Theme: From Crisis to Opportunity

‘In the midst of every crisis, lies great opportunity.’ – Albert Einstein

From the Cold War that gave rise to the opportunity for humans to advance their knowledge of space to Steve Jobs utilising the time after he was ousted from his very own company to give birth to Pixar, thousands, if not millions, of people and organisations have time after time evidenced this fact. Needless to say, we are living amidst a crisis ourselves; one that has brought the world to its knees. And it is in such times that the realisation that opportunity goes hand-in-hand with crisis is of utmost relevance.

It is quite conveniently said, but how can opportunities be there when very evidently everything around you seems to go haywire? And, if there are indeed opportunities, where exactly are they? Most importantly, how do you embrace adversity and fish out these so-called opportunities from the deep, dark ocean of crisis? These are the very questions we hope to answer with our transformative and invigorating talks. See you there!

Juhu Parle Education Society
East-West Road No. 3, J.V.P.D Scheme, Juhu, Mumbai.
Fourth Floor
Mumbai, Maharashtra, 400049
India

Ahika Jani

Student

A sportsperson with an artistic touch, Ahika Jani, who is a student at PPS International Junior College, has grown up on music. She holds multiple Trinity certificates and not just for the piano! Distinctions in speech and drama as well as communication skills, show that she is a well-rounded personality. When she isn’t playing the piano, or drawing portraits of her friends, you can find her expressing herself through her writing. Apart from being an artist, Ahika is an international golfer as well as a skater, with a passion to create a difference.

Chinmayee Kusnur

Student at Simon Fraser University (Canada), Founder of the Khadi Sustainability initiative, National Runner-Up - UN Women 2020 Asia-Pacific Principles award for Khadi Sustainability

Chinmayee Kusnur is the founder of a small organization called Khadi Sustainability. Currently, she is studying Interactive Arts and Technology at Simon Fraser University in Canada. Chinmayee is also an alumnus of USGS and PPSIJC. In December 2020. She received the national runner-up UN Women 2020 Asia-Pacific Principles award for Khadi Sustainability.

Graham Ward

Professor of Organizational Behaviour at INSEAD B-School, France; C-Suite Advisor, Consultant and Coach

Dr Graham Ward, a leadership aficionado and a renowned name in the world of finance, guides CEOs of leading companies to address behavioral blind spots, develop strengths and eliminate destructive leadership, in order to enhance performance and achieve long-term goals.

Malishka Kannamwar

Student

Malishka Kannamwar, a student at PPS International Junior College, Mumbai, is a jack of all trades. With a lot of artistic talent, she expresses herself through dance, poetry and acting. It is easy to see how driven and capable she is, and her enthusiasm which is especially infectious. Malishka isn't afraid to give new things a shot, and if she puts her mind to it, she can excel at anything that fancies her! She did speech and drama at Raëll Padamsee's ACE for many years, and few of her favorite things to do are talking about mental health, writing and being able to express herself creatively. Ultimately, Malishka aims to spread as much awareness about important world affairs as she can through the creative arts.

Manoj Dora

Director, Collaborative Project & Outreach | Head, Operation & Information Management Group | Founder Circular Food Forum

Dr Manoj Dora is currently the Director of Collaborative Projects and Outreach at Brunel Business School. He is passionate about food and the supply chain. He firmly believes that no one should go to bed with an empty stomach and that this is achievable through efficient and responsible management of our resources. He has been involved in many capacity-building initiatives focusing on food security worldwide. He has a large body of work and has spoken at prestigious venues such as TEDx and the University of Cambridge-Festival of Ideas.

Mickey Mehta

Health Guru

Dr Mickey Mehta is a global leading holistic health guru and a corporate life coach to Bollywood superstars, top politicians, several Miss Worlds and Miss Universes and the Indian army too. Moreover, he’s been a speaker at Harvard University, IIMs, IITs and held holistic health workshops globally. It doesn’t stop here! Would you believe, he has completed over 50 years of yoga has also bagged prestigious awards such as ‘Health and Wellness Icon’ by The Economic Times and was among the ‘100 most impactful wellness leaders of the world’!

Niranjan Hiranandani

Co-Founder & MD of the Hiranandani Group

“Sincerity and Commitment with consistent efforts is the recipe to achieve success and scale great heights" Dr Niranjan Hiranandani is a Co-Founder and Managing Director, Hiranandani Group of Companies. He is known as “Builder Extraordinaire‟ and as the man responsible for changing the skyline of Mumbai. From being a Forbes listed top Indian rich real estate developer to Co-Founder of India’s Top Real Estate Company, there is much more to add to his profile to being a hard-core philanthropist, there is much more to add to his profile.

Sam Pitroda

Father of India's Computer and Telecom revolution

Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower, and Dr Sam Pitroda is a leader at heart. Credited with having laid the foundation of the telecom commission of India, inventing the electronic diary (1974) and the mobile wallet (1996), Dr Pitroda's gifts to the world are anything but small. But that does not mean he is not willing to look out for the smaller guy, with six startups and five NGOs, and the extensive lectures he gives globally, he is, arguably, a one man revolution.

Tuhin Menon

Co-Founder and CEO of Asiaville Interactive

NYU graduate, ex-senior management at BBC Worldwide and Walt Disney India, a core founding member at Culture Machine, and now the successful Co-founder of Asiaville Interactive (a one of a kind multi-lingual, multimedia, and multi-platform digital venture with the core mission of empowering internet users to consume content in their local languages). We're referring to none other than Tuhin Menon, the very experienced entrepreneur and a man whose eyes are sharper than an owl when it comes to spotting opportunities amidst a crisis!