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2026 Absa Experience Design Collab (XDC)

By Rob Cowie 7 October 2026Speaking & Teaching

Part of a panel discussion titled 'Can Brand Trust Scale Across Ecosystems?' at the annual Absa XDC Conference. Discussed customer experiences increasingly move across brands, partners, platforms and technologies. The…

2025 Absa XDC Conference

By Rob Cowie 20 October 2025Speaking & Teaching

Spoke at the second Absa Experience Design Collab Conference on Designing Propositions. Explored how design can be a strategic capability at the heart of proposition building. Drawing on my work…

2024 Absa XDC Conference

By Rob Cowie 10 October 2024Speaking & Teaching

Spoke at the inaugural Absa Experience Design Conference on Designing the Future through Prototyping. The major shift you need to make as designers in order to stay relevant in future…

2024 Absa Design Hackathon

By Rob Cowie 1 September 2024Speaking & Teaching

Presented an overview of UX and Design Research concepts and tools to students at the Vega School, University of Johannesburg, Wits University, and Greenside Design Center.

2023 UX South Africa Conference

By Rob Cowie 9 November 2023Speaking & Teaching

Delivered a keynote address on Effective Data Visualisation Design at the 2023 UX South Africa Conference in Johannesburg. Effective Data Visualisation Presentation (4mb | PDF)Download

2023 Absa Design Masterclass

By Rob Cowie 25 October 2023Speaking & Teaching

Presented a talk on 50 Things Every Designer Must Know.

2019 UXD302 Teaching Module at Open Window

By Rob Cowie 25 March 2019Speaking & Teaching

Completed my second teaching module over seven weeks at the Open Window Institute for Arts and Digital Sciences. The curriculum covers all aspects of Design Research, focusing on the practical…