UXINDIA 2023

About us

UX India 2023, now in its 19th edition, is the biggest UX design conference in India. Scheduled to be held from September 28th to 30th, the event will take place at The Leela Bhartiya City Bengaluru. With its focus on AI in design, this conference provides an exceptional platform to engage with the top industry professionals and delve into the fascinating world of artificial intelligence. Supported by UMO Design, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to promoting design excellence and innovation, UXI strives to make a meaningful impact in the industry. The UMO Design Foundation, an initiative of UMO Design, has the goal of equipping a million women and girls with design skills necessary to secure employment by 2030.

Each year, UX India sets a theme that significantly shapes the industry’s trajectory in the subsequent year. This edition will explore various roles and nuances of AI in design, unveiling new possibilities and expanding horizons. Attendees can look forward to a rich program featuring workshops, panels, keynotes, talks, and ample networking opportunities, fostering knowledge exchange and professional connections. UX India 2023 promises to be an invaluable experience for design enthusiasts, professionals, and anyone passionate about the intersection of AI and design.

UMO design foundation

UMO Design Foundation, UMO is a non-profit organization working towards design awareness and the exchange of design sensibilities through interaction between designers and design-sensitive consumers. It is a forum dedicated to discussing, improving, and promoting the work of the design community in India.

 

www.umo.design

UX India Conference

UXINDIA at its core is a confluence of thought leadership in design from the industry, the institution, and the individual to ignite, inspire, and delight communities through design-driven social change. UXINDIA is a flagship program of UMO. UXINDIA is being organized by UiSER.

 

www.ux-india.org

UXINDIA is driven by a passionate community of designers, creating, nurturing, and evolving together. 

Design X Social
Design X Social is an annual social innovation challenge that aims to create a positive impact on society by identifying and addressing global social, economic and environmental issues with the design.
UMO Design School
UMO Design School offers workshops and masterclasses to help individuals and teams build their innovation and design muscles through cohort and experiential learning experiences that result in real impact.
W Summit
W Summit celebrates the most talented and accomplished women in design. This Conference is dedicated to empowering and inspiring women in the design industry to reach their full potential and achieve success in their careers.
UMO LEAD
LEAD aims to solve the design practice challenges for the designers and is led by the design leaders. UMO.Design enables and inspires a spirited group of design leaders from the industry to tackle the pressing challenges to mature the practice of design and its related domains.

UXINDIA is driven by a passionate community of designers, creating, nurturing, and evolving together. 

Design X Social

Design X Social is an annual social innovation challenge that aims to create a positive impact on society by identifying and addressing global social, economic and environmental issues with the design. 

Umo Design School

UMO Design School offers workshops and masterclasses to help individuals and teams build their innovation and design muscles through cohort and experiential learning experiences that result in real impact.

W Summit

W Summit celebrates the most talented and accomplished women in design. This Conference is dedicated to empowering and inspiring women in the design industry to reach their full potential and achieve success in their careers.

LEAD

LEAD aims to solve the design practice challenges for the designers and is led by the design leaders. UMO.Design enables and inspires a spirited group of design leaders from the industry to tackle the pressing challenges to mature the practice of design and its related domains.

Vision

Our vision is to harness the power of good design to create a better world, where organizations, governments, and individuals are empowered to cultivate meaningful and mindful relationships between people, the planet, and the products and services they interact with.

Story

UMO founded by Bapu Kaladhar, in the year 2000, has been working towards design awareness and exchange of design sensibilities through interaction between designers and design-sensitive consumers. In 2005, the team UMO ran the first UMO Int’l Conference.

Our programs aim to:

  1. Recognize, facilitate, and benchmark design in India.
  2. Take design education to the grassroots level and shape great design talent in India and beyond.
  3. Offer great conferences/workshops/training to our community by bringing in specialist national and international speakers and the latest emerging UX trends.
  4. Encourage Women in Design.
  5. Humanize the role of AI in design and integrate it with design professionals’ skillsets.
  1. Bridge the gap between academia and industry.
  2. Help the government in policy-making and guide NGOs in driving social impact by design.
  3. Support ‘Make in India’ by helping Startups and Startup ecosystems with design. Foster collaboration and networking opportunities within the design community.
  4. Explore the business value in the intersection of design and emerging technologies and align it with industry trends and practices.
  5. Create a platform for knowledge sharing, inspiration, and professional growth in the field of UX design.

20 years of UX IN India

Celebrating 20 Years of UX INDIA:
Bigger and Better Than Ever 

In 2024, we will be touching a remarkable milestone with the 20th edition of the UX INDIA Conference. Building on the success of our previous conferences, we are committed to making UX INDIA 24 bigger and more impactful. With the theme of AI’s intersection in design continuing to guide us, we will explore the vast possibilities and advancements that lie ahead in the world of user experience. Keep your calendars marked as we will reveal the date and location soon for this unforgettable experience.

Leadership & Curation Team

Bapu Kaladhar 

FOUNDER & CHAIR

Design Leader, UX Strategist and Information Architect, Bapu chairs and organizes the UXIndia Conference annually.

Shyam Duriseti 

CO-CHAIR

Shyam is a seasoned Product Design Leader with multiyear experience in various industry verticals.

Rohan Sridhar 

CO-CHAIR

A design leader and the co-founder of Happening Design Studio, Rohan has worked on exceptional design projects creating industry benchmarks.

Shaistha Jabeen

CO-CHAIR

Ranjeet
Tayi

CO-CHAIR

Core Team

Saleon Quiney

Experience Designer / Visual & Sound Artist

Keri
Rengsi 

UX, VISUAL & GRAPHIC DESIGN LEAD

Anshul
Akhoury

Creative Strategy & Content Lead

Avishek
Suklabaidya

UX Design

Shree
Ransubhe

Co-chair, Volunteers

Interns & Volunteers

Priyanka
Jha

Business Development

Naina
Gupta

Business Development

Shreya
Singh

Business Development

Raja
Singh

Marketing & Outreach

Abhishek
Shankhdhar

UX Designer

Aman
Gupta

UX Designer

Aman
Bansal

UX Designer

Anagha
Karwa

UX Designer

Arun
Kumar

UX Designer

Balakrishna
Batta

UX Designer

Deevesh
Gandhi

UX Analyst

Devendra
Tayade

Product Designer

Ewelina
Waasilewska

Product Designer / UX Specialist

Krishaa
Ravishankar

Product Designer

Krishna
Chaitanya

UX Developer

Laveena
Chetwani

Graphic Designer

Mahakrishan
Lohar

UI/UX Designer

Manas
Manohar

Product Designer

Manvi
Fotedar

UX Designer

Megha
Jha

Marketing Specialist

Natalie
Valsangkar

Product Designer

Nishi
Banka

UX Designer

Bharati
Venkatesan

UI/UX Designer

Pratika
Chavan

Product Designer

Priya
Verma

UX Designer

Sanika
Awati

UX Designer

Sarath
Nair

UX Designer

Surbhi
Gupta

Product Designer

Surya
Prakash

Student

Swetha
Konduru

Student

Taher
Kumail

Student

Vidya
Nair

UX Researcher

Vijayraj
Honnur

UX Designer

Yastika
Shetty

UX Designer