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Our next speaker has done something most of us only talk about. He has reinvented his career eight times in forty years.

He started on the shop floor of a petroleum refinery. He spent over two decades in IT for the oil and gas industry. Then he built a second life as a consultant, trainer and professional speaker. Today he builds working AI applications himself, without a traditional coding background.

He is a two-time Distinguished Toastmaster, Charter President of the Chennai chapter of the Professional Speakers Association of India, and the author of nine books. He has spoken at more than 129 events, for organisations from the Reserve Bank of India to Anna University.

Today he speaks on [talk title]. Please welcome Dr. Sundararaman Chintamani.

Dr. Sundararaman Chintamani is a Chennai-based keynote speaker and Reinvention Catalyst for the AI Era. In 40 years he has reinvented his own career eight times, from refinery operations to IT, consulting, training and speaking. A two-time Distinguished Toastmaster and author of nine books, he builds working AI applications himself.

Dr. Sundararaman Chintamani is a Chennai-based keynote speaker and Reinvention Catalyst for the AI Era. His 40-year career has taken him through eight reinventions: 15 years in petroleum refining, over two decades in IT for the oil and gas industry, and a practice as a consultant, trainer and professional speaker. He has delivered more than 129 speaking engagements for organisations including RBI, SBI, Indian Bank, Verizon, CII and Anna University. He speaks on reinvention in the AI era, the future of work, business storytelling and design thinking. A two-time Distinguished Toastmaster and author of nine books, he builds working AI applications himself.

Dr. Sundararaman Chintamani is a Chennai-based keynote speaker and Reinvention Catalyst for the AI Era. He helps leaders, professionals and organisations prepare for a world being reshaped by artificial intelligence.

He speaks from experience. Over 40 years he has reinvented his own career eight times. He spent 15 years in petroleum refining, more than two decades in IT and ITES for the oil and gas industry, and then built an independent practice as a consultant, trainer and speaker. Today he designs and builds working AI applications himself, nine so far, without a traditional coding background. That hands-on work is the proof behind his keynotes.

He has delivered more than 129 speaking engagements for organisations including the Reserve Bank of India, State Bank of India, Indian Bank, Equitas, Verizon, CII, Anna University, VIT and SSN College. His keynotes cover reinvention in the AI era, the future of work and AI readiness, business storytelling for leaders, innovation and design thinking, and leadership communication. He speaks in English and Tamil. He created the RMQ (Reinvention Maturity Quotient) Framework, a method for assessing readiness for reinvention.

He holds a PhD, is a two-time Distinguished Toastmaster, a Certified Independent Director and a Certified Industry 4.0 Assessor. He is Charter President of the Chennai chapter of the Professional Speakers Association of India. He has written nine books, six in English and three in Tamil. The latest is Professional Speaking 101 (2026).