# Leonard Selvaraja Fernando — Speaker Profile

> Pilot, Sailor and a Serial Entrepreneur. DIP. (UNIX, C, C++), B.SC. (AVIATION), PG. DIP. (MANAGEMENT), MBA (STRATEGY & LEADERSHIP).

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## Summary

Leonard Selvaraja Fernando is CEO and Director of Engineering at icrewsystems Software Engineering (Chennai) and COO at Wingman Avtech (Delhi). He speaks on AI, leadership, engineering for impact, startups, and personal reinvention — drawing on aviation, defence, public infrastructure, and founder experience.

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## Speaking topics

- **Artificial Intelligence**: Building and integrating AI into business, economy, society and human life.
- **Leadership**: Lessons from military discipline, startup chaos, and leading teams through uncertainty.
- **Engineering for Impact**: Stories from aviation, defence, and public infrastructure — where tech meets consequences.
- **Technology, Startups & Shipping Fast**: What actually works when building and scaling with technologies like Laravel.
- **Identity, Burnout & Reinvention**: Balancing ambition with mental health and meaning.

## Stages and institutions

Leonard has spoken at 19+ institutions and communities, including: TEDx, Error Makes Clever, IIT Madras, Raj Bhavan, Madras Christian College, Montfort Chennai, Chennai Freelancers Club, Makers Tribe, Easwari Engineering College, BIT Sathy, PSG, MIT, JBCN, IITM Research Park, Space Kidz India, RCC, Laravel Chennai Community, Chennai React, REC.

## Testimonials

- Jaya Shakthi Kannan (Founder, CFC): "Energetic, engaging and inspiring. Leonard's talk on AI was the most practical and inspiring session we've had this year."
- Siva Sooryaa (Lead Space Scientist, SKI): "Leonard anna's energy and enthusiasm was infectious. He took over a dynamic role and spoke with passion and eloquence. Our students were engaged from start to finish."

## Recordings

- [Keynote / on-stage video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeSs6e4lYXU): Leonard Selvaraja Fernando — speaking engagement

## Podcast appearances

- [How a Pilot Turned Entrepreneur Built a Multi-Crore Startup | Leonard Selvaraj](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66N6DdSAGew) — Arunachalam S, May 2, 2026. Topics: Entrepreneurship, Aviation, Startup building, Career pivots.
- [What It Really Takes to Become a Polymath Today ft. Leo](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQFyhARc7QY) — Hari Kumaran, November 28, 2025. Topics: Polymath mindset, Learning, Personal growth, Career design.

## Booking

- Email: me@leonardselvaraja.in
- [Book a meeting](https://vsl-landing-page-el7cn5p1w-ifly-leonards-projects.vercel.app/meeting)
- Profile: https://vsl-landing-page-el7cn5p1w-ifly-leonards-projects.vercel.app/speaker-profile

## Meta

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