Speaking Topics

What I Speak About

Three focused areas — each grounded in 9 years of commercially building AI, not from a whitepaper. Delivered with practical frameworks your audience can apply the next day.

Keynote

Workshop

Panel Discussion

Webinar / Virtual

AI for Business Growth

Practical AI Strategies That Drive Revenue and Competitive Advantage

Most organisations are experimenting with AI but not converting it into revenue. This session cuts through the noise with battle-tested frameworks from 9 years of commercially building and deploying AI — not from a consulting deck. Your audience will leave with a clear path from AI interest to AI execution.

  • Identify the 3–5 AI tools with immediate ROI in your industry — and the ones wasting budget
  • Build a 90-day AI adoption roadmap without needing a data science team
  • Understand first and second-order effects of AI on your market before competitors do
  • Brief your board or leadership team on AI with confidence — no jargon required

Formats

Keynote (45–60 min)Half-day WorkshopWebinar

Past Engagements

2023Cisco for Startups
2018eConsultancy
2019FastFwd Festival / NewCampus

AI Strategy & Digital Transformation

Navigate the AI Era Before It Navigates You

With 29 years of enterprise experience on programmes worth $100M–$1B across IBM, Dell, and Cognizant — plus a decade running two AI companies — Chandra Kumar speaks about transformation from the inside. This session gives leaders a grounded, practical framework for navigating AI-driven change without losing momentum, culture, or budget.

  • Distinguish AI investments worth making from expensive hype — using a proven ROI filter
  • Prioritise digital transformation in resource-constrained organisations with a phased approach
  • Build a culture that adopts AI rather than resists it — the leadership behaviours that matter
  • Apply lessons from $100M+ enterprise transformation programmes to your organisation's scale

Formats

Keynote (45–90 min)Full-day WorkshopPanel Moderator

Past Engagements

2022Unicom Conference
2018 & 2022BIM
2014–2015ACCA / Asia CIO Leaders Summit

AI in Education & Workforce Upskilling

Preparing Students, Teachers, and Teams for the AI Era — Practically

The education system is at an inflection point. AI is not a future threat to manage — it is a present tool to teach. Chandra Kumar has delivered AI education to 50,000+ students across 500+ schools and organisations globally through WiselyWise. This session gives school leaders, educators, and L&D teams a practical, evidence-based roadmap to AI readiness — not theory.

  • A practical AI literacy framework for schools and institutions that works without specialist staff
  • How to integrate AI tools into teaching and curriculum without a computer science background
  • Build staff and faculty confidence with AI — turning anxiety into agency
  • What governments, ministries, and leading school systems are doing right now (and what works)

Formats

Keynote (45–60 min)WorkshopFaculty Enablement DayWebinar

Past Engagements

2025Ministry of Education Singapore (Tamil)
2022Eldrok K-12 Summit
2023Jagran Josh Media

Ready to Book a Session?

Contact me to discuss your event, audience, and the right topic and format for your needs.

Submit a Speaking Inquiry