Speaking Initiatives

Speaking & Initiatives

Leadership panels, policy roundtables, international conferences, workshops, and enterprise training — on AI, product, responsible technology, and youth leadership.

Leadership PanelsPolicy RoundtablesConferencesWorkshopsWebinarsTraining SessionsEnterprise Consulting

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Countries reached

Voices heard

National dialogues

Highlights

Featured Talks

Panel2025

Evolution of GCCs: From Execution to Innovation

Government of Uttar Pradesh & InvestUP

Leadership panel and closed-door policy roundtable on the evolution of Global Capability Centres — shifting from execution-led delivery to product, design, and innovation ownership. Contributed practitioner insights from building and scaling multi-market product and UX teams.

GCC StrategyProduct-Led GrowthEnterprise DesignIndia Tech Ecosystem

Evolution of GCCs: From Execution to Innovation

Panel2025

Future of Work in the Age of AI

AIESEC International (representing UN Foundation)

400+ young leaders from 105+ countries

Represented the United Nations Foundation as Next Generation India Fellow. Spoke to 400+ youth leaders from 105+ countries on skills gaps, digital inequality, care work, and inclusion-by-design in the age of AI.

Future of WorkAI & EmploymentDigital InclusionYouth Leadership

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Organiser & Moderator2024

Youth Sabha 2047

UN Foundation & CEEW

Organised and moderated the inaugural Youth Sabha 2047, bringing together students, policymakers, and influencers. Unveiled the 'India in Future Tense' art installation — a physical manifestation of 47 words defining India's centennial.

India 2047Youth PolicyAI GovernanceClimate & Urbanisation

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Organiser & Moderator2023–2024

National Youth Consultations — Our Future India

UN Foundation & CEEW

2,000+ participants across 19 national dialogues + 4 diaspora hubs

Organised and moderated a series of 19 national dialogues and 4 diaspora hub consultations feeding into the 'Our Future India' blueprint. Reimagining India through AI, climate disruption, urbanisation, and demographic shifts.

Grassroots PolicyYouth ConsultationIndia 2047AI Governance

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National Youth Consultations — Our Future India

Training

Workshops & Training

Palo Alto Networks

March 2024

3D Clay Art Workshop

Facilitated a 3D clay art workshop for the Palo Alto Networks India team, conducted from Santa Clara, California.

Art & CreativityTeam Building3D Clay Sculpture

Creencia

2023–2024

Multi-Medium Art Workshops

Conducted multiple creative workshops across foam clay, resin pour, fluid art, and mixed media techniques.

Foam ClayResin ArtFluid ArtCreative Practice

OnePlus

2023–2024

OnePlus Ambassador Events & Campaigns

Selected from 25,000+ applicants as a top-25 national ambassador. Led marketing campaigns and live events representing the OnePlus brand.

Consumer TechBrand StorytellingYouth Marketing

Subject matter

Topics I Speak On

Technology & AI

90%

Enterprise & Product

85%

Policy & Governance

82%

Global & Future Work

75%

Creative & Art

65%

Technology & AI

●AI-native product design & delivery
●Responsible AI & technology governance
●Human-Computer Interaction & UX research
●Dark patterns & ethical design
●Behavioural economics in UX

Enterprise & Product

●Building product & design studios in enterprise
●Global Capability Centre (GCC) strategy
●Delivery model transformation
●Design systems & DesignOps
●Startup ecosystems & product-market fit

Policy & Governance

●Youth leadership & technology policy
●India's innovation ecosystem & India 2047
●Digital inclusion & accessibility

Global & Future Work

●Future of Work in the age of AI
●Climate tech & sustainable development
●Financial inclusion & fintech design

Creative & Art

●Art, creativity & the design process

Latest Speaking

On the record.

Town Hall01 / 03

Design as a Force Multiplier

Damco Day 2026 · Annual Town Hall

Addressing the global company at Damco's annual town hall — a year in review of how design thinking became a force multiplier for an enterprise, from structured discovery to stronger client outcomes.

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Conferences & Events Attended

Events where I was invited as a selected participant, delegate, or trainer — distinct from engagements where I spoke or led sessions.

