Theme: Ideas, Inspiration & In-Between

TEDxChandivali 2022 intends to take one through a journey of the spur of inspiration, its metamorphosis into the idea, and the toil in-between. It takes one backstage, and lets one get intimate with the process of conception, execution, and everything that lies ‘in-between’. No one can predict the ‘in-between’ but what we know is that it will help you create your own story, your own history.

Gopal Sharma Memorial School
Powai Vihar, Chandivali
Mumbai, Maharashtra, 400072
India

Freyaz Shroff

Educator

Born and raised in India and educated in the USA, Freyaz K. Shroff moved back to India in 2006 with a Bachelor's in Sociology and an M.B.A. in International Business and Marketing. She established “KurNiv Foundation,” a non-profit organization that focused on preparing students, living primarily below the poverty line, in gaining admission into and completing college graduation through a proven peer-to-peer mentorship model. In addition to creating a new generation of teen and tween leaders, she also coaches parents and educators on how to raise youth leaders who are empathetic, sensitized, goal-oriented, and can work as part of success-driven teams. Freyaz addressed the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (UN-CSW) in 2012, while her students addressed the UN-CSW in 2021 and 2022. She was the recipient of the Jamshed Pavri Humanitarian Award in 2012.

Imran Shamsi

Founder & Director, What Works

An avid storyteller, idea hunter, and multi-tasking entrepreneur, Imran Shamsi is the brains behind ‘What Works’, a young content agency with video at its core. Driven by the aim of creating compelling, impactful, and effective content that works for clients and audiences, Imran brings with him over 17 years of experience in direction, production, strategy, and content creation. Imran is a classic example of a corporate executive turning into an entrepreneur. A BCA dropout, Imran ventured into the field of content production and began his journey as a reporter. Today, Imran leads one of the brightest creative teams of all-in-ones who think, write, plan, produce, direct, design, and deliver content that truly works. The bootstrapped company established in 2014, has grown organically over the last 8 years and has become the go-to agency for some of the biggest brands, studios, and networks in the world.

Manish Kelshikar

Social Entrepreneur

Manish Kelshikar is a Social Entrepreneur who is trying to bridge the lack of easy access to safe and hygienic sanitation for women through his startup - Woloo, a loo-discovery & hygiene management platform for women, also featured on Shark Tank India. For generations in India, women have suffered a lack of hygiene and poor shared public sanitation infrastructure. Through this startup, Manish is building a robust network of certified loos for women using technology, with a humble start in Mumbai, and Pune and expanding across India soon. Manish is a design and retail Management graduate having 20+ years of Global Fashion Retail experience, and a specialist in Design Innovation, Marketing, and Brand Communication strategy.

Shivansh Khanna

Non-profit Founder

Shivansh Khanna is an award-winning filmmaker from Mumbai, India, widely known for his debut documentary: The Heritage of Kashmir. His knack for socio and geopolitical issues was given a conduit through his passion for filmmaking. Shivansh is also involved in a lot of other social and educational projects, with the mission of bringing the right narrative forward. Away from the hustles of his family business and his passion for filmmaking, Shivansh finds more solace in his social commitments, one of which is the Swastham Foundation. Founded by his father and him, Swastham Foundation deals with enlightening the populace about the importance of sports infrastructure and its relevance in the Indian ecosystem, with the objective of bringing international class sports facilities to the downtrodden, underprivileged, and rural areas of India. The belief is that if the rural and downtrodden areas of the country are provided with the requisite facilities, we will be tapping on unmined gold.

Vandita Morarka

Founder, One Future Collective

Vandita Morarka is the Founder and CEO of One Future Collective: a feminist youth-led social justice and human rights organization with the vision of a world built on social justice, led by communities of care. Her work develops feminist leadership capacities for social change while supplementing efforts through knowledge co-creation, re-imagining advocacy, and feminist service provision. Vandita is a fellow with Acumen, WISE Emerging Leaders, Change.org, and Swedish Institute's Leader Lab. She also serves as a Director at CIVICUS. Vandita is a qualified lawyer from Government Law College, Mumbai, and holds an MA Honours in Public Policy from the University of Mumbai. Vandita is passionate about justice, fostering community, and supporting young people in building their visions and actions for their present.