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The Art of Public Speaking
·Work, Careers & Personal Mastery

The Art of Public Speaking

Insights from the book ‘Say It Well’ by Terry Szuplat, Barack Obama’s speechwriter

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D Shivakumar

D Shivakumar

Operating Partner | Advent International

The Love of One’s Tongue in the Age of AI
·Artificial Intelligence

The Love of One’s Tongue in the Age of AI

AI can speak in dozens of tongues — but often thinks in just one. Why India must lead in building systems fluent in its own realities

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Kavi Arasu

Kavi Arasu

Leadership and Talent Development Professional

They Don't Make Them Like Tino Anymore
·Leadership & Organisation

They Don't Make Them Like Tino Anymore

McKinsey’s first Indian hire. Mentor to generations. Architect of an enduring legacy

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Indrajit Gupta

Indrajit Gupta

Co-founder and Director | Founding Fuel

The Ubuntu of AI: South Africa's Moral Imagination
·Artificial Intelligence

The Ubuntu of AI: South Africa's Moral Imagination

What does artificial intelligence look like when viewed through the lens of justice, solidarity, and Ubuntu?

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Sundeep Waslekar

Sundeep Waslekar

President | Strategic Foresight Group

Maps, History, and Finding the Throughline
·Technology & the Future

Maps, History, and Finding the Throughline

AI-driven, multi-layered maps could change how we understand power, culture, and the choices future generations will inherit

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Shrinath V

Shrinath V

Founder, The Salient Advisory | Product & AI Strategy Advisor

Zoho’s New CEO, Same Grounded Playbook
·Leadership & Organisation

Zoho’s New CEO, Same Grounded Playbook

As Sridhar Vembu steps back to focus on AI, Shailesh Davey takes the lead, steering Zoho into the future, on its own terms

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N S Ramnath

N S Ramnath

Senior Editor | Founding Fuel

India’s AI Gambit
·Artificial Intelligence

India’s AI Gambit

What will it take for India to lead, not just react, in the age of AI? An exclusive Founding Fuel - NatStrat Live session

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Founding Fuel

Founding Fuel

The Power of Like
·Business & Strategy

The Power of Like

Insights from Martin Reeves and Bob Goodson’s new book, ‘Like’

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D Shivakumar

D Shivakumar

Operating Partner | Advent International

Part 3: Unraveling AI 171: The Search for What Really Went Wrong
·Technology & the Future

Part 3: Unraveling AI 171: The Search for What Really Went Wrong

The mystery is not just about what happened—but why? And how can it be prevented in the future? The third and concluding part of a three part series

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Anmol Shrivastava

Anmol Shrivastava

Entrepreneur, strategist, and technology consultant

Part 2: How Experts Are Reconstructing the AI 171 Tragedy
·Economy, Policy & Society

Part 2: How Experts Are Reconstructing the AI 171 Tragedy

Why the media frenzy around the air crash is starting to look like six blind men and the elephant. The second in a three part series

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Anmol Shrivastava

Anmol Shrivastava

Entrepreneur, strategist, and technology consultant