TEDxVBIT

Speakers

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• Anusha Pilla

  Content Creator, Interviewer, and Co-founder at IPX

  Anusha Pilla is a content creator, interviewer, and Co-founder at IPX, who focuses on exploring personal journeys, ideas, and experiences through conversations. She is building platforms like Yint Money and her YouTube series “How Did You Make It?”, where she interacts with founders, creators, and professionals to understand how people navigate their paths. Her work revolves around asking the right questions, uncovering thought processes, and presenting insights in a way that helps others make sense of their own journeys. Through these conversations, she highlights how clarity often emerges not from direct answers, but from exploring perspectives and experiences over time.

• Avinaash Venkat

  Content Creator & Student

  Blending everyday moments with humor and authenticity, Avinaash Venkat is building a growing digital presence through relatable short-form content. A Telugu creator with a keen eye for storytelling, his videos capture the nuances of daily life, turning simple experiences into engaging and refreshing narratives. Alongside his journey as a creator, he is a BTech student with a strong interest in technology and personal growth, balancing academic pursuits with creative expression.

• Ree 1

  Music composer and film maker

  Musicbyree is a composer and film maker working closely with emerging artists to shape original music from early ideas to finished tracks. His work blends studio production, live piano elements, and collaborative writing sessions, where he helps artists turn raw thoughts and emotions into structured songs. Rather than being in the spotlight, he operates behind the scenes, focusing on arrangement, mood, and the overall direction of a track. His journey reflects a creative path built on collaboration and constant decision-making, where there is often no fixed starting point or clear outcome. By working with different artists and styles, he continues to explore how music can be shaped, refined, and brought to life through a process that relies on instinct, patience, and understanding.

• Roopa Koduvayur

  Actor & Medical Doctor

  From the precision of medicine to the expressive world of cinema, Roopa Koduvayur’s journey is a rare blend of science and storytelling. A trained doctor with an MBBS degree, she transitioned from healthcare into films, making a striking debut with Uma Maheswara Ugra Roopasya, earning the SIIMA Award for Best Female Debut. With roles in films like Mr. Pregnant and her Tamil debut Yamakaathaghi, she continues to explore diverse narratives. Trained in classical dance forms such as Bharatanatyam and Kuchipudi, her path reflects a seamless balance between discipline and creativity, navigating two distinct worlds with equal passion.

• Shabd Shaurya

  Young Author & Storyteller

  At just four years old, Shabd Shaurya represents the boundless power of imagination and early storytelling. A published author on Amazon, his book The Great Shabd Safari: An Adventure of Friendship reflects a remarkable ability to craft narratives from a young perspective. His journey highlights how children perceive the world through creativity and curiosity, showing that storytelling can begin far earlier than we often expect. Supported by guided learning and a strong emphasis on expression, his work embodies how stories can shape thinking, emotional understanding, and a lifelong love for ideas.

• V. Balakista Reddy

  Chairman, Telangana State Council of Higher Education

  A distinguished academician in law and education policy, V. Balakista Reddy has been instrumental in shaping the higher education landscape of Telangana. With a career dedicated to advancing academic standards and institutional growth, his work reflects a deep commitment to bridging education, governance, and societal progress. From influencing curriculum reforms to driving research initiatives and policy innovation, his contributions continue to redefine the direction of higher education in the state.