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    "slug": "codelhi.md",
    "path": "events/2014/codelhi.md",
    "source": "https://github.com/AnandChowdhary/events/blob/main/events/2014/codelhi.md",
    "title": "Edtech keynote at coDelhi",
    "date": "2014-03-22T00:00:00.000Z",
    "excerpt": "I spoke about education technology and my startup ClassRebels at Co|Delhi, the flagship Android and web development hackathon of Delhi Technological University (DTU). I delivered two talks, one on the first day about edtech and the other about our stack.",
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      "city": "New Delhi",
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      "venue": "Delhi Technological University",
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    "emoji": "🎤📚🚀",
    "caption": "✨ coDelhi: Android/Web Development Hackathon\n🇮🇳 Delhi Technological University, New Delhi"
  },
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    "slug": "sip-launch-dtu.md",
    "path": "events/2016/sip-launch-dtu.md",
    "source": "https://github.com/AnandChowdhary/events/blob/main/events/2016/sip-launch-dtu.md",
    "title": "Keynote to launch DTU's Startup Internship Portal",
    "date": "2016-09-16T00:00:00.000Z",
    "excerpt": "I was the keynote speaker at the launch of the Startup Internship Portal of Delhi Technological University (DTU), where I did the first public revealing of Oswald Labs' R&D blind-friendly smartphone OS, Shravan and talked about the opportunity of working with startups. The event was organized by the Entrepreneurship Cell of DTU to bridge the gap between the industry and students.",
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    "caption": "✨ Startup Internship Portal Launch\n🇮🇳 Delhi Technological University, New Delhi"
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    "slug": "tech-charcha.md",
    "path": "events/2017/tech-charcha.md",
    "source": "https://github.com/AnandChowdhary/events/blob/main/events/2017/tech-charcha.md",
    "title": "Panel discussion at Facebook DevC",
    "date": "2017-05-07T00:00:00.000Z",
    "excerpt": "I was part of a panel discussion on the future of technology by Facebook's Developer Circles Delhi-NCR along with Chinmaya Saxena, Developer Programs Lead, Facebook India; Saransh Kataria, Chapter Lead, Facebook Developer Circle Delhi; and Shubhamoy Chakrabarty, COO at Cloudtub, Inc. We talked about upcoming technologies such as VR and AI, and interesting areas for investment such as education and inclusion.",
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      "date": "2017-05-07T00:00:00.000Z",
      "city": "New Delhi",
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      "event": "Tech Charcha by Facebook Developer Circles Delhi-NCR"
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    "emoji": "💬🤖🌐",
    "caption": "✨ Tech Charcha by Facebook Developer Circles Delhi-NCR\n🇮🇳 91springboard Okhla, New Delhi"
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    "slug": "tedx-hailey-road.md",
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    "source": "https://github.com/AnandChowdhary/events/blob/main/events/2017/tedx-hailey-road.md",
    "title": "TEDx Talk at TEDxYouth@HaileyRoad",
    "date": "2017-06-17T00:00:00.000Z",
    "excerpt": "I gave my first TEDx talk at TEDxYouth@HaileyRoad in New Delhi in June 2017 on Designing for Inclusion, where I talked about my story in starting Oswald Labs and rethinking today's approach to ignore accessibility and inclusion in design.",
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      "event": "TEDxYouth@HaileyRoad"
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    "emoji": "🎤🌍🤝",
    "caption": "✨ TEDxYouth@HaileyRoad\n🇮🇳 91springboard, Gurugram"
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    "slug": "hardstart-pitch-training.md",
    "path": "events/2017/hardstart-pitch-training.md",
    "source": "https://github.com/AnandChowdhary/events/blob/main/events/2017/hardstart-pitch-training.md",
    "title": "Pitch Training for Hardstart",
    "date": "2017-10-31T00:00:00.000Z",
    "excerpt": "I developed and conducted a startup pitching workshop for student entrepreneurship organization and incubator Hardstart's flagship pitching event, Pitch that Bitch. It was the first time that I conducted a workshop for fellow student entrepreneurs, and it was definitely a very interesting experience.",
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    "emoji": "🎤🚀🎓",
    "caption": "🇳🇱 Hardstart, Enschede"
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    "slug": "startup24.md",
    "path": "events/2017/startup24.md",
    "source": "https://github.com/AnandChowdhary/events/blob/main/events/2017/startup24.md",
    "title": "Pitching workshop at Startup24",
    "date": "2017-11-11T00:00:00.000Z",
