Meet the Featured Speakers of Shift UX 2026
07/29/2026Shift UX 2026 is bringing together practitioners who are actively redefining what UX work looks like — not just theorizing about it. Leading that lineup are two featured speakers whose careers embody exactly the kind of shift this conference is about.
Catt Small, Staff Product Designer at Dropbox and Author of The Staff Designer
Catt Small has done design work for companies of all sizes, including Asana, Etsy, SoundCloud, and Nasdaq. She started coding around the age of 10 and designing at 15 — a background that’s shaped a career spent moving fluidly between craft and leadership. Read more »
Jesse James Garrett, Fractional AI Transformation Leader, Intentional Associates
Jesse has been one of the most prominent voices in digital product design for more than 25 years. He works directly with digital design leaders at the forefront of new design practices, helping organizations navigate exactly the kind of transformation Shift UX is built around. Read more »
Catt and Jesse join a curated group of practitioners — including our four pillar leaders — for two days rethinking what UX practice looks like when the roles blur and the work still has to get done.
