Theme: Small Ideas Can be Really Big!

In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized (subject to certain rules and regulations).

Elpro International School
Elpro Compound, Shridhar Nagar Road, Chinchwad
Pune, Maharashtra, 411033
India

Aakanksha Raje Malla

Student

Aakanksha is an alumnus from the batch of 2021. She was the first Convener of the Student Council body and organized and hosted the school's first edition of TEDx. She is currently a second year at Christ University, Bangalore where she is pursuing a triple major degree in Communication and Media, English and Psychology. Of the three, she is an ardent student of psychology and enjoys the nuances of the subject. She loves anything related to visual art, and following this interest, she started an art club in her university. If you cross her class, you're likely to find her doodling in the corner of her notebook or trying to sketch the professor of that hour.

Aarav Pathak

Student

A Science Enthusiast, And a Knowledge Seeker of 8th Grade from Elpro International School. He is a musicophile and tries to learn the world from a different perspective. He is a Natural Leader and an Altruist."

Aarav Singh

Student

Aarav Singh is a student of Grade V, enthusiastic, energetic, and inquisitive to learn and grasp new things from sports, spaceworld, and soccer and always loves to explore new areas of interest. He is a gavel club member who is passionate about becoming a pilot. He has won various medals in Olympiad and Spell Bee Competitions. He also loves participating in school events. His Topic for Speech is "Small Habits Make Big Impacts." His motto for life is "If You Dream It, You Can Achieve It."

Aarya Jain

Student

A student in grade 6, Aarya loves art. Her favourite thing to do is to read. She has a knack for solving problems and mysteries in books. Aarya is a creative person who loves exploring the outdoors.

Aditya Raj

Student

A student from Grade 11 EIS. Aditya (Prefers to be called Adi) loves to joke around and play video games. He cherishes the memories he’s made online with his friends, myro, tato, octaviene, qvn and void. Above all Adi loves going outside with friends and living in the moment. He strongly believes in the lessons one can learn from the mistakes we make. Quote: “Wishing you could be the one you admire will not get you there, blood sweat and discipline will transform you into the admiree” -Aditya Raj

Advaita Bahuguna

Student

The word ‘Advaita’ in Sanskrit stands for ‘being unique’. True to her name, Advaita is certainly matchless in her talents and hard work. A student in Grade 4 at Elpro International School, Advaita is an avid reader who loves to read Science, fiction, and mythology with equal fascination. Her all-time favourite writers are Sudha Murthy, Enid Blyton, Jacqueline Wilson, and J.K. Rowling. She is also a passionate kathak dancer, a badminton player, and a painter. She loves writing songs and aspires to be a writer one day. She has won many accolades and prizes for Olympiad exams as well as for public speaking Competitions. She balances her academics and extra-curricular activities with utmost zeal and hunger for more.

Akshita Mitra

Student

Akshita is a girl who loves exploring and learning new things. Her hobbies are painting and dancing. She also has a YouTube channel on which she makes travel vlogs. She loves to travel and play badminton.

Anantha Padmanabhan

CEO

Ananth is the Chief Executive Officer at HarperCollins Publishers India. Since Ananth’s appointment as CEO, the company has grown its revenues and expanded its publishing footprint in English language publishing for India. Strategic initiatives included investing in new categories and voices, imprints and new capabilities. The company’s strategic partnerships with various publishers, both Indian and international, and strong relationships with booksellers. Ananth is Co-Chair of the Publishing Committee within FICCI. He is actively involved in policy making that enable a level playing field for Indian publishing, championing inclusion and diversity, protecting authors against Copyright and Territorial Infringement and fighting digital and print piracy in the market. He has spent over three decades in bookselling and publishing, which began at a bookstore in Chennai, India, in 1992 where he discovered his love for books.

Aravindan Vasudevan

Entrepreneur

Aravindan Vasudevan is the co-founder of Actorius Innovations and Research and OneCell Diagnostics. At Actorius, Aravindan was part of the team which developed the OncoDiscover – Circulating Tumor Cell Technology, India’s first indigenously developed DCGi approved IVD technology. He also leads the operations of OneCell Diagnostics which is a precision oncology company focussed on developing multi-omics technologies for cancer therapy and drug discovery.

Arushi Rohilla

Student

Arushi is an extroverted student from grade 11, an aspiring Economics major, who is an ardent admirer of classic literature and spends most of her free time watching Audrey Hepburn and Grace Kelly movies. She has been a departmental head at numerous student-led social welfare organizations, and profoundly enjoys interacting with youth activists and advocates. Her experience in this field has helped her comprehend the GenZ mentality in detail. With her talk, she wants to concentrate on GenZ activism and the mistakes its members are making in the name of change. Her talk is not only an informative presentation but also an eye opener for change-makers.

