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Shekar B.K.
Host & Founder · PetaFlux Talks
COO & Head of Product · Telepresenz
🏆 National Aviation Innovation Award 2022
Aviation & MRO Industrial AI Aerospace Computer Vision Digital Transformation Defense Tech Connected Worker S1000D / Tech Pubs Startup & Scale-up Enterprise AI
Meet the Host

A Practitioner
Who Asks the
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Shekar B.K. brings over two decades of deep, hands-on experience across aviation, aerospace, defense, and industrial AI to every conversation on PetaFlux Talks.

He's not an interviewer reading from a prep sheet. He's been in the room where decisions get made — navigating complex systems, building technology in regulated industries, and leading transformation at the intersection of hardware and intelligence.

"The best questions come from having done the work yourself."

That lived experience shapes every episode. Guests don't get surface questions — they get real, practitioner-to-practitioner conversations that only happen when the host truly understands the domain.

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What We Talk About

Six Pillars of Conversation

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AI Implementation & Industrial Intelligence

Real AI deployed in the field. Not demos. Working systems at scale across aviation, defense, and critical industrial infrastructure.

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Aerospace, MRO & Defense Tech

How technology is transforming aircraft maintenance, operations and the future of aerospace. Where precision meets innovation.

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Scaling Businesses & Founder Journeys

The gritty truth about building tech in complex, regulated industries. The chapters they never put in LinkedIn posts.

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Thought Leadership & Future Thinking

Bold perspectives on where industries are heading — quantum computing, advanced analytics, computer vision, and what comes after.

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Operators, Engineers & The Builders

The people who make things actually work. Engineers, PMs, delivery leads driving transformation from the inside out.

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Digital Transformation at Enterprise Scale

Real cost of going digital — change management, failed projects, culture wars, and organisations that made it through.

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Our Guests

Not Just
C-Suite.
Everyone.

Transformation lives at every level. We go beyond the boardroom and find the real stories — engineers, operators, researchers, and builders who rarely get a platform but always have the sharpest insights.

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CXOs & C-Suite
CEOs, CTOs, COOs, CDOs shaping entire industries at the strategic level
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Founders & Builders
Early to late-stage entrepreneurs navigating the chaos of scaling tech ventures
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Engineers & Architects
Technical practitioners who design and build the systems that actually matter
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Product & Delivery
PMs, heads of delivery, transformation leads bridging vision and execution
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Domain Specialists
MRO experts, S1000D authors, safety engineers with irreplaceable deep expertise
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Researchers & Academics
Scientists turning frontier research into practical industrial applications
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Operators & Frontline
The people closest to the work — their perspective is where real insight lives
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Investors & Ecosystem
VCs, angels, accelerator leaders who understand capital, risk, and industrial markets
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Featured Episodes

AI & Aviation MRO
Aviation AI
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AI Is Rewiring Aviation MRO — From Hangar Floor to HQ
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Scaling Deep-Tech Inside a Conservative Industry
Host: Shekar B.K. · PetaFlux Talks
Engineering & AI
Engineering
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What AI Cannot Do on the Factory Floor
Host: Shekar B.K. · PetaFlux Talks
Industrial Intelligence
AI · Leadership
The Real Cost of Industrial AI — and Who's Actually Doing It Right
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"The question isn't whether AI will transform your industry. It's whether you'll be the one who did it — or the one who watched it happen."

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Shekar B.K.
Host · PetaFlux Talks
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"We spent 18 months building the product. We spent 3 years getting the organisation ready to use it. That's the real transformation story."

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