AI trainer · National award winner · Entrepreneur
Ali Mehdi
Hemani
Award-winning innovator who started his first company at 20, grew it to ₹10 Cr revenue in two years, and has since trained 1,00,000+ students in AI.
The AI Everything Guy.
National Award Winner- students trained
- 1,00,000+
- revenue by age 22
- ₹2 Cr
- national awards
- 7+
- certifications
- 30+
- years of experience
- 10+
About me
I'm Ali Mehdi Hemani, Founder & CEO of the Digitalist Institute of Innovation & Technology. I believe AI isn't just the future, it's the present, and everyone deserves access to it. From winning national hackathons to building a ₹10 Cr company at 20, I've spent a decade turning cutting-edge technology into practical skills that change careers.
- AI bootcamps & trainingWeekend bootcamps, live on Zoom, with hybrid sessions at DIT's centres in Mumbai and Dubai. Two intensive days that turn beginners into AI power users.
- Corporate AI upskillingTailored AI programmes delivered inside organisations. Clients include L&T Construction and several private companies.
- Speaking & guest lecturesKeynotes and guest lectures at colleges, companies and communities on AI, entrepreneurship and the future of work.
Watch & listen
A long-form AI podcast, TV coverage of the Hyderabad bootcamp, and a career-guidance interview.
Awards & recognition
National Award, Smart India Hackathon 2017
Ministry of Railways, Government of India
Won India's biggest hackathon by solving a real Railway Ministry challenge.
Best Innovation Award
Deloitte India
For a women's safety application built at the World's Greatest Hackathon.
Rank #1, International Cyber Olympiad
Science Olympiad Foundation
Ranked first in his school.
Rank #4 nationally, Electrowiz
IETE national-level competition
Project iMirror placed fourth in India.
Felicitated by government dignitaries
HRD Minister, CVC & Mumbai Police Commissioner
Personally felicitated for innovation and entrepreneurship.
Featured on national television
TV channels & leading newspapers
Covered by national media for his hackathon achievements.
Trainer at Outskill
One of India's biggest GenAI platforms
Has taught on Outskill's platform.
In action
Delivering a keynote 
Receiving an award from dignitaries 
Featured on national television 
Felicitated for innovation 
Guest of Honour, Webathon 2.0 
Judging a national-level hackathon
Houseful auditoriums, classrooms and boardrooms: 1,00,000+ students so far.
NMIMS Mumbai
Houseful event
NMIMS Hyderabad
Houseful event
Anjuman-I-Islam, Mumbai
Houseful event
University of Mumbai
Sessions for students
Bombay International School (BIS)
One of Mumbai's top schools
Orient Technologies
Stock-market-listed IT company · corporate training
Outskill
Trainer on one of India's biggest GenAI platforms
Areas of expertise
Ali's own read on where he's strongest.
- Agentic AI & AI bots95%
- Entrepreneurship & startups93%
- AI for business & productivity92%
- Prompt engineering90%
- Digital marketing & SEO88%
- UI/UX design85%
Career journey
Professional timeline
2022 – presentCurrent
Founder & CEO
Digitalist Institute of Innovation & Technology (DIT)
Building DIT into an AI education institute: daily free classes, workshops, weekend bootcamps and a three-month Fellowship.
2020 – 2022
Trainer & Head of Marketing
Digitalist Edu / Royal India Company
Trained 100+ students in digital marketing and UI/UX design. Corporate clients included L&T Construction.
2019 – 2020
Digital Marketing & E-commerce Manager
Nishica Impex Pvt. Ltd.
Led digital marketing and the company's e-commerce channels.
2018 – 2022
Director
mSpark Tradelinks Pvt. Ltd.
Built the company from zero to ₹2 Cr revenue in two years, starting at 20.
2017 – 2019
Member
Facebook Developer Circles (Meta)
Part of Facebook's global developer community.
2017
National Award winner
Smart India Hackathon
Solved a Ministry of Railways challenge at India's national hackathon.
Education
Academic background
- B.Tech, Information TechnologyUniversity of Mumbai (M.H. Saboo Siddik College of Engineering)2019
- Executive MBA, MarketingVellore Institute of Technology (VIT)Ongoing
- Diploma in Project ManagementInternational Business Management Institute, Germany2017 · 100% score
- SchoolFirst in school87%
International research publication
"Interactive Smart Mirror Screen"
Published in IJRAR (International Journal of Research & Analytical Reviews, UGC approved). Co-authored · impact factor 5.75 · presented at the TSEC International Conference.
Available for speaking & training
Invite me and my team to your college, company or community.
I'm on a mission to make AI education accessible to everyone. My team and I come to your venue and deliver a hands-on AI seminar tailored to your audience. Pricing depends on your group size, format and goals.
2 days
Basics to advanced AI in one focused programme
10 hours
Five hours a day: intensive, hands-on, full of live demos
Any audience
Students, professionals, entrepreneurs: tailored to yours
What your audience will experience
- Live AI tool demonstrations
- A hands-on prompt engineering workshop
- Real business automation examples
- AI for content creation and marketing
- Building AI agents, no coding needed
- A career roadmap for the AI economy
- Personal AI productivity workflows
- Q&A with a national-award-winning innovator
Topics I cover
- AI in business: how to 10x your productivity
- Prompt engineering masterclass
- The future of AI: agentic AI & automation
- From zero to ₹2 Cr: entrepreneurship at 20
- AI for content, marketing & social media
- Building your personal AI workflow
People leave our sessions as fans of AI. They walk in curious, and walk out transformed, ready to use AI in their daily lives. That's the only reward I need.
Guest lecture, keynote, or an AI training programme for your team: I'd love to hear from you.
- Emailer.alihemani@gmail.com
- Phone+91 80808 77860
- YouTube@alihemani
- Websiteeralihemani.com
- Instagram@iamalihemani
- LinkedInin/eralihemani
Based in Mumbai, India · Featured on national TV
DIT team
Questions about a class?
Dates, payments, Zoom links, which workshop fits you. The team answers on WhatsApp through the day.
+91 92216 36113
The team can help with
- Choosing a workshop
- Dates & timings
- Payments & invoices
- Zoom & WhatsApp links
- Syllabus PDFs
- Corporate training
Nobody else does this
Talk to the founder. Directly.
Most institutes keep their founder behind a sales team. We are sure enough of what we teach to give you Ali's own number. Big question, serious concern, or you just want to know if this is right for you: message him.
+91 80808 77860
Ali Mehdi Hemani · Founder & lead trainer. Please WhatsApp first to check he's free, then call.
Experience centres
Three centres. Classes live on Zoom.
Most students learn online, from anywhere. Drop in to a centre for hybrid sessions and the occasional offline workshop.
Mazgaon, Mumbai
Piramal Aranya, Mazgaon
Andheri West, Mumbai
Opposite Andheri West station
Dubai
Dubai experience centre