The Neural

The Neural Talks

The blueprints are changing daily. The Neural Talks isn't your average lecture hall. Hosted by Ranjith Melarkode, this is your AI Architect's Workshop, where we collaborate with the field's leading minds. We dissect pathfinder techniques and best practices, explore the philosophical underpinnings that inform design choices, and unearth the latest "building materials" of the future. Whether you're a seasoned engineer or a curious newcomer, join us as we co-design the future of AI, one conversation at a time.

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Aug 19, 2025

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Episodes

AI in Her Voice | Shraddha Surana, Principal Data Scientist, ThoughtWorks | Episode 8 19.08.2025

Meet Shraddha Surana, Principal Data Scientist, ThoughtWorks – a woman rewriting AI’s future! She shares:✅ Her spark: From curiosity to building deep tech!✅ Her fight: Breaking barriers as a woman in AI (+ advice you NEED to hear)!✅ Her 2025 prediction: The ONE skill women must master NOW!

AI in Her Voice | Mrunali Majmudar, Chief Practice Officer, Fractal.ai | Episode 7 18.08.2025

Meet Mrunali Majmudar, Chief Practice Officer- CPG and Retail, Fractal.ai – a woman rewriting AI’s future! She shares:✅ Her spark: From curiosity to building deep tech!✅ Her fight: Breaking barriers as a woman in AI (+ advice you NEED to hear)!✅ Her 2025 prediction: The ONE skill women must master NOW!

AI Agent 101: What are they? And why do they matter? | The Neural Talks | Episode 10 17.08.2025

Join host Ranjith Melarkode on The Neural Talks as he explores the revolutionary world of AI agents with industry experts Dr. Venkata Pingali, Co-Founder, Scribble Data, Kshira Saagar, Senior Director-Data science, Wolt & DoorDash, and Rajesh Parikh, Founder, Cynepia Technologies. In this eye-opening discussion, discover how AI agents differ from traditional chatbots and legacy AI systems. Lea...

AI in Her Voice | Vidhya Ganesan, Managing Partner, McKinsey & Company Malaysia| Episode 6 17.08.2025

Meet Vidhya Ganesan, Managing Partner, McKinsey & Company, Malaysia – a woman rewriting AI’s future! She shares:✅ Her spark: From curiosity to building deep tech!✅ Her fight: Breaking barriers as a woman in AI (+ advice you NEED to hear)!✅ Her 2025 prediction: The ONE skill women must master NOW!

AI in Her Voice | Raj Aradhyula, CDO, Fractal | Episode 5 17.08.2025

Meet Raj Aradhyula, CDO, Fractal – a woman rewriting AI’s future!, she shares:✅ Her spark: From curiosity to building deep tech!✅ Her fight: Breaking barriers as a woman in AI (+ advice you NEED to hear)!✅ Her 2025 prediction: The ONE skill women must master NOW!

AI in Her Voice | Swetha Tibrewal, CTO, Spectator.ai | Episode 4 17.08.2025

Meet Swetha Tibrewal, CTO, Spectator.ai – a woman rewriting AI’s future!, she shares:✅ Her spark: From curiosity to building deep tech!✅ Her fight: Breaking barriers as a woman in AI (+ advice you NEED to hear)!✅ Her 2025 prediction: The ONE skill women must master NOW!

AI in Her Voice | Hima Patel, IBM Research, Reveals HER Blueprint for 2025| Episode 3 18.04.2025

Meet Hima Patel, Senior Technical Staff Member and Research Manager, IBM Research India – a woman rewriting AI’s future!, she shares:✅ Her spark: From curiosity to building deep tech!✅ Her fight: Breaking barriers as a woman in AI (+ advice you NEED to hear)!✅ Her 2025 prediction: The ONE skill women must master NOW!

