Theme: Together Towards Tomorrow

India,being a multicultural country,we have multiple differences in ideas,thoughts and beliefs.
The idea ,behind our theme is, to bring together these differences in a positive environment,so that we can learn from each other,create an opportunity to spark conversations that will inspire and bring creative ideas and innovations, that will help us find better and faster solutions to problems and will help make this world a better place, for each one of us.
Our purpose, through this is, to give people that hope and ability to dream, that we can be better together and work towards a better tomorrow!

RD Choksi Auditorium, Tata Memorial Hospital
Tata Memorial Hospital, Dr Ernest Borges Rd, Parel, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400012
Mumbai, Maharashtra, 400012
India

Abhiraj Rajadhyaksha

Traveller/Film maker/Content creator

Having directed for film and media companies , he uses his years of experience in film direction in making travel videos.He is the founder of 'FollowingLove', a social media platform,where he puts forward his own documentaries of travel ,food and people.

Ankit Srivastava

Author,digital growth strategist

He is an author of 'Social Media Marketing and Branding, The Micro MBA' , an event manager and a public speaker.He campaigns for unconventional career choices and has been deeply involved in understanding the challenges one face and their psychology towards making decisions.He identifies and highlights the flaws in the Asian Education System and helps excelling and making better career choices despite.

Ashley Lobo

Choreographer,artist,entrepreneur

Founder and Artistic director of The Danceworx Performing Arts Academy(TDX) and Navdhara India Dance Theatre(NIDT) He is renowned for his Prana Paint™ technique, a unique sensitizing approach developed by him that explores movement through yoga, breath, connectivity and touch.Which has got him to be the first Indian choreographer to choreograph for international dance companies.He has choreographed extensively for stage and cinema, with over 30 feature films and as many stage productions to his credit.

Deepak Modi

Scientist

Dr Deepak Modi is a Geneticist by training and a scientist by passion. His research interests include unraveling how the pregnancy is initiated and the embryo-endometrial cross talk required to form the placenta. a PhD in human genetics, and presently working for the ICMR National Institute for Research in Reproductive Health, Mumbai India. He is a recipient of young scientist awards from the Indian Science Academies and also the Innovative Young Bio technologist Award, Govt of India.

Divya Dureja

Poet,Psychologist

Co-founder of Performers’ Consortium - a platform for nourishing performers and curating Safe and inclusive LGBTQIA events. An International Performance Poet whose poetry film and performances have been showcased in over 10 countries. A psychologist specializing in workshops to drive the future into a positive direction with inclusive spaces for women and LGBTQIA+ individuals.

Harshitha Prakash

Engineer

An engineer by profession, she quit her IT job and joined SBI youth for India Fellowship where she got an opportunity to work on rural development. The idea of working on-ground and implementing different solutions excited her. The objective of her project is to empower small-scale farmers through ZBNF so they can maximise output and reduce their dependency on external resources.

K P Mohanan

Professor

He has made significant contributions to linguistic theory, was the architect of an Inquiry-Oriented undergraduate program in Linguistics at NUS and has worked extensively with the nature of academic knowledge and inquiry, against the backdrop of human beliefs. He is also the academic head of ThinQ aimed at developing Deep understanding, inquiry and integration in terms of scientific research.

Mayank Vahia

Dean

Dr. Mayank Vahia and astrophysicist. Currently the Dean of school of science and mathematics of NMIMS. Experience and understanding the thought provoking world of space, your own little journey to the Interstellar.

Neelam Kumar

Author

- A two time cancer survivor and the proud author of the unique and first ever humorous book on how she went through cancer. Along with being the author of 9 bestselling novels and the Biographer of Manisha Koirala's-Healed she is shaping the minds of the young as a life skill trainer at R N Podar School.

Nilesh Kulkarni

Cricketer, entrepreneur, sports management pioneer

The only Indian cricketer to take a wicket off his first ball in test cricket. Represented India in three Tests and ten ODIs. Pioneered sports management education in India. Founder-Director of the International Institute of Sports Management (IISM). IISM was the d recipient of the India Today Award for Excellence in Management Studies in 2018.

Tilak Mehta

student, CEO

Tilak,13 year old,founder of Papers N Parcels, a start-up slowly flourishing into a successful company,whose soul idea bearer is him. Youngest entrepreneur awardee, youngest panelists in history of the most Coveted Forbes Leadership Awards 2018,celebrity in OMG-Yeh Mera India.

Varun Rupani

Educationist,Graphologist

Varun L. Rupani is an expert educationist in Dream analysis, Graphology, Face profiling and much more, the author of the book "Right Writer, Wrong Traits".

Vinay Nair

Mathematician

Co-founder of Raising a Mathematician Foundation (a not-for-profit organisation for the promotion of Mathematics) and Vichar Vatika, Vinay Nair has been working mainly with students and teachers who are passionate about Mathematics. Along with a band of passionate Mathematics Educators, he tries to identify young minds whose talent can be groomed and honed. Apart from this, he has been conducting residential training programs on history of Indian Mathematics since last 10 years. He has also authored two books - The Teacher who Taught us to Think and Journey to the Himalayas.