Theme: Think Twice

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J.B Auditorium
1, Dr Vikram Sarabhai Marg
University Area University Area
Ahmedabad, Gujarat, 380009
India

Amrita Pandey

Regional Head, Media Distribution & OTT, South Asia at Disney Studios

In her 14 year career at Disney (and UTV), Amrita spearheaded the movie and content licensing business. Under her leadership, the studio has delivered India’s biggest Hollywood film – The Jungle Book and Hindi cinemas biggest box office success – Dangal. Recognized as Fortune 40 under 40: Most Influential Young People in Business (2016)

Kamal Malik

Architect, Founder Malik Architecture

Founder and principal architect of Malik Architecture, Kamal Malik, was born and raised in Shimla in the pristine environs of the Himalayas; it is no surprise that, even today, nature remains the source of his inspiration. He completed his architectural studies at the School of Planning and Architecture (SPA) in New Delhi.

Kanishka Sinha

Leadership & Organisational Effectiveness Coach, Founder - Stillwater Consulting

Kanishka’s core area of expertise is in designing customized programs that address strategic HR and business needs of our clients. His other hat is that of a Trainer & Executive Coach, with experience of coaches from USA, Canada, France, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, India, etc. Major clients he has worked with recently include the Aditya Birla Group, Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL), Kraft Foods, CRISIL, Idea Cellular, Schenker, PETRONAS, Tokio Marine Life Insurance, Teach for India, Akanksha, etc.

Kartikeya Sarabhai

Head, Centre for Environment Education

Kartikeya Vikram Sarabhai (born 27 November 1947) is one of the world's leading environmental educators and a dedicated community builder. He is the son of the late Dr. Vikram Sarabhai, Indian scientist and innovator widely regarded as the father of India's space programme, and Indian classical dancer Mrinalini Sarabhai. His sister, Mallika Sarabhai, is a noted Indian classical dancer and activist.

Neeraj Kakkar

Co-founder and CEO, PaperBoat - Hector Beverages

Neeraj is co-founder and CEO of Hector Beverages, the makers of Paper Boat drinks, traditional Indian beverages. It is one of the fastest growing consumer goods brands in India for last couple of years. He is a graduate from Wharton Business School and was awarded the highest academic honour, ‘The Palmer Scholar’ from University of Pennsylvania.

Ranchhod Soni

Head of IT, Blind People's Association

Mr. Ranchhod Soni is an Educator, Mentor and Head of the Technology Center for Blind People's Association, Ahmedabad. The center provides computer literacy and needs based training to the visually challenged helping them live in a normal life with contribution and confidence. Felicitated with several National Awards for his pioneering contribution in the education, development and empowerment of the visually challenged, Mr. Soni truly personifies the words "Seeing Freedom" - the title of his life's documentary showcased on Doordarshan.

Shachi Sharma

Marketing and Sales, Castrol

Shachi Sharma works in Sales and Marketing at Castrol. She has done an MBA from S.P. Jain, Mumbai and worked for Deloitte as a consultant in the past. She considers herself to be a cosmopolitan millennial and is presently hopping around tier 2 cities in the country.

Stalin K Padma

Human Rights Activist, Documentary Filmmaker

Stalin K. is a media and human rights activist, with 26 years experience pioneering new models of community media and documentary filmmaking. He is one of India’s leading exponent of community radio, campaign design and community video. He currently leads Video Volunteers, an international organization dedicated to empowering marginalized voices by setting up community media projects around the world. Mr Stalin has made over a dozen documentaries and has received several national and international awards. His films, Lesser Humans won the Silver Conch at the Mumbai International Film Festival and India Untouched won the Best Documentary at the Indo-American Arts Council Film Festival in New York

Tridip Suhrud

Political Scientist and Cultural Historiam

Tridip works on the life and thought of Mahatma Gandhi and the social and cultural history of modern Gujarat. At present he is working on a multi-volume project of translating and editing the Diaries of Manu Gandhi in association with the National Archives of India and a twenty-volume archival project "Letters to Gandhi" at the archives of Sabarmati Ashram. Some of his recent works include Beloved Bapu: the Mirabehn-Gandhi correspondence (with Thomas Weber), Gandhiji Ni Rojnishi (with notes and introduction), Hind Swaraj ek Anushilan (in Hindi, 2014), Kavi Ni Choki, (Gujarati, 2012) a bilingual edition of M K Gandhi's Hind Swaraj (with Suresh Sharma). He has translated literary and social science texts between Gujarati and English. He was given the Katha Award (1999) and Sahitya Akademi Award (2010) for his translation work. He has also translated the four volume Gujarati Novel Saraswatichandra by Govardhanram Tripathi.

Vaibhav Devanathan

CEO, Laughguru

Vaibhav Devanathan is Founder and CEO of LaughGuru. Prior to becoming a mohawked skeleton powered by heavy metal, he worked with McKinsey & Company, after graduating from IIT Bombay.