TEDxGEA Youth

Speakers

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• Abhishek Daga

  Entrepreneur

  Abhishek Daga, founder of Nasher Miles, started his career in the San Francisco Bay Area before returning to India to build a global travel accessories brand. In this talk, he opens up about risk, resilience, and what entrepreneurship actually looks like beyond the highlights.

• Aiman Mukhtiar

  Actress

  Aiman Mukhtiar studied Architecture before training in Method Acting at Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute, New York. She has acted in films, theatre, and ad campaigns while producing her own indie projects. In this talk, she reflects on embracing change, switching paths, and why every story begins with honesty.

• Aryan Irani

  Software Developer

  Aryan Irani is a Google Developer Expert and co-founder of MadLads Studios. Having published over 200 technical articles before graduating college, Aryan talks about how curiosity can take you further than expertise and how learning to ask the right questions can change the way you think about technology.

• Capt Aman Johri

  Helicopter Pilot and UAV Entrepreneur

  Capt Aman Johri is the Founder-CEO of an Aerospace & Defence Firm based in Mumbai. He develops next-generation technology related to jet propulsion, rocket science and space exploration. Aman is one of India’s leading experts in the domain of unmanned technology. Aman is an Airborne Tech Specialist, Astronautics Engineer, Helicopter Pilot, TedX Speaker, Air Crash Investigator and the youngest lifetime member of the prestigious Rotary Wing Society of India. Aman has previously worked on NASA related projects including rocket launches and has represented India at the United Nations. Aman has won several accolades like SKOCH Entrepreneur of the Year 2018 at the Parliament of India and Defense Innovation of the Year in 2022. Capt Aman is a licensed motorsport racer, rifle shooter and motivational speaker. He's also fondly known as India's Tony Stark.

• Dnyaneshwari Velankar

  Radio Jockey

  Dnyaneshwari is a Radio Jockey with Radio Mirchi and host of the Marathi podcast Gappanchi Misal. Known for her authentic and engaging interviews, she shares how real conversations are built not on talking but on learning to truly listen.

• Dr. Sanjana Uppal

  DNB Radiation Oncologist

  Dr. Sanjana Uppal is a radiation oncologist, researcher, and poet who chose to return to India after clearing the USMLE exams. Through her experiences treating cancer and working on the COVID frontlines, she explores what it truly means to heal and why medicine is as much about connection as it is about cure.

• Mridul Poddar

  Chartered Accountant

  Mridul Poddar, an IIM Ahmedabad MBA and Chartered Accountant (AIR 27), has worked across private equity and credit investing. In this talk, he shares how constant learning not credentials builds real expertise, and why curiosity is the best career investment you can make.

• Vinay Singh

  Real Estate Entrepreneur

  Vinay Gopal Singh is the Chairman and Partner at Je & Vee Infrastructure. From learning the basics of land trading with his father to leading a top Mumbai-based organisation, his talk is about persistence, vision, and finding meaning in the process of building both structures and self.