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.
Someone charging $800 for a workshop where “we get to learn together” needs to get their shit together.
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This is on Friday! See you there!!
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Do it for the seasonal swagggggg :-D
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Promotional image for Leadership By Design 2025 featuring Joe Natoli. He is bald with a gray goatee and is wearing a buttoned gray shirt. He looks directly into the camera with a calm, steady expression. Text on the left reads: “Joe Natoli, UX Consultant, Author, and Speaker.” At the bottom left, the Leadership By Design astronaut mascot holds a red mug labeled “LBD,” with “LBD 2025” text beneath it. The right edge shows Chicago Camps branding and URL.
“Leadership isn’t about perfection. It’s about creating the right conditions for impact.”
At #LBD25, Joe Natoli closed with an unforgettable keynote on leading design with clarity & purpose.
Replay: 👉 chicagocamps.org/s0kt
Submit to speak at #UXCamp Fall 2025 (Dec 6): 👉 chicagocamps.org?p=3817
Promotional image for Leadership By Design 2025 featuring Aaron Irizarry smiling and gesturing with his hand. He is wearing a black hat, a black shirt with the word “Love” in gold lettering, and has visible tattoos on his hand and neck. Text on the right reads: “Aaron Irizarry, SVP of Design, PNC Bank.” At the bottom right, the Leadership By Design astronaut mascot holds a red mug labeled “LBD,” with “LBD 2025” text beneath it. The left edge shows Chicago Camps branding and URL.
“Leadership is as much about culture as it is about direction.”
At #LBD25, Aaron Irizarry shared how to build environments where design thrives.
Replay free: 👉 chicagocamps.org/yvdl
Submit to speak at #UXCamp Fall 2025 (Dec 6): 👉 chicagocamps.org?p=3817
Promotional image for Leadership By Design 2025 featuring Brianna Sylver smiling warmly with a green blurred background. She has blonde hair, is wearing red earrings, and a light top with dark patterned spots. Text on the left reads: “Brianna Sylver, Founder & President, Sylver Consulting.” Bottom left features the Leadership By Design astronaut mascot holding a red mug labeled “LBD,” with text “LBD 2025.” The right edge displays Chicago Camps branding and URL.
At #LBD25, Brianna Sylver showed us how to reframe resistance as a human signal for deeper trust and impact.
Replay her talk, free online:
👉 chicagocamps.org/wk72
And don’t forget: UX Camp Fall 2025 is Dec 6 — submit your talk!
👉 chicagocamps.org?p=3817
Promotional image for Leadership By Design 2025 featuring Dave Gray, smiling with a white beard and wearing a dark hoodie. Text reads: “Dave Gray, Visual Thinker, School of the Possible.” Bottom left includes the Leadership By Design astronaut mascot holding a red mug labeled “LBD” with text “LBD 2025.” Right edge features Chicago Camps branding and URL.
Day 2 of Leadership By Design 2025 opened with Katja Forbes, who shared a powerful keynote on leading with clarity and courage in complex times.
Replay now, free online:
👉 chicagocamps.org/1rmn
Also: UX Camp Fall 2025 is Dec 6 — submit your talk!
👉 chicagocamps.org/events/submi...
Promotional image for Leadership By Design 2025 featuring Dave Gray, smiling with a white beard and wearing a dark hoodie. Text reads: “Dave Gray, Visual Thinker, School of the Possible.” Bottom left includes the Leadership By Design astronaut mascot holding a red mug labeled “LBD” with text “LBD 2025.” Right edge features Chicago Camps branding and URL.
“When the world feels stuck, leaders need tools to move forward.”
Replay Dave Gray’s Day 1 keynote from Leadership By Design 2025: Visual Frameworks to Get Unstuck — now free online:
👉 chicagocamps.org/4wwy
Plus: UX Camp Fall 2025 is Nov 15. Submit your talk!
👉 chicagocamps.org/events/submi...
Promotional image for Leadership By Design 2025 featuring Kyle Soucy, smiling with straight light-brown hair. Text reads: “Kyle Soucy, Founding Principal, Usable Interface, LLC.” Bottom left includes the Leadership By Design astronaut mascot holding a red mug labeled “LBD” with text “LBD 2025.” Right edge features Chicago Camps branding and URL.
“Findings don’t change decisions — stories do.”
At Leadership By Design 2025, Kyle Soucy showed us how to share research as stories that create empathy and drive action. Replay her talk for free:
👉 chicagocamps.org/y7e9
Submit your talk to UX Camp Fall 2025:
👉 chicagocamps.org/events/submi...