    "excerpt": "Startup24 is the flagship startup weekend-like event in the Netherlands which happens in 12 cities simultaneously. I was invited to Startup24 Enschede to do a pitching workshop for the participants before their final jury pitches, and I was also part of their \"midnight jury\" for 2-minute pitches at midnight. During 24 hours, participants formed a team and learn to transform their ideas into a validated concept and present it in a startup pitch.",
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    "emoji": "🚀🏙️🎤",
    "caption": "✨ Startup24\n🇳🇱 Novel-T, Enschede"
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    "slug": "nesst-season-2.md",
    "path": "events/2018/nesst-season-2.md",
    "source": "https://github.com/AnandChowdhary/events/blob/main/events/2018/nesst-season-2.md",
    "title": "Season 2 opening keynote for Nesst",
    "date": "2018-03-07T00:00:00.000Z",
    "excerpt": "In January 2018, I was featured by Het Financieele Dagblad (Dutch Financial Times) in their annual list of the Netherlands' 50 most-innovative young entrepreneurs and professionals. Shortly after, I was invited by the Enschede-based non-profit startup accelerator, Nesst (New Entrepreneurial Student Society Twente), to deliver the opening keynote for their upcoming season. My introduction, in Dutch, was:\n\nHet nieuwe seizoen van Stichting Nesst begint op",
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      "city": "Enschede",
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      "venue": "The Cee Spot",
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      "talk": "Class Rebels to Oswald Labs",
      "event": "Nesst Season 2",
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    "emoji": "🎤🚀🇳🇱",
    "caption": "✨ Nesst Season 2\n🇳🇱 The Cee Spot, Enschede"
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    "slug": "online-open-day.md",
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    "source": "https://github.com/AnandChowdhary/events/blob/main/events/2018/online-open-day.md",
    "title": "Beyond Your Studies at Twente's Online Open Day",
    "date": "2018-05-16T00:00:00.000Z",
    "excerpt": "At the University of Twente's first annual Online Open Day, I spoke about startups, entrepreneurship, and technology at the university, as part of a panel called \"Beyond Your Studies,\" moderated by co-founder and project manager of DesignLab, Miriam Iliohan.\n\nscreen1\nscreen2",
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      "event": "Online Open Day"
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    "emoji": "🎓💡🤝",
    "caption": "✨ Online Open Day\n🇳🇱 University of Twente, Enschede"
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    "slug": "minet-x-2018.md",
    "path": "events/2018/minet-x-2018.md",
    "source": "https://github.com/AnandChowdhary/events/blob/main/events/2018/minet-x-2018.md",
    "title": "Keynote at MINET X 2018",
    "date": "2018-08-08T00:00:00.000Z",
    "excerpt": "I went back to my alma mater, The Mother's International School, as the keynote speaker for their annual technology and entrepreneurship event, X, organized by the computer club MINET. I spoke about my journey from a highschool student to today, and the lessons that came with it. The talk was a modified version of the NESST keynote. Photos (c) Sai Raunaq Gosain.\n\nimg_7988\nimg_8045\nimg_7995\nimg_7997",
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    "caption": "✨ MINET X 2018\n🇮🇳 The Mother's International School, New Delhi"
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    "slug": "hackiiitd.md",
    "path": "events/2018/hackiiitd.md",
    "source": "https://github.com/AnandChowdhary/events/blob/main/events/2018/hackiiitd.md",
    "title": "Mentoring and judging at HackIIITD",
    "date": "2018-08-18T00:00:00.000Z",
    "excerpt": "As our first-ever sponsored event, I was a speaker, mentor, and judge at IIIT Delhi's flagship hackathon, HackIIITD. Oswald Labs sponsored the winning prize (a spot in our accelerator program) along with a cash prize. We saw some exciting ideas — everything from 2FA and key management for blockchain to autonomous drones for military applications to meme video generators. HackIIITD was a free 24-hour hackathon part of Esya 2018, the annual technology festival of IIIT Delhi.",
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      "date": "2018-08-18T00:00:00.000Z",
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      "event": "HackIIITD"
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    "emoji": "🎤👩‍🏫🏆",
    "caption": "✨ HackIIITD\n🇮🇳 Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology, New Delhi"
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    "slug": "esummit.md",
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    "title": "Panel discussion at IITK eSummit",
    "date": "2018-08-25T00:00:00.000Z",
    "excerpt": "At IIT Kanpur's flagship entrepreneurship event, eSummit 2018, I was invited to speak about my journey, lessons, and upcoming opportunities in technology. I was part of the Forbes 30 Under 30 session which featured entrepreneurs from this year's list sharing their experiences before a Q&A session.\n\neSummit was organized by the entrepreneurship cell of Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur. I was joined by Nipun Goyal, co-founder of Curofy, and Abhinav Pathak co-founder and CEO of Perpule.",
