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HL Auditorium
Model Institute of Engineering and Technology
Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, 181123
India

Ashima Kaul

Founder Yakjah

Ashima Kaul is an independent peace practitioner, women, peace and security expert, changemaker, humanitarian and journalist. Her contribution to peacebuilding, leadership, gender awareness, women’s issues and social change started with her feature articles on women's narratives in Kashmir in 1996. She documented the case studies and women’s role as participants, witnesses, displaced and victims of the conflict in Kashmir for a research-action-oriented study sponsored by the MacArthur Foundation which led to her grassroots intervention for women’s security, inclusion and empowerment in 1999-2000. Her articles on women's experiences, conditions and status were published in several major national dailies including The Hindustan Times, The Pioneer and The Times of India. Her articles were also distributed through Women Feature Service on several websites, web portals and national dailies.

Col Ranveer Singh Jamwal

Mountaineer

Colonel Ranveer Singh Jamwal, (born 26 December 1975) is an officer of the Indian Army and the first Indian to climb the Seven Summits along with Mount Everest three times. He is a veteran of more than 45 mountaineering expeditions. He presently holds two Asian records and three Indian Records in mountaineering.

Major Abhinandan Singh

Motivational Speaker

With his grit, determination and relentless attitude, Major Abhinandan Singh overcame his drastic injury of spine and ankle, gave up his military career and cracked the toughest exam of India, UPSC securing an all India rank of 749. Maj Abhinandan Singh is an alumni of the prestigious Indian Military Academy and was commissioned into the Corps of Signals in the Indian Army in July 2015. He has served the Indian Army for close to a decade with varied experience of working in the counter insurgency areas of Assam(tezpur), Jammu and Kashmir and also in Punjab plains and deserts of Rajasthan and was awarded with the Chief of Integrated Defence Staff Commendation card on Independence day 2022 for his work in the field of Sig Intelligence along the sensitive India Pakistan Border. He qualified UPSC CSE 2022 with AIR 749 and was allotted IRMS Indian Railways Management Service.

Man Singh

Ex Serviceman

I, Lt. Col. Man Singh Jamwal, passed Matric from St. Mary's Presentation Convent in 1970, passed P.U.C in 1971, joined National defence academy in 1971 and passed out in 1974 and commissioned from Indian Military Academy, Dehradun on 15th June , 1975. Served 23years in Army and 12 years as Zila Sanik Welfare Officer. Topic of talk- "if you are still living your task is not over" correlating it to life experiences

Pranav Mahajan

Cop, Author and Speaker on Spirituality & Life Skills

He is Additional Private Secretary to Hon’ble Union Minister for Tourism, Culture and DoNER. He has awarded PMG (Police Medal for Gallantry) by the Hon’ble President of India for the anti-militancy operations in Kashmir valley. He has successfully cracked various heinous crimes including blind murder case, blind theft case, technical crimes etc. He has worked on and also delivered talks on cyber crime and other technological crimes at various platforms. He is Instrumental in implementation of police reforms in different spheres of responsibility. He has played an active role in propagating and implementing the concept of community policing and participative policing. He is working in the fields of metaphysics, spirituality, subconscious mind, healing, life skills, relationships, motivation, leadership, professional success and related domains. He has delivered many talks, seminars and sessions to various groups of diverse age groups and backgrounds on the aforesaid topics.

Rigzen Wangmo

Educator and Founder Village Lab Foundation

Rigzen Wangmo is an educator and the founder of Village Lab Foundation, a non-profit organization based in the Nubra Valley, Leh Ladakh. She is the first female from Ladakh to graduate from the prestigious Harvard University, where she pursued an M.Ed, specializing in Teaching and Teacher Leadership. She founded the Ladakh Literacy Society, an initiative dedicated to promoting the love of reading and learning among people in Ladakh. She served as the First Teach For India Fellow from Ladakh. After two years of fellowship in Pune, she returned to Ladakh and worked as an Academic Director at Secmol alternative school for 3 years. Now, She is working on ambitious initiatives at Village Lab Foundation, which focuses on strengthening villages in Ladakh through an innovative intergenerational education model. Rigzen believes that indigenous communities worldwide have much to offer, and we must bring that knowledge and wisdom to our education system to secure a sustainable future.