Limited to 50 seats

New York City, NY

November 4, 2026

9:00AM - 1:00PM

Experience Research Summit: NYC

Join 50 research and insights leaders for a private half-day summit exploring how AI is reshaping the way research teams work and influence decisions.

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Only 50 seats. Application only.

*This is a closed-door event for VP, Director, and Head of Research / Insights leaders. Seats are limited to 50 by design.

AI is changing how research get done. What hasn't changed is what makes research worth doing: rigor, context, and craft. Together, we'll explore where AI creates real leverage, how workflows are evolving, and what research leadership looks like next.

Expect candid presentations and interactive discussions with fellow research leaders, concluding with a networking lunch to continue the conversation with peers shaping the future of research.

New York City Summit Location

The Wall Street Hotel - New York City, New York

88 Wall St, New York, NY 10005

Research Leaders

VP, Director, and Head-level only

Speaker Sessions

Candid, discussion-led

Keynote

On where AI is taking research next

A small room, 
on purpose.

Our summits have brought together research and insights leaders from companies like these. New York is next.

What you’ll walk away with

What's Changing

How leading research teams are adapting their practice right now in the AI era.

What's Working

Examples of the workflows and research tools redefining the way leading teams operate.

Who You'll Meet

Applications are intentionally reviewed, so you'll be joining the leaders shaping the future of UX research.

Agenda

9:00 am

Arrival & Networking

9:20 am

Welcome & Opening Remarks

9:30 AM

The Future of Research
James Villacci, Chief Insights Officer at Sprig

Keynote

10:00 aM

Multi-Agent Orchestration for Research Teams
Makenna Lowe, Head of Market Research at Notion

Featured

10:30 AM

Coffee Break

Networking

10:50 am

Leading Research When AI Sets the Pace
Gerianne Bartocci, Head of UX Research at Google CloudFeatured Talk

Featured

11:20 am

Guided Peer Discussions
Led by research & insights leaders

12:15 PM

Lunch & Peer Networking

Networking

1:00 pM

Summit Concludes

From our past summits

A look at the conversations, connections, and moments that shape the Experience Research.

Keynote

We open with a keynote that sets the question for the day, then hands the room back to the people in it.

Peers, not panels

Sessions are built for discussion. Leaders compare notes on what is actually working inside their teams.

Networking lunch

The conversation keeps going over lunch, with a room full of people solving the same problems.

Arrival

From the moment you walk in, the day is designed around fifty people and the conversations between them.

Connections that last

Attendees leave with a short list of peers they can call on long after the day ends.

Who should apply?

This is a closed-door event for VP, Director, and Head of Research / Insights leaders. Seats are limited to 50 by design, so conversations in the room are intimate.

Approved attendees will receive full event details.

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