SPEAKING & CONVERSATIONS
Conversations for people building, leading, and living through technological change. Clear questions, practical examples, and room for a real discussion.
Invite Shrikar01 / SPEAKING TOPICS
FOR LEADERS, BUILDERS & AI TEAMS
Move beyond a promise of human oversight. Explore how to define decision authority, set approval boundaries, and keep evidence of what an AI system did.
Take away: a practical way to discuss an AI system’s role before giving it permission to act.
Explore the accompanying toolFOR ENGINEERING & PROGRAM LEADERS
A program can be busy and still drift. Examine the commitments, handoffs, and dependencies that disappear between systems—and the judgment required to respond.
Take away: questions that connect activity, evidence, and actual delivery commitments.
FOR A WIDER AUDIENCE
A conversation drawn from The Dystopian Mind about how technology becomes ordinary, what slips out of view, and why human agency deserves attention.
Take away: a fresh lens for questioning the technologies becoming part of everyday life.
02 / FORMATS
A clear central argument, adapted to the audience and the occasion.
Practical discussion of AI authority, coordination, and organizational execution.
Accessible explanations at the intersection of AI, work, and human agency.
03 / SELECTED PROGRAM LISTING
South Asian Advantage · American South Asian Network
Austin · During SXSW 2026
