Beyond Conversations

In this episode of ‘Beyond Conversations’, we have an interesting conversation with Anup Sheshadri, who’s the Vice President of Growth at Routespring Inc, a startup based in the US. Before pursuing his MBA from George Washington University, Anup completed his BTech from IIT-BHU and worked in India for five years.

In this episode, we talk to Devangana Lashkary, an environmental researcher and CSR consultant. Devangana has a wealth of experience in the field of environmental science, and she is all about making a difference in the world. Skilled in corporate social responsibility, biodiversity, carbon sequestration, environmental awareness, and sustainability, she is also a strong operations professional wit...

In a captivating conversation, we had the distinct pleasure of sitting down with Mr. Mukul Kumar, the brilliant mind behind the success of PubMatic, to unravel the inner workings of this leading digital advertising technology company. As the co-founder and Head of Engineering at PubMatic, Mr. Kumar has been instrumental in shaping the company's growth and innovation. Join us as we delve deep i...

On this episode, we have interviewed Vidya Santhanam, the CEO and Founder of Fitbots, an OKR company. She explains:- 1. The concept of OKRs (Objective Keys and Results) and KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) 2. How they help individuals, teams , and companies map their goals. 3. How she built Fitbots and much more. About Fitbots:- Fitbots has a laser-sharp focus on strategy execution with OKRs. A o...

In this episode of Beyond Conversations, we have talked about Machine Learning and Computer Architecture with Maithilee Kulkarni. Maithilee Kulkarni found her interests in Electronics and Machine Learning and she decided to pursue her career in these domains. After completing engineering from COEP Pune, she moved abroad to pursue Master of Science from the University of Texas at Austin. She has sp...

Tune in with us as we talk to Nupur Kulkarni, the IEEE Student Section Representative for 2021-22, as she takes us on her journey of discovering IEEE, grasping its significance, and sharing the valuable lessons she learned along the way. Nupur Kulkarni, an alumna of PCCOE, who currently serves as an Associate QA Analyst at PTC. She has been recognised for her outstanding achievements and was honou...

In this episode, we will dive deep into the exciting world of AI and explore its impact on industries and society. In this particular episode, we have with us Abhijith Neil Abraham who has great experience in AI Research, ML Engineering, DevOps, Cloud architecture, and backend systems and databases. He has mentored over 1000+ people on the journey to programming, machine learning and business cult...

Anindita Ghose is a journalist and writer based in Mumbai. Her debut novel The Illuminated (July 2021) is out in the Indian subcontinent from HarperCollins’ and is a record-break bestseller. The Illuminated will be published by Head of Zeus (Bloomsbury) in the UK in January 2023. Anindita has a Master’s degree in Linguistics and Semiotics from the University of Mumbai and a Master’s in Arts &...

On this episode, we had the opportunity to interview an extremely passionate Engineer and Stanford student, Atharva Ekatpure. Atharva completed his Chemical Engineering from IIT Patna. He is pursuing an MS in Environmental Engineering from the University of Stanford, USA. He is a recipient of the Schneider Fellowship and has been working with the World Resources Institute on an environmental engin...

In this episode of Beyond Conversations we bring a great conversation with Mr. Sanjay Jaunjale the “Comma Man” , a COEP alumni who owns a company named Prisan Controls Pvt. Ltd. Sanjay Jaunjale is an entrepreneur, a mentor, and an active public speaker. For the past 2 years, Sanjay has been actively participating in sharing book content on media, and now for the last few months, followed by 15k+ p...

Satvik Tripathi is a sophomore at Drexel University and an active researcher in AI in Medicine. His main areas of concentration are Artificial Intelligence, Neuroscience, Psychology, Radiology, and Mathematics. He is honored to be in the cohort of the highly prestigious Presidential Scholar and recently named Nina Henderson Provost Scholar at Drexel University. He is currently working as a Researc...

In this episode of Beyond Conversations, we have a conversation with Shruti Chand, an alumnus of ESSEC Business School, France who pursued her MiM (Masters in Management) at ESSEC from 2019-2022. The episode is the complete guide to pursuing an MiM in Europe.

