TEDxCHARUSAT

Speakers

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• Adarsh Kumar Singh

  Founder & COO – Aspirant Learning, Managing Director – GD Goenka Healthcare, Ghazipur, Youth Advocate – United Nations, New York (HLPF 2025)

  Er. Adarsh Kumar Singh is a 4-time TEDx Speaker, Harvard Act2Impact Awardee, and Youth Advocate at the United Nations HLPF 2025 in New York. As Founder & COO of Aspirant Learning, he has mentored over 2,10,000 students across 17+ cities and conducted 1,600+ training sessions. He also serves as Managing Director of GD Goenka Healthcare, Ghazipur, leading rural paramedical education initiatives. With 300+ events judged and extensive collaborations with premier schools, universities, and global forums, he is recognized for his expertise in soft skills, public speaking, entrepreneurship, and youth leadership. His international interventions at UN side events and social impact campaigns reflect his commitment to education, empowerment, and community development.

• Pamit Anand

  Managing Director (India & South Asia) @ Prometric

  Pamit D. Anand is a P&L Leader, Angel Investor, and GenAI Evangelist with a track record of building and scaling products in the EdTech, SaaS, and Consumer Tech sectors. Currently serving as the Managing Director (India & South Asia) for Prometric, Pamit specializes in developing Product and Go-To-Market (GTM) playbooks that emphasize metric orientation and agility. His prior leadership experience spans key roles at Shaadi.com, Funding Societies (Modalku Group), and The Times of India. A "work-nomad" who has operated across 8 cities, Pamit is known for his focus on solving real-world problems and empowering teams with aligned autonomy.

• Pragnya Mohan

  Triathlete, Chartered Accountant & Social Innovator

  Pragnya Mohan is India’s leading triathlete and a Chartered Accountant, currently based in London and Ahmedabad. She led India's debut at the Commonwealth Games Triathlon in 2022 and is the first Indian to compete in the Triathlon World Cup. A champion of both the South Asian and National triathlon titles, Pragnya has won gold at the National Games and South Asian Games. Through her “Ek Beti, Ek Cycle” project, she empowers rural schoolgirls by providing refurbished cycles, advancing education, sustainability, and gender equality. She is an IOC Young Leader, TEDx speaker, multiple award-winner, and passionate advocate for active lifestyles, menstrual health, and climate action.

• Shankar Murlidharan

  Chief Executive Officer – startup in Higher Education | Chief Marketing Officer, Prestige University India

  Shankar Muralidharan is a senior higher education executive and marketing strategist currently serving as the Chief Marketing Officer at Prestige University India. With a background in both Mechanical Engineering and an MBA in Marketing from the University of Mumbai, Shankar specializes in student acquisition, brand strategy, and institutional growth. He positions himself as a mentor for "Gen Z," focusing on the intersection of Artificial Intelligence, career development, and the "Uberisation" of the education sector.

• Sweta Purohit

  Programme Director, Climate Change, at Centre for Environment Education (CEE)

  Dr. Sweta R. Purohit is Programme Director, Climate Change, at Centre for Environment Education (CEE) India. She brings with her over 16 years of experience in climate change research and policy, rural climate resilience, ecosystem conservation and mainstreaming climate education. She holds a PhD from CEPT University Ahmedabad and Masters in Environmental Management from Indian Institute of Forest Management, Bhopal. She is also an alumnus of the International Visitor Leadership Program of the US Department of States and an International Advisory Board Member of UNESCO Chair on Teacher Education on Sustainable Development. At CEE, she is currently leading climate change education programmes on curriculum development, teacher training and student modules along with implementing rural climate resilience programme across different states.