In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized (subject to certain rules and regulations).

Heritage International Xperiential School
DLF Phase 5
Gurgaon, Haryana, 122002
India

Aditi Sanwal

Ms. Aditi Sanwal is a doctor by academics and an actor by heart. Currently she is working on films like Aye Watan Mere Watan (by Dharma films). Some of her unique roles are Kukki Bajaj in Kasauti Zindagi Kay 2, Lata in Operation MBBS 2 and Raikumari Durdhara in Chandragupta Maurya. Numerous commercial advertisements for brands like Fogg, Smallcase, Blinkit etc. add feathers in her cap. She is also active on digital media with channels like Filter copy, Dice Media, etc.

Anay Gupta

Anay Gupta educator, and environmental activist. He is the creator of Physics 101, a YouTube channel where he explains high school Biology and Physics concepts, and has won a National Runner-up award in the Breakthrough Junior Challenge for his video on quantum biophysics. He has also taught government school children about composting and the environment by collaborating with the VFC NGO. He enjoys video editing and playing the drums in his free time, and he is a Rockschool Grade 8 drummer.

Col. Manoj Keshwar

Col. Mike has a unique 35 years multi-faceted work experience in - world travel, adventur expeditions, unique projects, entrepreneurship, rejuvenation of Ganga Basin to name a few. His extraordinary skill to build capacities for growth and keying out a road-map for transformation to many famous enterprises is undisputed. His academic journey shines with IIM Lucknow, DSSC Wellington, CME Pune, NDA K’vasla as the pillars. Col. Mike’s contribution to the Defence Ministry, the United Nations and the Engineering Fraternity are some of his milestones. Mike founded and runs this exceptionally rated, bespoke adventure travel company focused on trans-continental & geography specific road expeditions and active family holidays around the world. Mike has personally traveled 54 countries over 3.5 lac kms by road, around the world. He is also CO of an Engineering Organization that steers multi crore engineering construction projects. Mike is an adventure enthusiast and a rivers crusader at heart.

Dr. Aparajita Gogoi

Dr. Aparajita Gogoi is a passionate advocate for the health and rights of girls and women in India. As the Executive Director of Centre for Catalyzing Change, an Indian NGO focused on empowering women and girls, she has spent three decades defining approaches and strategies which promote gender equality and building campaigns on amplification of women's voices. Dr. Gogoi holds a PhD from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, and her work has been widely recognized, including by The Guardian, UK, which recognised her as one of the world's 100 most inspiring women in 2011.

Dr. Sanghamitra Dhar

Dr. Sanghamitra Dhar is a Gender Expert with 15+ years of intersectional programme management experience. She specialises on issues of Gender Equality, Involuntary, Resettlement/Displacement issues, and Child Rights. Currently a Technical Coordinator – Gender Responsive Budgeting, UN Women. She has also led a longitudinal Behaviour Change programme on gender-biased sex selection issues and served as the Social Development Specialist to Asian Development Bank to work on their Resettlement & Rehabilitation in many states of India.

Gehana Nag

Gehana Nag is a student of HIXS 24/7 and an art enthusiast by night. With a passion for aviation and technology, she is also a young and curious entrepreneur. In her talk, she will share her perspective on ‘Being a global citizen in the 21st century’ and ‘Who I am and Who I want to be’ and by the end of it you may even want to be a jalebi!

Mihika Srikrishna

Mihika is a student in grade 11 at HIXS. She is passionate about Science and Marine Biology and hopes to pursue a career in the same. She looks forward to exploring the impactful topic of 'Breaking the walls of limitations' through this powerful TEDx experience. She wants to empower others to spark a conversation and create real change.

Naunidh Singh Chadha

Mr. Naunidh Singh Chadha is an Engineering leader at Google Cloud focussing on analytics and AI. He has a deep interest in the area of machine learning. In his previous role as India Head for Mobile Communications, he got the opportunity to closely study the challenges and impact of AI in communication and media industries. Mr. Chadha has two decades of experience in the communications space across Nokia, Capgemini, Hike Messenger etc.

Rashi Prakash

Ms. Rashi Prakash is a seasoned professional in the healthcare management consulting domain. She completed her Masters in Engineering from BITS, Pilani and has close to 12 years of work experience in data science and analytics. She lived and worked in the USA for the last 10+ years before she and her family decided to move back to India. She is also a mother to 2 little girls and is passionate about showing her daughters that girls can achieve anything!

Urvee Juneja

A Senior Strategist, Ms. Urvee Juneja has multi-industry exposure in Banking, Technology and Aviation. She has worked in UK, USA and India and has led Strategy functions at Citi, ICAP and ADP in New York. She is currently the Global Transformations Leader for Banking & Capital Markets portfolio at Genpact, India. Urvee is a Chicago Booth Graduate and holds a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering and a Master’s degree in E-commerce. A mother to two young girls, she also trains in Pilates. Her hobbies include travelling around the world and trying different cuisines.