Theme: Climate Change

TEDxMSRIT Countdown will take you on a journey wherein you will experience the Earth as the Earth. You will witness, first-hand, what is happening to her and how can we make it better for her. Our speaker lineup consists of experts from all over, addressing each of the five problem statements: Nature, Energy, Food, Materials and Transport. Tune in to listen to these amazing talks, play some virtual games and to come up with the best solutions to tackle Climate Change.

Online Event
Zoom
Bangalore, Karnataka, 560054
India

Mehul Manjeshwar

Mehul Manjeshwar, born and raised in Qatar and Canada, currently leads the marketing and sustainability communications at Bare Necessities. He shares the story of the brand through meaningful partnerships, words, and actions. Being a firm believer in the impact of communication, raising awareness, and education being the foundation of change, he has always been passionate about sustainability. Mehul completed his MBA in the field to learn about the life cycle of products and how every process has an impact on the environment. He spent years studying and volunteering his time for environmental causes in Canada, Costa Rica, and Indonesia to raise awareness of the problems that our world faces today. Mehul is a Climate Reality Leader having had the opportunity to be trained during the Climate Reality Leadership Corps with former Vice President Al Gore among other knowledgeable experts in the sustainability field. He continually inspires communities to create a better lifestyle and live sustainably. With the conviction that the world is capable of finding a balance between technology and non-conformism, Mehul believes that sustainability is not about giving up either side completely but about finding the best of both worlds.

Qian Wang

Dr. Qian Wang, the author of over 20 research publications, many of which are based on the study of photocatalysts and their use in solar energy conversion, has been working as a researcher at the Department of Chemistry at the University of Cambridge, UK. She is currently working on the generation of renewable energy via artificial photosynthesis as an alternative to fossil fuels. Harvesting sunlight to convert water and carbon dioxide into chemical fuels has been a promising technology but has faced challenges like the assembly of efficient, selective and scalable systems without sacrificial reagents and external bias. The technology that Dr. Wang is working on,is referred to as ‘artificial leaf’ which can convert sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water into hydrogen and other carbon-based fuels. It is hoped that this technology will pave the way toward sustainable and practical solar fuel production.