AI Copilot - Beyond the Hype : A CTOs guide to Scaling (without killing careers) | The Neural Talks | Episode 9 15.04.2025

Is your engineering team ready to harness AI copilots—without sacrificing code quality, innovation, or junior developers’ growth? In this episode of #TheNeuralTalks , Group CTO Karthik Subramanian (Zalora, GFG) breaks down how top tech leaders are navigating the AI tightrope: ✅ The Unfiltered Truth: Discover why 20-30% faster ticket completion isn’t the full story—and the hidden risks (like code...

AI in Her Voice | Shilpa Rao Reveals HER Blueprint for 2025 | Episode 2 13.04.2025

Meet Shilpa Rao, Principal Partner, Tata Consultancy Services – a woman rewriting AI’s future!, she shares:✅ Her spark: From curiosity to building deep tech!✅ Her fight: Breaking barriers as a woman in AI (+ advice you NEED to hear)!✅ Her 2025 prediction: The ONE skill women must master NOW! Subscribe + Hit the Bell → @TheNeuralAI 💬 Join the Movement: Tag a #WomanInAI below ➡ Featured next!

AI in Her Voice | Anusha Rammohan Reveals HER Blueprint for 2025 | Women’s Day Special | Episode 1 22.03.2025

Meet Anusha Rammohan – Co-Founder & CTPO of Myelin Foundry – a woman rewriting AI’s future! In this Women’s Day Special, she shares: ✅ Her spark: From curiosity to building deep tech!✅ Her fight: Breaking barriers as a woman in AI (+ advice you NEED to hear)!✅ Her 2025 prediction: The ONE skill women must master NOW!

AI Pathways for Women: Entry to Fortune 500 | The Neural Talks | Episode 8 22.03.2025

In this Women's Day special, four pioneering women leaders in AI reveal their unconventional journeys to the top of the tech world. From unexpected entry points to executive roles at Skyflow, Shell, ICON PLC, and Salesforce, discover the hidden pathways that can transform your tech career. Featuring:1. Amruta Moktali, Chief Product Officer, Skyflow2. Seema Gopal, GM Data Science Commercial, Shell3...

AI 2025: Product Leaders from Meta, Salesforce Reveal Product Roadmap | The Neural Talks | Episode 7 20.03.2025

AI is about to transform product management forever. In this exclusive preview, top product leaders from Meta, Salesforce, Skyflow AI, and Tata Communications reveal the coming seismic shifts that will redefine AI strategy in 2025. Hear directly from:1. Amruta Moktali (Chief Product Officer, Skyflow AI) on autonomous AI agents replacing assistive models2. Prathap Muniraju (Product Manager, @meta o...

AI 2025: Leaders from NVIDIA, Thoughtworks Reveal The Biggest Shifts Redefining Everything in AI | The Neural Talk | Episode 6 19.03.2025

Join industry-leading experts from NVIDIA, Thoughtworks, SambaNova, Avaamo, and Global Fashion Group as they unveil the groundbreaking AI advancements reshaping our world. This exclusive exploration delves into how artificial intelligence is transforming industries, revolutionizing business operations, and redefining human-machine collaboration. Featured Speakers:Karthick Iyer - VP Software Engine...

AI in 2024: What Mattered Most? | The Neural Talks | Episode 5 17.03.2025

2024 was a defining year for AI! From DeepSeek's rise to multimodal AI breakthroughs, this year saw an explosion of innovation that is reshaping industries. We asked top AI leaders from global companies: 💡 What were the biggest AI moments of 2024? 💡 How will these changes impact the future? 💡 What should AI professionals focus on next? From job automation, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG),...

GenAI vs AI - Scaling for Millions: Insights from Goda Ramkumar | Swiggy | The Neural Bytes |Episode 5 16.03.2025

In this episode, Ranjith Melarkode chats with Goda Ramkumar, VP of Data Science at Swiggy, about the practicalities of deploying AI and GenAI at scale for commercial use. Goda shares her expertise on bridging the gap between cutting-edge AI technologies and real-world business applications, from operational challenges to large-scale deployments. Tune in for more expert advice from Goda on how to i...

