Theme: CATCHING THE FALL

The greatest glory is not in never falling, but catching every fall there is.

If you’re ready to catch your fall, then catch us on the 17th November at SIS' first-ever TEDx Youth conference based on the theme ‘CATCHING THE FALL’ 🍃

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We're building from the TEDx platform to create an event that lends itself to the culture of TED and concurrently unearths local voices that simulate conversations that matter. 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, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to share thought-provoking ideas to stimulate conversations that matter.
These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. And, individual TEDx events are self-organized (subject to certain rules and regulations).

Singapore International School, Mumbai
On National Highway No. 8, Post Mira Road, Next To Thakur Mall, Dahisar East
Mumbai, Maharashtra, 401104
India

Aanchal Sheth

Student Spoken Word Performer

Aanchal Sheth is a teen spoken word poet, eager to express her version of the world through the lyrical beauty of words. This enthusiastic performer uploads videos of her performances on YouTube based on topics such as gender stereotypes, suicide, and human connection.

Abhinay Deo

Indian film director, screenwriter

Mr. Abhinay Deo is an esteemed Indian film director and screenwriter who is widely recognised for his work in the Bollywood Industry. His movies include Delhi Belly, Force 2, Game, and the most recent addition, Blackmail. Dehli Belly fetched him a Filmfare Award for Best Debut Director and a nomination for Best Director. He joined the advertising industry in 1993, at Ogilvy and Mather where he started slim in-house and thereafter, started the advertising cell of Ramesh Deo Production Pvt Ltd in 2000. Mr. Deo has advertised for leading agencies such as J Walter Thompson, Low, and Taproot & Bartle Bogle Hegarty. His clientele includes multinational companies such as Coca-Cola, Pepsi, Nike, Toyota, Cadbury's, etc.

Aditi Bhosale-Walunj

Co-founder, Chief Strategy Officer at Repos Energy

Aditi Bhosale-Walunj is the co-founder and the Chief Strategy Officer at Repos Energy, a revolutionary in the fuel distribution process. Defying the stereotypes as always, Aditi, who is 27, has chosen to work in the Petroleum sector. She believes in running her business from her heart and believes that, at the end, people matter and not numbers. A believer of miracles, she believes that true living comes when we live for a purpose greater than oneself.

Allen Nelson

Social Entrepreneur, Coffee India Lead, Barefoot College

Allen, as Coffee India Lead, identifies potential ground partners, coffee farming experts, permaculture thought leaders and coordinators to manage the project operations in respective states. His initiative is a humble step towards addressing UN's sustainable development goals in Affordable clean energy, gender equality, life on land and promoting conscious consumption. Allen joined Barefoot College as an SBI Fellow in October 2016. During the fellowship he leveraged his love for competitive sports to develop a sports ecosystem – professional training and adequate infrastructure – for rural children to play competitive Cricket and Football, in turn teaching life skills like team spirit, learning from failures, gender equality and sportsmanship to school children. He also worked with the Solar R&D team for adapting Shuffler Dish Solar Cookers into Solar Coffee Roasters. Hailing from Kerala, Coffee runs in Allen’s arteries.

Dr. Anjali Chhabria

Psychiatrist, Psychotherapist

Dr. Anjali Chhabria, a leading psychiatrist, psychotherapist and now an author of Death is Not The Answer: Understanding Suicide and ways to prevent it, has been contributing to the field of mental health since 25 years. She runs Mindtemple (Mumbai), a mental health centre which supports the psychiatric, emotional and behavioral needs of individuals. She has been the youngest president of the Bombay Psychiatric Society in 2001, served on the board of the Children’s Film Society, is currently a director on the Salaam Bombay Foundation. Alongside being a regular columnist, she has also graced the panels on various television shows like Satyamev Jayate. She is a trained past-life regression therapist, hypnotist and introduced innovative treatment modalities with aim of constantly improving patient care.

Milind Thatte

Managing Director, General Manager, Merck India

A passionate singer, an ardent ornithologist, a pet lover, an amateur tabla player and a doting father. In his career spanning over 25 years, Milind has a wealth of pharmaceutical and OTC experience across organizations such as Ranbaxy, Novartis Medical Nutrition, GSK and Merck; and across the entire value chain of R&D, Operations, Sales & Marketing, Commercial Excellence and General Management. To Milind, it is People who make an organisation. Therefore, he is both an advocate and a sponsor of People Development and Organisational Culture initiatives both within and outside his organisation. He is also very passionate about sharing his life perspectives, learnings and experiences with the next gen, and always makes time in his busy schedule for the same. His two success mantras – “Carpe Diem” (Seize the Day) & “Be Positive”. He believes that by embracing each day with purpose, positivity, energy and optimism, anyone can create a life of their choosing.

Swati Jena

Author, Founder - GhostWritersWorld

Swati Jena is a writer and entrepreneur. In 2017, Swati was announced as one of LinkedIn’s ‘Top Voices of India’ in recognition of her perspectives on diverse issues, leading to conversations among professionals around the world. She is the author of, ‘The Entrepreneur’s Soulbook – Is it your cup of tea?’ written to help aspiring entrepreneurs reflect on critical questions, before taking the plunge. An entrepreneur herself, Swati is working to create a space which celebrates writing mastery and enables every person who wants to write, for any reason.