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Not theory. Practitioner truth from nearly a decade of building AI companies, delivering keynotes across Asia, and helping 50,000+ students and 150+ organisations get real value from AI.
In May 2025 I killed my WordPress speaker site. Maintaining it was a second job I hadn't signed up for. Nine months later, I rebuilt it from scratch using AI — and finished in days what previously took months. Here's what that experience taught me about where AI is actually taking us.
Read moreAs a spotlight speaker at the Tamil Curriculum & Enrichment Framework conference, I shared how Maya AI is cutting lesson planning time by 70% and boosting student engagement by 85% for Tamil language educators in Singapore.
Read moreAI is not just a tool in education — it's a partner that brings out the best in both students and educators. Here are my personal experiences integrating AI into education across 500+ schools and 50,000+ students.
Read moreA deep-dive into what was covered in the 'Unleashing the Power of AI for Growth' keynote for Cisco — from AI's first and second-order effects, to jobs, startups, and the future of drug discovery.
Read moreScientists have developed an AI decoder that can non-invasively convert a person's thoughts into text using an AI transformer. What does this mean for healthcare, privacy, and the future of human-computer interaction?
Read moreSoutheast Asia is one of the world's most dynamic entrepreneurial regions. Here's what I shared at ESSEC Business School about starting a business in this vibrant market — the opportunities, the challenges, and what Singapore's role really is.
Read moreWhat if you could have a digital version of yourself — one that captures your knowledge, communication style, and decision-making — available 24/7? That's ChAI, Chandra's AI Twin.
Read moreMost MBA programmes teach you how to manage businesses that already exist. But what does it take to build one from scratch — in an era where AI is rewriting the rules faster than any curriculum can keep up? Here's what I shared with entrepreneurship students at BIM Trichy.
Read moreAfter years of keynoting on AI in marketing — from eConsultancy's Digital Outlook to corporate boardrooms — I've noticed a pattern. The questions CMOs ask in public are very different from the ones they ask when the session ends. Here's the honest version of that conversation.
Read moreThere's something striking about standing in front of students at one of India's oldest institutions — founded in 1885 — and talking about the most disruptive technology in human history. What I expected and what I found were very different things.
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