UXINDIA 2025

Rohan

Sridhar

CXO & Co-founder, Happening

Keynote
AI & UX
Beginner Designers
Mid-level Designers
Design Leaders

About The Speaker

With over a decade of experience at the intersection of design, AI, technology, and business, Rohan Sridhar believes that good design is not just beautiful—it’s transformational.

 

As Co-Founder and CXO of Happening Design, a global AI-first UX design studio, Rohan has partnered with some of the world’s most forward-thinking companies. From reimagining network management for leading telecom enterprises to simplifying complex ecosystems in banking and financial services (BFS), his work spans multiple industries and continents. The studio specializes in delivering scalable design systems, intuitive enterprise platforms, and AI-first digital experiences that drive measurable outcomes.

 

Beyond the studio, Rohan serves as Co-Chair of UMO Design Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to democratizing design and creating social impact through education, mentorship, and global design challenges. Through initiatives like UX India—the country’s largest design conference—he actively contributes to nurturing the next generation of design leaders.

 

At the confluence of creativity and clarity, Rohan helps businesses future-proof their products while championing design that uplifts people, systems, and society.

About The Talk/Workshop

When Products Start Thinking

Rohan Sridhar’s keynote at UXI25, “When Products Start Thinking,” explores the paradigm shift from passive tools—like calculators and Photoshop—to intelligent partners such as GitHub Copilot and Tesla Autopilot.

 

Rohan argues that as AI infuses products with autonomy, traditional tool-based design falls short; instead, we must reimagine them as collaborative entities. Through a compelling case study on a Telecom AI Co-Pilot, he illustrates how AI alleviates operator overwhelm by transforming reactive networks into proactive, thinking systems, emphasizing that true innovation lies not in adding AI, but in designing its intelligence.