About - UXINDIA 2024

UXINDIA, celebrating its 20th edition in 2024, will be organized in Bangalore at Chamara Vajra. As one of the premier UX design conferences in Asia, UXINDIA brings together a diverse community of design professionals, students, and enthusiasts from around the globe. Our mission is to foster a culture of innovation and creativity in the design industry, providing a platform for sharing knowledge, best practices, and the latest trends.

Let’s celebrate two decades of design excellence with us and be part of a thriving community dedicated to shaping the future of 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

Our Initiatives

UMO Design Grads

UMO Design Grads is a premier certification program crafted by industry-leading professionals to provide aspiring designers with top-notch education. The six-month course offers personalized mentorship, hands-on experience, and a job guarantee within six months, or your money back.

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1MW Design

1 Million Women is an initiative that introduces a number of programs through which women interested in learning design can hone their skills and become a part of this community.

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Design Literacy

UMO Design’s Design Literacy Program is designed for colleges, organizations, universities, and individuals, imparts crucial design fundamentals.

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Design X Social

Built on UMO Design Foundation’s philosophy – “Good design for better living’, DXS24 – Design X Social Global Innovation Challenge aims to create a positive impact on the society by identifying and addressing global social, economic and environmental issues with design

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UMO LEAD

UMO.Design’s LEAD program aims to solve the design practice challenges for the designers 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.

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Celebrating 25
Years of UMO Design

UXINDIA25 next year will be a landmark event! Join us as we commemorate a quarter-century of pioneering design excellence, innovation, and community growth as UMO Design Community will complete its 25 years.

Since its inception, UMO Design has grown into a global network dedicated to advancing design education and providing opportunities for the underprivileged to find the right education and career paths. Our journey has been marked by crucial milestones, including groundbreaking programs and initiatives that have empowered countless individuals.

Next year, we’ll highlight our achievements and unveil exciting new partnerships that promise to take our mission even further. The year 2025 is going to be full of special events, inspiring stories, and innovative projects. Join us in celebrating 25 years of UMO Design’s impact and looking forward to an even brighter future!

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Our Vision

At UMO Design, our vision is to champion social equality and design ethics on a global scale. We are committed to creating an accessible platform for designers to connect, learn, and grow. More than just a platform, we aspire to drive grassroots change, empowering the underprivileged to become the design leaders of tomorrow.

Through our inclusive community, we aim to ensure that everyone can contribute to and benefit from the transformative power of design. Over the past decade, our network has cultivated design leaders across various industries and organizations, proving that with the right support, anyone can achieve greatness in the world of design.

Our Story

UMO Design, founded by Bapu Kaladhar in the year 2000, has been working towards design awareness and the exchange of design sensibilities through interactions between designers and design-sensitive consumers. Over the last 24 years, we have conducted numerous sessions, and events, and collaborated with design communities and leaders from around the world.

Our journey has brought us to a point where we now exist as a powerful voice in the design community. It has helped us drive meaningful change through innovation and collaboration. UXINDIA and UMO Design are not just another group of designers but embody a philosophy and a way of life. Through our initiatives, we strive to inspire and empower individuals to create designs that are ethical, accessible, and impactful, ensuring that our collective efforts lead to a better, more inclusive future.

Kaladhar Bapu: Design Leader, Activist, Champion of UX in India

Kaladhar Bapu

FOUNDER & CHAIR

Kaladhar Bapu is a Strategic Design Thinker and Activist. He champions socially-conscious business models that drive positive impact. His unwavering belief in “Good Design for Better Living” shapes everything he does.

Achievements

Founded UXINDIA: Kaladhar is the visionary behind UXINDIA, one of the world’s leading User Experience design conferences. He continues to advocate for the power of UX to drive positive change.

Democratizing Design Education: His mission is to make design education accessible to all. Through initiatives like “1 Million Women in Design” and the “Design Literacy Program,” he fosters a diverse and inclusive design community.

Building Success

Innovation & User-Centricity: He has a proven track record of building high-performing design teams and creating innovative, user-friendly products for companies like Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, and Microsoft.

Empowering the Next Generation: As a design leader, Kaladhar is committed to creating impactful businesses and inspiring future design generations.