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Where to find Roopak this year.

Roopak Gupta — founder of Hureka Technologies and Hureka AI — speaks regularly to mid-market business audiences about the calculated path from AI-Assisted to AI-Native. Below: upcoming engagements, talk topics, and how to book him for your event.

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Roopak Gupta

Founder & CEO, Hureka Technologies

Upcoming Speaking Engagements

June

03

2026

8:00 AM – 12:30 PM

Featured event — Hureka AI is on the panel

Tech Forward NJ

$99 NJBIA members · $129 non-members

Host: New Jersey Business & Industry Association (NJBIA)
Format: In-person · Half-day · Multi-panel
Location: Pines Manor · 2085 Lincoln Hwy · Edison, NJ 08817
Roopak's panel: Panel 1 — Innovation & Emerging Technologies

What he'll talk about

How AI and next-generation technologies are already transforming content creation, design workflows, and customer engagement for mid-market businesses. Real-world applications. How automation and human-AI collaboration are reshaping the modern workforce.

Fellow panelists

Brian Chol Soo Standen — Director of Innovation and Partnerships, NJ AI Hub
Moderated by Joti Balani — Founder & CEO, Freshriver.ai

Also speaking

Dave Cole — NJ State Chief Innovation Officer
Sen. Andrew Zwicker — NJ State Senator
Asm. Christopher DePhillips — NJ Assemblyman
Dr. Tom Villani — VP AI & ML, NJ Innovation Institute
Michele N. Siekerka, Esq. — President & CEO, NJBIA

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Coming soon

More events being added

Roopak speaks at industry forums, NJ chamber events, and AI conferences throughout the year. Want to know when the next one is announced?

What Roopak speaks about.

Six core topics. Each can be delivered as a keynote (30–45 min), a panel contribution, or a workshop (90 min – half day).

01

From AI-Assisted to AI-Native: The Calculated Path Mid-Market Businesses Must Take

Best for

Mixed business audiences · business associations · chamber events

Why it lands

Most owners are stuck at AI-Assisted (ChatGPT in browsers) and don't know the next step. This talk shows the three-stage maturity ladder and the discipline that prevents costly mistakes.

02

Why Most AI Projects Fail at Proof of Concept — And the Architectural Discipline That Prevents It

Best for

Technical audiences · CTO forums · IT leadership groups

Why it lands

Gartner says 30% of generative AI projects are abandoned at PoC by end of 2025. This talk explains why — and the seven-layer architecture pattern that every successful enterprise AI deployment shares.

03

The Lego Block Methodology — Building Your Company's AI Brain One Workflow at a Time

Best for

SMB owner audiences · founder communities · operations leaders

Why it lands

Replaces "AI transformation" with something doable. Start with one workflow. Prove its ROI. Add the next. The compounding curve makes the case for itself.

04

AI Governance for SMBs — How to Move Fast Without Breaking Things

Best for

Regulated-industry audiences · healthcare · legal · financial services

Why it lands

Most SMB governance content is written for Fortune 500s. This talk makes governance practical for a $5M business — confidence scoring, audit trails, human-in-the-loop checkpoints, all in plain English.

05

The Three Brains Every Business Needs — Personal, Company, and Ecosystem

Best for

Owner/CEO audiences · executive forums

Why it lands

Cuts through the "should I use ChatGPT?" confusion by separating what AI does for the owner, for the company, and what the ecosystem provides.

06

Beyond ChatGPT — What It Actually Takes to Make AI Work in Your Business

Best for

General business audiences · introductory sessions

Why it lands

The accessible entry point. Names the limits of consumer AI tools, introduces the concept of a Business Brain, and shows what changes when AI connects to your existing systems.

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Past Speaking Engagements

Roopak's speaking archive grows after each event. Check back after Tech Forward NJ on June 3 for photos, slides, and key takeaways.

In the Press

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For event organizers

Looking for a speaker on AI for mid-market businesses?

Roopak speaks to NJBIA, NJ Innovation Institute, chambers of commerce, industry associations, and private executive forums. Below: how to book him, what he brings, and what your audience walks away with.

What he brings

18 years of enterprise leadership at Johnson & Johnson
Columbia Business School MBA
12+ years building software companies (founded Hureka Technologies in 2013)
Currently leading the AI practice serving mid-market businesses across 12 industries
Practical, jargon-free, psychology-first communication style
Slides, AV requirements, and tech rider all provided in advance
Custom topic development on request

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Press Kit

Press kit available on request — bios, headshots, and logos sent same day.

Email contact@hurekatek.com

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Roopak Gupta

New Brunswick, NJ

About the Speaker

Roopak Gupta is the Founder & CEO of Hureka Technologies and the architect of Hureka AI — the AI practice serving mid-market businesses across 12 industries.

He spent 18 years in enterprise leadership at Johnson & Johnson before earning his Columbia Business School MBA and founding Hureka Technologies in 2013. Over the past 12+ years, his team has shipped hundreds of projects for businesses ranging from $5M startups to large healthcare systems.

In 2024, as AI began reshaping every industry, Roopak focused Hureka's practice on a single mission: helping mid-market businesses move from AI-Assisted to AI-Native — calculated, cautious, one Lego block at a time. The methodology is built on 50+ authoritative sources, mapped against the convergent enterprise AI architecture, and tested across real client deployments.

He is based in New Brunswick, NJ, and speaks regularly at NJBIA, NJ Innovation Institute, and industry forums across the tri-state region.

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See Roopak speak live

Next event — NJBIA Tech Forward NJ. June 3, 2026. Edison, NJ. Half-day. Roopak on the Innovation & Emerging Technologies panel.

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