Talks and press
Where I have spoken or been interviewed about AI wearables, smart glasses and building for people who are blind or have low vision. For an event or a conversation, write to hello@karthikmahadevan.com.
Talks
Envision: What happens when smart glasses really get smart?
2023Sight Tech Global
Main stage session with Joe Devon on generative AI and multimodal assistants in smart glasses for blind and low-vision people.
Designing for artificial intelligence
2017TEDxDelftSalon
Why designers should start treating AI as a user. Also in the essay The need for AI-friendly designs.
Press and podcasts
A Conversation with Karthik Mahadevan
October 2025The Michael Peres Podcast · Podcast
The Paradigm Shift in Innovation: Remixing Existing Tech to Advance Accessibility
February 2025On Tech & Vision, Lighthouse Guild · Podcast
Google Glass lives on through award-winning app Envision
March 2024The National · Article
Tek Talk with Envision co-founders Karthik Mahadevan and Karthik Kannan
March 2024Accessible World · Podcast
Main Menu Live: Karthik Mahadevan, CEO of Envision
January 2024ACB Media · Interview
Karthik Mahadevan of Envision On His Big Idea That Might Change The World
December 2020Authority Magazine · Interview
Awards
World Summit Awards, Vienna, for Envision
UN-affiliated global award for digital innovation with social impact, presented at the WSA Global Congress in Vienna.
Clinton Foundation, New York, for Karthik Mahadevan
Selected for the 2024 CGI Fellowship, the Clinton Global Initiative's programme for leaders building solutions to global challenges, and attended the CGI Annual Meeting in New York.
AppleVis, for Envision
Google, for Envision App
Dutch Chamber of Commerce (KVK), for Envision
AppleVis Hall of Fame
AppleVis, for Envision App