About UXINDIA
UXINDIA: Design Leadership
Week 2026
India's premier design leadership gathering returns to Bengaluru this September with a wider, deeper, and more intentional format. UXINDIA 2026 brings together design leaders, practitioners, founders, students, and ecosystem partners for five days of learning, dialogue, and connection.
About UXINDIA
More than a conference
UXINDIA is a community-led platform built to advance design, strengthen leadership, and create meaningful conversations across the ecosystem. For over two decades, it has brought together global experts, industry leaders, and emerging voices to shape the future of design, entrepreneurship, and human-centered innovation.
UXINDIA 2026 continues that legacy with a new week-long format designed to make the experience more inclusive, more relevant, and more impactful.
Explore the Week
Why it exists
A platform for what design can become
Design today is not only about usability. It is about decisions, strategy, leadership, and the ability to influence products, teams, businesses, and culture. UXINDIA 2026 exists for people who want to move the discipline forward with clarity, courage, and community.
This year's theme, "What could possibly go right?", invites the community to look beyond fear and toward possibility, especially in a world being reshaped by AI and accelerating change.
New Format
UXINDIA Design Leadership Week
The 2026 edition unfolds as a full Design Leadership Week in Bengaluru, with programming that serves both senior leaders and rising talent. The format creates space for strategic conversations, practical learning, mentorship, and the kinds of connections that last beyond the event.
This new structure reflects a simple belief: leadership conversations deserve more time, more depth, and more room for the community to participate.
Leadership Summit
22–25 Sept
The Leela Bhartiya City, Bengaluru
Leadership Summit
- •Strategy for AI-first products and services.
- •Systems thinking across products, orgs, and ecosystems.
- •AI + design leadership: governance, ethics, and enablement.
- •Enterprise case studies from India and global teams.
Design leaders, CXOs, Heads of Design & Senior UX
Rising Leaders Forum
26–27 Sept
Srishti Institute of Art, Design and Technology, Bengaluru
Rising Leaders Forum
- •Foundations for scale: from craft to systems.
- •Career acceleration and leadership mindset.
- •Portfolio and narrative for AI-aware organizations.
- •Mentorship clinics and live portfolio reviews.
Practitioners, students, early-career pros
Founder Vision
Led by Bapu Kaladhar
UXINDIA was founded by Kaladhar Bapu, whose long-standing vision has been rooted in "Good Design for Better Living". His work has consistently linked design with social impact, human-centered practice, and the development of stronger design leadership in India.
That vision continues to shape UXINDIA 2026: a community where design is treated not as decoration, but as a meaningful force for better products, better organizations, and better lives.
Community Promise
Built by the community,
for the community
UXINDIA has always grown through participation, generosity, and shared belief in the value of design. The event brings together practitioners, educators, founders, researchers, students, and leaders who want to learn from one another and contribute to something larger than themselves.
In 2026, that spirit remains at the center of everything we do.
Be Part of UXINDIAWho It's For
For people shaping the future
UXINDIA 2026 is for design and product leaders, UX and research practitioners, founders, entrepreneurs, educators, students, and innovation teams. It is also for sponsors and media partners who want to engage with one of India's most trusted and influential design communities.
Leaders
Design heads, CXOs, VPs of Product and Design, and senior practitioners driving transformation at scale.
Practitioners
UX designers, researchers, product builders, and founders passionate about creating impactful experiences.
Rising Talent
Students, early-career professionals, and emerging voices ready to step into leadership with confidence.
Whether you are leading an organization, building a product, or starting your career, UXINDIA offers a place to connect, contribute, and grow.
Get Involved
Multiple ways to participate and contribute to UXINDIA 2026.
Partner with purpose
Sponsoring UXINDIA 2026 means aligning with a platform that carries credibility, community trust, and long-term relevance. Partners gain visibility among design decision-makers, emerging talent, and innovation leaders while supporting an ecosystem that values substance and impact.
If your brand wants to be part of a meaningful conversation about the future of design, UXINDIA offers the right stage.
Explore SponsorshipShare your ideas
UXINDIA 2026 is calling for speakers who bring strong points of view, practical experience, and the courage to challenge assumptions. We welcome practitioners, researchers, leaders, founders, and emerging voices with ideas that can move the discipline forward.
We are especially interested in talks that explore design leadership, AI, systems thinking, team culture, entrepreneurship, and the future of the profession.
Apply to SpeakFor press and media
UXINDIA 2026 is a timely story for the press because it reflects a clear shift in India's design landscape. The transition to Design Leadership Week, the founder-led vision, and the focus on leadership in the age of AI all create strong angles for coverage across business, technology, and culture.
Journalists and editors can request official information, speaker details, and media assets for coverage and interviews.
Request Press AccessComing SoonCome build what's next
UXINDIA: Design Leadership Week 2026 is a space for learning, leadership, and possibility. It is where the community gathers to exchange ideas, recognize talent, and shape the future with purpose.
We believe the next chapter of design leadership in India will be written by people who are willing to imagine boldly, build responsibly, and lead together.
