SPEAKING & CONVERSATIONS
Ideas worth discussing
beyond the screen.
Conversations for people making decisions about AI, technology and the organisations they are building.
MEET THE SPEAKER
AI, made practical —
from the room, not the slides.
Ayan speaks about the move from AI experimentation to operating capability: enterprise AI strategy, agentic systems, private LLMs and the leadership questions they raise, grounded in operating experience rather than prediction.
PROPOSED CONVERSATION TOPICS
Start with a question
the audience is facing.
01
Artificial intelligence
From experimentation to organisational capability. A leadership conversation about where AI creates value, what readiness looks like and how to move from curiosity to practical priorities.
02
Enterprise transformation
Connecting strategy, systems and adoption. How to sequence change across technology, workflows and people — and make the intended outcome clear enough to guide decisions.
03
Technology leadership
Building judgment across the organisation. Ownership, engineering culture and the responsibilities of leaders who want teams to think independently and adapt continuously.
04
Future of software
When intelligence becomes part of the product. Questions about architecture, engineering practice and the way software may change as AI becomes a more active participant in delivery.
05
AI for founders
Making the early decisions count. A practical discussion of business problems, capability choices and the trade-offs founders face when integrating AI into a product or organisation.
06
Agentic organisations
Designing for actions, accountability and control. Where agents may fit in real workflows, how to define their responsibilities and which decisions should remain with people.
IN THE ROOM
Where the conversations
happen.
Forbes India | D Globalist DGEMS 2025 Entrepreneur Mobility Summit, where Webskitters was named in the DGEMS Select 200.
The DGEMS Select 200 portrait wall
At DGEMS 2025
The Select 200 installation
Beyond Borders, DGEMS 2025
SPEAKER KIT
Everything an organiser
needs, in one place.
Short bio
Ayan Sarkar is Chief Technology & AI Officer and Co-Founder of Webskitters, which he co-founded in 2010. He writes The Practical CTO on enterprise AI, agentic systems and technology leadership. Webskitters was named in the Forbes India | D Globalist DGEMS Select 200 (2025).
Longer introduction
Ayan has led technology at Webskitters since co-founding the company in 2010. His current focus is the move from AI experimentation to operating capability: readiness, governance, agentic systems and the leadership questions they raise. He speaks from operating experience rather than prediction, in keynotes, panels and leadership workshops.
Formats
Keynote (20–45 min) · Fireside & panels · Leadership workshops · Podcasts and interviews · In person or remote, by arrangement.
For a working session with your own leadership or engineering team rather than an event audience, see Executive AI Workshops.
Photography
High-resolution photographs are available for event use: portrait ↗ · at DGEMS 2025 ↗ · at work ↗
Topics
Enterprise AI strategy · Agentic organisations · AI for founders · Technology leadership · The future of software.
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