Theme: Adapt to Change. Change to Adapt.

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The ability to adapt to change is aided, as are all faculties that we prize as essentially human in its path by our ingenuity and technology; though it is often forgotten that we also possess the converse ability of change to adapt, a more conscious process. To be able to acclimate to circumstances is perhaps a key factor in getting through life.
Our lives are these transient dances through the universe, and the acceptance of change that exists in our lives will only make it richer. By adapting to change, and by changing to adapt, we celebrate our experience of life and the knowledge that comes over time.
Life can be difficult to navigate in our fast-moving society. There is no escaping the impact that ‘Adapting to change’ can bring into in our lives, but ‘Changing to Adapt’ is the key to a life where growth is survival.

Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Auditorium, Delhi Technological University
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Auditorium, Delhi Technological University, Shahbad Daulatpur, Rohini
Delhi, Delhi, 110042
India

Anil Trigunayat

Former Ambassador of India to Jordan , Libya & Malta

Amb. Trigunayat is a member of the International Trade Council, Honorary Adviser to BRICS Chamber of Commerce, and Secretary of Association of Indian Diplomats. Currently, he is a Distinguished Fellow at the Vivekananda International Foundation, and President of Millennial India International Chamber of Commerce Industry and Agriculture (MIICCIA). He was a member of the Indian Foreign Service (IFS) and has served in the Indian Missions of Cote d’Ivoire, Bangladesh, Mongolia, USA, Russia, Sweden, Libya, Jordan, Malta, and Nigeria. Amb. Trigunayat is an alumnus of Jawaharlal Nehru University and has been a visiting fellow at Oxford University. He has been a contributor to issues regarding foreign and economic policy, education, and also on the promotion of bilateral relations, public diplomacy, and economic diplomacy. Mr. Trigunayat remains closely associated with efforts concerning interfaith dialogue, peace, and harmony via Unity Earth and World Congress of Religion, Kazakhstan.

Arjun Hardas

Indian representative at the American Jewish Committee

Arjun Ramesh Hardas is an Indian representative at the American Jewish Committee. He graduated from Delhi University with a bachelor’s degree in English language and literature in 1994. He has more than 13 years of experience in broadcast journalism and has served as the India Affairs Associate for the Washington, D.C.-based advocacy group, The Israel Project. As the representative of AJC, he works with the Jews in India to create and sponsor programs of their interest. He is determined towards changing the perception of people about the Jew minority in India. He has been working with the American Jewish Committee since Dec’14 and his goal has been to strengthen Indian-American and Indian-Israeli ties, to encourage democratic values, and to promote a better understanding of Israel and Jews among India’s 1.35 billion people.

Lalit Das

Accomplished Design Educator and Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, England

Lalit Kumar Das is a well-known design educator in the Indian design community. He believes in one's natural ability to connect to design and is known to simplify global problems into a mere riddle of design. He has over 39 years of academic mentoring and has worked actively on integrating design to Indian Industries and the Government sector. Some of his contributions to the Indian design community include developing the National Design Policy and working with the National Committee on Design and Artisan development. He has also led sponsored projects for the specially-abled, such as children with cerebral palsy and others who are orthopedically handicapped. Prof. Das started his career in Industrial Design at IIT Delhi. He is also an alumnus of the Royal College of Art, London, and was honored as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, England. He has also been an Expert Member in the ‘Science & Society’ Programme and Technopreneur Promotion Programme (Tepp).

Toolika Gupta

Director of Indian Institute of Craft and Design

Dr. Toolika Gupta is the Director at the Indian Institute of Crafts and Design (IICD) and a researcher and educator in the field of crafts and design. She did her M.Sc. with a dissertation in- 'Quintessence of Lotus: Motif for Textile Design' from Lady Irwin College, New Delhi. Thereafter she completed her Ph.D. thesis in History of Arts, titled 'The Influence of British Rule on Elite Indian Menswear: The Birth of the Sherwani', from the University of Glasgow, UK. Realizing the need for a platform to promote indigenous research, she founded The Center for Textiles and Clothing Research (TCRC), New Delhi, in 2016. She has written and co-edited several research papers, books, and articles for various newspapers and magazines. She has helped Indian textile find its niche in the global market. She has actively strived towards the promotion of Indian values and traditional craft. She has always been a strong advocate for local artisans’ interests, copyrights, and identity for their craft.

Vineet KKN 'Pancchi

Founder & Creative Director, Word of Mouth Media

Vineet K. Kamal Nain ‘Panchhi’ is the founder of MotoGazing, a vehicular content creating media platform, and of Word of Mouth media, a marketing and advertising company. He is best described in his own words, a ‘rolling stone’, having and continuing to live life with an explorative approach; he was a singer in band, was the manager of an ice cream parlour, followed by a stint in retail worked for Reebok, Bose Audio, etc, then he worked in training and human resources, after which he decides to take a leap of faith and quit the corporate ladder. He started a music and films and business in his hometown of Dehradun, and the rest as they say is history. As an advocate of the notion of following your passions in life, and investing in your happiness, he’s since then he’s found his passion broadly in, the challenges of communication design and delivery, the creative process of films and music, and in helping people build harmonious organizations through people development.