Chandra
Kumar
Being Smart about AI
AI Keynote Speaker · Founder of WiselyWise & Smart Maya AI · 29 Years Enterprise · Singapore
The Full Story
Chandra Kumar is the Founder & CEO of WiselyWise and Smart Maya AI — two AI companies he has built and operated from Singapore for nearly a decade. WiselyWise delivers AI education and enterprise AI programmes to 500+ schools, colleges, and organisations globally, reaching 50,000+ students — including 9,000+ students across 400+ colleges from 3 Tamil Nadu Government universities through the Naan Mudhalvan initiative. Smart Maya AI is an AI Agentic Platform that helps busy people reclaim their life by deploying AI Agents to run their business functions — used by 4,000+ users across 150+ organisations.
With 29 years of enterprise experience across IBM, Dell EMC, and Cognizant — working on programmes worth $100M to $1B — Chandra Kumar brings a rare dual perspective to the stage: the strategic depth of a Fortune 500 veteran and the practitioner truth of a working AI founder. He does not talk about AI from a distance. He builds it commercially, teaches it globally, and is still doing both right now.
His speaking career spans AI in Business, Digital Transformation, AI in Education, Entrepreneurship, and Workforce AI Upskilling. Whether he is equipping Cisco's startup community with AI growth frameworks, keynoting for school leaders at the Eldrok K-12 Summit in Chennai, or speaking as a Spotlight Speaker at Singapore's Ministry of Education Tamil curriculum conference — he consistently bridges technical depth with strategic clarity.
Organisations that have trusted Chandra Kumar include Amazon, Cisco, Dell, IBM, the New York Times, Cognizant, Nielsen, the Singapore Ministry of Education, ESSEC Business School, Jagran Josh Media, eConsultancy, ABBS Acharya Bangalore Business School, and more. His MIT Sloan certification in AI: Implications for Business Strategy (2018) grounds his practitioner experience in rigorous academic frameworks.
Chandra Kumar is based in Singapore and speaks globally. Available for keynotes, half-day and full-day workshops, panel discussions, webinars, and corporate training engagements.
What Happens in the Room
Three engagements that show the range — from startup ecosystems to government scale.
Cisco for Startups
Unleashing the Power of AI for Growth
April 2023 · Singapore · Startup founders and growth teams
90-minute keynote on practical AI adoption frameworks — covering how to identify AI use cases, avoid implementation pitfalls, and drive early commercial outcomes.
"The audience thoroughly enjoyed the interactive session and were excited to learn about the potential of AI and its impact on different industries." — Nandini Aggrwal, Cisco for Startups
Naan Mudhalvan · Tamil Nadu Government
AI Education at Government Scale
2022–2024 · Tamil Nadu, India · Students across 400+ colleges from 3 Government universities
Structured AI education curriculum delivered across Tamil Nadu's government-funded Naan Mudhalvan initiative — covering AI fundamentals, practical tools, and career pathways.
9,000+ students gained foundational AI literacy across 400+ colleges from 3 Tamil Nadu Government universities under India's flagship skilling programme.
Eldrok K-12 Summit
Empowering Schools for the AI Future
July 2022 · Chennai, India · School leaders, principals, and educators
Keynote on integrating AI into K-12 education — practical frameworks for school administrators to introduce AI literacy without large infrastructure investments.
Received special recognition at the summit for contribution to K-12 AI education leadership in India.
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Speaking Journey
CIO Leaders Summit & Asia Cloud Computing Forum
ACCA / Asia Cloud Computing Association · Singapore
Digital Health Startup Event
Garage Start · Singapore
AI for Marketing Keynote — Digital Outlook 2018
eConsultancy · Singapore
AI Lecture for Building Industry Management
BIM · Singapore
Demystifying AI for Entrepreneurs — FastFwd Festival
NewCampus · Singapore
Faculty Enablement on AI
Amazon · Global
K-12 Summit: Empowering Schools for the Future
Eldrok Schools · Chennai, India
Individuals and Interactions Over Process and Tools
Unicom Conference · Online
Unleashing the Power of AI for Growth
Cisco · Singapore
AI in Education Panel Discussion
Jagran Josh · India
TCEF 2025 Spotlight Speaker
MoE Tamil Singapore · Singapore
Tamil Mozhi Vizha 2025 — Youth, Tamil & AI
Umar Pulavar Tamil Language Centre (UPTLC) · Singapore
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