Theme: Perplexed By The Orthodox

TEDxNMIMS is a student initiative to bring about a wave of enthusiasm and inspiration amongst the young minds of our community.
Our mission is to commemorate outstanding and exceptional work by giving these bright minds a platform to inspire further. We take great pride in showcasing some of the finest progresses in various aspects of human life.
We are working to bring about a change, a revolution in the minds of the innovative youth. Innovation, courage, and curiosity are at the heart of TEDxNMIMS and we wish we imbibe and invoke many such positives in ourselves and others.

Juhu Jagruti Hall
Mithibhai
Mumbai, Maharashtra
India

Archana Chaudhary

Executive Officer - Director's Office

She has over 18 years of experience in seeding global partnerships in education and research, in training and placements, communication, marketing & branding, fundraising, and CSR activities. Archana is a civil engineer from NIT Kurukshetra and holds a postgraduate diploma in business administration. At UNESCO MGIEP, she works at building strategic partnerships and on resource mobilization.

Kainaz Messman

Chef & Founder Of Theobroma

Mrs.Kainaz Messman is the face of Theobroma. Passionate, spontaneous and inspired from the memories of the little patisseries in France, she decided to pursue culinary arts. With hope in heart, she and her family started a small café in Colaba 10 years ago. Since then, Theobroma has built a pan-India fan following, one gooey brownie at a time.

Karan Shah

Public Speaker & Founder of IIDE

Karan Shah is a public speaker and an entrepreneur in the tech and education space. The founder of IIDE (Indian Institute of Digital Education), Karan started his journey in the education space 6 years back and has trained more than 15,000 students till date online and offline. He’s a serial entrepreneur who has bootstrapped his company from Rs.5,000 to a million dollar business. Karan graduated from NMIMS University post which he studied at Harvard University specializing in E-Commerce Strategies and Private Equity. Karan aims to step by step change the way education is delivered in India by making it more fun, practical and experiential. His vision does not stop at education. He envisions a future that educates, incubates and accelerates the innovations of tomorrow to create a better and more sustainable world.

Madhu Dua

Vice President Reliance Jio

Senior Business Professional with demonstrated leadership capability in both Operations Management and Marketing at National level. She has 20 years of rounded experience in Marketing and 16 years in Telecom product & services and 5 years. 2 Years in Reliance Communications as Vice President Marketing Delhi & National Head reporting to Chief Revenue Officer

Malini Agarwal

Author and Digital Media Influencer

Mrs.Malini Agarwal, Author of the best seller "To The Moon: How I Blogged My way to Bollywood" and the Founder of MissMalini.com. Malini Agarwal or as she is more popularly known: MissMalini has been recognized for her inspiring rise to success, her iconic business acumen and her impact on the digital landscape. An RJ, an entrepreneur, a TV host are a few to name from the many ventures which Malini has undertaken and aced. While being an achiever, Malini Agarwal has also launched several initiatives to create cultural change including her Facebook group Malini’s Girl Tribe to Positive Masculinity, a co-ed group for all to discuss the way towards a more socially progressive world.

Praveen Mehta

Entrepreneur

A textile entrepreneur who wants to travel the world and vlog it.A man travelling 70,000 km covering 60 countries over a span of 270 days and exploring 4 continents,a lover, father, brother, biker, hiker, marathoner, blogger,an everyday man, who in all earnest, tries to live through all quadrants of life and resonates the sentiment of celebrating life.

Raghav Aggarwal

Founder Fluid AI

From modernizing the very institutional banking sector with his new age ai solutions to working with Warren Buffet. The company Raghav Aggarwal started along with his brother, Fluid.ai has been making waves in the cutting edge world of AI has landed him in the Forbes 40 under 40. Despite having no traditional technical background he has made a mark the global tech scene. Raghav dropped out of IIM Ahmedabad the no.1 ranked MBA school in India to start the company. He is a CFA and a self-taught coder. He won TechCrunch Disrupt Hackathon in New York. Fluid AI is today used by some of the largest players in the banking sector. It has received a second place at the Emirates NBD Fintech Challenge (London) and the Microsoft Bizspark Challenge as well as third place at the Global Intel perceptual computing challenge.

Sarthak Sardana

DJ

The first Indian DJ on Hardwell's Revealed Recordings and to have all the releases on Beatport Top 100 charts DJ Sartek was also the opening act for Justin Bieber, Armin Van Buuren, Martin Garrix and many more during their India tour. He has also released music on multiple international record labels such as Armada Music and Sony Music. His music has attracted massive support from prominent figures like David Guetta, Afrojack, and the Bassjackers.

Yasmin Karachiwala

Celebrity Fitness Instructor

A fitness expert with 26 years of experience, the pioneer of Pilates training in India, Yasmin has earned the reputation of being the number one celebrity fitness trainer with her clientele enlisting the top brass of Bollywood like Katrina Kaif, Deepika Padukone, Alia Bhatt, Preity Zinta, Bipasha Basu to name a few. With many of the most glorious awards the industry has to offer present in her quiver including the recent "Economic Times Business Icon Award for Fitness", she also has her own franchise in the major cities around the globe. She is associated with various beauty pageants and prestigious TV Programs. Additionally, she has co-authored the book 'Sculpt & Shape' putting together her years of experience. She can aptly be called the soul and life force behind many of her clients as she motivates them to be consistent in their fitness regime and encourages them to adopt the right lifestyle for a healthier and happier life