TEDxConnaughtPlace

The event shall feature about 8 people from Indian cities who have managed to find their own niche in the development sector and have a social impact. They could be running non-profits with a focus on rural empowerment through internet and broadband, or be fighting for queer feminist rights through stand up comedy. The diverse set of speakers come with varied experience of putting to practice new ways and ideas in the social sector, and create scalable models of social impact. The speakers are: Osama Manzar, Digital Empowerment Foundation Talk: Information Poverty & Knowledge Society Ajay Chaturvedi, CNN IBN Young Leader Award winner, HaRva Talk: Socio-Capitalistic Business Models: The way ahead! Tania James, Best selling author, Atlas of Unknowns Talk: Writing, art and inspiration Piyush Tewari, Winner of Rolex Award, SaveLIFE Foundation Talk: Innovation in emergency medical response Pramada Menon, Queer Feminist Activist, CREA Talk: Not Straight, Not Weird... Just Commonplace Anoj Vishwanathan, Milaap Talk: Engaged Giving and Creating Change from Outside the System Ishita Khanna, Ecosphere Swati Sahni, Right to Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India Talk: Reforming School Education in India: Challenges and Possibilities