Public Speaking

I like to share knowledge. Not only here in writing but I also thrive on the stages of conferences and meetups. I bring along more than 20 years of industry knowledge, insights and strong opinions. If you would like to add my perspective to your event or conference, let’s talk.

Wolf standing on the stage at MobX conference

Topics

While I have a very diverse knowledge of digital product development and design, I mainly focus on the following topics:

  • Product Discovery Principles and Processes
  • Design Systems
  • Building Design & Product Organizations
  • AI & Product, AI & Design

Speaking Experience

I have experience in speaking at international conferences as well as local meetups. Among others I have held talks at:

  • World Usability Congress Graz (3x)
  • UXCamp Europe Berlin (3x)
  • WebExpo Prague
  • Mind the Product Hamburg
  • Agentic Conf
  • MobX
  • Local Meetups: UX Roundtable, UXDX, Interaction Designers Association, Shapes, World Usability Day

Here is a video of my talk on “AI and the Future of Product & UX” I held in 2026 at the UXDX Hamburg Meetup:

My Requirements

If you ask me to speak at your event, I will do it if I genuinely believe I can contribute knowledge of value to your participants. I am not available for sponsored talks where you expect my employer to fund your event.

Also my employer is usually not covering travel expenses. To speak at your event / conference I require full coverage of travel and accomodation costs (except if it is in Hamburg 😉 ) as well a ticket to attend your full event / conference.

Due to coordination with my work and family I can only do around two talks per year that include longer travel and overnight stays. So pleas make sure to ask early.

Contact me

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You not only worked hard to advance our profession, you also worked hard to share and promote valuable insights and thus have inspired more than one UX Designer.

Henning Grote