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Theme: Press Play

This event occurred on
March 25, 2019
Pune, Maharashtra
India

With the theme, “Press Play” we are presenting to the world, a new outlook on life that aims at promulgating the idea of not just going and growing through the tough phases, but glowing through it. In the world full of obstacles that urge you to "pause" or" stop", we aim at proposing the idea of pressing "play" and facing the obstacles and succeed.

Phoenix Market City
S No, 207, Viman Nagar Rd, Clover Park, Viman Nagar, Pune, Maharashtra 411014
Ground Floor
Pune, Maharashtra, 411014
India
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Abhishek Mohurlay

Global goodwill ambassador! Author! Entrepreneur! Poet! Writer! CEO! Traveller! Actor!
Abhishek is an experienced Co-Owner with a demonstrated history of working in the marketing and advertising industry. Strong entrepreneurship professional graduated from Yeshwantrao Chavan College of Engineering, Nagpur. He is a speaker, author and also a traveler. He is actively involved in mentoring the various depressed and distressed youth to choose main stream life from deviating them various anti social activities.

Amninder Sandhu

Executive Chef at Arth, Winner of the National Award.
Born to a North Indian, Sikh family and raised amidst the lush greenery of North East India, Amninder Sandhu, Chef at Arth has a love that is akin to devotion for food! Her love for food encompasses all she does and has gone on to win her the Best Lady Chef Award in 2016 from the Ministry of Tourism. In 2019 she led Arth to win Restaurant Of The Year at World On A Plate judged by none other than the legend Chef Marco Pierre White. Chef Amninder honed her culinary skills at IHM Aurangabad and at PME Knightsbridge School Of Cake Decoration, UK. She went on to work with the renowned Taj Group of Hotels before upping her skin in the game and foraying into standalone restaurants.

Dedeepya Reddy

Founder of Chal Rang De and Co-Founder of Fruitbowl Digital
Founder of Chal Rang De and Co-Founder of Fruitbowl Digital, Dedeepya has been one of the driving forces behind the agency’s growth from a small startup to Social Media Agency of The Year 2017. As the Founder of Chal Rang De, the non-profit initiative, she has brought a positive change in India's slums through her vibrant initiative. Using the power of digital media, the campaign kick-started with 750 plus volunteers who transformed the slum of Asalpha. Her talk centered around how idea of Inclusion could bring a change in the society we live.

Erika Abrams

Co-founder of Animals Aid Unlimited, India's busiest animal rescue centres.
Erika Abrams, 63, is co-founder of Animal Aid Unlimited, one of India's busiest street animal rescue centers, located in Udaipur, Rajasthan India, treating mainly injured or ill cows, donkeys, bulls and dogs. Animal Aid's staff of 80, together with volunteers from all over the world, serve the most destitute animals who arrive in the hospital with fractures, wounds, infections, tumors and diseases. Through thousands of happy endings, street animal protection and rescue is becoming one of India's most vital, and visible expressions of animal seva and compassionate non-violence.

Subhash Talekar

President of Mumbai Dabbawala Association
Subhash Talekar’s grandfather, Late Laxman Talekar, was the founding member of the Dabbawala Trust. His father, Late Gangaram Talekar, was the General Secretary of the Dabbawala Trust- he was called Guru of Management. In 2011, the Bombay Dabbawala Association was founded by Gangaram to provide information to management students in the country and abroad of the dabbawala service and the management efforts behind it. He was the founder and the president. Thus, their family has been in this line of work since the past 3 generations. He have given lectures in India as well as abroad, and has been regularly invited to the IITs, IIMs, Cll to give lectures. The Mumbai Dabbawala Association has also been awarded the ISO certification.

Suswar Ganu

Director Deutsche Bank
Suswar Ganu is the Director of Deutsche Bank, and is a senior technology leader with 17 years of experience in driving strategy and delivering projects across the financial services industry. Additionally, he has developed and mentored international technology teams and individuals and helped them grow into lead roles and created a technology recruitment strategy for wealth management IT division in India.

Tanya Khanijow

A Digital Nomad, Full-Time Travel Blogger.
Travel vlogger and filmmaker, Tanya quit her 9-5 job in order to pursue her passion for travelling. Her videos have her exploring different parts of India and the world, along with practical advice for people who want to follow in her footsteps. Her blog posts not only provide a detailed itinerary for traveling, but also elaborate on the logistics involved behind travel vlogging. Tanya’s talk could be centered around debunking “wanderlust”- she could talk about the practicalities involved in travelling, as well as how to travel to different places in a manner that respects other cultures and communities.

Vivek Patil

Light Artist
Vivek Patil was pursuing his Engineering when he stepped on the stage of India’s Got Talent and since then has never looked back. Today, Vivek has been practicing his talent for more than 4yrs.His talent also makes him India’s Only Light Painter. Apart from being Light Painter, Vivek also hold his expertise in Sand Art, Speed Painting and Speed art. He shot to fame when he won against the 'Entertainment Ke liye Kuchh Bhi Karega' Contestant in the face off round. His unique talent astonished the judges and guest judges. His Independence art work at India's Got Talent has garnered numerous appreciations, giving his confidence a boost to try new artwork every time. His recent brush with success was when he appointed to launch the 'Got Talent' logo in his artistic way on the live stage and a chance to portray King of Bollywood, Shah Rukh Khan, in front of SRK himself..

Organizing team

Ketan
Shukla

Pune, India
Organizer

Kaustubh
Pimparkar

Co-organizer