Being Smart about AI
Chandra Kumar — Founder of WiselyWise and Smart Maya AI — brings nearly a decade of real AI company experience to the stage. Not theory. Practitioner truth.
Five deep specialisms — each grounded in real-world experience, delivered with practical frameworks your audience can apply immediately.
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.
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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.
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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.
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From global technology leaders to government institutions — a track record of delivering impact across industries.
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Founder of WiselyWise and Smart Maya AI. 9 years building AI commercially. 29 years enterprise experience. Keynote speaker who teaches AI from the inside — not from a whitepaper.
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. With 29 years of enterprise experience across IBM, Dell, and Cognizant, he has delivered keynotes for Cisco, the Singapore Ministry of Education, Nielsen, Amazon, and 20+ global organisations.
He speaks to enterprise CXOs, corporate teams, educators, and entrepreneurs — bridging AI strategy with practitioner truth. Not theory. The real thing, from someone who builds it daily.
MIT Sloan certified in AI: Implications for Business Strategy. 50,000+ students reached through WiselyWise — including 9,000+ students across 400+ colleges via Tamil Nadu's Naan Mudhalvan government programme. 4,000+ users across 150+ organisations deploying AI Agents to run their business functions through Smart Maya AI's Agentic Platform.
The insights provided could easily outperform what a McKinsey would provide to us. This has really helped us finalize our options for go to market in time for our clients.
Chief Information Officer · Nielsen (US)
Not theory — practitioner truth from nearly a decade of building AI commercially.
As 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.
5 min read· ReadAI 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.
4 min read· ReadA 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.
6 min read· Read
Smart Maya AI
Real stories behind building with AI — not the polished version, the actual one. Founders, CXOs, educators, and practitioners unpacking what it really takes.
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Subscribe on LinkedInA decade of keynotes, workshops, and panels across Asia and beyond.
Keynote at the Tamil Language Festival 2025 hosted by Singapore's Umar Pulavar Tamil Language Centre (Ministry of Education) — exploring 'Youth, Tamil & Artificial Intelligence: A Synergistic Future' for Tamil language educators and students.
Spotlight speaker at the Tamil Curriculum & Enrichment Framework conference — demonstrating how Maya AI cuts lesson planning time by 70% and boosts student engagement by 85% for Tamil language educators.
Keynote on practical AI adoption for startup founders and growth teams at Cisco for Startups Singapore — equipping founders to leverage AI for exponential growth.
Tamil Mozhi Vizha — Umar Pulavar Tamil Language Centre (UPTLC) · October 2025 · Keynote
Cisco for Startups · May 2023 · Full Keynote
Cisco · April 2023 · Keynote
6 more recordings on the YouTube channel and media gallery.
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