UX Africa Summit 2025
28 – 30 May 2025
Sandton Hotel, Johannesburg South Africa
What is this event about?
Africa is experiencing a rapid digital transformation, with mobile technology and internet access growing exponentially. This growth presents a unique opportunity for businesses to reach new markets and engage consumers in innovative ways. User Experience (UX) design is critical in ensuring digital products and services are accessible, usable, and relevant to the African context.
The UX Africa Summit 2025 is poised to be the premier event for user experience professionals, designers, developers, and business leaders across the African continent. In light of Africa's rapid digital transformation, the summit will serve as a platform for stakeholders to connect, learn, and share best practices for creating user-centered experiences specifically tailored to the African context.
Objectives
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Promote UX best practices through the showcasing of successful case studies and providing practical insights.
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Foster collaboration by connecting professionals, businesses, and thought leaders.
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Develop local talent by providing training and mentorship opportunities.
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Highlight African innovation and its contribution to the global UX community.
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Fast-track the design and development of customer-centric products, solutions and services uniquely tailored to African communities and markets.
Themes
• Mobile-first design
• Inclusive design
• Human-centered design
• Emerging technologies (AI, VR,AR)
• Research Data innovations
• Information Architecture
• Wireframing
• Prototyping
• Visual Communication
• Gamification
• Learning data
• Design frameworks
• Experience API
• Interaction Design
• Artificial intelligence
Why this Summit
This conference will provide a platform for discussing UX design's unique challenges and opportunities in the African context. We will explore the latest trends, methodologies, and technologies shaping user experiences across various industries. We will also examine the potential of UX to drive social impact and economic growth in Africa.
Who attends?
• UX professionals
• Designers
• Developers
• Business leaders
• Business Analysts
• Customer Experience Leaders
• Customer Analytics Managers
• Senior Innovation, Automation and RPA Leaders
• Business Development Owners
• CEOs, CSOs, CXOs, CCOs, CMOs, CIOs
• User Experience Writers
• UX Talent Managers
• Heads of Marketing
• Heads of Product
• Heads of Digital and Social Media
• Heads of Strategy
• Voice Designers
• Government representatives
• NGOs
• Academic
• UX Designers
• UI Designers
• Product Managers
• Developers
• Researchers
• Marketers
• Business Analysts
• CEOs and CTOs
• IT Service Management Leaders
• Entrepreneurs
• UX graduates and Design and Programming Students
• UX Trainers
• UX/UI recruiters and talent managers
Early Bird Initiative
BOOK AND PAY BY 1st of March 2025 and Qualify for
10% Discount
Programme Outline
Conference day 1
Understanding the African User
Covers methodologies for effective user research, designing for accessibility and inclusion, and a workshop on mobile-first UX.
Conference day 2
Sector-Specific UX Challenges
Discusses UX in fintech, healthcare, and e-commerce, with a focus on designing for financial inclusion and improving customer loyalty.
Conference day 3
Emerging Trends and Technologies
Explores the future of UX in Africa with sessions on the metaverse, AI in UX, and voice user interfaces.
What past delegates are saying...
Prof. Morne Mostert
The insights shared and the actionable strategies presented were instrumental in shaping our approach to bringing our research to market.
Prof. Ruth Hoskins
The summit provided a roadmap for navigating the complex landscape of turning our technology into a market-ready product.
Nancy Gleason
The sessions were thoughtfully curated, addressing critical challenges in R&D commercialization.
Pension Fund Interviews
Ahead of the COVID-19 crisis onset, local pension sectors had been growing rapidly
across the African region since the late 2000s. This summit unpacks how the COVID-19 crisis is impacting African pension fund approaches to portfolio management
AMC Business Institute Statistics
3 000+ delegates
1 500+ speakers
400+ events
20+ countries
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