Theme: TEDxNKC: FOR THOSE WHO LEAD.

TEDxNKC is a one of its kind event orchestrated by the students of Nagindas Khandwala College. The inaugural edition of TEDxNKC, was organised in the spirit of “Ideas Worth Spreading”. The event hosted distinguished speakers hailing from diverse backgrounds
ranging from advertising to screenwriting. TEDxNKC spanned over the course of two days, beginning with the anticipation and excitement building during the pre-event which took place on 22nd June,2023 culminating in a crescendo of energy on the main event day. The primary objective was paying homage and celebrating the change-makers within our community. It focused on cultivating the right audience who actively engaged with the content, allowing ideas to flourish and sparking meaningful
conversations.
The theme: “There are leaders and there are those who lead. Leaders hold a position of power or
influence. Those who lead inspire us. Whether individuals or organisations, we follow those who lead
not because we have to, but because we want to. We follow those who lead not for them, but for
ourselves.”- Simon Sinek. On these lines the following name was developed: TEDxNKC: FOR
THOSE WHO LEAD.

Nagindas Khandwala College
Bhavishya Bharat Campus, Road, No.1, Govindji Shroff Marg, Malad West, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400064
Mumbai, Maharashtra, 400064
India

Devargh Mukherjee

Creative Strategist

Devargh works as a Creative@Talented. He has been a copywriter for more than 5 years in the industry. During this time, he has worked with 30+ national & international brands like Porsche, Happydent, Google, Nike, Diesel, Amazon Prime, Britannia, Dream11, and Myntra. From ad films like Farmley featuring Rahul Dravid as Deewar to writing ads for SRK & Billboards reinventing Adarsh Balak for Myntra, he has written scripts and ideated multiple national-level campaigns for these brands. He has won the Copywriter of The Year by Social Samosa in 2022 and 19 national-level awards. He had also got shortlisted for the internationally acclaimed Cannes Young Lions 23'. He has taught over 500 students regarding advertising in collaboration with Mycaptain & Growthschool and started the wave of spec ads on Linkedin, including multiple trends on the platform.

Lt. Cdr. Bijay Nair

Retired Naval Officer

Associate Vice President at National Ship Classification Society, distance runner. A commissioned Naval Officer from Naval Academy and served ten years, relinquishing as Lieutenant Commander, with many medals and accolades. Has been part of Operation Talwar in 1999 (famously known as the Kargil war)

Nischal Kapadia

BUSINESS

He is an Angel Investor, board member, financial industry and sustainability (ESG) professional & a regular speaker at global academic & startup platforms as a thought leader. An IIM-C alumni in addition to being a CS & LLB, he has been member of ‘Committee of Seed Funding’ setup by Dept of Science & Technology, Govt of India and CIBA. He is also a Mentor of Change under Atal Innovation Mission, a flagship initiative by the NITI Aayog (Govt of India) and has mentored over 50 startups. A seasoned financial industry professional with over 13 years of experience across Asset Management (Alternatives & Traditional), Wealth Management, debt fund raising and global proprietary trading, he leads the Startup vertical of India Business group, a premium global chamber of commerce from Mumbai and is a member of Board of Studies at prestigious B-Schools.

Nishant Bhardwaj

Ironman Coach

VP- Head of Brand Marketing, founder of Trifantry. He Has led Marketing & Growth for India's Biggest Digital Neo Bank, YONO SBI from the founding stage to 50 million users. He is a Marketing & Business leader who loves building brands from scratch, having led & scaled over 36 Products in Fortune 500 & Start-ups.Mr. Bhardwaj is the 1st Indian to Run a Full Marathon (42.2Kms) in a Business Suit and has generated over 75 Million+ views on his Ultra Fitness Content on Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, Helo Apps.