Chinmay Ananda, Master of Ceremonies
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Chinmay has delivered memorable events for a number of noted organisations.
Why Chinmay?
Chinmay has a unique vantage point as an MC. He’s fun, energetic, relatable, makes speakers and audience feel important and wanting to come back for more. He brings a wealth of expertise to the table, including having:
- 15+ years of experience hosting events from CEO roundtables to 20,000+ attendee conferences
- Over-prepared by design: built Show Must Go On, a free readiness brief for event organisers
- MC’d over 50+ premium events in India & Australia
- E-MBA Finance Lecturer at the Kennedy School of Leadership (USA), Torrens University, and RMIT University (Australia)
- 2x author of The Bottom Line and FUNdamentals of Financial Statements
- Former National Treasurer of Professional Speakers Australia
- Founder and communication coach at YGB Club
- Director at BeHife Analytics Pvt Ltd
Clients Speak
“I have known Chinmay for many years now. He always does his homework about the event, measures the flow of events, and has excellent time management skills.”
“He was very professional, very well prepared, very well informed, and he had a good stage presence and a good sense of humor. We had a lot of last-minute changes because it was an outdoor event, but Chinmay was just so adaptable.”
“He prepares well in advance, he introduces the guests quickly and crisply. He will be a great asset to any big event.”
“He kept the audience wrapped in attention, filled in the gaps whenever there were some awkward pauses, and summarized whatever the earlier speaker said in such a nice way.”
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The preparation behind a calm stage
Every testimonial above comes down to one thing: the homework is done before the day. Chief guest running late, a panellist who doesn’t show, a video that won’t play: these are decided in the coordination meeting, not on the microphone.
Chinmay built a free tool that does this for any event. Upload your agenda and in two minutes you get a Pre-Event Readiness Brief: the gaps nobody flagged, turned into decisions with owners, ready for your next team meeting. It’s how he prepares for every event he hosts. Now it’s yours.
- Reads your PDF, Excel or Word agenda; nothing is stored
- Finds timing clashes, open roles and single points of failure
- Gives you a decision register your team fills in during the meeting
Free · No sign-up to start · Your agenda is read in memory and discarded
Readiness Brief Programme, as we read it The gaps nobody flagged Decisions, owners, verified Who tells the MC Morning-of checklist
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