Theme: PIECE BY PIECE

A single brick itself is of no great use, but when several bricks are held together, one by one, they can be transformed into massive structures. The theme of our event revolves around the same. Just like the tiny puzzle blocks form a big picture, life is a puzzle too, made up of numerous puzzle blocks in different stages of our lives.

D.Y. Patil University
Sector 07, Nerul
Mumbai, Maharashtra, 400614
India

Dr. Amit Nagpal

Consultant Intensivis

Dr. Nagpal is a Consultant Intensivist who manages critical patients in the ICU. Dr. Nagpal is one of the leading doctors who oversaw the largest ICU in Navi Mumbai during COVID times. He is an academician and one of India's leading Medical Simulation educators. He is involved in integrating medical simulation into Indian Medical Education. He will talk about his ICU team’s experience during the peak of COVID, and the lessons learned from it.

Milind Date

Indian Classical Musician

A disciple of Pt Hariprasad Chaurasia, Mr. Milind Date is a master of the flute. His study of Indian Classical Music, Indian Folk Music, Devotional Music, Jazz, Blues, Rock, Fusion-World Music and Free Music captures the crux of his craft. Being nominated for the prestigious Emmy Awards and winning recognitions like Femina Pune's Most Powerful Award and Economic Times Gen Next Award decorate his legacy as he created a record by releasing 20 albums in the single month of August 2022.

Puneeth Bekal

Director Marketing at Mastercard

Mr. Puneeth Bekal is an experienced marketing professional with over 14 years of experience managing large-scale campaigns of numerous titles in the industry like CEAT, Lodha, and Godrej; in digital activation, media innovations, and content strategy. He is currently soaring as a director of marketing at Mastercard and holds the distinction of consistently meeting and exceeding targets in a range of market subsectors.

Purushottam Karad

DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF POLICE (TRAFFIC) ZONE 1, Navi Mumbai

MR. PURUSHOTTAM KARAD IS THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF POLICE FOR NAVI MUMBAI POLICE'S ZONE I. HE PUT THE PREMISE OF QR CODE SCANNING PARKING SLOTS WITH TICKETS INTO PRACTICE WITH THE SOLE INTENT OF REDUCING TRAFFIC DIFFICULTIES DURING THE IPL SEASON. THE CIVIC ORGANIZATION WAS TASKED WITH ARRANGING APPROXIMATELY 5,000 TEMPORARY PARKING PLACES NEAR THE STADIUM FOR THE FANS WHO CAME TO THE DR. DY PATIL STADIUM TO ATTEND THE CRICKET MATCHES. MR. KARAD AND THE MUMBAI POLICE HAD CREATED PRECISE, TIME-BOUND SECURITY ARRANGEMENTS CONSIDERING THE TRANSIT TIME TO AND FROM EACH STADIUM FROM THE HOTELS WHERE THE PLAYERS WERE BOARDED. DESPITE ALL THE UNUSUAL CIRCUMSTANCES AND AT TIMES LIKE A PANDEMIC WHERE CONTROLLING SUCH A LARGE THRONG COULD HAVE BEEN DIFFICULT, MR. KARAD AND HIS TEAM'S UNWAVERING DEDICATION TO PROTECTING AND SERVING THE PEOPLE WAS THE SOLE ELEMENT THAT ALLOWED THEM TO CONTROL THE TRAFFIC WITH SUCH EASE.

Suvrat Joshi

Indian drama and Television Actor

Mr. Suvrat Joshi is an Indian drama and television actor. He is widely known for his work in the Marathi sitcom Dil Dosti Duniyadari and its sequel, Dil Dosti Dobara. He is an acting and music graduate from the National School of Drama. Suvrat started his career in theatre before going into television. He also debuted as a singer in Dokyala Shot, where he sang in Tamil. He hosted the dance reality show Dance Maharashtra Dance. Suvrat produced and acted in his play Amar Photo Studio which rose to fame and received much praise in the Marathi theatre community.

Tarun Kaura

Partner, Risk Advisory at Deloitte India

Mr. Tarun Kaura is a Partner, Risk Advisory with over 20 years of expertise in the Information Technology and Security domain, Software license compliance & Software asset Advisory service. With a focal point in the Banking and Finance sector and strategic alliances, he is adept at conglomerate roles like enterprise sales management, commercial sales, and channel management and continues to create manifold deep creases in the industry.

Varun Inamdar

Chef, Author

CHEF VARUN INAMDAR, AFFECTIONATELY KNOWN AS 'THE PRINCE OF CHOCOLATES' AND 'THE BOMBAY CHEF,' IS AN ACKNOWLEDGED CHOCOLATIER AND THE BRAND AMBASSADOR OF ECUADORIAN COCOA IN INDIA. HE REPRESENTS INDIA IN INTERNATIONAL FORUMS AND SEMINARS AND HAS SEVERAL ADMIRERS ACROSS THE GLOBE. HE EARNED A PROMINENT POSITION AS ONE OF THE TOP 10 CELEBRITY CHEFS IN INDIA FOR AUTHORING MORE THAN 45 COOKBOOKS AND HOLDING THE GUINNESS WORLD RECORD FOR THE WORLD'S MOST GIANT CHOCOLATE MUD PIE, WEIGHING IN AT 3000 POUNDS. MR. INAMDAR IS AN AWARD-WINNING FOOD STYLIST AND RESEARCHER WHO HAS SPENT CLOSE TO 20 YEARS WORKING WITH SOME OF THE TOP HOTEL CHAINS AROUND THE GLOBE. HE HAS HOSTED SOME OF THE MOST FAMED PEOPLE ON THE PLANET - FROM THE MEMBERS OF THE ROYAL FAMILIES TO ELITE CRICKETERS, FROM LEGENDARY FILM ICONS TO CORPORATE CHIEFS AND BUSINESS MAGNATES.