Crafting an Enterprise AI stack | Hariharasudhan Ramani | The Neural Talks | Episode 4 15.03.2025

In this insightful episode of The Neural Talks, we dive deep into the world of enterprise AI with Hariharasudhan Ramani, a seasoned expert in designing robust AI stacks for businesses. Explore how companies can build scalable, efficient, and future-proof AI ecosystems that deliver real value. Key discussion points include: The foundational elements of an enterprise AI stack Overcoming challenges i...

Generative AI vs Traditional AI: Understanding Human Language | Ramsu Sundarajan | The Neural Bytes | Episode 4 15.03.2025

In this episode, we dive deep into the AI vs. Generative AI debate with Ramu, a seasoned data scientist with over 21 years of experience. Join us as we explore the following key topics: What is the difference between traditional AI and Generative AI? How do these technologies apply in real-world use cases like natural language processing and machine learning? The pros and cons of using large langu...

Generative AI vs Traditional AI: Insights from Expert Bharani Subramaniam | The Neural Bytes I Episode 3 25.10.2024

Welcome back to The Neural Talks! Your front-row seatto the latest in AI innovation. In this episode, Ranjith Malarko sits down with Bharani ,the CTO at Thoughtworks, to dive deep into how Generative AI (Gen AI) isreshaping the AI landscape. Bharani brings both a strategic and hands-onperspective, exploring the integration of AI across product development andbusiness processes, from software deliv...

Generative AI vs Traditional AI: Insights from Karthik Subramanian | The Neural Bytes | Episode 2 20.10.2024

Welcome back to The Neural Bytes! Your go-to for AI insights from industry leaders. In this episode, we’re excited to host Karthik Subramanian, Group CTO of Global Fashion Group. With over 13 years in the business, Karthik shares how AI is deeply embedded in their operations—covering everything from predictive analytics for pricing to neural search for catalog mapping and customer recommendations....

Generative AI vs Traditional AI: Insights from Hariharasudhan Ramani | The Neural Bytes | Episode 1 07.10.2024

Welcome to The Neural Bytes, your go-to for latest AI insights delivered in bite-sized episodes! In this episode, we sit down with Hariharasudhan Ramani, a seasoned AI practitioner with over a decade of experience transforming industrial processes through AI. With the explosion of Generative AI, Hari shares his unique perspective on how this groundbreaking technology is changing the game—both in p...

High Performing AI Culture | Girish Venkataramani | SambaNova Systems | The Neural Talks | Episode 3 26.09.2024

Join us for an insightful episode of The Neural Talks featuring Girish Venkataramani, SVP of Engineering at SambaNova Systems and former Senior Director at Cruise, where he played a pivotal role in shaping autonomous vehicle technology. In this episode, Girish dives into the key elements of building a high-performing AI culture within modern enterprises. Drawing from his extensive experience in da...

Engineering AI for Real-World Value | Dr. Venkata Pingali | Scribble Data | The Neural Talks | Episode 2 30.08.2024

In this segment of The Neural Talks , we sit down with Dr. Venkata Pingali, founder and CEO of Scribble Data, to explore the true essence of AI engineering. Dr. Pingali challenges the conventional focus on technological prowess and emphasizes the importance of aligning AI with real-world customer needs. This episode dives deep into why creating value in AI requires not just technical expertise, bu...

Improving LLM success in Production | Bharani Subramaniam | Thought Works | The Neural Talks | Episode 1 25.08.2024

Join us for an insightful episode of The Neural Talks as we welcome Bharani Subramaniam, CTO of Thought Works India & Middle East. With extensive experience in the tech industry, Bharani sheds light on critical questions: Why is the success rate of deploying Large Language Models (LLMs) in enterprises and SMBs in single digits, and how can we improve our odds in this complex AI landscape? In t...

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