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    "emoji": "🎤🏫🤝",
    "caption": "✨ IIT Kanpur eSummit\n🇮🇳 Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur"
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    "slug": "gogbot.md",
    "path": "events/2018/gogbot.md",
    "source": "https://github.com/AnandChowdhary/events/blob/main/events/2018/gogbot.md",
    "title": "Frankenstein at GOGBOT",
    "date": "2018-09-06T00:00:00.000Z",
    "excerpt": "GOGBOT is an annual art, technology, and music festival in Enschede. In 2011, the festival was awarded the National Innovation Award, being the most innovative festival in the Netherlands. In 2018, my team and I were featured in the festival. The theme for this year's GOGBOT was \"FUTURE FLASH 200: From Frankenstein to Hyperbrain\". Our project, Frankie, is an AI-powered frankenstein's monster face. Users could talk to Frankie and ask various questions.",
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      "city": "Enschede",
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    "emoji": "🤖🎨🎤",
    "caption": "✨ GOGBOT\n🇳🇱 City Center, Enschede"
  },
  {
    "slug": "nesst-season-3.md",
    "path": "events/2018/nesst-season-3.md",
    "source": "https://github.com/AnandChowdhary/events/blob/main/events/2018/nesst-season-3.md",
    "title": "Season 3 opening keynote for Nesst",
    "date": "2018-09-11T00:00:00.000Z",
    "excerpt": "New Entrepreneurial Student Society Twente (NESST) is a not-for-profit early-stage startup accelerator in Enschede. After being a speaker, advisor, and Dragons' Den judge at their third season, I was invited as the keynote speaker for the first day of Season 3.",
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      "city": "Enschede",
      "country": "NL",
      "venue": "Saxion Center for Entrepreneurship",
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      "event": "Nesst Season 3",
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    "emoji": "🎤🚀🎓",
    "caption": "✨ Nesst Season 3\n🇳🇱 Saxion Center for Entrepreneurship, Enschede"
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    "slug": "speakup.md",
    "path": "events/2018/speakup.md",
    "source": "https://github.com/AnandChowdhary/events/blob/main/events/2018/speakup.md",
    "title": "Ara demo at SpeakUp",
    "date": "2018-09-20T00:00:00.000Z",
    "excerpt": "In September 2018, Speakup, an Enschede-based VoIP and cloud telephony company, celebrated its 15th birthday. At the Speakup Partner & Jubileum Event, I was one of the presenters to showcase their upcoming projects into spaces like AI and mobile. I gave a demo of Ara, an AI-powered assistant for work, which raised its seed round from Speakup.",
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      "city": "Enschede",
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      "venue": "De Museumfabriek",
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      "event": "SpeakUp Partner & Jubileum Event"
    },
    "emoji": "🗣️🤖🎉",
    "caption": "✨ SpeakUp Partner & Jubileum Event\n🇳🇱 De Museumfabriek, Enschede"
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    "slug": "dutch-design-week.md",
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    "source": "https://github.com/AnandChowdhary/events/blob/main/events/2018/dutch-design-week.md",
    "title": "Shravan Apps at Dutch Design Week",
    "date": "2018-10-20T00:00:00.000Z",
    "excerpt": "I showcased Shravan Apps by Oswald Labs as part of the Mind the Step exhibition at the Dutch Design Week 2018 in the Klokgebouw in Eindhoven. The event featured design-driven technology and research by the 4TU, the consortium of Dutch technical universities.\n\n\"This year---supported by the UT's DesignLab---Mind the Step will present projects at the interface of design, research and technology to 70,000 expected visitors in Eindhoven.",
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      "city": "Eindhoven",
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    "emoji": "📱🎨🤝",
    "caption": "✨ Dutch Design Week\n🇳🇱 Klokgebouw Cultuurhallen, Eindhoven"
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    "slug": "wief-2018.md",
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    "source": "https://github.com/AnandChowdhary/events/blob/main/events/2018/wief-2018.md",
    "title": "Plenary session on social enterprises in universities",
    "date": "2018-10-22T00:00:00.000Z",
    "excerpt": "I was invited to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, as a speaker on social entrepreneurship at the AKEPT-WIEF Social Enterprise Forum. The event was a collaboration between the higher education and leadership academy AKEPT and the World Islamic Economic Forum Foundation. As a panelist on the Plenary Session 5 on \"Social Enterprise in Universities\", I shared the stage with Talib S.",
