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title: "Suman Mandal - Head of Partnerships and AI workshops in India | Tal"
description: "Meet Suman Mandal, @Paytm | Building Communities in Tech | Tech Educator since 2022 | Agentic AI, Data and AI systems based in India. AI stack includes claude code, claude, and elevenlabs."
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# Suman Mandal on Tal

## Headline

@Paytm \| Building Communities in Tech \| Tech Educator since 2022 \| Agentic AI, Data and AI systems

## About

I am an Emerging Tech Educator, Community Builder and Founder focused on building high\-impact technology ecosystems around Data, AI, Blockchain and Developer Innovation\. Previously, I founded WYDE Tech Community — a 2000\+ member student\-led tech network that engaged learners through structured sessions, collaborative events and hands\-on initiatives\. Building on that foundation, I now focus on bridging students, professionals and founders through curated emerging tech communities and industry\-driven engagements\. Community & Leadership Highlights: \- Founder – WYDE Tech Community \(2000\+ student members\) \- Led “HackMarch” – a 200\+ participant hackathon in collaboration with Analogica Software Dev Pvt Ltd \- Co\-organized 200\+ audience tech events alongside Infobip and Daytona \- Moderated a multi\-domain AI panel featuring entrepreneurs and founders at E2E Cloud \- Collaborated with Bhive Workspace for an industrial walkthrough and curated session on startup ecosystem along with 50\+ participants \- Conducted recurring “Git & Chill” series of developer sessions with 100\+ attendees per event \- Delivered 100\+ Data & AI training sessions \- Delivered Cyber Awareness sessions to 1000\+ participants Focus Areas: \- Applied AI & Data for Professionals \- Blockchain & Emerging Technologies \- Developer Productivity & Tools \- Cyber Awareness & Digital Literacy \- Tech Ecosystem & Community Building Key Competencies: \- Leadership and Management \- Growth Strategy \- Community and Program Management \- Developer Engagement \- Digital Marketing \- Demand and Lead Generation Transitioning from student\-focused communities to a curated professional tech ecosystem that connects developers, working professionals and founders through structured events, hackathons and meaningful collaboration\. If you’re into emerging tech and ecosystem\-driven growth, let’s connect\.

## Location

India

## AI stack

claude code

claude

elevenlabs

hermes agent

hugging face

langchain

## Work experience

Head of Partnerships and AI workshops at Paytm, Apr 2026 \- Present · 5 mos, Bengaluru

Data Analyst and Tech Educator at NIIT Foundation, Aug 2025 \- Mar 2026 · 8 mos, Bengaluru

Data Analyst at Analogica Software Dev Pvt Ltd, Apr 2025 \- May 2025 · 2 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Founder and Community Lead at WYDE Tech Community, Sep 2022 \- Aug 2025 · 3 yrs, Bengaluru, Founded and scaled WYDE Tech community into a 2000\+ member student driven tech ecosystem focused on data, AI, development, and emerging technologies\. Led structured events like "git and chill series" , "Hackmarch" and multiple events including collaborative workshops, with an average audience of 150\+ participants per event\. Managed speaker outreach, partnership and end to end event execution while building engagement systems that sustained active participation\.

## Education

Bachelor of Computer Applications, KLE Society

Master of Computer Applications, Computer Science, Manipal University Jaipur

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