TEDxKIIT University

Speakers

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• Aishwarya Karnataki

  Aishwarya Karnataki is the Co-founder and CEO of Glovatrix, an AI-powered wearable technology startup enabling seamless communication for the deaf and speech-impaired. She has been recognized globally with honours including the WIPO Global Awards (2025), where Glovatrix won Startup of the Year and she was named Best Youth Entrepreneur, and the BeChangeMaker 2025 global program, where Glovatrix stood first.

• Avijit Das

  Avijit Das is an accomplished Kuchipudi dancer, choreographer, and teacher, known for notable works including Krishna Leela Tarangini and Bhama Kalapam. His honours include the Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar (2021) from the Sangeet Natak Akademi and the Outstanding Dancer Award (2023) from the Madras Music Academy.

• Dhruv Bedi

  Dhruv Bedi is one of India's most promising young Hindustani classical sitarists, representing the Imdadkhani Gharana. He has performed at global platforms including the World Economic Forum, Davos, and for dignitaries such as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron. His honours include the Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar (2018) from the Sangeet Natak Akademi.

• Dr. P. Madhurima Reddy

  Dr. P. Madhurima Reddy is a Hyderabad-based clinical psychologist, human behaviour scientist, and internationally bestselling author of works like The Awakening and Emotional Mastery. She serves as a consultant psychologist at Continental Hospitals and is the founder of La Winspire International, an initiative empowering individuals through mental wellness and personal development.

• Dr. Pattathil Dhanya Menon

  Dr. Pattathil Dhanya Menon is the Founder & Director of Avanzo Cyber Security Solutions and a nationally recognized trainer conducting cyber awareness programs for police, schools, and corporates across India. Her work has earned her recognitions including the Women in Leadership Award - GCPIT (2021) and the First Women Achievers Award by the Ministry of Women & Child Development (2018).

• Dr. Pattathil Dhanya Menon Menon

  India's first woman cybercrime investigator, and the years spent navigating an unfamiliar, male-dominated field to get there. She shares real lessons from the frontlines of cybercrime investigations, forensic audits, and victim support, breaking down how ordinary people, schools, and organizations unknowingly expose themselves to digital threats every day.

• Dr. T N Suresh Kumar

  Dr. T N Suresh Kumar is a retired Senior Space Scientist from ISRO who contributed to mission operations of over 30 satellite launches across the INSAT, GSAT, and IRNSS series, and served as Flight Director for key INSAT missions. Now Chief Advisor at Vyomika Space Academy, India's first space school, he has been honoured with the Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam "Missile Man Award" (2023), the Indian Icon Award (2021), and the Ashoka Award (2025).

• Kudroli Ganesh

  Kudroli Ganesh is recognized as the first Indian world class magician to design his own original style of illusions, and is the Founder-Secretary of the Mangala Magic Circle, Mangalore. A recipient of 11 national magic awards, he was conferred the Merlin Medal by the International Society of Magic of America at the World Magic Convention in Bangkok.

• Lt Col Bharat Pannu

  Lt Col Bharat Pannu is an Indian Army officer and ultra-endurance cyclist who holds multiple Guinness World Records, including the fastest solo traversals of the Golden Quadrilateral (2020), Leh–Manali (2020), and Trans-India, West to East (2021). He completed the Race Across America (2024), winning the Armed Forces Cup as the fastest military participant.

• Sanjay Kumar

  Sanjay Kumar is the Founder and Executive Director of Manjari Foundation, a grassroots organization advancing equitable access to education, healthcare, livelihoods, and women's empowerment in underserved communities. An Ashoka Fellow (2022), his work has been recognized with honours including the CSR Journal Excellence Award (2023) in the Social Entrepreneur of the Year category.

• Sumant Jayakrishnan

  Sumant Jayakrishnan is a celebrated Indian scenographer, designer, and installation artist, and Director of Sumant Jayakrishnan Design Pvt. Ltd. An alumnus of the National Institute of Design, his honours include the Charles Wallace India Trust Arts Award (1994), the Sanskriti Award (2001), and the Fulbright Arts Fellowship (2002).