Watch the
ideas take shape, as the city holds the 4th edition of TEDxGateway
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influential speakers share their innovations for the first time in India ~
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Introducing TEDxGateway Fellows program ~
Mumbai, November 2013: Listen about the use of technology and innovative business
models to save electricity, a simple and portable, low-cost device that can
test for anemia without breaking the skin and others at the 4th edition of TEDxGateway in Mumbai. Witness the
power of ideas as the city holds a yet another edition of TEDxGateway on 8th December, 2013 Jamshed Bhabha Theatre, NCPA.
While technology is driving the most innovation in today’s time,
simple, functional design can influence the lives of people in a powerful way. TEDxGateway is known to bring bright
minds from around the world on a single platform where they share their
inspiring stories and help facilitate other innovative ideas.
Franz Gastler, co-founder of Yuwa which uses football to combat child marriage,
illiteracy and human trafficking,
Jonathan Rives, a poet and
multimedia artist from New York City, Steve
Winter, Director of Media for Panthera and photographer with National
Geographic, and others will share their ideas and innovations for the first time to the world in Mumbai.
TEDxGateway is the
largest congregation of intellectuals interested in sharing TED talks in Asia.
TEDxGateway is home to ideas that
inspire people to change their lives, their communities and ultimately, their
world. The intent is to leave every participating individual inspired and have
them take back an idea, the courage and the motivation to excel in their
respective fields of work.
Speakers like Dr Shashi Tharoor, Minister of State
Ministry of Human Resource Development Government of India, Pushpa Basnet, Nepali woman, who has
been working to promote the rights of children living behind bars with their
incarcerated parents, Devdutt Pattanaik,
Writer and lecturer who speaks extensively on the relevance of mythology in
matters related to leadership, entrepreneurship, branding, management and
governance and other speakers will spark deep discussion with an aim to spread
ideas and opening a gateway to innovation.
For the first time TEDxGateway is commencing TEDxGateway Fellows program in India. This program is designed on the lines of the TED Fellows program aimed at bringing together young world-changers and trailblazers who have shown unusual accomplishment and exceptional courage. The TEDxGateway Fellows program targets individuals from the Asia Pacific region and gives them a chance to show-case their ideas to diverse audience in a shorter format of 5mins talks. TEDx Gateway Fellow speakers include, Yashraj Khaitan, co-founder and CEO of Gram Power, an energy technology company out of University of California – Berkeley, Angad Daryani, child prodigy, little genius, and the inspiring teenager, Tania Jain, a student of National Institute of Design, Gandhinagar, who mixes and mashes the worlds of design and technology and Anusha Yadav, founder of The Indian Memory Project- an online project that traces the personal history of India through pictures found in family archives.
According to Yashraj Akashi, Ambassador, TEDx India and
Curator, TEDxGateway said, “We believe passionately in the power of ideas
to change attitudes, lives and, ultimately, the world. So we're building a
clearinghouse of free knowledge from the world's most inspired thinkers, and
also a community of curious souls to engage with ideas and each other.”
Mrs.Sangita Jindal,
Chairperson, JSW Foundation, added, “Sharing
ideas with a community of innovators - what a high! JSW proudly supports the
initiative and the power of ideas. Kudos to TEDxGateway for creating
opportunities and supporting passions.”
The speakers
comprising of explorers, storytellers, photographers, scientific pioneers,
visionaries and provocateurs from all parts of the globe, will spark deep
discussion with an aim to spread ideas and opening a gateway to
innovation. Through TEDxGateway, one can take innovative ideas
forward in a country with such great diversities and a phenomenal potential to
be the next super power in the world.
The event
is organized on:
Date: Sunday, 8th December, 2013
Time:
10.00 am to 06.30 pm
Venue:
Jamshed Bhabha Theatre, NCPA
Speakers at TEDxGateway
The TEDxGatewayevent
is organized on:
Date: Sunday, 8thDecember, 2013
Time:
10am to 6:30pm
Venue: JamshedBhabha Theatre, NCPA
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Sr No
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Name of
the Speaker
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Section
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Talking
about
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1.
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Dr. Sarah
Kenderdine
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Technology
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Pioneerof panoramic and stereoscopic display systems as
well as content creation, DrKenderdine aims to expose us to an amalgamation
of cultural heritage with new media art practice - especially in the realms
of interactive cinema, augmented reality and embodied narrative.
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2.
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Franz
Gastler
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Inspiration
|
Combat child marriage, illiteracy and human trafficking
with Football’ - Franz advocates the
strength of freedom and the right to dignified living amongst young girls in
rural areas of Jharkhand, which led him to co-found YUWA in 2009.
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3.
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AnandDamani
|
Design
|
Cognitive
neuroscience, behavioral economics and social ergonomics all wrapped up in
one device – BLEEP, a “horn reduction system”. Anand along with his partner
MayurTekchandane studied the habitual
mechanics of aregular car driver in the metro cities of India
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4.
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AbhilashTomy
|
Explore
|
Solo
circumnavigation isn’t everybody’s cup of tea and especially not when you
fear the sea. Lt. CdrAbhilashTomy embarked on a brave journey and became the
first Indian, second Asian and 79th sailor globally to circumnavigate the
globe, solo and non-stop on 31st of March, 2013.
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5.
