In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TED Talks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized (subject to certain rules and regulations).
Amity International School Sector 46 Gurgaon has been organising TEDx events for 6 years now. Every year, several ground shaking ideas are selected and speakers from several backgrounds give their thoughts and inspire the students through their TEDx talks. This year, the theme is Avant Garde. This idea explores the need for encouraging divergent thought processes, especially in changing times where change is the only constant.
Akansha Rastogi is senior curator of exhibitions and programming at the Kiran Nadar Museum of Art (KNMA) in New Delhi. She has served as associate curator of India Pavilion at the 58th Venice Biennale (2019) and participated in many curatorial residencies and visitorship programs. Her research focuses on exhibition histories of modern and contemporary Indian art, institutional memory and histories, museum studies and storytelling. Akansha is currently evolving a multi-year and multi-art program ‘Young Artists of Our Times’ at KNMA. She has been an active member of artists-led initiatives, forums, and collectives in Delhi.
A power packed performer, entertaining globally since 2005, DJ Rink is India’s #1 female DJ from last 8 years officially mentioned by “Djane Mag India”. She is World’s #43 female DJ, in top 100 female dj in the world officially mentioned by “Djane Mag”. A certified Sound Engineer and Music Producer, she has produced over 2000 Bollywood remixes. She is the only female DJ, whose debut track “The Way You Like Me" has been originally composed, sung and produced by her in India. She is the 1st female to perform on National Television for 54 days on Sony Max IPL Extra Innings in Season 6 in 2013. She has performed at prominent global events along with celebrities and corporates and has been covered by the media worldwide.
Gaurav Juyal is popularly known for his role as the host of Disney channel's television series Art Attack. He is a learning experience designer with a focus on education. He specialized in Animation Film Design at the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad. Gaurav was a founding faculty at the Institute of Design, JK Lakshmipat University, Jaipur, where he mentored students, faculty and established learning processes in the newly conceived Institute of higher learning. He has worked with organizations like Adobe, Google, Paypal, National Institute of Design, IIT-Roorkee, IIT-BHU, IIM Ahmedabad to name a few.
Priyam Jain is an alumnus of Amity International School and has been a state topper. He has completed his Bachelors in Political Science from Hindu College of Delhi University and has just finished with his LLB from the CLC [Campus Law Center] of DU. He is a Poet by hobby and an aspirant of completing various other journeys of life.
Dr. Pravin H Khobragade is Health Specialist in UNICEF with more than 20 years’ experience in public health. He has also worked earlier in WHO, DFID and Nutrition International in various capacities. He has served in remote and challenging locations of the country across various States and Union Territories. With masters in Preventive and Social Medicine he has worked mainly in public health emergencies. Currently he coordinates the UNICEF’s health sector response to the COVID-19 Pandemic in India and would be shortly moving to Afghanistan as Senior Health Specialist for emergencies.
Ajay Lalwani is a visually-impaired cyclist who has previously made two world records in blind cycling from Mumbai-Goa-Mumbai and Dadar–Gondia–Dadar. He has also won many medals at national level para-sports tournaments in Judo and Kabaddi including one silver and 3 bronzes. He has also taken part in several sports such as swimming, trekking including one gold medal in swimming at the state level. He recently finished a 7500kms cycling trip across India to raise awareness about road safety and the need for adequate lighting on our country’s roads.
Gauri Mishra has received the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya BAL Puraskar-2020 from our Honourable President Shri Ram Nath Kovind in Art and Culture category (Piano). She has been learning Piano since the age of 4 and is only the girl who has got a certificate and judged by Children Book of Record as the “Youngest Indian Classical Pianist ”International Association of Educators for World Peace (Affiliation-UNESCO, UNICEF and ECOSOC) and many other world records have also certified her as the Youngest Pianist. She received Delhi Pratibha Puraskar by Honourable Minister Shree Vijay Goel at National Museum Delhi.
Supriya Sharma is currently the Associate Director and Finance Head at Boston Scientific Technologies and Engineering Services Private Limited (BSTESPL) India. Prior to this, has been leading various roles as Regional Finance Head in organizations like William E Connor, British Telecom and SingTel. Professionally a Chartered Accountant and Company Secretary along with Advanced Diploma in Global Business Services from The Hackett Institute US and an alumni at the Indian School of Business India. Supriya has over 20 years’ experience in corporate sector in various industries like Telecom, Retail & Healthcare, leading global teams within finance and steering various transformation and automation projects across the globe.
Arsh Ali, presently twenty years old, is the 'Youngest Archaeologist and First Egyptologist of India'. An awardee of several prestigious national and international awards, Arsh is a regular public media appearance, crusading for heritage awareness and talks on various issues- from history to Science and from Sanskrit literature to entrepreneurship. Arsh has so far been engaged in seven excavations and explorations since 2015 and with mastering hieroglyphs, Arsh knows about ten languages which include basic knowledge in Arabic and Latin. Along with that, he is well versed in about 18 scripts, like Kharosthi and Ugaritic which are almost extinct currently.
Amisha Chaudhary the first Indian to be crowned as Miss United Nations in 2017. After being a part of the hospitality industry for a decade, she has now blossomed into a full fledged entrepreneur who recognizes her social responsibility to help fellow women realise their individual talents and reach their full potential. Ms. Amisha Chaudhary is the founder and director of Diadem Ms. India & Mrs. India Legacy Beauty Pageant. Simultaneously, she's an avid campaigner for women's rights through her brainchild Masik Satya. A humanitarian, and a social activist, she has dedicated her life towards working on the understated social issue of women empowerment and sensitizing society towards gender disparity.