Past TEDx event
TEDxYouth@JBCNBorivali
This independently organized TEDx event brings the community together to share ideas worth spreading.
Speakers
Speakers may not be confirmed. Check the event website for the latest lineup.
Aarush Panda
Student
Aarush is a computer science student and an aspiring AI entrepreneur with a strong interest in creativity and technology. He wants to teach people to not fear the future with Artificial Intelligence.
Aastha Maheshwari
Student
Aastha is a student with a love for learning and a talent for turning curiosity into conversation. She believes asking the right questions is more important than having all the answers—and is still working on both.
Alyssa Thomas
Student
Alyssa Thomas is a curious mind who approaches the economic world in a unique way. She enjoys exploring how economic ideas connect to real-world issues and everyday decisions. Known for her thoughtful perspective, she is eager to learn, question, and grow.
Ananya Parikh
Student
Ananya is an Art & Design student who uses personal experiences and the stories of iconic painters to explore perception, change, and empathy. Through art, she challenges audiences to look closer, question assumptions, and understand that reality is never just one way of seeing.
Anika Shah
Student
Anika is a student who enjoys overanalyzing philosophy and drawing absurd conclusions from every piece she reads. She’s curious, opinionated, and more comfortable asking inconvenient questions than giving polished answers. Anika has a habit of pointing out contradictions (usually with a straight face and very little apology.) When she speaks, she aims to invite people to slow down and maybe think a little harder than they plan to.
Avika Sinha
Student
Avika is a Grade 11 student with a keen interest in sociology and a passion for public speaking. She enjoys exploring social issues and confidently expressing her ideas to create awareness and spark change.
Ayaan Shah
Student
Ayaan is a curious and thoughtful student who enjoys learning and making sense of ideas. He observes patterns in concepts and people, approaching challenges with patience and consistency. Grounded and self-aware, he values growth over recognition and learns steadily through experience.
Dhrivi Tanna
Student
Dhrivi is a compassionate student with a love for math, reading, and art. Through careful observation and thoughtful analysis, she enjoys understanding patterns in numbers, ideas, and human behavior.
Gavir Behl
Student
Gavir is an introverted student and massive nerd with a burning passion for physics, driven by curiosity and a desire to uncover the unknown, looking to help people understand the real power of communication and form meaningful, authentic connections that go beyond words.
Ishaan Rawal
Student
Ishaan is an introspective Computer Science student who questions the integration of Artificial Intelligence in society. He explores and critically examines AI-generated content uploaded online, highlighting its ethical limitations across multiple domains, sparking curiosity, and anticipating its cascading impact in the near future.
Jeet Thakkar
Student
Jeet is a curious and thoughtful student with a strong interest in ideas. He approaches learning with discipline and attention to detail. Beyond academics, he explores identity, change, and authenticity. He believes growth is inevitable, but staying true to oneself is a choice.
Nishtha Ghorpade
Student
Nishtha isn’t a math prodigy, but she’s curious, confident, and unafraid to question what she doesn’t understand. Through challenges and persistence, she’s learning her way through mathematics and, along the way, making it feel a lot less intimidating and a lot more human.
Saachi Ved
Student
Saachi is a curious individual interested in how science, ethics, and society intersect. She spends time questioning why systems work the way they do. Her interests lie in understanding consequences, not just intentions.
Sanya Mehta
Student
Sanya, a student who likes taking initiative, asking questions, and occasionally overthinking both. She enjoys learning, leading projects, and finding humour in situations that probably weren’t meant to be funny.
Shaunak Jadhav
Student
Shaunak is passionate about self-development, personal growth, and discipline. He is actively working toward ambitious personal and academic goals while learning how to stay consistent and focused. His work centers on turning mindset into daily action.
Tisya Shyam
Student
Tisya is a student who likes overthinking, honest conversations, and turning small moments into bigger ideas. Her talks are drawn from real life and a lot of self-reflection.
Trista Bhandary
Student
Trista is a student who is curious about how people think, feel, and communicate. She enjoys combining real-life experiences with research to explore topics that affect young people today.
Vihaan Jakhetiya
Student
Vihaan is a curious thinker who finds meaning where physics meets human experience. Drawn to quantum ideas, he turns complex concepts into reflections on connection, growth, and discovery—seeing uncertainty not as a flaw but as a space to understand the universe, himself, and others.
Vihaan Sheth
Student
Student leader, athlete, and aspiring changemaker, Vihaan has spent the last few years learning leadership in classrooms, on football fields, and inside fast-paced internships. From captaining the Under-16 JBCN football team to serving on the Learner Council, he has grown increasingly curious about one question: What actually makes someone a leader?
