Uday Gajendar
UX Design Leader
With 20+ years of expertise, Uday Gajendar has designed enterprise B2B SaaS products, consumer apps, mobile payments, creative tools, and automation workflows at Citrix, Netflix, PayPal, Adobe, and Automation Anywhere. He has written for ACM Interactions and spoken at IxDA, IA Summit, The Fluxible, and UX Australia. Uday has guest lectured at CCA’s IxD and DMBA programs and Carnegie Mellon’s M-HCI program. Most recently, he was a design director at Aurora Solar, leading a team to redesign its core sales product. He also curates Rosenfeld Media’s bi-weekly newsletter and has helped organize conferences on “Enterprise UX” and “Designing with AI”.
Rosenverse talks by Uday:
"Our theoretical ideals must resonate beyond the individual and collectivity is key for movements."
From AI to Zeitgeist: Theory as the design antidote to AI hype
March 27, 2025
"It's super important... that you feel comfortable, safe, and part of a community that cares about you."
Day 2 Welcome
June 5, 2024
"We want to create an event where there is connective tissue across those talks."
Day 1 Welcome
June 4, 2024
"The first time I spoke at a conference, I reverse-engineered the previous year's topics to find what I should present."
Coffee with Lou #3: What Makes for a Successful UX Conference Presentation? (Videoconference)
May 2, 2024
"How do we deal with imperfect and incomplete data amid all the pressures that we have to deliver designs of high quality?"
Theme Four Intro
June 6, 2023
"It's hard to think of anything more inherent in embodying the characteristics of enterprise writ large."
Theme One Intro
June 6, 2023
"Being trauma-informed is a commitment to not repeat those experiences and moving towards healing."
Leading through the long tail of trauma (Videoconference)
July 13, 2022
"Living in a pandemic with unprecedented shifts can be experienced as trauma, impacting motivation and daily work."
Leading through the long tail of trauma (Videoconference)
July 13, 2022
"If our work embodies trust, care, and dignity, maybe we can start to change the world."
The Rise of Meta-Design: A Starter Playbook (Videoconference)
May 19, 2022
"This is the latest iteration of the conference... designed at scale."
Theme 1: Introduction
June 9, 2021
"We're drowning in information and just choosing groups to simplify our beliefs."
Discussion
May 13, 2015
"How do we reconcile craft with enterprise UX? These are seemingly opposing concepts."
The Wicked Craft of Enterprise UX
May 13, 2015
"The core of being trauma-informed is a commitment to not repeat traumatic experiences."
Leading through the long tail of trauma (Videoconference)
January 1, 1970
