Ashish Kumar / Awards & recognition
Recognition,
in pictures.
Award ceremonies, alumni recognition and public conversations from my work in AI. Each image is paired with its event details and original coverage.

CMRIT / Distinguished alumni
Alumni felicitation
at CMRIT.
Ashish Kumar receiving distinguished alumni recognition at CMRIT’s Silver Jubilee celebration in Bengaluru. Vice President of India C. P. Radhakrishnan presented the recognition.
Photo and event coverage: CMRIT
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2022 / Artificial Intelligence
Times Business
Awards.
Ashish Kumar was recognised in the Artificial Intelligence category at the Times Business Awards 2022. This photograph records the award presentation.
Photo and announcement: Times of India / Mediawire
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2021 / Analytics India Magazine
40 Under 40
Data Scientists.
Ashish Kumar was included in Analytics India Magazine’s 40 Under 40 Data Scientists in India, 2021. This is AIM’s group announcement image featuring the honourees.
Image and award listing: Analytics India Magazine (AIM)
View the award listing ↗Watch the AIM recognition video ↗Supporting coverage · CMRIT, page 41 ↗
2021 / ITNEXT · 9.9 Group
NEXT100
CIO Award.
Ashish Kumar was selected for the NEXT100 CIO Award in 2021, recognising India’s future CIOs. The official winner profile lists his role at the time as Vice President of Data Science at Salesken.
Winner announcement: NEXT100 · Shared by Ashish Kumar
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21 February 2024 / Speaking
Techtonix,
Bengaluru.
I joined the fifth edition of Techtonix as Director of Applied AI at Ola Krutrim. The panel, “AI Overdrive: Redefining the Narrative, Did We Go Wrong?”, was moderated by Aakash Kumar, Managing Director at Matrix Partners India.
Event poster: Matrix Partners India · Shared by Debleena Das
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My background also includes a featured profile in Forbes India’s “Game Changing Leaders You Should Know About” in 2025.