Theme: The Unbounded Panorama

TEDxCRCE is oriented at developing a community of like minded highly informed and engaged innovators, designers, thinkers, technologists and environmentally and socially concerned individuals in India's biggest metro - Mumbai.

TEDxCRCE is an independently organized TED event operated under license from TED. At the day long conference we will feature eminent speakers from different walks of life will share unique ideas from India and all around the globe.

We believe passionately in the power of ideas to change attitudes, lives and ultimately, the world. So we’re building here a clearinghouse that offers free knowledge and inspiration from the world’s most inspired thinkers, and also a community of curious souls to engage with ideas and each other.

Our theme for this year is 'The Unbounded Panorama'

Interpretation of the theme: "The world can be thought of as a canvas to be painted with pixels of ideas. As Engineers, we can splash this canvas with our palette of imagination and innovation. Our goal with this theme is to make the audience aware with the endless possibilities that exist, the benefits breaking stereotypes can reap, and how plunging into opportunities can make a difference.
‘The Unbounded Panorama’ is to persuade all of us to not fret about fetters. It encourages to stretch existing boundaries and break new ground. Be it Technology, Entertainment or Design, our Theme is to challenge all norms and bring out the opus of the stimulated who envision the Unthinkable."

Fr.Conceicao Rodrigues College of Engineering
Mount Mary,Bandra Bandstand,Bandra (West)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, 400050
India

D. Sivanandhan

D. Sivanandhan is one of India's most well-known and highly regarded IPS officers. He is considered as the brains behind many encounters and has proved his mettle via innumerous heroic acts. He was the Police Commissioner of Mumbai; post the November 2008 Mumbai attacks. As an active member of the special task force in the National Security Council Secretariat, he helped in restructuring India's internal and external national security provisions. During his tenure he was involved in crushing a major part of the underworld and helped establishing training centers, schools, canteens, gymnasiums and officers’ club- all with state of the art infrastructure. He was also responsible for providing the youth of the city an online portal for better communication. Previously, he worked for 6 years in the Intelligence Bureau from 1987-1993 and has also served 3 years as Deputy Commissioner of Police, Pune.

Kanchan Daniel and the Beards

Kanchan Daniel and the Beards is a Mumbai based blues band. It is amongst the country’s most well recognized in its genre. The band comprises of Kanchan Daniel(Vocals), Kush Upadhyay (Lead/Rhythmic Guitarist), Mukesh Lobo(Keyboards), Anand Kamath(Bass),and Varoon Aiyer(Drums/Percussion). They have performed at India’s prestigious music festivals like Ragasthan, New Wave Music Fest Asia and The Live Music project to name a few and have featured Balcony TV,NDTV,Vh1 SuperDiaries, Simply the Blues and Rolling Stones India. Their live gigs at clubs like Hard Rock Café and Blue Frog are very popular and widely attended. They were the finalists in the Mahindra Blue’s Music Festival in 2015.

Anuradha Prabhudesai

Ms. Anuradha is the founder of Lakshya Foundation, an Indian foundation committed to the cause of creating an awareness of the valor of our soldiers among the civilians. An ex-banker, she is attempting to bridge the gap between armed forces and civilians. In the last ten years, Anuradha has visited Kargil 14 times, and her work has been cherished by the army. In her journey so far, she has travelled to Ladakh with 550 civilians giving them first-hand experience of army life, delivered more than 300 lectures across schools and has arranged get-togethers of army wives and war widows. She has published thousands of copies of Hindi poems authored by her and several booklets on the Kargil martyrs. Through Lakshya Foundation, she spreads the saga of sacrifice of these young soldiers and aims to instill the spirit of patriotism in the citizens of India by adopting various means such as visual presentations and narration of feats of soldiers of the victorious Kargil War.

Dr. Radhakrishnan Pillai

Radhakrishnan Pillai from the University of Mumbai, Department of Philosophy is the founder-director of Chanakya Institute of Public leadership (CIPL) ,a leadership academy which trains political leaders and aspirants. With nearly 20 years of combined working and business experience he is a well known management speaker, trainer, author and consultant. His first book ‘Corporate Chanakya’ has been on the “best-seller” list since its launch in 2010 and used as a text book in various Business schools in India and abroad. His second book ‘Chanakya’s 7 Secrets of Leadership’ along with Mr. D. Sivanandhan has created waves in corporate world since its release. He has been awarded the prestigious Sardar Patel International award 2009 and Aavishkar Chanakya Innovation Research Award 2013 for his research and contribution in field of management & Industrial development. He is rated among the top 50 management thinkers from India by the global organisation Thinkers50

Kalpana Morparia

Kalpana Morparia is the Chief Executive Officer of J.P. Morgan, India. She is also a member of J.P. Morgan's global strategy team headquartered in New York and the J.P. Morgan Asia Pacific Executive Committee. Ms.Morparia serves an independent director on the board of several companies including Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd, Bennett Coleman & Company Ltd, Phillip Morris International Inc. and CMC Ltd.Ms. Morparia prior to joining J.P. Morgan India, Ms. Morparia served as Vice Chair on the Boards of ICICI Group. Ms. Morparia had been with the ICICI Group since 1975. Ms. Morparia was named one of `The 50 Most Powerful Women in International Business' by Fortune magazine in 2008 and one of the 25 most powerful women in Indian business by Business Today, in the years 2004, 2005 and 2006 and 2008. She was also named one of `The 100 Most Powerful Women' by Forbes magazine in 2006.

