Applied AI for UX across the full product lifecycle

# As Artificial Intelligence moves from experimental tech to a fundamental layer of the software we build, UX professionals need to know how to practically apply it. How do we keep users at the center of the experience when the technology itself is constantly evolving?

Join Barkley Anderson for an interactive presentation and discussion focused on Applied AI for UX across the full product lifecycle. This session is designed for anyone looking to deepen their practical understanding of AI, shifting from high-level concepts to real-world execution. You’ll learn how to leverage AI tools and frameworks at every stage—from early discovery and definition to design execution and post-launch optimization.

### What You Will Learn:

• AI Across the Lifecycle: How to integrate AI capabilities into each phase of the product development lifecycle while maintaining strict user-centricity.
• Designing for Intelligence: Practical frameworks for designing intent-driven, dynamic user interfaces and predictive experiences.
• AI as a Product Partner: How to utilize generative AI tools to accelerate user research synthesis, map complex workflows, and scale your prototyping.
• Human-in-the-Loop Ethics: Practical ways to evaluate AI outputs for bias, build user trust, and ensure human agency isn't lost to automation.

### Who is this for?

If you are a designer, researcher, or product manager eager to learn how AI actually works in practice—and how to intentionally design with and for it—this session will give you actionable insights to take back to your product teams.

### Agenda:

• 6:00 PM – 6:15 PM: Networking, food, and drinks 🍕🥤
• 6:15 PM – 7:15 PM: Presentation & Interactive Learning
• 7:15 PM-7:30 PM: Wrap-up

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### About Our Presenter

Barkley Anderson is a UX designer, architect, and strategist with over three decades of experience in crafting user-centric digital solutions. As an Experience Architect at Lantern Studios, Barkley specializes in AI and enterprise UX, leading end-to-end product design workstreams that bridge user and business goals with technical feasibility. A passionate advocate and practitioner of user-centricity, Barkley blends user-empathy with strategic insights to deliver highly successful products. Outside of work, Barkley is a boat captain and fine artist.

ABOUT OUR SPONSOR: LANTERN STUDIO
In the digital economy, success belongs to those who can harness the power of AI to drive innovation, efficiency, and growth. Lantern guides companies through this transformative journey to digital leadership. As a premier IT professional services firm, we specialize in helping organizations envision, implement, and run Microsoft technologies to achieve AI excellence.