Ashley Derrick
Ex-Navy Flying Instructor
Instructor with 23 years of experience in leadership, training, and safety in high-risk industries. As a trained accident investigator, he has led multifunctional teams to develop safety orders and SOPs of Aviation units for military and civil aircraft.
Dr. Preethi Ramadoss
'Padwoman' of Tamil Nadu, PhD Scholar, Inventor
She is known as 'Padwoman', and is a Tamil Nadu native recognized for creating plastic-free, biodegradable sanitary napkins. As part of her doctoral research, the Ph.D. scholar at Anna University in Chennai made an environmental-friendly napkin that entirely dissolves in a month.
Ganesh Balakrishnan
Co-Founder, Flatheads
Being a co-founder at Flatheads (a premium casual footwear brand for the urban workforce), Mr. Ganesh is an entrepreneur with an IIT-IIM background, has 20 years of global experience, and has a proven track record of creating successful businesses and delivering business impact. Recently seen on Shark Tank India S2, his pitch has won viewers’ hearts.
Grace Banu
Dalit and Trans Rights Activists
She is a Dalit and trans activist. India’s first trans engineer, she is also a central member of the mobilization and advocacy around the amendment of the Transgender Protection of Rights Bill.
Prahlad Rao
Founder-Director, Litwork
He is an IIM B alumnus and entrepreneur trying to redefine early-stage career hiring. He is the founder and director of ‘Litwork’, the next-gen hiring platform for early jobseekers. He is also the founder and director of ‘Thomas Assessments’
Regina Cassandra
Actress
Being a versatile actress, and having played lead roles in various films and web series in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Hindi. She is critically acclaimed for her unconventional roles and a recipient of various prestigious awards in the Indian film industry.
Suresh Paul Antony
Professor at Indian Institute of Management, Tiruchirappalli
With 14 years of hands-on customer interface experience gathered in the automotive, financial services, direct selling, and music retailing industries, and across business and consumer markets, he has an unparalleled experience in the field of marketing, having worked across various businesses and industries. Beloved as 'SPA sir' on campus, his methods of teaching and engaging learners have gathered quite a fan following for him.
Vipul Singh
Social Reform Activist, Founder, Tapas Foundation
Vipul Singh is the Founder & President of Tapas Foundation. A widely celebrated Social Reform Activist. He holds the world record for the highest number of street plays & a 4 times TEDx speaker. He has been working on different social causes from climate change to education for children, trafficking and rural development and managed projects and campaigns across the country through CSR, ESG, EPR and Cause Marketing.