Theme: Ankuran

TEDxNUV shares the same passion as TED. Our objective is to reach out and inspire people with “Ideas Worth Sharing” which has the potential to help people make a strong difference in their lives.
TEDxNUV is oriented at developing a community of like minded highly informed and engaged innovators, designers, thinkers, technologists and environmentally and socially concerned individuals in one of India's most developing city - Vadodara

Navrachana University
Vasna Bhayli Road
Vadodara, Gujarat, 391410
India

Aadil Fahim

Mentor

Aadil is the Head of Department of Communications, Branding & Volunteer Development for an international non-for-profit educational organisation, AFS Intercultural Programs India. He has nine years of experience in the international non-profit sector in India. He calls himself a Global Citizen as his journey for the same started when he was awarded scholarship by US Department of State to pursue his high school senior year in United States under YES Programs in 2007. Since then, he has always been enthusiastic about intercultural learning, giving back to society and discovering world. He has worked as a freelance for many companies based in India, Australia, UK & US in various capacities. Since his time in States during exchange, he has worked on various projects which included working with young adults on the skills development & step towards Global Education, Rehabilitation of Women Sex Workers, Road Safety Awareness, Ecology: Caring for Planet and many more.

Animesh Bhatt

Serving the professional community whilst working with the TATA Group, NIIT, NIS & The TimesGroup for over the last 25+ years with an intent to help them by using his learning and knowledge of human behavior and the way individuals & groups respond to stimuli. Animesh Bhatt is also a Gardener. A Tech / Digital Enthusiast. An articulate story teller. An intelligence gatherer, who enjoys interacting with people and encouraging them to be better than what they are. A Science graduate, his personal growth story can be described easily, as all he ever did was to engage with people, understand them, and do his best to help them to achieve their goals. He believes that helping others is the best and only way to help oneself.

Dakxin Chhara

Filmmaker + Storywriter

Dakxin Chhara is an award winning filmmaker, playwright, director and an activist from the Chhara De-notified Tribes of Ahmedabad. He recently directed a critically acclaimed feature film "Sameer" which was released in September 2017. He is a recipient of Ford Foundation International Fellowship (2010-11) to study Graduate studies in ‘Theatre and Global Development’ at the University of Leeds, UK. Currently, he works as an “Artistic Director” at Budhan Theatre and is also a founding director of Nomad Movies Pvt Ltd. As a Filmmaker, he directed 80 fiction and non-fiction films on various development and political issues of India.

Kimberly Shah

Fitness Trainer + Athlete

Kimberly Shah started her fitness career in 2005 in America. She has raced and competed at National and World levels, studied Eastern Medicine and was a Master Trainer in the Fitness Industry for companies; teaching continuing education to those in her industry. For five years Shah spent her time studying and learning the fitness industry before fully settling in India. Four years ago she moved to India full time be able to focus full time on her mission by working as a consultant to gyms, trainer and help bring better education to the public and professionals in the health and fitness industry. She's a USA triathlon coach and also a Star Trac Coach® and master trainer.

Murthaza Junaid

Bike Mechanic + Vlogger

Perhaps one of Bengaluru’s most recognisable names when it comes to the Royal Enfield, Murthaza started off as a part-time mechanic when he was barely 14. Today his workshop Art of Motorcyles is the adda where bike worshippers gather. Between 2004 and 2014 he has won about 50 trophies for RE races all over the country; he holds the record for the fastest uphill RE ride on Nandi Hills. He is credited with turning the slow “bud bud” bike -- into a racing motorcycle. “Converting the RE into a dirt bike is my forte. As a young motorhead I used cut off the RE’s mud guards to make it lighter and sleeker. There were many who used to ask me why I’m turning such a ‘majestic gaadi (vehicle) ’ into a ‘circus ki gaadi’ ...” he laughs as he looks back at over 10 years of racing.

Pravash Dey

Serial Entrepreneur

Pravash is a serial entrepreneur, mentor and philanthropist. He combines his passion for entrepreneurship, technology and strategic digital innovation to help corporate go global. He has met and expanded his social capital with more than thousand entrepreneurs including his childhood hero Sir Richard Branson. 'Digital India Hack-a-thon' is an initiative taken by him to inspire young developers & designers and bring together entrepreneurs and investors to empower Hon’ble Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Digital India campaign. He involves himself in ‘Indian Blockchain Council’ ‘US-India Blockchain Council’ & ‘UK-India Blockchain Council’ because he believes, “if the world will be an Ecosystem of opportunity then breakthrough ideas can be found anywhere".