Karthick Iyer

Karthick Iyer is a classically trained vocalist-violinist-composer. An embodiment of the link between Indian soulful music and the western fast paced tracks, he has been exploring the concept of fusion and music since a very early age. With an experience of 20 years of training and practice, and a wide exposure to really diverse world music, he has captivated audiences at premier music halls like The Music Academy and Narada Gana Sabha with his moving violin solos. Karthick has performed in renowned global stages like Glastonbury (UK), WOMAD (Spain), One Movement(Perth), Kennedy Centre for Performing Arts (US), BBC show 'Later with Jools Holland' and Coke Studio @MTV. Karthick Iyer has written music scores for television projects and has recorded music for films in many languages. He has worked with A.R. Rahman, Devisriprasad, Imman, Vidyasagar and Vijay Antony. Karthick was also a part of the Indian folk-rock band - the Raghu Dixit Project.

Kaushik Bhojani

Dr.Kaushik Bhojani is a Post graduate in Internal Medicine and has done his specialization in Rheumatology. He is acclaimed for his magic touch and the way he converts disability to ability. Apart from treating rheumatic diseases, he has a special interest in rehabilitation of patients with long standing arthritis that often result in disabilities. Dr. Bhojani also conducts several patient education programs across the country. He is currently involved in clinical research and in training post graduates in the field of Rheumatology in India. A frequent speaker at the national rheumatology conferences, Dr.Kaushik has organized many seminars on rheumatology and published various reports in leading medical journals.

Mamta Goenka

Mamta Goenka is a tireless volunteer, a breast cancer support coach, an aide to post-operation breast cancer patients, and a motivational speaker. She has been working as a cancer volunteer since the past 15 years at Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai. She is a rank holder in the State of Maharashtra for her Diploma in Dietetics in 1980. But it was not academic choices that prepared Mamta for her role. Diagnosed with breast cancer twice, she went through the painful and emotionally exhausting treatments like other patients. Mamta noticed and recognized the need for a champion to bridge the gap between the cancer patients and their physicians . To this end, she conducted post-op care workshops along with fellow volunteers at Tata Hospital and also train women how to manage lymphedema – a condition that some women develop after their cancer surgeries.

Mukund BS

Mukund BS is a graduate in Electronics Engineering from REC Surat and has done his Post-Graduation in Management studies from the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta (IIM–C). Mukund co-founded ReNew IT in 2009 with a “Mission to Make computers Affordable to everyone”. ReNew IT has so far sold over 10,000 computers and has won the “FKCCI Innovation Excellence Award” and the "CNBC Masterpreneur Award" in 2014. ReNew IT has been featured on many leading newspapers like DNA, Deccan Chronicle, Sakshi, Rajasthan Patrika and shows like NDTV Profit, India Ahead etc. Apart from this, Mukund is actively involved with social causes and was the Director – Youth Services at Rotary Bangalore West and works very closely with AMBA CEEIC, an organization established to holistically empower the intellectually challenged community through Economic Empowerment.

Sheetal Gandhi

Sheetal is an Architect and Director working on various Building Conservation projects and Heritage Walks in the city of Mumbai. She has undertaken various prestigious projects such as restoration of IIM Ahmedabad, Mumbai University, Several buildings in the Naval Dockyard, Bombay Gymkhana, TCS House, David Sassoon Library, All Saints’ Church, St. Thomas Cathedral, SAPT Building – to name a few. She has worked as a Principal Architect with an established Architectural and Urban Design Firm on various Interiors, Architectural and Urban and Building Conservation Projects Ms.Gandhi is actively involved in documentation and measured drawings for prominent buildings like NCPA, Bombay University – Library building and Rajabai Tower, Consulate of Indonesia. She is the recipient of UNESCO Asia-Pacific Heritage Award for Culture, Heritage and Conservation, 2004 and was selected by the United States Embassy in Mumbai as official tour guide for President Bill Clinton.

Tejas Suma Shyam

Tejas is the founder of Thinkers to Rankers; a web based 7th to 12th Coaching institute that has been making waves for its innovative teaching methods based on how to tackle problems by thinking and applying concepts rather than just by recollecting rote-learned facts. He aims to shift the paradigm from rmemory based learning to actually building confidence of the student to attempt any problem. Tejas has completed his B.Tech (with Honours) in Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science and M. Tech in Ceramics and Composites from IIT Bombay. An avid reader and a fantastic writer, Tejas has authored many poems that have been published in various magazines and books. Selected as Counsellor in the ‘Mission Admission’ programme (2010) of the Times of India Author of a poetry collection titled "The Inner I", published in 2014