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      "event": "AKEPT-WIEF Social Enterprise Forum"
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    "caption": "✨ AKEPT-WIEF Social Enterprise Forum\n🇲🇾 International Islamic University Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur"
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    "title": "CLS Engagement Pitch",
    "date": "2018-11-15T00:00:00.000Z",
    "excerpt": "On a Thursday/Friday in November 2018, my team and I built CLShare, an employee engagement app for CLS Group in London. The app was the winner of the £10,000 CLS Engagement App Challenge. In my talk, I spoke about gamification as a tool for employee engagement, a focus on accessibility, and the importance of receiving feedback from employees.",
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    "caption": "🇬🇧 LABS Holborn, London"
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    "slug": "hive-01-season-5.md",
    "path": "events/2019/hive-01-season-5.md",
    "source": "https://github.com/AnandChowdhary/events/blob/main/events/2019/hive-01-season-5.md",
    "title": "Dragon's Den at Hive 01 Season 5",
    "date": "2019-06-12T00:00:00.000Z",
    "excerpt": "In June 2019, Hive 01 Enschede (formerly NESST Twente) organized the Dragon's Den pitching event for startups. I was one of the five Dragons and we awarded three prizes. Previously in the season, I was also a mentor for startups and keynote speaker during the opening night. Screenshot of Facebook post\nAnand with winners\nSponsor logos",
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      "event": "Hive 01 Season 5",
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    "emoji": "🐉🏆🤝",
    "caption": "✨ Hive 01 Season 5\n🇳🇱 U Parkhotel, Enschede"
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    "slug": "el-nino-design.md",
    "path": "events/2019/el-nino-design.md",
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    "title": "Design workshop for El Niño",
    "date": "2019-07-08T00:00:00.000Z",
    "excerpt": "On my last day as a consultant to Dutch digital development studio El Niño, I delivered a 45-minute talk entitled \"Good design, bad design\" on the principles of design. It used the North American Vexillological Association's five principles of flag design as the base of UX design.",
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    "slug": "minet-x-2019.md",
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    "source": "https://github.com/AnandChowdhary/events/blob/main/events/2019/minet-x-2019.md",
    "title": "Judging and mentorship at MINET X 2019",
    "date": "2019-08-21T00:00:00.000Z",
    "excerpt": "I went back to my alma mater, The Mother's International School, as a judge and mentor at their annual technology and entrepreneurship event, X, organized by the technology club MINET. Oswald Labs also offered an award to the winning team with the best startup idea.",
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    "emoji": "🎓🏆🤝",
    "caption": "✨ MINET X 2019\n🇮🇳 The Mother's International School, New Delhi"
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    "slug": "wwcode-cloud.md",
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    "source": "https://github.com/AnandChowdhary/events/blob/main/events/2019/wwcode-cloud.md",
    "title": "Talk on product accessibility at Women Who Code Cloud 2019",
    "date": "2019-09-29T00:00:00.000Z",
    "excerpt": "In September 2019, I spoke on web accessibility at Women Who Code Cloud 2019, the world's first developer conference focused on the latest in and the future of cloud-based technologies targeted towards female developers. My talk was a 35-minute tutorial on building more accessible websites and webapps, with code samples and research studies. I was also extremely humbled as one of the only four male speakers out of 29 total speakers.",
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      "date": "2019-09-29T00:00:00.000Z",
      "city": "San Francisco Bay Area",
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      "venue": "Accenture, Salesforce Tower",
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    "title": "How AI agents can be used in practice at El Niño",
    "date": "2026-05-07T00:00:00.000Z",
    "excerpt": "At El Niño's AI Meetup in Enschede, I gave a talk about moving AI agents toward autonomy through stages of trust: first observing, then asking for approval, then supervised tasks, and finally autonomous work. The framing: agents = context + tools + trust.",
    "attributes": {
      "date": "2026-05-07T00:00:00.000Z",
      "city": "Enschede",
      "country": "NL",
      "venue": "El Niño",
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      "event": "AI Meetup",
      "talk": "How AI agents can be used in practice"
    },
    "emoji": "🤖🧰🔒",
    "caption": "✨ AI Meetup\n🇳🇱 El Niño, Enschede"
  }
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