About the session:
The session will help students understand how AI is reshaping industries, roles and career
pathways, and why future readiness is no longer only about technical skills. It will introduce
practical mental models such as “AI First vs AI Everywhere,” “Human in the Loop,” and “Job =
Tasks + Decisions + Judgment + Accountability” to help students see how work is changing in the
AI era. The session will also discuss how students can think beyond job titles and start building
skills around problem-solving, decision-making, communication, adaptability and AI-enabled
productivity.
The session will focus on the key future skills students need to build, including Critical Thinking,
Design Thinking, AI tools fluency, domain depth, communication, collaboration and the ability to
influence ideas. It will be interactive and practical, with examples from business, consulting,
technology, product, entrepreneurship and digital transformation. The objective is to help
students develop a clearer view of how to stay relevant, build confidence and prepare for AI-
powered career opportunities.
Brief Profile:
Mr. Nikunj Dang is the Founder & CEO of Yagnum, a boutique advisory and capability-building
firm focused on helping leaders, institutions and organisations build an AI-first mindset, future
skills and transformation capability. He is a former Managing Director at Accenture Strategy &
Consulting, with over two decades of experience across strategy, business transformation,
operating models, digital, data, AI, product thinking and capability building. He has worked across
organisations such as Accenture, EY, ICICI Bank, Citibank and Thomas Cook.
Mr. Nikunj works with enterprises, SMEs, educational institutions, founders and leadership teams
on Strategy, AI-first capability building, Design Thinking, Critical Thinking, Product Strategy and
future-ready skills. He has conducted sessions and workshops with organisations and institutions
including IIM Bangalore, Masters’ Union, TAPMI, IIT Delhi, NASSCOM, VIT Vellore, IIM Sambalpur
and others. His work focuses on making AI practical and business-relevant — moving beyond tools
and prompts to problem-solving, decision-making, workflow redesign and Human + AI ways of
working.
