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:

"The arts and crafts movement was about recapturing humanity in the mass production era."
From AI to Zeitgeist: Theory as the design antidote to AI hype
March 27, 2025

"We want you to be able to pay attention and not be distracted."
Day 2 Welcome
June 5, 2024

"Your engagement is vital; we want you to steer where you want this conference to go."
Day 1 Welcome
June 4, 2024

"A small idea can grow into something larger over time."
Coffee with Lou #3: What Makes for a Successful UX Conference Presentation?
May 2, 2024

"We hope to inspire you all in this final journey."
Theme Four Intro
June 6, 2023

"We’ve got a deep case study that reveals methods for a super senior IC principal to make sense of complexities."
Theme One Intro
June 6, 2023

"Being trauma-informed is a journey; you never completely arrive, it's a continuous process of learning and adapting."
Leading through the long tail of trauma
July 13, 2022

"Trauma is a loaded word, with psychological experiences that are subjective and unique to each individual's perception."
Leading through the long tail of trauma
July 13, 2022

"We're not just designing interfaces; we need to design systems that support good experiences."
The Rise of Meta-Design: A Starter Playbook
May 19, 2022

"We collaborate and iteratively build out these presentations as part of a conversation."
Theme 1: Introduction
June 9, 2021

"User experience is not just skinny the UI; it involves understanding deeper issues."
Discussion
May 13, 2015

"We’re dealing with uncertainty, ambiguity, and competing perspectives in enterprise UX."
The Wicked Craft of Enterprise UX
May 13, 2015

"You need trusted voices in your research to help navigate potentially triggering topics."
Leading through the long tail of trauma
January 1, 1970