TEDxDGPS Youth

Speakers

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• Aakash Ramchand Dil

  Dr. Aakash Ramchand Dil is a global risk management leader, award‑winning published author, and quantitative finance professional with over two decades of experience. As Executive – Market Risk & Capital Management, he has shaped key risk frameworks, authored multiple books, and advanced research across finance, data science, and behavioral economics. Holding a PhD in Mathematics, a DBA in Risk Management, and e-alumni credentials from Harvard and Oxford, he is also a recipient of the MENA Banking Award 2025 and several prestigious academic scholarships. A former TEDxLUBM speaker in 2025 with the talk“From Decoding Risk to Redefining Success,” he is known for translating complex risk concepts into clear, actionable insights on decision‑making and human potential.

• Chriselle Varghese

  Year 13 student of Dubai Gem Private School

• Hamnah Bukhari

  Year 12 student of Dubai Gem Private School

• Markus Rach

  Dr. Markus Rach is an international marketing professor, researcher, and speaker who dives into how technology, algorithms, and artificial intelligence are subtly reshaping our thoughts, choices, and perceptions of the world. He was the first professor to scale a TikTok experiment to nearly 1 million followers and holds the record for the first-ever metaverse live class, which was uniquely captured through the sale of the class’s picture as an NFT. His achievements also include receiving a Chinese science award.

• Shreeyash Pilani

  Year 12 student of Dubai Gem Private Svhool

• Sunayna Iqbal

  Dr. Sunayna Iqbal, senior faculty and editor-in-chief, chief quality officer, University of West London, UAE

• Usman Faisal

  A Year 13 student of Dubai Gem Private School