INVITED PARTICIPANT14 May 2026 · Gurugram

EY GCC Conclave 2026

Invite-only forum for GCC leaders across India. Theme: "What's Next?" — agentic AI, autonomous enterprises, talent transformation. The Westin, Gurugram.

The room turned out to be three parallel stories at once — teams live on agentic AI, teams mid-build hitting the same walls, and teams where approval layers make moving genuinely hard. All of it real. Same market.

INVITED TRAINER19 May 2026 · Mumbai

IRM All India Trainers Meet 2026

By-invite forum of certified trainers and academic leaders shaping ERM education in India. Chaired by Dr. Shailesh Haribhakti at SDA Bocconi Asia Center, Powai.

Sessions on Black Swan events in major Indian companies and reframing ERM from compliance overhead to a decision discipline.

IRM — Enterprise Risk Training

Formats

Available For

Keynotes

Panel discussions

Fireside chats

Podcast guest appearances

Guest lectures (university audiences)

Workshops (design, product, AI, art)

Enterprise risk training (IRM India certified)

Training sessions (enterprise teams)

Policy roundtables and consultations

Speaking Enquiry

Featured Talks

Panel2025

Evolution of GCCs: From Execution to Innovation

Government of Uttar Pradesh & InvestUP

GCC StrategyProduct-Led GrowthEnterprise DesignIndia Tech Ecosystem

Panel2025

Future of Work in the Age of AI

AIESEC International (representing UN Foundation)

400+ young leaders from 105+ countries

Future of WorkAI & EmploymentDigital InclusionYouth Leadership

View case study

Organiser & Moderator2024

Youth Sabha 2047

UN Foundation & CEEW

India 2047Youth PolicyAI GovernanceClimate & Urbanisation

View case study

Organiser & Moderator2023–2024

National Youth Consultations — Our Future India

UN Foundation & CEEW

2,000+ participants across 19 national dialogues + 4 diaspora hubs

Grassroots PolicyYouth ConsultationIndia 2047AI Governance

View case study

Workshops & Training

Palo Alto Networks

March 2024

3D Clay Art Workshop

Facilitated a 3D clay art workshop for the Palo Alto Networks India team, conducted from Santa Clara, California.

Art & CreativityTeam Building3D Clay Sculpture

Creencia

2023–2024

Multi-Medium Art Workshops

Conducted multiple creative workshops across foam clay, resin pour, fluid art, and mixed media techniques.

Foam ClayResin ArtFluid ArtCreative Practice

OnePlus

2023–2024

OnePlus Ambassador Events & Campaigns

Selected from 25,000+ applicants as a top-25 national ambassador. Led marketing campaigns and live events representing the OnePlus brand.

Consumer TechBrand StorytellingYouth Marketing

Topics I Speak On

Technology & AI

90%

Enterprise & Product

85%

Policy & Governance

82%

Global & Future Work

75%

Creative & Art

65%

Technology & AI

●AI-native product design & delivery
●Responsible AI & technology governance
●Human-Computer Interaction & UX research
●Dark patterns & ethical design
●Behavioural economics in UX

Enterprise & Product

●Building product & design studios in enterprise
●Global Capability Centre (GCC) strategy
●Delivery model transformation
●Design systems & DesignOps
●Startup ecosystems & product-market fit

Policy & Governance

●Youth leadership & technology policy
●India's innovation ecosystem & India 2047
●Digital inclusion & accessibility

Global & Future Work

●Future of Work in the age of AI
●Climate tech & sustainable development
●Financial inclusion & fintech design

Creative & Art

●Art, creativity & the design process

Conferences & Events Attended

Events where I was invited as a selected participant, delegate, or trainer — distinct from engagements where I spoke or led sessions.

INVITED PARTICIPANT14 May 2026 · Gurugram

EY GCC Conclave 2026

Invite-only forum for GCC leaders across India. Theme: "What's Next?" — agentic AI, autonomous enterprises, talent transformation. The Westin, Gurugram.

INVITED TRAINER19 May 2026 · Mumbai

IRM All India Trainers Meet 2026

By-invite forum of certified trainers and academic leaders shaping ERM education in India. Chaired by Dr. Shailesh Haribhakti at SDA Bocconi Asia Center, Powai.

Sessions on Black Swan events in major Indian companies and reframing ERM from compliance overhead to a decision discipline.

IRM — Enterprise Risk Training