Theme: Conquer Yourself

Become part of the global TED event on 14 December

Take away

1.Soak away in the posh ambience of Club Aurum,
Thirumudivakkam Chrompet

2. Goodie Bags and customized Tedx Merchandise

3. Fun at various games and stall

4. Get live streamed at global platform

5. Lunch and Hi tea included

Wish to be a part of the same . Kindly register

https://tinyurl.com/audiencereg

Club Aurum Thirumudivakkam chennai
Near Jain Public school
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600132
India

Abhinav Gangumalla

Abhinav Gangumalla is a farmer and a wellness coach. He is the CEO and founder of Farmer Abhinav Consulting & Training (FACT). Though a formally trained civil engineer by education, and a nine pointer in IIT, he chose to tread the path of sustainability a decade back by starting Hyderabad's first organic farmers market in 2010. He worked in the areas of environment, farming, food, nutrition and health, only to realise at the end that these are all interconnected like the parts of our body. He realised that he could achieve a transformation in his own self through this journey and shares with the world his experience though his wellness practice.

Aniket Joshi

He is a dynamic vocalist from Mumbai, Maharashtra. The musician completed his bachelor's degree as a MECHANICAL ENGINEER from NMIMS. He is indeed a youth icon for those who desire to follow their dreams, however late they might begin. He studied vocal singing at SURESH WADKAR'S AJIVASAN MUSIC ACADEMY. He worked as an intern at Volkswagen Motorsport India and Business operation JIO respectively. The man is an inspiration and his journey from being an engineer to a vocalist is noteworthy.

Arun Krishnamurthy

He is the founder of the NGO, Environmental Foundation of India which was founded in Chennai in the year 2011. The organization has its tributaries in various other cities like Hyderabad, Delhi and Coimbatore. Through his NGO and with the enormous support of volunteers, Shri Arun Krishnamurthy has been successful in cleaning up many lakes. He was chosen as among the five people for the prestigious Rolex Awards for Enterprise in 2012 for scientific lake restoration in Chennai. He is also a gifted environment speaker known for his riveting speeches and TEDx talks.

Dhanesh Kanagaraj

Mr.Dhanesh Kanagaraj is a motivational speaker and soft skill trainer. He is an engineer by education and the founder of Aclude foundation. He has delivered his inspirational talks in four earlier TEDx events. He has been training students on soft skills for the past three years. He is a passionate trainer and teacher with a vision to make a difference in the lives of students and professionals. He firmly believes that no matter what happens in one’s lives, it is possible to achieve something extraordinary from it.

Jyotsna Ramachandran

Jyotsna's journey towards freedom began when she decided never to be an employee ever again. She tried out various businesses to support her decision- started a staff recruitment agency, became a franchisee of a chocolate brand, did freelance web designing. The arrival of her daughter Advika was the turning point in her life. She didn't want to give up her career; neither did she want to miss the joy of bringing up her kid. When she was at the crossroads and had to choose one path over the other, she decided to defy Robert Frost’s logic and chose both. She now runs a book publishing company called Happy Self Publishing through which she helps authors to get their books published. She has helped more than 400 authors from 35 countries realize their dream of getting their books published. She herself has authored a book titled ‘Job Escape Plan’, adjudged the number 1 bestseller in Home Business.

Kuldeep Surolia

Mr.Kuldeep Surolia is an academician, author, anchor, speaker and a visionary with several decades of experience in teaching children across the globe. He is a prominent personality in the education sector with whom the leading media houses interact and consult. He has authored several books. His books ‘In search of Adhiguru’, ‘Schools of tomorrow’ and ‘Super brain yoga’ are among the amazon best seller list. He has been interviewed many a time across various education related topics. He is a firm believer of holistic 360 degree education that involves mind, body and soul. He is passionately referred to as ‘Sir’ by students, parents and teachers from across the globe.

Mohammad Shams Aalam Sheikh

From swimming in the pond near his home in the Rathaus village of Madhubani district in Bihar to becoming the first Para-swimmer from Bihar to represent India at the Para-Asian Games, Shams Aalam has swum a long way. In short he is an International Para swimmer, World Record Holder, Motivational & TEDx Speaker - a dreamer, believer and achiever. His achievements prove that the difference between the impossible and possible lies in a person’s determination. He has set a record for having completed the longest open-sea swimming by a paraplegic by covering an impressive 8km in a span of four hours and four minutes. He swam in the open seas of Goa. In addition to this he is also featured in the Limca Book of World Records. He has represented India in Asia Para Games Jakarta Indonesia 2018.

Mohommed Ali Shah

Major Mohommed Ali Shah is a former soldier, who served in the army for five years. As a young lieutenant, he was deployed on the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir. He was promoted to the rank of captain and was transferred on assignment as the ADC to the General Officer Commanding in the North East. Thereafter, he was promoted to the rank of major. Once he completed his service in the army, he studied marketing at the IIM-C and worked briefly for the corporates. He is now an Indian theatre personality and film actor. He is also a member of the International Film and Entertainment Festival of Australia where he has also won two awards. He is also the nephew of the veteran Indian actor Mr.Nasrudeen Shah.

Rajat Sharma

Rajat Sharma is the founder of Mind fuel and the author of two globally selling self help books – ‘The conscious destiny’ and ‘The mindful athlete’. He is a trainer of the mind. He helps people master their mind, emotions, health and life with a unique self developed program which is a combination of basic psychological tools and ancient Indian yogic tools. He believes in conquering one's own mind to achieve success. He has trained students at several schools in Chandigarh. He has also been a mind trainer for athletes enabling them to get into the “zone state” at will. Over a duration of 11 years, he has developed a programme which blends science and ancient teachings.

Shefali Chopra

Ms.Shefali Chopra is an organ donor who risked her life to save her mother's life. This dynamic and fearless story teller is also a survivor who fought against Lupus with determination. She is a theater personality and a motivational speaker too.

Sri Athrukshna Balakrishna

Currently pursuing her grade 12, Ms.Athrukshna has extensive experience attending the Model United Nations conferences. She has been a part of the Harvard Model United Nations, Young Leader's Global Conclave - PSG Tech, India's International Movement to Unite Nations (IIMUN), Valley Varsity Model United Nations - EVPS, Salem, South Indian Model United Nations - TIPS,Coimbatore, MILMUN - PSBB Millenium, Coimbatore. Her interests include Model United Nations, Event management, Debating, singing, dancing, blogging, writing and other leadership activities.

Vasudevan Rajagopalan

Known as the plastic man of India, Dr.Rajagopalan Vasudevan is an Indian scientist who has worked mainly in waste management. He is currently a professor in Thiagarajar College of Engineering. He developed an innovative method to reuse plastic waste to construct better, more durable and very cost-effective roads. This method will help in making roads much faster and also will save environment from dangerous plastic waste. The roads show greater resistance to damages caused by heavy rains. His road construction method is now widely used to construct roads in rural India. He was awarded India's fourth highest civilian honour Padma Shri in 2018.