Theme: On the continuum

Something that keeps on going, changing gradually, like a continuum of the four seasons. As the nature changes from autumn to spring blossoming into something beautiful by a continuous process of efforts and progress. Continuum suggests the changes that takes place around us constantly. It shows the nature of change which needs to happen for a sustained life.

We at TEDxTISS, wants to bring around and showcase the ones who brought about this by invigorating just an idea worth taking forward and making that the aim of their lives, in process achieving something which no one has achieved earlier.

Think differently, Take it forward, Change the world: On the Continuum

New Conference Hall
Tata Institute of Social Sciences, V N Purav Marg
Deonar
Mumbai, Maharashtra, 400085
India

Adam Dunn

Lawyer & Entrepreneur

CEO and co-founder of KarmaDue, one of the most innovative startups worldwide. A lawyer, he is passionate about defending the rights of the underprivileged and indigent and will talk about seemingly unrelated issues of how society can use automation and wealth inequality & use technology to fashion a solution to the problems.

Aditya Tiwari

A software engineer, world’s youngest single parent to adopt a special need child (Down Syndrome). With the unconventional path of being a parent first and then a husband, he recreated the definition of love and compassion by fighting legal battle for bringing Avnish (his son) home and inviting 10,000 homeless old age people and orphans at his wedding. He would talk about his journey and rights of special need children.

Ankur Grover Kunal Gupta

Entrepreneurs

Co-Founders at TinkerLabs (a Design Thinking training & consulting firm). Their vision is to leverage the power of design to drive creativity and innovation across sectors. Both have rich background in this field and have world renowned contributions.

Manit Ramaiya

Concept Developer

A Concept Developer with Ecophon, a company within Saint Gobain, he has a decade of experience under interior applications in built spaces. He is a popular speaker at trade fairs, exhibitions and architectural institutes and is now working with Architecture Universities on 'Room Acoustics’.

P M Nair

Activist & Author

Dr PM Nair, with 35 years in IPS, had a chequered career truly dedicated in public service including several Districts of Bihar, NHRC, UNODC, J&K, CRPF, NDRF. His mission to fight human trafficking started with rescue of 133 child labour in 1982 continues. He is the father of the AHTU and many innovations in this field. Has trained more than 50000 stakeholders and caused rescue of 50000 victims. A renowned author, activist, researcher, legal expert, administrator, he is now Chair Professor with TISS.

Radhika Gupta

Investment Management Professional

Radhika Gupta is currently CEO, Edelweiss Asset Management, one of the youngest mutual fund CEOs in the country. She is a former McKinsey consultant, hedge fund manager, and founder of Forefront Capital, which was acquired by Edelweiss. A global Indian who has grown up around 4 continents, Radhika is a graduate of the Management and Technology Program from the University of Pennsylvania (Wharton).

Ratan Batliboi

Architect & Philanthropist

An internationally acclaimed architect. He is also the Board Chair and Honorary Trustee of CRY-Child Rights and You. He has been a steady rock for CRY through its journey spanning nearly four decades.

Ravi NItesh

Social Worker

Founder of Mission Bhartiyam, initiated Aaghaz-e-Dosti for peacebuilding and advocacy on Indo-Pak issues through peace education, workshops, cultural activities which brings people - breaking stereotypes and promoting critical thinking. His talk will be about how Indo-Pak conflict affects people in both countries and how communication can help solve these problems.

Srishtee Sethi

Student

TISS PhD scholar, Citizen Historian at the 1947 Partition Archive (Berkeley/ New Delhi) has worked on Pak-Hindu refugees in Rajasthan. Her talk will be around ideas of home, borderlands and citizenship within the historical context of the Partition analysing ‘the journey’ as well as ‘the destination’ which one aspires for.

YS Rajan

Scientist

He has been a honorary professor at ISRO and Chairman, BOG of NIT Manipur. He is a recipient of Padma Shri for his contribution in Science and Engg. He is also a part of the World Academy of Art and Science (WAAS). He will capture a whole range of science, technology, business, and several other facets of life into the theme of continuum. He will describe the existence of opposites as an essential nature of this continuum.