Theme: Beyond Imagination

At TEDxSIBMBengaluru, we envision that our live speakers, talks, videos and interactions shall combine to spark profound discussions and inspire minds to usher in a world of possibilities. The driving force behind us is an amalgamation of the incessant intellectual curiosity and creative bend of the mind coupled with the ingenuous spirit of innovation. TEDxSIBMBengaluru has witnessed a transformation through the years. We have set precedence for some great talks and great thinkers.

Symbiosis Institute of Business Management
Electronics City Phase 1
Bangalore, Karnataka, 560100
India

Balaji Vishwanathan

writer + Entrepreneur

Balaji Vishwanathan is an Indian writer, author and entrepreneur. He is the most followed person on Quora. He has done MS in Computer Science and an MBA from Babson College. He is a recipient of multiple international awards on innovation. Currently, he is the Vice President of Products at Invento. His articles have been published in Fatherly, Time, Forbes, The Huffington Post, Fortune, Business insider and many more.

Bindeshwar Pathak

Sociologist

Bindeshwar Pathak, 'The Spiritual Grandson of Gandhi', is a social reformer of contemporary India and the founder of Sulabh International. In 2016 Bill De Blasio, Mayor of New York, declared 14th April as 'Bindeshwar Pathak day'. He has received over 70 National and International awards including Padma Bhushan, Public Health Champions Awards by WHO and Stockhom Water Prize.

Deepak Solanki

Lifi Scientist

Deepak Solanki is an entrepreneur and a technocrat who is passionate about creating new technology. He has worked with 3 start-ups in education and tech before eventually starting one of his own. Currently, he is designing a communication device which can transfer high speed data (up to 1 GBPS) through visible light called LiFi. He created several commercial products which include Traffic Light Down Counters, Vehicle Tracking System, Home Automation System, Photo flash trigger, Engine Safety Units and so on.

Ehsaan Noorani

Musician

Ehsaan Noorani from the Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy trio, is a famous music composer and a guitarist. Ehsaan is the first guitarist from India to be endorsed by Fender guitars and has a Squier signature model in his name. Some of his famous music compositions are in movies like My Name is Khan, ZNMD, Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, Don, Kal Ho Na Ho, Rock on!! and many more.

Gagandeep Bakshi

Retired Army Officer

Major General (Dr.) Gagandeep Bakshi is a retired Indian Army officer from Jammu and Kashmir Rifles. HE has been felicitated with many awards like 'Vishisht Seva Medal'. 'Sena Medal', etc. for his distinguished services. He has served 2 tenures at the Directorate General of Military Operations. He has published 24 books and over 110 papers on matters related to military and non-military.

Milind Tulankar

Jaltarang Player

Milind Tulnakar is one of the best Jaltarang players of India. He is the man behind the background scores for the BBC production film 'West is West' and the music director for the PALI film "PUNARUTTHAN". Having performed in over 10 countries, the "SURMANI" of Sursingar Sansad, Mumbai and Rajiv Gandhi Award in 1999 are some of the awards he has received in recognition for his expertise.

Prakash Belawadi

Actor

Prakash Belwadi is an Indian theater, film, television and media personality, an activist and a journalist from Bengaluru. He co-founded the center for film and drama and launched the suchitra school of cinema and dramatic arts, both in Bengaluru. He is well-known for his roles in super hit bollywood movies like Airlift, Madras Cafe and Talwar.

Sameer Dhanrajani

Data Scientist

Sameer Dhanrajani is a Global Business Leader at Cognizant Technology Solutions who pioneered the Customer risk and operatations analytics framework(CRO) at Cognizant Analytics. Mr. Dhanrajani holds the position of the advisor to the Telengana Government Council. He is also a distingunished member of the NASSCOM Analytics Special Interest Group, CII Knowledge Round Table and ASSOCHAM Digital Council.

Samit Choksi

Entrepreneur

Samit Choksi is the Co-founder of thinkphi, a clean technology company innovating in sustainable engineered products. He worked closely on Product development during his tenure at a large database technology company in the USA. Samit possess degrees in management and computer science from Singapore and San Francisco.

Saurav Ghosal

Squash Player

Saurav Ghosal, a professional squash player from India, become the 1st Indian in 2013 to reach the Quarter Finals of the World Squash Championship. In 2004, he became the 1st Indian ever to win the coveted British Junior Open Under - 19 Squash title. Saurav reached his career-high World Ranking of World no. 15 in December 2013.

Sunaina Pamudurthy

Traveller

Sunaina was the part of Team NanoMADs, the 1st Indian Team to complete 18200km Mongol Rally, all the way from London to Mongolia, in an all Indian car Tata Nano Twist. 300+ competing teams, 13 Countries, 48 Days on the road, 5 mountain ranges, 3 river crossings and 1 massive desert, all for fundraising. Team NanoMADs made a difference to the lives of 150 children in the Shelter Homes in India, for a year, in association with MAD, an Indian NGO.