Theme: Gray Matter

Gray Matter is brain tissue that plays a key role in information processing and influences sensory perception like memory, speech, and decision making, providing us with the capabilities we require to go forth into the world and seek real knowledge of life amidst all it's perils. Gray also represents the border between the known and the unexplored, right and wrong, and black and white.
Often, progress as a society can occur due to our innate desire to explore the frontiers of knowledge and understanding.
'Gray Matter' is the theme of TEDxSFIT this year, stimulating our brains with informed discourse through talks from a diverse array of topics, we aim this year to think better and understand more.

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Virtual
via Zoom & Youtube Live
Mumbai, Maharashtra, 400103
India

Dr. Raj Shekhawat

Associate Professor in Audiology, UCL, London, UK

A Kiwi Indian by nationality but a global citizen at heart, Dr. Raj Shekhawat is an internationally recognized award-winning academic, mentor, keynote speaker and scientist. He has a PhD in Clinical Audiology from the University of Auckland which complements his outstanding international reputation for research and findings, which employ brain stimulation, sounds therapies & hearing aids for tinnitus management. A senior fellow of HEA, HERDSA and CMALT, Professor Shekhawat has a diverse work experience spanning across four continents and six countries, touching a plethora of cultural communities with his impeccable knowledge along the way. At the center of such an ebullient personality lies a long forgotten virtue which can truly change today's world, a virtue dating back to eons, the virtue we call as 'Kindness' which Prof. Shekhawat actively propagates in his life and YouTube channel.

Mx. Ria Sharma

LGBTQAI+ Youth Activist and Co-Founder, The Jimme Foundation

Ria is a LGBTQAI+ youth Activist and the co founder of The Jimme Foundation. They have been working towards creating awareness about issues of gender and sexuality at various platforms through workshops , advertisements and short films. They have also been a training speaker for the youth organisation - The Plane Jar for the past 2 years for their C.A.A.S.A programme. Apart from that Ria has also given a Josh talk in hindi which went trending on number 9 some weeks back . Ria was the part of the collaboration between Anekant production and House on moons where they produced their story 'Splitends'. They have acted for the campco chocolate campaign for their advertisements and was also a part of a documentary film - ‘closet’ , screened at the Kashish Film Festival.

Tejas Shyam

Entrepreneur and Educator at TEJ, The Education Journey

Mr. Tejas Shyam is an award-winning educator, Corporate Consultant, popular keynote speaker who decided to take a full-time plunge pursuing his passion- Teaching. Having been awarded “Best Teacher of the Year” in Maharashtra, his research and review papers published in international journals and freelance journalism for the Times Group are only to name a few of his accolades. Tejas believes that education is a tool for empowering the mind and is a firm proponent of creating a progressive yet adaptive education system that caters to the learning needs of the students.