Theme: LIMITLESS

Our ability to appreciate what is and dream about what is possible sets the tone for our life. One cannot just be defined by some roles, when there are limitless ways to live in a lifetime. Before attempting to define “US”, (as a man, a woman, a girl, a boy, beautiful, handsome, eccentric, naughty, mischievous, wicked, ugly, friend, student, doctor, etc.) in even the most abstract of terms, I must preface with an apologia, for any definition of us as an individual, dooms itself to be a failure as long as it attempts to confine us to some limits. The sooner we understand that truth, the sooner we’ll be able to bask in the freedom of limitless possibility”.
The vision is not just to provide a platform for the speakers on their respective ideas from diverse fields but also compel the audience from all walks of life to disentangle from the mundane and evolve to unravel the higher dimensions of consciousness and walk away with a new understanding on the limits we place on ourselves and each other

GAT Auditorium
Global Academy of Technology
Aditya Layout, Bangarappanagar, RR Nagar
Bengaluru:, Karnataka, 560098
India

Ar. Sathyaprakash Varanashi

Architect, Sathya Consults

Sathya studied architecture at Bangalore, Urban Design at Delhi and Heritage Conservation at England. An academician par excellence with over 30 years of involvement in varied educational activities including participatory workshops, design walks, heritage walks, 5 senses walk, curricular advices, design studios, faculty training sessions, hands on building sessions, speaking and moderating in related sessions. An adjunct professor of Architecture, he was attracted to designs ideas rooted in cost, culture, climate and creativity. His consultancy firm, Sathya Consultants located at Bangalore, has been professing and practicing cost effective, culturally appropriate, local, eco-friendly and contextual architecture for the last 26 years. Many of his firm designs and principles can be found at www.sathyaconsultants.wordpress.com.

Dr. Vishwas R Puttige

Business Head, amace solutions

Dr. Vishwas Ramadas Puttige is an engineering professional with a doctoral degree in the field of Automation and Adaptive Control Systems. He is involved in R&D, Business Development and General Management Assignments at AMS (Ace Micromatic Group). He’s an active researcher in the field of additive manufacturing and is currently the Business Head of amace solutions Pvt. Ltd., a company that provides end to end solutions in metal additive manufacturing. Dr. Vishwas Puttige is also an ISO 9001 Lead Auditor for Quality Management Systems and is a Black Belt in Lean Six Sigma Implementation Processes.

Mr. Charith G Kashyap

Entrepreneur, Selvitate

He is the founder CEOs of Selvitate – a Solution to sales challenges. Selvitate works as an integrated platform working on both a Software as a Service (SaaS) model as well as an operational model to improve online sales for medium, small and micro enterprises (MSMEs). He believes in "Don't do different things but do things differently!!" He is a passion driven person with great with inter personal skills.

Mr. Giri 'Pickbrain' Balasubramaniam

Quizmaster & CEO, Greycaps

Giri Balasubramaniam, better known by his pseudonym Pickbrain, is a noted quizmaster and co-founder of Greycaps, Asia’s largest onstage quizzing and knowledge services company. Seen every weekend hosting quiz shows on national television channels in India hosting, he is also the mind behind the Global Awareness Program (GAP), one of India’s first focused and structured knowledge enhancement programmes for school children. He and his team have presented over 2000 shows across 94 destinations of India, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Japan, Kuwait, Oman, UAE, UK and USA to emerge as one of the fastest growing quiz hosts from the region. Giri has previously worked with The Economic Times, The Walt Disney Company and Indiainfo.com for over a decade before launching Greycaps. He is a regular speaker at conferences and educational institutions. He is a Post Graduate in Media Management, a Masters in Gandhian Philosophy and Thought and is an alumnus of the prestigious Harvard Business School.

Mr. Rajeev Ravindranathan

Actor and Advertising Professional

Rajeev Ravindranathan, an actor in spirit, ad agency owner, film maker, comedian, armchair activist, writer, father, husband and quite often, all of these on the same day. He’s the Co-Founder / Director of Fullmeals Creative Studio, and Director - People Design and Communcations.. He’s a Creative strategist, script writer, film director and actor. His movie roles include ‘Ragging senior in 3 Idiots’, ‘Idly-loving Ramamurthy in English Vinglish’, ‘ABCD Gautam in Vettai’, ‘Journalist Rajeev in Shamitabh’ Girish in Waiting’. Theatre being his passion, on stage Rajeev has earned acclaim for performances in plays like The God of Carnage, Owl and the Pussy cat, Zoo Story and Irvine Welsh's Filth, where he played 30 characters in a riveting one-man show. Rajeev is an All-in-One - A Filmmaker. A Creative director. An Actor. A Problem solver. An Opportunity bloodhound. A Barbeque wizard.

Mr. Thejaswi Udupa

Chief Technology Officer, The Hindu

Thejaswi Udupa is a Computer Science engineer and business management graduate from IIMB. He has with him the experience of managing products and technology at Yahoo product as well as on an online marketplace for construction materials. Currently he is with Roof & Floor figuring out how to solve for problems in real estate. He is a writer, with a weekly column on technology/startups at The Hindu. He writes regularly for The Times of India, India Today, Indian Express, Hindustan Times, Business Standard, among other publications. He is a Quizzer who also regularly researches and conducts quizzes across the country.

Mr. Vishwas Kamath

Radio Jockey, Radio city 91.1FM

Mr. Vishwas Kamath is a leading Radio Jockey at Radiocity 91.1 FM. He is an experienced Director of Programming with a demonstrated history of working in the music industry. Skilled in Copywriting, Broadcasting, Advertising, Retail, and Marketing Strategy. He is a core business development professional graduated from Mangalore University

Ms. Annapurna A

Behavioural Assessor

A complete strategist and execution oriented HR professional with 20 plus years of experience. Strong believer of Productivity ,Quality Safety and Security with always a PLAN B. Always worked in different business models comprising both Public, Private ranging from hard core Infrastructure, Manufacturing , Aeronautical, Sales , IT, Health . Always have been a change agent in all organizations and have mostly executed green field projects and built the organizations in driving organization development, effectiveness and leadership. Expertise lies in Talent Acquisition, Talent Development, Talent Retention, Rewards and Recognition, Leadership development , Organization Development . Managing the entire life cycle process of Human Resource. She is currently the founder CEO of Emotioanalytics

Ms. Rohini Sindhuri

IAS Officer, Government of Karnataka

Rohini Sindhuri' is an Indian Administrative Service officer of Karnataka Cadre, from the 2009 batch. She secured 43rd rank in the UPSC exam and has been working in various departments in her career as an IAS ofiicer. Rohini was responsible for computerisation of tax collection at source in Tumkur district of Karnataka. As Chief Executive Officer of Mandya Zilla Parishad, Rohini launched a drive to provide individual toilets to 1.02 lakh households and constructed 1,00,000 individual toilets across the district which made the district No. 1 in the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan in the state and 3rd in India. Rohini successfully utilised the Central government's grant of 65 crore for drinking water and by using this grant, Rohini and her team instituted 100 pure drinking water units across the district. She also took a serious view of female foeticide in the district and organised the health department and ASHA workers in reporting such incidents and educating parents against this practice.

Ms. Sindhujaa Kumar, MD(A.M)

Holistic Wellness Expert, CEO - Sai Sindhujaa Wellness Ventures

Sindhujaa Kumar is an established transformation partner for corporates, celebrities and athletes - holistically integrating fitness, nutrition & emotional intelligence to unlock new dimensions of health, beauty, personal power and professional empowerment.