JMI
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Theme: Breaking Shackles

This event occurred on
November 10, 2019
New Delhi, Delhi
India

At TEDx JMI, we believe in the power of ideas. We are honoured to welcome a variety of speakers from every discipline and culture to seek a deeper understanding of the world and to provide the push that the students of the university often need. We are bringing a day filled with brilliant speakers, thought-provoking actions and mind blowing conversations. On 10th November, 2019, we will be covering a wide range of subjects to foster learning, inspiration , wonder and provoke conversations that encapsulates our event theme - Breaking Shackles. There's something for every one there.

Ansari Auditorium
Jamia Millia Islamia
New Delhi, Delhi
India
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Speakers

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Mohommed Ali Shah

Army Veteran , Actor , Motivational Speaker
Major Mohommed Ali Shah is a motivational speaker, a Defence expert and a Defence analyst on many popular Indian News Channels. He is a well known Theatre and film personality too, and a visiting faculty at Subhash Ghai's "Whistling Woods International". He served the nation as a commando at the Indo-Pak border.He was awarded a commendation card for his exceptional and meritorious service to the nation. He is also an alumnus of the prestigious IIM Calcutta and has done Theatre with Thespians such as Tom Alter and his uncle, Naseeruddin Shah.

Olivia Deka

Entrepreneur
Olivia Deka is a changemaker who advocates for social issues pertaining Sustainable Development Goals 2030. She is the Founder of She For Change, an organisation that works on fostering entrepreneurial leadership amongst young girls and on strengthening the entrepreneurial ecosystem for Young Women Changemakers to catalyse larger social impact. The idea behind her initaitive is to help reinforce the belief in the potential of young women who can break barriers and change the world when given the right resources, tools, opportunities and network.

RJ Naved

Radio Jockey
Try as you might but you can't resist laughing at his jokes. Yess you heard it right!! Our next speaker is Mr. Naved Khan(famously known as RJ Naved), currently works as an RJ at the renowned "Radio Mirchi" RJ Naved lives up to our expectations by being the wittiest man. Being an RJ, he has the power to influence a wide variety of audience. Riding high following his win at the India Radio Forum Awards, Radio Mirchi's RJ Naved tickles the funny bone with his one-liners and the all-famous murgas.

Sanjay Dalmia

Chairman , Dalmia Group of Companies
Mr. Sanjay Dalmia, Chairman of the Dalmia Group of Companies,is a noted Industrialist and former Member of Parliament who is also known for his philanthropic activities. A graduated with Economics (Hons) from St. Stephen’s College, Delhi University,Mr.Dalmia is a member on the Board of Trustees of the Indian Literary Society and other educational institutions. He was on the Board of Directors of Union Bank of India and also was a Member of the Northern Committee of Industrial Development Bank of India. “Bharat Maa Shaheed Samman Trust”, with the sole aim of extending financial support to the dependents of the Martyrs for Education and livelihood. This dynamic Industrialist is a former member of the Rajya Sabha (Upper House of the Parliament) and has raised many pertinent issues relating to Finance, Economy and other matter of national importance in the Rajya Sabha during his tenure. A true patriot to the core, Mr Dalmia always fought for injustice against the ordinary people.

Shams Alam

Sportsman , Para-Swimmer
Shams Alam has completed his B.E. in Mechanical Engineering & MBA in HR & Operations. He's a paraplegic person, who has overcome all the odds to become world record holder for longest open sea swimming by paraplegic person, an international gold medalist para swimmer & was awarded best emerging leader in disability sports & sports diplomacy by U.S. department of state global sports mentoring program 2018.

Zain Anwar

Film-Maker
An alumnus of AJK MCRC, Jamia Millia Islamia, Zain currently heads videos for MensXP, a major online lifestyle portal by Times Internet. A filmmaker by profession, Zain is a Filmfare nominated director and has a series of awards under his name for his directorial work. His most noticeable work has been "Mehram" an independent film which was critically acclaimed across the globe. Zain is known for his YouTube show "Honest Reviews" which has created a new language and format for film reviews on video. In the past, Zain has worked with various reputed organisations like NDTV, Dainik Bhaskar, Radio Mirchi,etc.

Organizing team

Khawar
Suhail

New Delhi , India
Organizer

MOHD
AMMAR

New Delhi , India
Co-organizer
  • Adnan Shahid
    Post production
  • Akbar Naqvi
    Production
  • Alisamar Husain
    Curation
  • Daanyaal Jameel
    Post production
  • Mariam Gada
    Operations
  • Sadia Khanum
    Partnerships/Sponsorship
  • Saima Shamim
    Curation
  • Shiraz Sajid Hashmi
    Post production
  • Shoaib Akhtar
    Marketing/Communications
  • Sufiyan Sajid
    Post production
  • Suhaib kamran
    Operations
  • Zuhair Siddiqui
    Production