Vaidik Trivedi is a business journalist based in New York. He is currently pursuing an MA in Journalism from Columbia University and has finished his undergrad from the Stonybrook University, both situated in NYC. He has held the positions of News Editor at DailyBrief and Industry Dive. He's also been a News Reporter and Economics Writer, for many notable platforms including Buttonwood Tree, D...

In this episode of Beyond Conversations, we have talked about pursuing Masters in Computer Science abroad with Pratik Ratadiya .   Pratik Ratadiya started off from humble beginnings. From a CSE undergrad at PICT Pune, to studying Computer Sciences at UC San Diego to working as an Apple intern to a top LinkedIn creator in the USA, Pratik has scaled unimaginable heights in an extremely short sp...

Welcome to another amazing episode of ‘Beyond Conversations’ In this episode, we explored the Open Source Development domain with Harsh Mishra.   Harsh is a software engineer with great experience in Web Development, DevOps, Python and Cloud Engineering. In this particular episode, he has discussed his journey as an Open Source Developer. He also talks about the Google Summer of Code process...

In this episode of Beyond Conversations, we have talked about pursuing Masters abroad ,after engineering with Shaurya Sethi. Shaurya Sethi has completed his masters from NewYork University as Computer Science as his majors. Currently he is an analyst in MediaMath and Product Career mentor at Leap Scholar. In this particular episode, he has discussed all about getting into top institutes abroad for...

In this episode of Beyond Conversations, we explore the tech and content creation world with Akshit Madan. Akshit is currently a YouTuber, full-stack web developer, app developer, and the founder of GrowMonks! Welcome to Beyond Conversations, a podcast initiative by IEEE Pune Section. We at Beyond Conversations look forward to invite guests who will provide value to students as well show them path...

A plethora of amazing opportunities are standing right beyond your doorstep, waiting to be explored. All you need to do is to step out and dive right in! Grabbing opportunities with Saraja Rambole. Have you ever found yourself stuck, neither moving ahead nor back?  Do you feel anxious to express your ideas and thoughts? How does one overcome one's comfort zone?  Tune in to this latest ep...

The early twenties can be quite misleading. With little experience in our hands, we try to take decisions we consider life-changing. We look around this perfect world trying to make ours a better paradise; not realizing that this world is far beyond perfect rather it's all an illusion the adults have created. Tune in to listen to Atharva's views on this.

We talk a lot about feminism. But certain practices deeply embedded in our society have been overlooked.   Do we comprehend how uneasy and vulnerable simply a glance at a woman may make her feel? With each footstep a woman takes, she also is very cautious about all footsteps that follow her.  Careful in every stride she tries to hide from every guy she ever denied. Listen to us, add...

Have you ever wondered why you came to engineering? Why were you forced to give every aspirant's nightmare and burden called JEE? And the final question, will everything be ok even though you are not in IIT?  Well, buddy, we have something to tell you, you are not alone! Gaurav from our technical team joins us to share his journey through this deep valley of obstacles, how he survived it and...

College life breathes a fresh start to many people. Like little butterflies trying to come out of our cocoons, many want to explore. Sheryl from our content team is just one of them. Look into the hues of college life that painted some beautiful shades in her memory. What are you waiting for? Tune in to see college life come alive.

Are you afraid to step into unchartered territories? Have you wondered ever how people around you do so many things and have admired these folks? Have you stepped back, because you think others around you are amazing? Then Tanshiq from our content team is here to tell you something. Just sit back and tune in.

It is easy to follow a traditional path set in our life, a path set ages back and followed by countless people. But it isn't easy, to do something different, to think outside the box, to break the tradition.  In our fourth episode, we invite our listeners to tune in and listen to our young and enthusiastic guest Abishiekh Jain and his journey about breaking the set traditions, the wonders and...

Influencers Aren't Born, They're Built. In our third episode of Beyond Conversations, We're here with a young and inspiring entrepreneur, Ishika Nirula. Tune in to listen to her amazing journey. Listen to her take on male - female equality and what it should actually look like. As an entrepreneur and an agent of change, hear her thoughts on society's transformation.