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:

"Finding our tribe was a special moment."
10 Years of Enterprise UX: Reflecting on the community and the practice
June 18, 2025

"AI generates knowledge as material, presenting a new frontier for design interaction."
From AI to Zeitgeist: Theory as the design antidote to AI hype
March 27, 2025

"We are really lucky to have someone that kind of heavy hitter gathering all the really good resources."
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

"Every speaker goes through a messy middle point with their preparation. It's normal!"
Coffee with Lou #3: What Makes for a Successful UX Conference Presentation?
May 2, 2024

"We're about to go a little bit deeper as we try to round things out."
Theme Four Intro
June 6, 2023

"There are certain hushed reverberations ringing through systems thinking."
Theme One Intro
June 6, 2023

"The acknowledgment and validation of experiences can go a long way in cultivating trust and safety among teams."
Leading through the long tail of trauma
July 13, 2022

"Understanding trauma means recognizing that it's a response to experiences that overwhelm an individual."
Leading through the long tail of trauma
July 13, 2022

"To do this work, you can't do this with a Jira ticket."
The Rise of Meta-Design: A Starter Playbook
May 19, 2022

"This is the latest iteration of the conference... designed at scale."
Theme 1: Introduction
June 9, 2021

"I love talking to the people; they know why things are the way they are."
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

"It's important to remember the difference between being trauma extractive versus trauma enriching."
Leading through the long tail of trauma
January 1, 1970