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AnushaYadav
|
Explore
|
In order to capture narratives that illuminate a deeper
meaning about people's lives, Anusha founded The Indian Memory Project- an
online project that traces a personal history of India through pictures found
in family archives
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6.
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Steve Winter
|
Explore
|
In
his talk, Winter will give us a peak into his book “Tigers forever” and share
some thoughts on wild cat conservation across the globe.
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7.
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ItayTelegam
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Entertainment
|
Orchestra conductor ItayTalgam redefines the art of
leadership by showing how musicians work together and how these techniques
apply to challenges outside of the concert hall.
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8.
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Shashank Mani Tripathi
|
Explore
|
Mani’s
zest to travel across the world and see it through his eyes has replenished
his essence of leadership and therefore his potential to grow.
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9.
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David Gere
|
Explore
|
‘Through
Positive Eyes’ is a photography project conducted with and for those
individuals suffering fromHIV and AIDS. Its purpose is to reduce the stigma
associated with the syndrome and to engender feelings of empathy (not pity)
and compassion (not condescension) among the general public in order
to change societal viewpoints on the epidemic and the people affected by it.
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10.
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PushpaBasnet
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Inspiration
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Nepali social worker PushpaBasnet, 29, was declared as
CNN’s Hero of the Year for 2012, for her working in promoting the rights of
children living behind bars with their incarcerated parents.
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11.
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Philip Weiss
|
Explore
|
Philp
Weiss is the author of 'Hyper thinking', a book shedding light on the mindset
needed to survive and thrive in the age of networks.
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12.
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Dr. ShashiTharoor
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Inspiration
|
A
widely-published critic, commentator and columnist, Dr. ShashiTharoor served
the United Nations during a 29-year long career in refugee work,
peace-keeping as well as working in the Secretary-General’s office and
heading communications and public information releases from the body.
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13.
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AngadDaryani
|
Technology
|
Angad’s
love for aquatic animals led him to name his DIY Kits company, the ‘Shark
Kits’, whose open source kits are available for Indian enthusiasts at
reasonable prices. This one-man-army has supplied Rep Raps to prestigious
institutions like The Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai, where he is
also currently doing research on Desktop Prototyping with Tree Labs.
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14.
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KrithiKaranth
|
Explore
|
Conservation
biologist and National Geographic Emerging Explorer, KrithiKaranth works on
conservation issues encompassing human-wildlife conflict, changes in land use,
people-wildlife relationships, and also explores the ways in which tourism might be threatening India's
elephants, leopards, and tigers.
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15.
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Chetna Gala Sinha
|
Explore
|
An
economist, farmer, and activist, ChetnaSinha works for social change in some
of the poorest and most drought-stricken areas of rural India. She is the
founder and the current president of the Mann DeshiMahila Bank, a
micro-enterprise development bank.
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16.
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Kevin Kallaugher
|
Explore
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Kevin
Kallaugher (KAL) is the international award-winning freelance editorial
cartoonist for The Economist magazine of London and The Baltimore Sun.
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17.
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YashrajKhaitan
|
Technology
|
YashrajKhaitan
is the co-founder and CEO of Gram Power, an energy technology company working
on introducing a new paradigm of power distribution in rural India.
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|
18.
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MyshkinIngawala
|
Technology
|
Anemia
is a major
|
|
19.
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Tania Jain
|
Design
|
While
technology is driving most innovation in today’s time, simple, functional
design can impact the lives of people in a powerful way.An upcoming designer
in the field of New Media studies, with a background in visual communication,
Tania Jain is determined to explore the power of design to make learning fun
for kids.
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|
20.
|
Lee Cronin
|
Technology
|
Lee
Cronin is a professor of chemistry, nano-science and chemical complexity who
along with his research group investigate how chemistry can be used to
revolutionize modern technology and even create life itself.
|
|
21.
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Dr. DevduttaPattanaik
|
Explore
|
Dr.
DevduttPattanaik writes and lectures extensively on the relevance of
mythology in matters related to leadership, entrepreneurship, branding,
management and governance.
|
|
22.
|
SharadDevarajan
|
Entertainment
|
Sharad is a media
entrepreneur, professor and self-professed comic book geek, who has taken it
as his aim to spark a creative renaissance in India.
|
|
23.
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Jonathan Rives
|
Explore
|
A
regular on HBO's Def Poetry Jame, Rives also starred alongside model Bar
Refaeli in the 2008 Bravo special Ironic Iconic America, touring the United
States on a "roller coaster ride through the eye-popping panorama of
American pop culture."
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24.
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PopatraoPawar
|
Inspiration
|
Due
to a lack of groundwater and the failure of successive monsoons, the people
of Hivre Bazaar Village have been able to grow nothing but bajra. Of course,
that was only until PopatraoPawarbecame the Sarpanch.
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25.
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TendekayiKatsiga
|
Technology
|
There are almost 600 million hearing impaired
people in the world, with two thirds of those individuals living in
developing countries. The availability and affordability of hearing aids and
batteries impede solutions to hearing loss.
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26.
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Dr. Devi Prasad Shetty
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Inspiration
|
Dr. Devi Prasad Shetty, The King of Real Hearts,
is a renowned cardiac surgeon and an Indian philanthropist, well known for
providing pioneering quality of medical care at affordable prices.
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