Session 2 : The Road to Messy UX Conference 2026
What happens when a system that looks perfect on paper breaks in the real world?
And what does art in the age of AI actually look like?
Join us for an evening of honest stories, fresh perspectives, and conversations around the messy reality of building products; as a road to our Messy U/X Conference.
Anupama Sharma (AI-enabled product leader with 17+ years in digital transformation, product leadership, and human-centred technology. )
🎤 Speaking about : Perfect on Paper, Broken in Production
Arpit Bhatia (Head of Design at POP, building high-taste digital experiences at the intersection of AI, commerce, aesthetics, and psychology. )
🎨 Speaking about: Art in the Age of AI
And there’s more:
attendees get discounted access to The Messy UX Conference.
🎟️ Use code 'ROADTOMESSY' when you get your conference pass.
Consider this your early entry into something much bigger.
Conference website:
https://designshots.org/conference
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Speaker 1
Anu Sharma
Talk Title: Perfect on Paper, Broken in Production: Lessons from a Real-World System Failure
Anupama Sharma is a results-oriented, AI-enabled product leader and speaker with over 17 years of experience driving large-scale digital transformation and pioneering Agentic AI platforms. Currently directing a high-performing, cross-functional organization of over 70 professionals, Anupama seamlessly blends high-level enterprise strategy with human-centered product management.
Over more than five years on the speaking circuit, Anupama has built a reputation for delivering high-impact, insightful sessions. They have successfully designed and completed talks spanning AI, Cloud technology, Product leadership, UX design, ESG sustainability, and emotional intelligence. A passionate advocate for continuous, reciprocal learning, they have recently delivered keynote sessions at IIT Delhi and spoken extensively on bridging advanced technology with human-centric design.
Beyond the executive suite, Anupama is an active mentor and thought leader, having written over 20 insights on Medium and authored technical articles for platforms like Upgrad, Pepper Cloud, and Guvi to empower the next generation of digital leaders.
Speaker 2
Arpit Bhatia
Talk Title: Art in the Age of AI
Arpit Bhatia is the Head of Design at POP and a creative leader known for building high-taste digital experiences at the intersection of AI, commerce, aesthetics, and human psychology. He led POP app’s rebranding, titled “Future Retro Noir,” a visually distinctive identity built on three key tenets: retro tech gadgets, cinematic lighting, and powder-room patterns. His work combines cinematic UX, systems thinking, and first-principles design to create emotionally resonant products and culturally relevant brands. Alongside product design leadership, he is actively building at the atoms of agentic commerce platforms, driving AI innovation through automated e-commerce photoshoots, UI-to-code systems, prompt-to-UI workflows, and hyperreal AI influencer development. His philosophy emphasizes that exceptional design must create emotion, trust, aspiration, and long-term brand value globally.