Deepika Singh

CEO

Ms. Deepika Singh is currently the co-founder and Managing Partner of DeepCytes Ventures, a cyber intelligence and digital auditing firm and a Mentor at SOSV, an billion dollar accelerator VC . She was posted to the Hon’ble Chief Minister’s Office and was deputed to the Maharashtra Cyber Police Department during her tenure, servicing under the Hon’ble Governor office and Hon’ble Home Minister’s office. In her capacity she has trained 5500+ officers across agencies such as 1. Intelligence Bureau 2. Central Bureau of Investigation ( CBI ) 3. EoW – Economic Offences Wing 4. Airforce Intelligence 5. Police Department across 14 states. On topics of cyber tradecraft, forensics and OSINT. Delving deep into data security, she was majorly involved in investigating cases related to digital infrastructural glitches, data breaches, monitoring the dark web activity, open source intelligence and mitigation of zero day vulnerabilities.

Jayant Kapatker

Entrepreneur and Author

Jayant Kapatker is a graduate from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, and has worked in India, Nepal, Spain, Australia, and the USA. He is the author of recently published book - Science Meets Vedanta.

Kanishka Chandwani

Student

Kanishka, a student in grade 9 from EIS Cambridge has an avid interest in writing, learning languages, and psychology. She thoroughly enjoys socializing and debating. An outspoken person who always questions everything around her. She firmly believes that learning from the surroundings is the key because there is no better teacher than experience itself.

Manan Bhatia

Student

Manan is a quintessential 16-year-old however the creativity quotient supersedes his curiosity. This sets him apart as a hardworking and ambitious individual. He finds interest in all events related to public speaking and has been an active member of the school’s MUN Club. He has an extreme love for Mother Nature and animals. He is a cynophile. Though an introvert by nature, when it comes to public speaking, he loves it and enjoys sharing his knowledge. In addition to being a hard-core potter-head, he loves to read suspense novels and murder mysteries. Besides academics, he has participated in several CSR events, including plantation drives and animal rescues. The nucleus of Manan’s talk is based on the premise that, if small actions are taken by the masses, they can have multi-fold positive impacts and help us save the environment for future generations. He stresses the need for all of us to make these small changes in our daily lives and become the harbingers of change.

Nabeel Faruqui

Trainer

Nabeel is a mechanical engineering graduate and has been working in the field of education for more than half a decade. He has also co-authored a series of GK textbooks named 'Empowering GK'. His areas of interest include 21st century skills especially general awareness.

Nehal Singhal

Student

Nehal, an 11th-grade student at EIS, is a keen learner who enjoys applying rationality and cognitive skills to solve problems and challenges ranging from inside the classroom to problems on a global scale. An avid debater and a cricket fanatic, Nehal may spend a day either fulfilling his passion for Journalism or diving deep into a new mechanics concept. He firmly believes that the youth of today need to become critical thinkers, harnessing the ability to learn in order to identify and combat global issues. A key part of combatting any problem is identifying it and an indispensable tool to both these components is always having the drive to learn. Nehal’s talk is an attempt to provide a different perspective on the art of learning.

Pallavi Kumar

Homemaker

With a master’s degree in communications and work experience in the advertising world, Pallavi believes in being a forever creative soul. As an amateur photographer and an avid reader, she is always looking at life from a fresh perspective. A mother of two, she is on a mission to raise kind and compassionate world citizens of tomorrow.

Sanvi Tandon

Student

Sanvi a student in grade 4, has shown a penchant for stage performances right from her early childhood. Be it events like dress me up, group dance, role plays, or winning her school’s top spot in Melange in singing, she has time and again excelled on stage in a self-assuring manner. Rocking the stage with a solo dance in Junior Fashion Fiesta, a school-sponsored event, and becoming junior prefect have been recent feathers added to her cap.

Swara Mahajan

Student

Swara Mahajan, a 5th grader student from India, is a pet lover, bookworm, and fast runner. She enjoys being an athlete and running marathons, She practices sketching and is a good pastry cook. She is a very good communicator and spends a lot of her time reading self-help books

Tanushree Gadekar

Student

In this busy world, Tanushree loves to rather spend her time on books and music. She has successfully completed three levels of Indian music through Gandharv Mahavidyalay. She actively participates in extracurricular activities such as Model United Nations and also often publishes articles in the school newspaper. She has a big place in hearts for animals and especially cats! She would be speaking upon Self Transformation through Atomic habits where she would love to share secrets to a better quality of life.

Vijay Vikram Singh

MBA/Actor/Voice over Artist

Vijay is a MBA in International Business with 5 years of corporate experience. He is now a professional Voice Actor and an actor and is the Narrator’s Voice of the reality show, Bigg Boss. He is also a Voice coach and a speaker.

Vikas Manhas

Life coach

Born & brought up in J&K, Vikas Manhas has been traveling for 20plus year meeting the families those who have lost someone in defending us.