Co-Founder, ElementsAI
Ashwina Kulkarni
Driving the conversations that connect AI innovation with real-world emergency response and community resilience.
About Ashwina
Ashwina Kulkarni is the Co-Founder of ElementsAI, where she supports the company's mission to bring AI-native intelligence into how governments and industries anticipate, prepare for, and respond to emergencies.
She is the editor of Simulation Ready: A Best Practice Guide to Emergency Preparedness.
Through her work with TecHive, Ashwina brings together experts, practitioners, technology leaders, and policymakers to examine how emerging technologies can contribute to practical disaster risk reduction and resilience.
She is the moderator of the upcoming TecHive Global Round Table on 3 November 2026: “When Systems Are Overwhelmed: Leadership, Community Resilience and Innovation Before the Next Disaster”
Speaker lineup to be confirmed by TecHive closer to the event date.
Company Work — ElementsAI
As Co-Founder of ElementsAI, Ashwina represents the company's work across global conferences and expert forums, with a focus on AI, emergency management, disaster risk reduction, and resilience.
Her work connects the technology behind ALERT360 with the wider conversation around how organizations can become more prepared, informed, and operationally resilient.
ALERT360 — The AI-Enabled Lifecycle Emergency Response Platform
The round tables Ashwina moderates return again and again to one theme: what happens when systems are overwhelmed and coordination breaks down. Ashwina draws field experience in technology adoption from her leadership role developing the ALERT360 platform.
ALERT360 is an AI-native platform spanning 10 interoperable modules, supporting organizations across the full emergency lifecycle — pre, during and post emergency management.
Speaking Topics
Ashwina delivers talks and moderates discussions on:
- 01TecHive Global Round Table — 3 November 2026 (Moderator)
- 02AI + Urban Heat Conference 2026 — Moderator & Event Host
- 03AI + Disaster Risk Reduction Conference 2026 — Speaker
- 04ADIPEC Society of Petroleum Engineers 2025 — Speaker
- 05Global conversations on AI, disaster risk reduction, resilience, and emergency management
Simulation Ready: A Best Practice Guide to Emergency Preparedness
The book presents a practical framework for organizations seeking to strengthen emergency preparedness through realistic simulation, decision-making, and readiness measurement.
It is written for government disaster-management leaders, emergency-management professionals, energy and infrastructure operators, and organizational leaders responsible for crisis preparedness.
On the Record
AI + Urban Heat Conference 2026
Moderator — AI + Urban Heat Conference 2026
22 July 2026
A discussion on practical approaches to strengthening urban heat resilience through AI and emerging technologies.
AI + Disaster Risk Reduction Conference 2026
The Role of AI in Modern DRR — AI + Disaster Risk Reduction Conference 2026
23 April 2026
Exploring how AI-native platforms can support anticipation, preparedness, response, and long-term resilience.
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