TEDxNMIMSBangalore

Speakers

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• Bindu Hari

  Vice Chairperson, National Public School Group

  Dr. Bindu Hari, an accomplished educator, is the director of the TISB, NAFL, GMC, and NPS group of institutions. Additionally, she chairs inspection teams that visit new CBSE schools in India and serves on the TAISI Board. She has more than 30 years of experience in the field of academic management. Her outstanding contributions to academia, marketing, and customer relations are greatly valued by leaders in both international education and corporate circles.

• John Ebnezar

  Padma Shri Awardee, Orthopaedic Surgeon

  Dr. John is a "Padma Shri Awardee" in orthopedic surgery. He holds the Guinness World Record for most books written in orthopedics. With more than 71 international, national, and state honours to his name, including the prestigious "Karnataka Rajyotsava Award," he is considered a pioneer of "Wholistic Orthopedics."

• Madhurima Agarwal

  Country Head, India - Microsoft

  Ms. Madhurima Agarwal is the Managing Director - Microsoft for Startups, India. She started her journey as an entrepreneur and then in helping organizations drive growth. Prior to her stint at Microsoft, she has worked across multiple domains and held global leadership roles. Madhurima is an angel investor in a personal capacity who has won many awards in the leadership space. She also holds an MBA from IIM Ahmedabad.

• Natesan Jayasankaran

  Former Vice Chancellor and Director General, Bharathidasan Institute of Management

  Dr. N. Jayasankaran, former Vice Chancellor Kanchi University, Director General BIM, and an outstanding administrator associated with various professional bodies, he has also been rated as one of the top five professors in Management by the Business Standard and has over 45 years of teaching experience. His rich experience and consistent efforts have led to significant changes in the landscape of education.

• Pallavi Pareek

  Founder & CEO, Ungender

  She is the Founder and CEO of Ungender, a platform that provides organizations and individuals with tools and resources to create an inclusive and equitable work environment. She is a diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) expert, who has worked in the field for several years and is passionate about creating a world where everyone feels valued and respected. She has been recognized for her work in the DEI space and has been featured in various media outlets.

• Parsi Diwakar

  Distinguished Scientist at ISRO

  Mr. P.G. Diwakar is a distinguished Scientist at ISRO for 36 years and Director of Earth Observation and Disaster Management, with over 75+ publications in several National and International journals. He is the recipient of many awards that include the ISRO Merit Awards, National and International recognition for Innovative use of Geospatial Technologies. His research interests are Digital Image Processing, Geospatial Technologies, and Software solutions in Societal Applications of Space Technology.

• Suparna Ganguly

  Cofounder, CUPA Foundation

  Suparna Baksi Ganguly is a co-founder of CUPA & WRRC. CUPA is the first animal welfare organization in Karnataka and was set up in 1991. WRRC was established in 1999, the organization is dedicated to wildlife conservation and environment. Ms. Suparna has worked intensively for the welfare of captive elephants in the country. She has been instrumental in the documentation, advocacy and on ground establishment of elephant care centers in South India. She is on the Advisory Board of Help Animals India, USA and on various State Committees for animal welfare. She was awarded the Nari Shakti Puraskar 2015 by the Hon'ble President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee in March 2016, amongst other awards and recognition over the years.

• Zulfia Shaikh

  Founder and Director, Bangalore School of Speech And Drama

  Founder and director of Bangalore School of Speech and Drama, she is the visionary responsible for the growth of Childrens’ Theatre and the Communication Education industry in Bangalore. In June 1998, Dr. Zulfia Shaikh founded the Bangalore School of Speech and Drama (BSSD) to try and expand the reach of performance arts and communication skills to a wider part of the populous, in order to foster new generation of Indian children who would approach the world stage undaunted and thrive on equal footing with the superpowers of the day. Dr. Zulfia Shaikh holds the World Record globally for scoring highest points in LTCL . She has mentored thousands of students and created a learning environment that not only teaches performance and communication skills, but reaffirms behaviors that supplement the development of a confident, articulate and fearless generation of Indian leaders