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Learn From the People Building the Industry.
Go beyond textbooks and classrooms. Explore conversations, insights, and real-world perspectives from industry professionals through Industry Talk Sessions at Fireblaze AI School.
- 13full-length sessions
- 14+hours of conversation
- 2020first session
- Freeto watch on YouTube
Industry Talk Sessions are Fireblaze AI School's fireside chats: recorded conversations between working professionals and the Fireblaze team about AI, data, hiring and careers. Guests come from companies such as NielsenIQ, TCS, KRAFTON India, UptimeAI and Smallcase, and every session is free to watch on the school's YouTube channel.
Featured
Featured Industry Talks
Fireside Chat with Anirban J. Gupta | AI, Innovation & Business Transformation
Anirban J. Gupta · Business Development Manager, Innovation, TCS
Anirban J. Gupta discusses AI and generative AI in business strategy, quantum computing, IoT, and the role of startups and ecosystem collaboration.
Fireside Chat with our industry guest, Abhilash Pullakanti: Power BI & Analytics Expert
Abhilash Pullakanti · Tech Lead, Analytics, Diggibyte Technologies
Abhilash Pullakanti shares his move from a pharmacy degree into analytics and his work with Power BI, Tableau and SQL, with tips for aspiring analysts.
How to Master AI Video Generation: Prompts, Tools & Live Workflow
Ankit Banait · Creative Manager, Smallcase
Ankit Banait, who moved from engineering into the creative field and spent five years at Smallcase, covers generative AI for images and video, a four-part prompt framework, tool picks, current limitations and a live demo.
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How to Master AI Video Generation: Prompts, Tools & Live Workflow
Ankit Banait · Creative Manager, Smallcase
Ankit Banait, who moved from engineering into the creative field and spent five years at Smallcase, covers generative AI for images and video, a four-part prompt framework, tool picks, current limitations and a live demo.
Fireside Chat with Omkar Jedhe & Aniruddha Kalbande
Omkar Jedhe · Member of Data Leadership Team, vConstruct Private Limited
In conversation with Aniruddha Kalbande, Founder of Fireblaze AI School
Omkar Jedhe and Aniruddha Kalbande discuss how technology evolved from spreadsheets to AI, why AI is better seen as an assistant than a replacement, and how professionals and students can adapt.
Fireside Chat with Payal Kanojiya | Senior Executive Human Resources at SalesPoint Incorporation
Payal Kanojiya · Senior Executive, Human Resources, SalesPoint Incorporation
Payal Kanojiya covers IT recruitment, sourcing talent on job platforms, remote hiring trends and the skills HR professionals need.
Fireside Chat with Anirban J. Gupta | AI, Innovation & Business Transformation
Anirban J. Gupta · Business Development Manager, Innovation, TCS
Anirban J. Gupta discusses AI and generative AI in business strategy, quantum computing, IoT, and the role of startups and ecosystem collaboration.
Fireside Chat with Saurabh Shah: HR in the Gaming Industry
Saurabh Shah · Director and Head of People Operations, KRAFTON India
Saurabh Shah discusses HR in the gaming industry, how it differs from traditional corporate HR and what it takes to build a team in a fast-paced creative environment.
Fireside Chat with Naina Dasouni | Chief of Staff at UptimeAI | AI, SaaS & Career Growth
Naina Dasouni · Chief of Staff, UptimeAI
Naina Dasouni describes her path from economics and an MBA at IIM Indore into leadership in AI and SaaS, including how she uses OKRs and strategic planning.
Fireside Chat with our industry guest, Abhilash Pullakanti: Power BI & Analytics Expert
Abhilash Pullakanti · Tech Lead, Analytics, Diggibyte Technologies
Abhilash Pullakanti shares his move from a pharmacy degree into analytics and his work with Power BI, Tableau and SQL, with tips for aspiring analysts.
Fireside Chat with Priyanka Telukoti | Manager, Talent Acquisition at Pharma ACE Manager
Priyanka Telukoti · Manager, Talent Acquisition, PharmaACE
Priyanka Telukoti covers talent acquisition, analytics-driven recruitment, career growth in HR and employee engagement.
Fireside Chat with our industry guest, Shreyash Zanjal | Business Operations Analyst | Fireblaze
Shreyash Zanjal · Business Operations Analyst, Proofpoint
Shreyash Zanjal talks about his path from VIIT Pune to a Master's in Data Science at USC, covering machine learning, healthcare data science and computer vision research, with a Q&A on building a data-driven career.
Fireside Chat with our industry guest, Omkar Kukade, HR Manager at NielsenIQ
Omkar Kukade · HR Manager, NielsenIQ
Data Engineering - Careers & Skills with Mr Gururajan Govindan | Fireside Chat at Fireblaze 3
Gururajan Govindan
All About Notebook As A Service NAAS.ai with Jeremy Ravenel | Fireside Chat 2 at Fireblaze
Jérémy Ravenel · Founder and CEO, NAAS.AI
Hosted by Aniruddha Kalbande, Founder of Fireblaze AI School
Jérémy Ravenel, founder and CEO of NAAS.AI, shows how to use notebooks as a service, schedule tasks from Jupyter notebooks and automate work with low-code Python formulas.
Blockchain - A Buzzword or Reality with Mr Yash Shukla | Fireside Chat at Fireblaze 1
Yash Shukla
Mr Yash Shukla discusses whether blockchain is a buzzword or a reality.
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Why It Matters
Classroom Learning. Real-World Perspectives.
Learn From Practical Experience
Gain perspectives that complement technical training and project-based learning.
Explore Emerging Opportunities
Understand evolving technologies, career paths, and the challenges professionals solve.
The Fireblaze Experience
Learning That Extends Beyond the Classroom.
At Fireblaze AI School, we believe meaningful learning combines technical foundations, practical projects, professional exposure, and continuous curiosity.
FAQ
Questions About Industry Talk Sessions
What are Industry Talk Sessions at Fireblaze AI School?
They are Fireblaze AI School's fireside chats: recorded conversations with working professionals about AI, data, hiring and careers. Every session is on the school's YouTube channel in the playlist "Fireside Chat At Fireblaze".
Who are the guests?
Guests are working professionals whose roles and companies are shown in each video's title or artwork, for example people from NielsenIQ, TCS, KRAFTON India, UptimeAI, Diggibyte Technologies, vConstruct and Smallcase. Titles and companies are as shown when each video was published and may have changed since.
Are the sessions free to watch?
Yes. Every session on this page plays from YouTube and needs no enrolment or sign-in.
Do the sessions promise jobs or placements?
No. They give students and professionals exposure to how people in industry think about skills, careers and technology. They are not a placement programme.
How does this page stay up to date?
It is built from the public YouTube playlist. New sessions appear here after the page is refreshed from the playlist.