital One.
Keynote: What Happens when the Interface Disappears? Through live demonstrations and a practical framework for invisible interfaces, this session challenges decades of design assumptions and introduces a potential new way of thinking about trust, timing, emotion, and conversation in the age of AI.
Kate Moran, AI Strategist + Researcher, Ex-NN/GKate Moran has spent the past 16 years working in UX—11 of those years at Nielsen Norman Group, most recently as SVP of Research and Content. She now works as an independent consultant specializing in research-backed AI strategy. She's also a local, born and raised in Raleigh.
Keynote: Outgrowing the UX Greenhouse: Evolve to Thrive in AI era For a decade, UX grew in a greenhouse. Business investment in design kept the field warm, watered, and growing. Now the watering has stopped, and UX is withering on the vine just as AI changes what counts as a "user interface"—and even a "user." Kate Moran thinks this is our chance to outgrow the greenhouse by pruning away what no longer works and focusing on what always did—the core philosophy we're rooted in.
Refunds
You can request a refund until Friday, September 12 (one week before the conference). Refunds requested after 9/12 will only be honored if we are able to fill the seat from our waitlist.
You may also choose to:
To request a refund or ask questions about the process, please email info@uxyall.org
Yes, And AI: Boost UX Ideation with Improv and Gen-AI
Pre-Conference Workshop • September 24
Marbles Kids Museum, Raleigh
[This workshop is available for in-person UX Y’all 2026 ticket holders only.]
Workshop Description:
Many design challenges ask us to optimize for a single outcome, yet innovation often happens at the intersection of goals, not in the optimization of just one. In this playful workshop participants will practice "The Power of While." Working in small teams and using a creative "while" constraint, we will explore how connecting unrelated goals can reveal hidden opportunities. Along the way we will practice making connections that are often considered separately, uncovering overlooked stakeholders and generating unexpected ideas, transforming ordinary design challenges into opportunities for more creative human-centered solutions. Participants will learn a technique they can immediately apply to UX challenges, product or service design, innovation workshops, and everyday problem-solving.
Speaker Information:
Catherine Louis is a Certified Scrum Trainer®, Certified Reinvention Professional, independent Agile coach, founder of CLL-Group.com, leader of AgileRTP and co-founder of PoDojo.com. Her focus is on Product Strategy, Lean Innovation, Business Agility: nurturing an innovation culture with teams who can rapidly sense and respond. As a product coach, trainer, facilitator, and speaker, she designs playful, hands-on experiences that help teams tackle complex challenges, uncover hidden opportunities, and create meaningful outcomes. Catherine is passionate about using connection, curiosity, and experimentation to help people solve problems in new ways. She is also a volunteer with over 20 years as a SAR II and K9 trainer and handler with Wake Canine Search and Rescue.
Waitlist
If the event fills up, you can join the waitlist. Two days before the event if there are spots available, we'll notify those on the waitlist. Any available spots will be on a first-come, first-serve basis.
If you have questions or issues with your registration, please reach out to info@uxyall.org.
Mix and mingle while playing board games together! Bring your favorite games or play one of ours.
Food and drinks available for purchase.
No registration necessary!
Send a slack to Meg Beauregard or Email Meg.e.beauregard@gmail.com with any questions.
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